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Ashcroft asked questions in Lords about tropical idylls
Friday, 20 November 2009
Caribbean the focus of Tory donor's recent queries in the upper house
Benefits could be axed to fund care for the elderly
Friday, 20 November 2009
Central plank of Queen's Speech in danger of collapsing after attack from all sides
Brown appeals to Labour MPs over Afghan war
Friday, 20 November 2009
Email attempts to head off calls for a Commons vote on pulling out troops
Expenses-row MP dismisses 'house ban' claim
Friday, 20 November 2009
The head of the Commons committee that deals with MPs' expenses abuse dismissed an allegation that his wife banned him from the constituency home he claimed for as "akin to Harry Potter" today.
Brown: We'll provide what's needed in flood crisis
Friday, 20 November 2009
The Government will provide anything needed to help during the flooding which has seen hundreds of people evacuated from their homes, Gordon Brown said today.
Police chiefs issue threat over Tory plans
Friday, 20 November 2009
Chief constables could resign if a Tory government presses ahead with plans to put police forces under the control of directly-elected local commissioners, the senior officers' leader warned today.
BNP signs its first non-white member...
Friday, 20 November 2009
... but he's only joined because he hates Muslims
Cameron keeps Mumsnet waiting
Friday, 20 November 2009
Michael Savage: Parents left frustrated at technical delays to Conservative leader's webchat.
Borrowing to exceed Darling's worst forecast
Friday, 20 November 2009
The Government is heading for borrowing more of than £200bn this year, on the basis of the latest figures on the Treasury's finances, which have been branded "dismal" by economists.
MPs' expenses 'still a mess'
Friday, 20 November 2009
Ministers faced accusations of presiding over a "shambles" last night as they insisted they remained committed to overhauling the MPs' expenses system. They were surprised by protests that the Queen's Speech contained no fresh proposals for reforming Commons expenses.
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1 PC killed as record-breaking deluge wrecks bridge
2 BNP signs its first non-white member...
3 Doctor accused of sex with 'suicidal' patient
4 'Shoplifter' fails to halt deportation to US
5 Man walks free after killing wife in bad dream
6 Cumbria deluge breaks historic rainfall record
7 Teenager stabbed to death in street
8 Benefits could be axed to fund care for the elderly
9 Ashcroft asked questions in Lords about tropical idylls
10 Chaos as a month's rain falls in 24 hours
11 Britain knew CIA tortured detainee
12 Man who gouged out ex-partner's eye jailed for 12 years
13 'Wicked' grandmother jailed over dowry dispute
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1 Ashcroft asked questions in Lords about tropical idylls
2 PC killed as record-breaking deluge wrecks bridge
4 BNP signs its first non-white member...
5 Benefits could be axed to fund care for the elderly
6 Police chiefs issue threat over Tory plans
7 The naked truth about celebrity endorsements
8 Footsie climbs to 14-month high
9 'Wicked' grandmother jailed over dowry dispute
10 The Big Question: Is London ready to embrace a bike hire scheme, and what will it involve?
11 Britain's Abu Ghraib: Did Britain collude with US in abuse of Iraqis?
12 Government plans 'unravelling' over expenses, says Cameron
13 Cumbria deluge breaks historic rainfall record
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5The 26-year-old victim of the First World War
6What if Henry had done the decent thing?
7Cumbria deluge described as 'historical event'
8Government to crack down on illegal downloads
Columnist Comments
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O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! I have arrived at the local cash-machine to find no one there
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