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'I knew nothing about phone hacking'
News Corp chief gives hesitant performance in front of MPs, but son admits firm contributed to private investigator's legal fees
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As another public figure resigns in the wake of the scandal, we look at the tangled web that links them
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Saline saboteur may still be at Stepping Hill hospital
Fourth patient in his 40s critically ill as police warn that perpetrator could still be on premises -
£2bn PFI scheme to rebuild schools
Michael Gove acknowledges 'deep disappointment' caused by axing Labour's school-building scheme -
City bonuses totalled £14bn last year
Figure is down on the pre-crash record of £19bn set in 2007 but the average payout of £12,500 disguises huge disparities -
BAA told to sell two UK airports
Company could seek judicial review over decision to force sale of Stansted and one Scottish airport -
High-speed rail 'recipe for disaster'
Institute of Economic Affairs dismisses £32bn High Speed Two proposal as a 'political vanity project' -
Spelman sets out badger cull plans
Minister says farmers will be allowed to kill badgers if pilot schemes confirm shooting is humane -
HIV drug from GM plants trialled
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Antiviral drug synthesised by GM plants is being tested on a small number of women in the UK -
Labour looks at 'special relationship'
Shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy to say US-UK diplomacy 'must be based on pragmatism, not nostalgia' -
Trafficking law 'not being enforced'
Only 40 cases prosecuted since new sexual offence came into effect in 2010, Home Office strategy reveals -
US and Libya in face-to-face talks
Officials confirm talks lasting three hours took place in Tunisia – but Washington and Tripoli disagreed -
Marriage 'little benefit' for children
Research suggests parents' educational qualifications more influential on child development than marriage -
Teen 'killed parents, then had party'
Police say Tyler Hadley, 17, killed parents with hammer, hid bodies and then invited friends over
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'We are happy with the Afghan army'
Helmand residents are optimistic that Afghan forces can take over security provision from British troops -
A very British modernist
Ubiquitous but almost invisible, Kenneth Grange's work snuck modernism into the fabric of UK life -
Six to watch: shows set in newsrooms
With news gripping us, The Hour's news-based drama seems prescient. Julia Raeside rounds up the others -
A sporting chance for Travellers
QPR scheme aims to encourage other teams to promote football to Roma and Travelling communities -
MusicMagpie – app of the week
Sell your unwanted CDs, DVDs and games using this barcode scanning app … but don't expect a fortune -
Free trade is not what Africa needs
Nick Dearden: Prosperity relies on a wholesale rejection of the western free trade model, Mr Cameron -
Privatisation won't improve prisons
John Podmore: Ken Clarke is misguided, we need web access, treatment and training, not profit-making -
Why climate change wiki isn't a wiki
Leo Hickman: A climate change wiki is a good idea – but not if its sceptic editors block alternative views -
Cine-files: The Electric, Birmingham
A picturehouse with a seedy past but a wholesome present of weddings and Butterbeer. Oh, and an absinthe fountain …
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Hushovd triumphs on stage 16
Thor Hushovd won his second stage of this year's Tour, with the Schlecks losing time -
Guardiola 'will fight to end' for Cesc
Barcelona manager insists the Catalan club will do their best to sign Cesc Fábregas after years of courtship -
Payne wins gold and qualifies
Keri-Anne Payne becomes first GB athlete to qualify for 2012 after winning 10km open-water race at World Championships
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Rome-based food blogger Katie Parla eats her way around the Italian capital's tastiest pizzerias -
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