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MI5 faces claims that there were omissions in evidence relating to the treatment of Binyam Mohamed (pictured)

Miliband loses appeal over torture case evidence new

The Government wanted to prevent disclosure of information relating to Binyam Mohamed torture allegations.

Former head chef Ryan Simpson, centre, with former head waitress Esme Price and former sous chef Liam Trotman outside The Goose

Restaurant loses its Michelin star for third time

Chef walks out as owner plans to turn award-winning eatery into a pub

McCanns back in court to defend book ban

The pair are battling to stop Goncalo Amaral from repeating claims that their missing daughter Madeleine is dead.

Woman faces life in jail for poisoned curry murder new

Lakhvir Singh was said to have killed ex-lover because she could not bear the thought of his new relationship.

Economy 'still bumping along the bottom' new

But Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said he held out hopes for a "gradual recovery".

Military hospitals under pressure

Hospitals feel strain from large number of troops being injured in Afghanistan.

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Fans protest outside Fratton Park earlier this season

Portsmouth stave off winding up order... for now  new

Portsmouth was given a stay of execution today as bosses were granted extra time to fight a winding-up petition.

Athletes from the USA Ice Hockey team play a video game as they relax in the Winter Olympic athletes Living Room

iPod-generation Olympic athletes relax in digital village

An electronic graffiti wall, Wii consoles, DJ mash-ups and iPods for massage time - the Vancouver Olympic Village is plugged in to this generation of hip, digital athletes.

Chagos Islanders protest outside Parliament against Britain's plans to stop them returning to their homeland

Man vs marine in the Chagos Islands

Conservationists want to turn archipelago into a giant sea-life reserve. But what about the exiled population, asks Michael McCarthy

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Health awareness has risen but actual intake has hardly changed

Decade of spending on health messages 'has had little effect'

People are eating as badly as they were 10 years ago despite the spending of hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayer’s money on advertsing campaigns on fruit and vegetables, saturated fat and other health issues, the Government’s food watchdog admitted yesterday.


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