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Politics
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Berlusconi could be on trial next week
Requests for immediate indictment are put through by principal prosecutor
By Natalia Lubomirski
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Mubarak will stay until the next election
Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak was desperately trying to cling onto power last night amid continuing outcries from protesters demanding his resignation
By Hannah Thomas
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Andy Coulson quits Downing Street
Former News of the World editor, Andy Coulson, has resigned from his communications role in Downing Street due to pressure over stories released about phone hacking whilst he was in charge of the Sunday newspaper
By Hannah Thomas
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WikiLeaks: Biggest intelligence leak in history
'Special relationship' under threat as the government reels from damaging revelations from America that include spying, nuclear missile leaks and serious diplomatic errors - from branding David Cameron a ‘political lightweight’, to accusing Prince Andrew of ‘inappropriate behaviour'
By Hannah Thomas
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Aung San Suu Kyi to discuss strategy for change
Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said she is ready for talks to achieve national reconciliation
By Hannah Thomas
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PM in emergency talks over jet bomb plot
The Cobra review could leave passengers facing a raft of safeguards as the government undertakes a new review of security on passenger jets…
By Marie Claire
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Rivalry between Miliband brothers overshadows Labour conference
Simmering tension between the Miliband brothers was apparent yesterday at the new Labour leader's debut conference
By Hannah Thomas
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Afghan couple stoned to death by the Taliban
A couple who eloped together have been brutally killed by the Taliban after a request from their family
By Natalia Lubomirski
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Karzai calls for Afghan security control by 2014
President Karzai has opened an international conference in Kabul to renew his call for Afghanistan to control its own security.
By Hannah Thomas
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Obama vows to make BP pay for reckless oil spill
Unleashing yet another attack on BP, President Obama promised to hold the British based oil company to account for the disaster off the Gulf of Mexico.
By Marie Claire
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Government finally admits blame for Bloody Sunday killings
Lord Saville's inquiry into the events of Bloody Sunday has placed the blame firmly on the 'agressive' paratroopers who shot 13 people dead in the streets of Northern Ireland in 1972.
By Marie Claire
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Israel defends its attack on aid ship headed for Gaza
Israel has defended yesterday's attack on an aid ship heading for Gaza, which left 19 activists dead, saying that they were defending themselves.
By Marie Claire
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SamCam steps down from Smythson job
New PM David Cameron's wife Samantha Cameron quits her job and says it's a decision she had been 'considering for sometime'...
By Marie Claire
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Coalition Government: Cameron and Clegg shake on new pact
David Cameron will lead a government with five Liberal Democrats in the Cabinet - giving them the reins of power for the first time in 65 years...
By Marie Claire
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Brown quits as PM to keep Labour in power
Gordon Brown sacrificed his premiership yesterday in a bid to keep David Cameron out of No 10
By Kasie Davies
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Election 2010: First hung parliament in UK for decades
Britain has its first hung parliament since 1974: the Conservatives are the largest party, but Gordon Brown has returned to Downing Street...
By Marie Claire
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Brown ‘penitent' after bigot blunder
The Prime Minister's contemptuous dismissal of Gillian Duffy has plunged the Labour campaign into crisis and again raises questions about his character...
By Marie Claire
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Is Nick Clegg the hottest new star in UK politics?
General Election 2010: the reaction to the first live leaders' debate sees commentators coming out in praise of the Liberal Democrat Leader...
By Marie Claire
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Political showdown in Chancellors' debate
The election countdown began last night when the three men hoping to be Britain's next Chancellor clashed in a live TV debate...
By Marie Claire
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Samantha Cameron ready for the election spotlight
Samantha Cameron is to be thrust into the general election campaign as part of the Tory drive to ensure her husband becomes Prime Minister...
By Marie Claire
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Brown appoints first dedicated Women's officer
To coincide with International Women's Day, Gordon Brown has announced the appointment of the first ever dedicated Women's officer...
By Marie Claire
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Ruth Kelly to resign from Cabinet
Ruth Kelly to quit Cabinet role 'for family reasons'
By Marie Claire
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Sarah Palin mania hits America
Sarah Palin mania sweeps America after Vogue shoot
By Marie Claire