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  • A buyer places a winning bid on behalf of an anonymous Chinese collector for a nude photo of former model Carla Bruni, the wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy

    Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. Three names that have just cost the French public almost half a million euros after she charged them for a website she set up. What else could the government have spent the money on?

  • The Department for Education has released statistics about how many children are excluded and why. Critics are already claiming that bad behaviour is on the rise - are they right?

  • Every UK restaurant, takeaway joint and supermarket is rated by the Food Standards Agency. We've mapped all their inspection data so you can look up your local and spot regional trends

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    How hygienic are your local butchers, bakers and balti curry makers? Use our interactive map to find out

  • A train derailment in Spain - the worst crash the country has seen in 40 years - has left 78 people dead and more than 130 injured. How do railways in Europe compare by for their safety?

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    As Barack Obama prepares for the 'no-necktie summit' with the Chinese leader Xi Jinping in California, we decided to look at the two superpowers and compare data such as health, wealth and environmental development – an inherently tricky task given the countries' markedly different systems. Can it be done? Join the debate here

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