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Million pound investment to bring Liverpool homes back into use
Dozens of empty homes in two of Liverpool’s most deprived areas will be brought back into use thanks...
London renters are getting poorer and moving further out
Plus, do energy saving measures boost house prices?
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Environment Secretary Owen Paterson urges UK to adopt use of GM crop technology
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Uncooked curry leaves caused mass outbreak of salmonella in Newcastle, say health officials
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Stripes set to be big for Dolce and Gabbana as fashion designers get 20 months in prison for tax evasion
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Study claims ‘inner peace’ can help pupils to cope with exams
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Breaking the Silence: In the reality of occupation, there are no Palestinian civilians – only potential terrorists
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Mike Ashley wants blood after last season's trauma at Newcastle - and it won't stop with Derek Llambias
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Richard Nieuwenhuizen death: Six teenagers and 50-year-old father convicted of manslaughter in shocking case of referee killed over a game of football
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Exclusive: Newcastle's star talent-spotter on brink as Joe Kinnear sparks walkout
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Vast methane 'plumes' seen in Arctic ocean as sea ice retreats
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Babies behind bars
A Palestinian fertility doctor has become an unlikely hero by helping women conceive – even though their husbands are in jail
Sonic youth: The high-pitched sound alarm
Is Mosquito, the alarm only under-25s can hear, a blessing or a bane?
The art of living in small spaces
Space in cities at a premium so architects are learning how to make less, more...
The story of Sir Mervyn King's reign at the Bank
After four 'nice' years as Governor of Bank of England, things turned decisively nasty
Zombie nation: Our fascination with death and destruction
A new season of shows on Radio 4 is inspired by dark tales of future dystopias. Meanwhile, zombies are marauding in the multiplexes...
'Teaching bright children isn't rocket science'
It doesn't take a selective system to nurture the best minds, says a former head of St Paul's boys' school.
Can technology lure us back to the high street?
The high street has been bruised and battered by online firms but in-store technology is helping to enliven the retail experience...
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Jenson Button: Downbeat driver cannot wait to put season behind him
McLaren man admits 'failed gamble' with car has left him pinning hopes on 2014 campaign
James Lawton
Firmer fist will be required to win Champions Trophy final battle with stouter foe
The true effect of the badger cull
'To farm I have to rape the countryside. It’s got to be wrong'
First night: The Cripple of Inishmaan
Daniel Radcliffe gives an admirably honest performance in Michael Grandage's comedy
Guides drop religious reference but pledge to self and the Queen
After 103 years, organisation changes oath to welcome 'all girls, of all faiths, and none'
Steve Tongue
Joe Kinnear was one of the boys and a breath of fresh air... 21 years ago
Chris Froome: Free from 'pain in neck' after Wiggins' exit
Sky's lead rider says he is in fantastic form for the Tour and happy pecking order debate is over
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