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UK 'still a long way from recovery'

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:34:37 GMT

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has put pressure on George Osborne to change economic course in a critical assessment of the state of the British economy.

Bridger admits military past lies

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16:54 GMT

The former slaughterhouse worker accused of abducting and murdering schoolgirl April Jones in a "sexually motivated" attack has admitted to a jury that he lied about having a military past.

Osbourne returns to X Factor panel

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:08:05 GMT

TV bosses have finally confirmed Sharon Osbourne will return to The X Factor judging panel to replace Tulisa Contostavlos.

Puppy swallows whole lolly stick

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:54:22 GMT

A puppy survived after swallowing a four-and-a-half-inch lolly stick, vets have said.

New mayor crashes car into shop

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:34:57 GMT

The new mayor of an area of Suffolk is recovering after driving his car into a branch of Tesco Express.

Police killer admits double murder

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:10:25 GMT

Police killer Dale Cregan has admitted the murders of a father and son.

Child killer gagging order lifted

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:52:34 GMT

The High Court has overturned an order granting anonymity to a killer who committed "exceptionally horrific crimes".

Cameron tribute to party grassroots

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:32:18 GMT

David Cameron has continued to reach out to his party's grassroots, insisting "I feel I am one of them" in the wake of the damaging claims an ally had sneered at activists.

Better pay 'means bigger classes'

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:03:04 GMT

Plans to give heads the power to award higher pay rises to good teachers will result in larger class sizes for children, the Chief Inspector of Schools has warned.

Act on tax avoidance, urges Cameron

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:35:36 GMT

David Cameron is to step up the campaign against tax evasion and "aggressive" tax avoidance as Apple joins multinational corporations in the spotlight.

PM 'proud' of gay marriage Bill

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:55:53 GMT

David Cameron has insisted he was proud of legislation to introduce gay marriage, despite a Commons rebellion which saw 130 of his own MPs oppose the change on Tuesday night.

Afghan interpreters can come to UK

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:31:35 GMT

Around 600 Afghan interpreters are to be offered the chance to settle in Britain after an apparent coalition rethink.

55 beaches meet tough new standards

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:10:38 GMT

More than 50 English beaches have met tough new EU standards to receive Blue Flag awards for 2013.

Police force to sell unused £11m HQ

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:10:36 GMT

A police force that spent more than £11 million on a headquarters it has never used has announced it will sell the site after it has been empty for five years.

102 free school proposals approved

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:10:34 GMT

Education Secretary Michael Gove has approved more than 100 free school applications, which will make up around 50,000 school places.

'Failures' in tax fraud crackdown

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:10:32 GMT

Billions of pounds of taxpayers' money is being lost because of the failure of HM Revenue and Customs to clamp down effectively on fraud and error, MPs have warned.

'Alarming rate' of wildlife decline

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:10:31 GMT

UK wildlife is "in trouble", with almost 2,000 species of birds, animals, insects and plants known to have declined in the past half century, experts have warned.

Food hygiene 'a postcode lottery'

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:10:30 GMT

Food outlets in parts of the London borough of Bexley have the worst hygiene standards of more than 2,000 postcodes, while those in Birmingham's B35 area offer the best, according to a Which? investigation.

Coalition stays together, says PM

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:10:26 GMT

David Cameron has insisted it is his intention to keep the coalition together until the 2015 general election.

Harry Potter edition fetches £150k

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:50:48 GMT

A first edition of the first Harry Potter book, personally annotated by JK Rowling, has sold for £150,000 at auction.