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Remembrance Sunday: 'At least we knew what we were fighting for in 1944'

Cahal Milmo: This year's commemorations were given added poignancy by events in Afghanistan.

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Branson hopes for third time lucky on lottery bid

Monday, 9 November 2009

Bruised by his two unsuccessful bids in the past to run the National Lottery, Sir Richard Branson will make an attempt to acquire a stake in the current lottery operator, Camelot, this week, as the deadline looms for the sale of up to an 80 per cent stake in the company.

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Revealed: Government's 'heartless' treatment of forced marriage victims

Monday, 9 November 2009

Traumatised British citizens told to take out loans to pay for flights home

One-third of armed forces have no vote

Monday, 9 November 2009

Ministers are accused of a "scandalous failure" to help Britain's servicemen and women exercise their democratic right to vote in the next general election after it emerged that more than 60,000 are still unregistered – one-third of the regular armed forces.

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Minister defends mission as a nation remembers

Sunday, 8 November 2009

As the Queen led the nation's remembrance of the war dead, the Defence Minister said the British mission in Afghanistan could not be determined by public opinion.

Avril Head and her adopted son Dominic, 10

In search of a family: The 'problem' children left behind

Sunday, 8 November 2009

As National Adoption Week begins, figures show prospective parents are shunning youngsters with complex needs

Protests yesterday called for Professor Nutt to be reinstated

Academics attack Professor Nutt over 'incorrect statements' on drugs

Sunday, 8 November 2009

Some of Britain's leading drug experts yesterday launched an attack on Professor David Nutt, who was sacked as chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs after he argued that alcohol and tobacco were more dangerous than cannabis.

Plans to fast-track nuclear plants to be unveiled

Sunday, 8 November 2009

Plans to fast-track a new generation of nuclear power stations are set to be unveiled tomorrow by the Government.

Passengers rail route warning due to lack of drivers

Sunday, 8 November 2009

Passengers were warned not to travel on a busy rail route today because of a lack of available train drivers.

Billy Griffiths: How St Dunstan's gave me back my independence

Sunday, 8 November 2009

Billy served in the Royal Air Force as an aircraftsman in the Second World War. Having become a Japanese Prisoner of War in Java in 1942 he lost both his hands and his sight as a result of a sudden explosion.

British ticket holders share £90m lottery jackpot

Saturday, 7 November 2009

Two British ticketholders shared a massive £90 million jackpot in last night's Euromillions draw, Camelot said.

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