Peers who have been jailed or who fail to attend Parliament for long periods will be expelled from the House of Lords

Liberal Democrat ministers also want to give life peers, who are eligible to sit in the Lords until they die, the opportunity to retire

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Samantha Kidd pleaded guilty to four counts of assault

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The “spiralling” compensation culture presented by the Government is a myth, according to a report which shows work injury claims are down 60 per cent in the last decade.

MI5 has offered a new, partial glimpse of what recruitment looks like when your business is state secrecy

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The nature of murals and wall sculptures ordinarily meant that the work of art was forever tied to its original location

The wind blows Pope Francis's mantle as he speaks at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro

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In an effort to boost morale NHS bosses have banned staff from moaning unless they come up with a solution to the problem.

A police officer carries a child survivor who was on the boat full of asylum seekers that capsized off the coast of Sukapura, Indonesia. Nine people died but 189 refugees were rescued

Asylum-seekers 'tortured and raped at Australian detention centre'

Staff at Papua New Guinea facility ‘turned blind eye to abuse’, claims former guard

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We all know that students can suffer from mental ill-health at university - but what about post-graduation depression? Clare Dyckhoff investigates

'The simple fact is the NHS environment has become more challenging for everyone'

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'The simple fact is the NHS environment has become more challenging for everyone'

Four cleared of plot to defraud  investors in iSoft

Three former directors at the technology group iSoft were yesterday cleared of defrauding the company’s investors.

Shane Watson has been out a record 24 times leg before wicket

The Ashes 2013: Alan Border slams Australia's 'embarrassing' batsmen after Test debacle

Pattinson ruled out of rest of Ashes with back injury as legendary former Australia captain goes on the attack

Liam Byrne, the shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, has laid some of the blame at the door of Atos

Crackdown on disability benefits costs taxpayer £66m in appeals costs

Appeals bill soars over claims Atos ‘is getting more decisions wrong than ever before’

Scientists discover the molecule responsible for causing feelings of depression

Protein receptor is found to release hormones that can cause anxiety and depression

Londoners sunbathing during their lunch hour in Green Park

MPs table Early Day Motion calling for workers to be sent home when thermometers hit 30C

Working in high heats can lead to a "reduction in cognitive function, attention span and visual motor tracking" and higher rates of accidents, the motion argues.

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