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Australians win show garden prize

4:17pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

An Australian team has won the best show garden prize for the first time in the Chelsea Flower Show's 100-year-history - with one of its members celebrating by stripping off and going for an impromptu swim.

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Stafford-row NHS boss to retire

3:52pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

Embattled NHS boss Sir David Nicholson plans to retire next year.

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Last-ditch appeal over measles jabs

3:45pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

Health chiefs are appealing to children still unprotected against measles to sign up to an in-school vaccination drive before it ends.

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BAE fined for 'preventable tragedy'

3:39pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

Defence giant BAE Systems has been ordered to pay almost £350,000 in fines and costs after a worker died when he was crushed by a 145-tonne metal press at one of its sites, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed.

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Interflora wins M&S trademark case

3:16pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

Flower delivery network Interflora has won its long-running trademark dispute with Marks & Spencer.

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'Strong evidence' of burnt remains

3:16pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

Experts found "very strong evidence" of burnt human skull remains at the home of the man accused of murdering April Jones, a jury has heard.

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Mother's pride at son's VC honour

2:38pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

The mother of a "supremely courageous and inspiring" British soldier who died as he protected the lives of his comrades in a battle with Taliban fighters in Afghanistan has spoken of her pride after accepting his posthumous Victoria Cross (VC).

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Briton in Everest triple peak coup

1:54pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

Britain's most successful mountaineer has become the first person to scale the three peaks of Mount Everest's Western Cwm in one climb.

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Treasury not to be trusted: Salmond

1:52pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A claim that the UK Treasury deliberately undervalued Scotland's oil in the 1970s to head off the threat of nationalism is evidence that it cannot be trusted in the independence campaign, according to the First Minister.

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Mother suspect in girl murder probe

12:48pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

Detectives are treating the death of a 20-month-old girl as murder and have named her mother as a suspect.

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Comedy scriptwriter Braben dies

10:26am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Comedy writer Eddie Braben, the third man behind the success of Morecambe and Wise, has died at the age of 82, his manager said.

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Sturgeon in economic policy attack

5:18am Tuesday 21st May 2013

The Scottish Government is launching an attack on Westminster-led economic policy in its latest attempt to promote independence.

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Vaccine for animal birth defects

5:18am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A new vaccine is being made available to prevent a disease which causes severe birth defects and miscarriages in livestock, it has been announced.

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Deal rescues gay marriage bill

4:36am Tuesday 21st May 2013

The legalisation of gay marriage is poised to be approved by MPs after surviving a Tory backbench bid to derail it.

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Obesity prospects 'set in womb'

12:11am Tuesday 21st May 2013

The likelihood of adults developing obesity and many other health problems might be determined in the womb, according to a new report.

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Family urge murder case inquiry

12:11am Tuesday 21st May 2013

The family of a woman who was strangled after being left in the clutches of a convicted murderer plan to sue the police over a catalogue of blunders and are calling for a public inquiry into how forces deal with domestic violence.

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Work Programme is failing, say MPs

12:11am Tuesday 21st May 2013

The Government's flagship scheme for helping the unemployed find work appears to be failing to tackle the most difficult cases, according to a Commons committee.

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Male eating disorder 'diagnoses up'

11:40pm Monday 20th May 2013

There has been a dramatic rise in the number of men diagnosed with eating disorders in the last decade, research suggests.

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Bed sharing 'raises cot death risk'

11:40pm Monday 20th May 2013

Around 120 baby deaths could be prevented in the UK every year if parents stopped sharing beds with their children, research has suggested.

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Agreement saves gay marriage bill

11:07pm Monday 20th May 2013

Plans to allow same-sex marriage survived a Conservative backlash after a fraught debate in the House of Commons.

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MPs' bid to foil gay marriage bill

11:03pm Monday 20th May 2013

Divisions over plans to legalise gay marriage were exposed as 70 MPs voted to scupper the Government's proposals by allowing straight couples to take up civil partnerships.

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PM seeks to soothe local Tory anger

10:13pm Monday 20th May 2013

David Cameron has sought to smooth relations with angry local Tories, insisting he would never have anyone close to him who "sneered" at them.

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Tribute to girl killed in crash

8:17pm Monday 20th May 2013

The parents of a 17-year-old girl who was killed in a car crash that also left her best friend dead and three young men fighting for their lives have paid tribute to their "beautiful" daughter.

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Harry gives garden tour for Queen

8:06pm Monday 20th May 2013

It was a family affair as Prince Harry showed the Queen around his charity Sentebale's garden at the Chelsea Flower Show.

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Church backs gay ministers motion

7:41pm Monday 20th May 2013

The Church of Scotland has voted in favour of allowing openly gay men and women to become ministers - whilst maintaining a traditionalist standpoint.

