MPs are preparing to debate a bill which critics claim would legalise euthanasia “by the back door”. The bill would…
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Blair says UK tsunami aid to soar
Tony Blair has predicted the British Government will eventually give “hundreds of millions” of pounds in aid to countries hit…
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Parties’ plans for council tax
Anger at council tax rises spilled over into mass protests in 2003, when the average English bill rose 12.9%. Pensioners’…
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Protect whistleblowers, TUC says
The government should change the law to give more protection to employees who raise health and safety concerns about their…
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MPs demand ‘Budget leak’ answers
Ministers have been asked to explain how Budget details were printed in a London newspaper half an hour before Gordon…
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Candidate resigns over BNP link
A prospective candidate for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) has resigned after admitting a “brief attachment” to the British National…
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Tories leave door open for Archer
The Conservative Party would deal “sympathetically” with any application by disgraced peer Lord Archer to rejoin its ranks, its co-chairman…
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Vouchers ‘to cut winter deaths’
Pensioners are being promised energy savings by the Liberal Democrats, as snow and cold temperatures continue. The party says the…
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Police chief backs drinking move
A chief constable has backed the introduction of 24-drinking, saying police had a responsibility to ensure people could benefit from…
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Russian ex-spy on hunger strike
An ex-Russian intelligence officer who risked his life spying for MI6 is entering the seventh week of a hunger strike…
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