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Calls for changes to children's care
Children's services look set to be closely monitored following the failings over the Baby P scandal.
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Qatada 'plotted to leave Britain'
Abu Qatada, dubbed "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe" is back in jail after allegedly plotting to leave Britain.
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Rice plays piano for the Queen
Condoleezza Rice has given a piano recital for the Queen as part of her British farewell tour.
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Police shoot man on cathedral steps
The family of a man shot dead by police on the steps of a cathedral have spoken of their shock.
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Coroner begins summing up in Menezes case
A coroner is due to begin summing up at the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes.
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Shannon's mother is 'consummate liar'
The mother of Shannon Matthews told five different versions regarding her daughter's disappearance, a jury has heard.
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British Lapland's 'tacky' Christmas
Hundreds of visitors have called Britain's Lapland 'a joke' after it apparently failed to live up to its advertisement.
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Senior officer to probe MP arrest
A senior officer will review the procedures used in the arrest of Tory MP Damian Green.
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Britain braced for snow showers
A band of wintry showers have been forecast to hit the country on Tuesday, meteorologists have said.
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Cartoon lover wins Turner prize
Mark Leckey has won the Turner Prize with an exhibition featuring cartoon characters like Homer Simpson.
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Chaos as Brits try to flee Thailand
British tourists are enduring chaotic scenes as thousands of foreigners attempt to flee Thailand's deepening political crisis.
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India rules out Pakistan action
India's foreign minister has ruled out military action against Pakistan following the bloody attack on Mumbai that killed 183 people.
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Zimbabwe cholera deathtoll rises
Nearly 500 people have been hit by a deadly cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed.
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Hostage freed in Niger Delta
A Bulgarian engineer kidnapped last month in the oil-rich Niger Delta has been freed.
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Bomb-making material stolen in India
Suspected Maoist rebels in eastern Indian have hijacked a lorry carrying 23 tonnes of bomb-making material.
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Clinton gets top Obama post
Barack Obama has named former rival Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State.
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Civilians killed in Afghan suicide blast
A suicide bomber has killed eight civilians and two policemen in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand.
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Iraq blasts leave 32 dead
A number of blasts in Baghdad and northern Iraq have left at least 32 people dead.
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Brazil sets deforestation target
Brazil is planning to reduce the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest by more than half over the next ten years.
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Tokyo goes nuts for noodles
A New York chef has won the hearts of Tokyo residents with his bowls of hot noodles - Japan's new culinary obsession.
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