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UK intelligence 'knew of terror suspects torture'
Pressure for a public inquiry into alleged British collusion in the torture of terror suspects was raised today with the publication of a fresh report on the treatment of five UK nationals.
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Bridge collapse fears as rain returns to Cumbria
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Heavy rain returned to flood-ravaged Cumbria today as fears grew over the future of a key bridge.
River death woman named
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Kirsty Jones went into the River Usk in Wales on Saturday evening.
Union warns over tube overtime in pay row
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Union leaders will today consider calling an overtime ban among engineering and electrical workers on London Underground in a row over pay, which they warned would disrupt services.
Arrest halts UDA faction's handover of weapons
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
The decommissioning of weapons by a UDA element in north Belfast has been halted following the arrest of leading loyalist Andre Shoukri on Sunday.
Temporary railway station for flood-hit town
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Network Rail (NR) is to build a temporary station to help ease the problem of people affected by the Cumbrian floods, it was announced today.
Flood victims return home as more rain is forecast
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Clean-up operation begins as homeowners face up to flood devastation in Cumbria
Cumbria residents return to devastated homes
Monday, 23 November 2009
Residents of a flood-ravaged town were allowed back into their homes and businesses today to begin the long process of cleaning up the damage.
Now the expenses spotlight falls on Britain's judiciary
Monday, 23 November 2009
First-class train tickets, airfares and dining bills take annual claims by judges and magistrates to £32m.
After the floods, the clean-up operation
Monday, 23 November 2009
Residents may have to wait months before they are allowed to return to their homes.
Leeds bin workers end 11-week strike
Monday, 23 November 2009
A long-running strike by hundreds of council refuse collectors ended today after a deal to resolve a row over pay.
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