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How's my searching? Police hit wrong gang targets due to old intelligence
Sunday 07 July 2013
British police forces are using ‘unregulated’ and ‘out-of-date’ databases of suspected gang members to decide who to stop and search, according to new research.
Only seven UK universities make the world top 100
Wednesday 03 July 2013
Just seven higher education institutions in England and Scotland have ranked in the top 100 of a newly released world university league table.
Watch out, Paxman: Manchester’s quiz-show guru reveals his secrets
Friday 26 April 2013
Manchester’s recent University Challenge successes can be credited to one man
Letters: Full signature list
Tuesday 19 March 2013
This is the full list of signatures to accompany the 'Gove will bury pupils in rules..' Letters page for Wednesday 20 March 2013
Fresh Meat the movie?
Thursday 14 March 2013
Co-creator Sam Bain says he would like to make a film of the hit sitcom
Fresh Meat the movie?
Thursday 14 March 2013
Co-creator Sam Bain says he would like to make a film of the hit sitcom
Mentally ill people nearly five times more likely to be victims of murder than general population
Wednesday 06 March 2013
People suffering from mental illness are almost five times more likely to be victims of murder than the general population, researchers have found .
Tomorrow's World presenter Maggie Philbin signed up to host Bang Goes The Theory
Tuesday 05 February 2013
Former Tomorrow's World presenter Maggie Philbin is to return as a TV science host after being added to the team on BBC1 series Bang Goes The Theory.
Match Report: Oldham’s warrior spirit shocks Liverpool to the core in the FA Cup
Monday 28 January 2013
Oldham Athletic 3 Liverpool 2
Government urged to back British clothing manufacture
Friday 02 November 2012
Designers and retailers have called on government to help promote clothing manufacturing in Britain.
City backs push to revive Britain's clothing industry
Thursday 01 November 2012
A new report claims UK clothing manufacturing is again commercially viable and calls on the UK's retailers to reduce the amount imported from abroad.
Lorraine Kelly leads tributes to TV-am presenter Mike Morris
Wednesday 24 October 2012
Colleagues including Lorraine Kelly have paid tribute to former TV-am presenter Mike Morris, who has died.
TV-am presenter Mike Morris dies
Wednesday 24 October 2012
Colleagues including Lorraine Kelly have paid tribute to former TV-am presenter Mike Morris, who has died.
Bake Off's audience rises to new high
Wednesday 17 October 2012
The Great British Bake Off saw its audience rise to a new high for last night's finale as more than seven million people watched John Whaite crowned king of the cakes.
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- 3 US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
- 4 Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
- 5 Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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