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Taking away benefits from heroin users won’t solve anything
It was reported today that Ian Duncan Smith is threatening to stop heroin addicts from being able to...
What can parents do to protect their children online?
Paul Woodward recently hit the headlines for speaking out against parents who allow their children t...
Are landlords making unfair deposit deductions?
Seven per cent of landlords claim they have never withheld money from a tenant’s deposit
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Andreas Whittam Smith
Authenticity is a great asset in a leader. David Cameron lacks it
Jubilant Jubilee royals
As seen by Alison Jackson
Jedward reach Eurovision final
10 countries qualified for Saturday's final last night
Grace Dent
Personally, I'd fire bullying teens from a cannon and relocate the 'feral' kids to Chipping Norton
Mike Sheridan: Confessions of an Ofsted inspector
They're hated by the teaching profession yet rarely defend themselves in public. So what's it like being an Ofsted inspector?
Manal al-Sharif interview
She is the Saudi woman who became a symbol of female emancipation when she was filmed behind the wheel of a car. She tells Guy Adams of the persecution she has endured in her fight for equality – and why she will not be silenced
Zuckerberg loses friends on Wall St as regulators probe $19bn slump
Facebook investors rage at 18 per cent fall after some were not told of last-minute change to key projections
The Bain of Romney's life?
It was the firm that made him his fortune - and by extension made possible his run for the White House. But now Mitt Romney's links to private equity company Bain Capital could render him unelectable
Auction site offers blood from Reagan assassination bid
Ex-President's foundation threatens legal action to prevent Guernsey firm selling grisly souvenir
Blast me off, Scotty!
Private spacecraft sends ashes of Star Trek actor into orbit
A 2,400ft jump on to a pile of boxes with no parachute. What could go wrong...?
Stuntman to leap from helicopter in wing suit that will slow his fall – to 65mph
New doors open for Dawson
A comedy on E4 sees James Van Der Beek sending up his own teen-idol image
I do like to be beside le seaside
With a century of glamour behind it, Le Touquet is a French coastal resort like no other
Postcards from the veg
National Vegetarian Week is the perfect time to take a break – from meat
The 10 Best cycling events
Great bike rides here and onwards into France
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