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Doctor 'hugged patient after heart scan' new
A hospital doctor hugged a female patient after a heart scan and then turned up on her doorstep saying he would "like to talk", a disciplinary hearing was told today.
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Teenage girls leap to deaths from bridge new
Monday, 5 October 2009
The pair, aged 14 and 15, jumped together from the Erskine Bridge, near Glasgow, last night.
Birmingham's children's services condemned
Monday, 5 October 2009
An official report has heavily criticised one of England's biggest social services departments, saying its "current social work model" for children is not fit for purpose.
Body found in hunt for swept-away teenager
Monday, 5 October 2009
A body was found washed up on a beach today on a stretch of coastline where a teenager was swept into the sea.
Councils to get £100m from Icelandic banks
Monday, 5 October 2009
Local authorities are on course to recover more than £100m of savings locked up in the failed Icelandic banks by the end of the year.
British rescue teams arrive 'too late' to help in Sumatra
Sunday, 4 October 2009
Official emergency teams did not reach devastated island until three days after the earthquake.
Offensive number plates withdrawn from auction
Sunday, 4 October 2009
Gay rights campaigners today welcomed a move by the car licensing authority to withdraw offensive number plates from an auction.
Head of British Army backs call for more troops
Sunday, 4 October 2009
The new head of the British Army threw his weight today behind calls to deploy more international forces to Afghanistan.
Myth of ancient Greece's 'heroes' blown away
Sunday, 4 October 2009
Alexander was less than Great, and the Spartans were little more than thugs, says new book
Killed RAF man 'loved to help'
Sunday, 4 October 2009
Colleagues yesterday paid tribute to a serviceman killed on patrol near the main British base in southern Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defence named Senior Aircraftsman Marcin Wojtak, 24, from 34 Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment, who died in a blast near the perimeter of Camp Bastion, Helmand province, on Thursday. The Leicester-born airman was deployed to the base last month.
MI5 kept secret file on Harold Wilson
Saturday, 3 October 2009
The Security Service MI5 kept a secret file on Harold Wilson throughout his years as an MP and prime minister, it was disclosed today.
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