A failed government scheme to offer UK university courses online has been branded a “disgraceful waste” by MPs. The e-University…
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Tories reject rethink on axed MP
Sacked MP Howard Flight’s local Conservative association has insisted he will not be its candidate at the general election. Russell…
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Borders rail link campaign rally
Campaigners are to stage a rally calling for a Borders rail link which was closed in 1969 to be reopened.…
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Blair sees greater Bush consensus
George W Bush will display a more consensual approach to world politics as he begins his second term as US…
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Kilroy names election seat target
Ex-chat show host Robert Kilroy-Silk is to contest the Derbyshire seat of Erewash at the next general election. Labour’s Elizabeth…
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Asylum children to face returns
The UK government is planning to return asylum seeker children without parents to Albania. The trial scheme, which could start…
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UK set to cut back on embassies
Nine overseas embassies and high commissions will close in an effort to save money, UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has…
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‘EU referendum could cost £80m’
It could cost £80m to run a UK referendum on the European constitution, ministers have revealed. In a written parliamentary…
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Campbell: E-mail row ‘silly fuss’
Ex-No 10 media chief Alastair Campbell is at the centre of a new political row over an e-mail containing a…
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Kennedy questions trust of Blair
Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy has said voters now have a “fundamental lack of trust” of Tony Blair as prime…
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