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PM 'did not raise Google tax row'

7:37pm Monday 20th May 2013

Google's controversial tax affairs were not raised by David Cameron when the internet giant's boss joined Downing Street talks about tackling avoidance schemes, Number 10 said.

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Police should not name arrested

7:28pm Monday 20th May 2013

Criminal suspects who have been arrested should not be named until they are charged except for in "clearly identified circumstances" such as a threat to life, according to new official guidance issued to police forces in the wake of the Leveson Inquiry.

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A&E reopens after powder alert

5:24pm Monday 20th May 2013

An accident and emergency unit has been cleared to reopen after a major incident involving patients who had come into contact with an unknown powder.

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Hospital A&E shut amid powder alert

4:37pm Monday 20th May 2013

A hospital has closed its accident and emergency unit after treating several patients who had come into contact with an unknown substance.

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House asking prices reach new high

12:08am Monday 20th May 2013

House sellers' asking prices have soared to a new high, in further signs of confidence returning to the market, a property website has reported.

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Red Arrows cleared for new displays

11:19am Friday 17th May 2013

The RAF's Red Arrows air display team has been cleared by the Chief of the Air Staff to fly in displays this year, the RAF said.

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Fire services 'could save £200m'

11:07am Friday 17th May 2013

Fire and rescue services in England could save up to £200 million a year if they were operated more efficiently, according to a report.

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British Olympic sailor dies as America's Cup boat capsizes

11:44pm Thursday 9th May 2013

Olympic gold medal-winning sailor Andrew Simpson, from Sherborne, Dorset, has died after his yacht capsized off the coast of California, his team said.

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Credit unions to pool resources

12:09am Tuesday 7th May 2013

More than 30 credit unions have signed up to a "landmark" expansion drive which will save consumers up to £1 billion in loan interest repayments in the coming years.

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Keira Knightley 'marries in France'

6:46am Sunday 5th May 2013

She is estimated to be worth £30 million, but Hollywood star Keira Knightley opted for a low-key wedding to her musician boyfriend, which was sealed with a simple "oui" at the altar, it has been reported.

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Four winners share Lotto jackpot

11:06pm Saturday 4th May 2013

Four winners shared Saturday night's Lotto jackpot of £3.5 million, Camelot have said.

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Deputy Speaker held on sex charges

10:58pm Saturday 4th May 2013

Deputy House of Commons Speaker and Conservative MP Nigel Evans has been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of rape.

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Britain dodges triple-dip slump

9:43am Thursday 25th April 2013

The UK has avoided an unprecedented triple-dip recession after the economy grew by a better-than-expected 0.3% at the start of the year, official figures have revealed.

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Videogame companies shunning high street in favour of digital

10:30am Wednesday 24th April 2013

More game developers than ever before are working on games that are distributed online rather than in high street shops.

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Vigilantes 'threaten prosecutions'

5:17pm Monday 22nd April 2013

Self-proclaimed "vigilantes" posing online as underage girls to meet alleged paedophiles could threaten successful prosecutions, say police.

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Runners to honour Boston victims

3:27am Sunday 21st April 2013

Thousands of fun-runners, athletes and fundraisers will show solidarity to those affected by the Boston terror attacks as they start the London Marathon.

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Person dies in measles outbreak

11:56am Friday 19th April 2013

A person has died of suspected measles in one of the biggest epidemics in the UK for a decade.

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450 public sector jobs 'lost daily'

6:59am Wednesday 17th April 2013

Almost 450 jobs have been lost from councils and police forces across the UK every day since the coalition came to power, according to a new report.

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Tourist boss may sue forecasters

4:27pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

A tourist boss is threatening to sue weather forecasters for pessimistic predictions he claims are ruining his business.

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Parliament pays tribute to Thatcher

2:54am Wednesday 10th April 2013

Parliamentarians are gathering to pay tribute to the late Baroness Thatcher ahead of the former Prime Minister's funeral next week.

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Baroness Thatcher death - Live blog

1:41pm Monday 8th April 2013

Baroness Thatcher has died aged 87 following a stroke, it has been announced. The former prime minister, who had suffered bouts of illness for many years, was said to have died peacefully.

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Lady Thatcher dies of stroke at 87

1:54pm Monday 8th April 2013

Baroness Thatcher has died at the age of 87 following a stroke, her family has announced.

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Baroness Thatcher dies after stroke

1:36pm Monday 8th April 2013

Baroness Thatcher has died aged 87 following a stroke, it has been announced.

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Baroness Thatcher dies after stroke

12:52pm Monday 8th April 2013

Baroness Thatcher has died aged 87 following a stroke, it has been announced.

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