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Police may be asked to investigate Hain's donations
Published: 15 January 2008
The Electoral Commission is considering whether to refer the case of Peter Hain's undisclosed donations to the Metropolitan Police.
Cameron to cut MPs' pensions
Published: 15 January 2008
David Cameron pledged to end "gold-plated" pensions for new MPs as part of a package of proposals to restore trust in Parliament.
Energy suppliers 'are profiteering from poor people'
Published: 15 January 2008
Energy companies have been accused of profiteering by charging vulnerable customers –who receive "discounts" on their bills – more than the wealthiercustomers.
Blair's confessor: An audience with Father Michael Seed
Published: 15 January 2008
Burrell: Diana wanted to marry heart surgeon
Published: 15 January 2008
After the "rock" came the "hub". Paul Burrell, the royal butler whom Diana, Princess of Wales, considered vital to her existence, claimed yesterday that he co-ordinated her life to such an extent that she asked him to arrange a potential "private wedding" to a Muslim heart surgeon she called her "soul mate", rather than to Dodi Fayed.
Challenge to bank charges begins
Published: 15 January 2008
Banks came under pressure to reduce their charges yesterday as a legal challenge that could trigger refunds of millions of pounds to customers got under way.
Jury picked for Suffolk murder trial
Published: 15 January 2008
A jury of 10 men and two women was selected yesterday to hear the trial of a forklift truck driver accused of murdering five prostitutes during a killing spree carried out at a pace never seen before in Britain.
Brown promises to 'keep Britain at heart of Europe'
Published: 15 January 2008
Gordon Brown said yesterday that it would be a mistake to question Britain's EU membership at a time of global economic problems.
Contractors warn over hospitals 'deep clean'
Published: 14 January 2008
Gordon Brown's much trumpeted hospital "deep clean" is in danger of becoming a "£50 million flash in the pan", cleaning contractors warned today.
Ministers have missed 122 of 346 Whitehall targets
Published: 14 January 2008
The Government has failed to hit more than 100 of the performance targets it set itself as part of its drive to improve public services.
Storm-hit ship adrift in Channel after dramatic rescue
Published: 14 January 2008
Attempts will be made later today to take in tow a storm-hit cargo ship from which 20 crew were dramatically rescued in the Channel last night, said Coastguards.
Turf war: How Britain's playing fields became a battleground
Published: 14 January 2008
£487,000 donations leave Osborne facing inquiries
Published: 14 January 2008
Labour turned the tables on the Tories over political donations after it emerged that the shadow Chancellor, George Osborne, had not declared payments of almost £500,000 from wealthy Tory donors.
Is Prime Minister only man without a lookalike?
Published: 14 January 2008
His clunking fist strategy and oratory tone have provided powerful ammunition to impersonators. But the quest to find Gordon Brown's spitting image has proved far more challenging.
PM backs removal of body parts without consent
Published: 14 January 2008
Gordon Brown is sympathetic to calls for hospitals to be allowed to remove organs from dead patients without explicit consent, but families would have a veto which would allow them to stop organs being used to save the lives of others if, as expected, the Government brings in a system of "presumed consent".
Yachtsman saved after rescue call to his local pub
Published: 14 January 2008
A 61-year-old yachtsman who had to be rescued from his boat in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean first raised the alarm by calling his local pub.
Court to rule if banks overcharged customers with 'punitive' fees
Published: 14 January 2008
The long-awaited court case that will determine whether thousands of aggrieved bank customers can pursue overcharging claims against banks begins today.
Inspector's body found in wood
Published: 14 January 2008
The body of a man found in woodland was that of a police inspector accused of murdering his wife, police confirmed last night.
Brown says Tory 'isolation' on EU puts economy at risk
Published: 14 January 2008
Gordon Brown will adopt a more positive stance on Europe today by promising a policy of "full engagement" with the European Union.
A tale of two cities of culture: Liverpool vs Stavanger
Published: 14 January 2008
Port down to its last fishing boat
Published: 14 January 2008
One of the UK's most famous fishing ports is down to its last boat.
Prisoners 'to be chipped like dogs'
Published: 13 January 2008
'I've done nothing wrong,' Peter Hain insists, as he battles for his political life
Published: 13 January 2008
Secret nuclear talks held at No 10
Published: 13 January 2008
Muslim leader says families must help catch honour killers
Published: 13 January 2008
One of Britain's leading Muslims has called on his community to rise up against a culture of fear and help stamp out forced marriages and honour killings after the third high-profile court case in Britain in the past year.
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