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Fears of social service reform costs

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 07:26
Major changes to social services could result in extra costs for taxpayers, health service and local government leaders warn.
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Treasury claims banks 'safer in UK'

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 23:23
The latest UK government paper on the impact of Scottish independence will claim the UK is better placed to manage the risk of a financial crisis.
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No 10 issues 'loon slur' denial

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 21:46
No 10 denies that "anyone in Downing Street" made comments reported in several papers describing Tory activists as "mad, swivel-eyed loons".
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Minister heckled by head teachers

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 18:04
Education Secretary Michael Gove receives one of the angriest receptions of his three years in office as he appears before head teachers in Birmingham.
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VIDEO: 'My co-chairman would not say that'

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 16:04
Grant Shapps has said the co-chariman of the Conservative Party, Andrew Feldman, did not makes the comments reported in several newspapers that described Tory activists as "mad, swivel-eyed loons".
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Democracy 'damaged by English focus'

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 11:59
Democracy in Wales is being damaged by a lack of coverage of Welsh affairs in the London-based media, the assembly's presiding officer fears.
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Protest rally over school shake-up

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 08:57
Hundreds are expected at a rally in Cardiff ahead of planned strike action over school changes in the autumn.
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Emergency aid for farmers to begin

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 08:22
An emergency aid scheme for farmers facing difficulties with fodder shortages will come into effect from midnight on Saturday.
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New school flu vaccine pilot mooted

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 23:17
Highland Council plans to pilot an annual flu vaccination for schoolchildren before rolling it out for all P1 to S5 pupils.
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VIDEO: UKIP and protester go head to head

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 22:47
The man who organised the student protest against Nigel Farage during his visit to Edinburgh has defended the action as "constructive criticism".
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VIDEO: First chief social worker for children

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 19:47
England's first chief social worker for children has been speaking about her plans, ahead of taking up the post in September.
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VIDEO: PM under fire over gay marriage plans

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 19:22
Prime Minister David Cameron is under fire from one his cabinet colleagues over his plans for same-sex marriage.
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Farage blasts 'fascist' protesters

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 16:46
The SNP says UKIP leader Nigel Farage "has lost the plot" after he described protesters who besieged him in Edinburgh as "fascist scum".
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Hammond: Gay marriage 'angered many'

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 16:14
A Conservative cabinet minister criticises the government time spent debating the issue of same-sex marriage.
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Fire service 'needs transforming'

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 15:56
Fire and rescue services in England need to be "transformed" to become more efficient and effective, a review commissioned by the government says.
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Police use of child IDs 'was common'

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 14:39
The use of dead children's identities by Scotland Yard undercover officers was "common practice", MPs are told by the chief constable leading an investigation.
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Labour wants full employment - Byrne

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 14:23
Liam Byrne says Labour must aspire to create "full employment" and sets out plans to tackle unemployment "blackspots".
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Police 'must confirm arrest names'

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 14:21
Home Secretary Theresa May says the police should confirm the identity of suspects on arrest if asked to do so by journalists.
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VIDEO: Europe on road to more austere measures?

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 13:50
Europe's GDP shrank by 0.2% in the first three months of this year as politicians debate whether to carry on with austerity plans or to change course.
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Quantifying the benefits of HS2

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 13:04
How did the government calculate the benefits of HS2?
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