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Houses of Parliament
MP mortgage claims 'to be banned'
MPs will be banned from claiming the cost of mortgages on second homes and employing relatives, sources tell the BBC.
Q&A: MP expenses row
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MPs' spouses 'to fight job ban'

Rachel and Paul Chandler Family pray for yacht hijack pair
The family of a British couple feared to have been captured by Somali pirates say they are praying for their safety.

Victim Rosimeiri Boxall 'Bullied' woman fell to her death
A woman was so frightened by two teenage bullies that she fell to her death from a window to escape them, a court hears.


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SCOTLAND
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WALES
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