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Briton could face death over drugs
4:53am Tuesday 29th May 2012
A British housewife could face the death penalty after being arrested over a £1.6 million cocaine haul on a tropical island.
Social care system 'needs reform'
4:22am Tuesday 29th May 2012
Urgent reform to the funding of the social care system is needed to meet the needs of an ageing population, health experts have said.
Temperatures down as heatwave ends
4:09am Tuesday 29th May 2012
The mini-heatwave which has swept Britain looks set to end after forecasters predicted cooler temperatures and unsettled weather for the week ahead.
Leveson to hear from Gove and May
3:40am Tuesday 29th May 2012
Conservatives Michael Gove and Theresa May are set to become the first serving Cabinet ministers to give evidence at the Leveson Inquiry into press ethics.
Charities 'streamlined due to cuts'
12:07am Tuesday 29th May 2012
Charities are axing jobs and services and some risk closing down because of Government cuts, new research has revealed.
'Tax Freedom Day' 48 hours later
12:07am Tuesday 29th May 2012
Employees start working for themselves rather than the Government on Tuesday - two days later than last year, according to low tax campaigners.
Dentists 'may mislead patients'
12:07am Tuesday 29th May 2012
Dentists may be deliberately misleading their patients about their NHS entitlements to prompt them to pay for private care, a watchdog has said.
Establishment is broken, says Clegg
12:07am Tuesday 29th May 2012
Nick Clegg is expected to say two years in office have convinced him Britain's "broken establishment is past its sell by date".
Man held at Globe Theatre protest
11:18pm Monday 28th May 2012
A man was arrested after pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted a performance by the Israeli national theatre company at London's Globe Theatre.
Seven in 10 'want new economy plan'
10:30pm Monday 28th May 2012
More than seven in 10 people want the Government to U-turn on the economy and prioritise growth over spending cuts, a new poll has revealed.
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