Three whooping cough baby deaths

29 November 2012 Last updated at 19:03 ET Three babies died from whooping cough in October as one of the worst outbreaks of the disease in decades continues, Health Protection Agency figures for England and Wales show. It brings the number...

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No action over Griffin B&B tweet

29 November 2012 Last updated at 19:52 ET BNP leader Nick Griffin will not face any action after he put the address of a gay couple who won a landmark court ruling on Twitter. A court ruled Berkshire B&B owner had discriminated against...

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Egypt assembly backs constitution

30 November 2012 Last updated at 02:56 ET Egypt's Islamist-dominated constituent assembly has approved a draft constitution, as the judiciary threatens to dissolve it amid a power struggle with President Mohammed Morsi. The draft will now be...

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UN upgrades Palestinians' status

30 November 2012 Last updated at 02:45 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. There was applause as the result of the vote was confirmed The UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to recognise Palestine...

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Supermarkets agree to prices code

30 November 2012 Last updated at 03:54 ET Eight supermarkets have agreed to ensure that special offers and price promotions are fair. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has been investigating the way prices are displayed, advertised and promoted...

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Labour in triple by-election win

30 November 2012 Last updated at 04:23 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Nigel Farage: "UKIP's issues are connecting more and more with people" Labour has won three by-elections, holding Croydon...

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Press 'need to act' after Leveson

30 November 2012 Last updated at 04:37 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. David Cameron: "I'm not convinced... that statute is necessary" The press has been urged to take action over Leveson Inquiry...

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Proposals to cut energy use due

28 November 2012 Last updated at 19:00 ET By Roger Harrabin Environment analyst The UK government is considering paying firms for cutting electricity use as part of plans to try to save energy and reduce costs. It is one of a number of proposals...

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Lib Dems 'might ditch' data bill

28 November 2012 Last updated at 20:37 ET By James Landale Deputy political editor The Lib Dems are considering their support for government plans to give the police new powers to monitor email and internet use, the BBC has learned. Party...

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UKBA 'failed to check' tip-offs

28 November 2012 Last updated at 21:46 ET Thousands of overseas students may have been allowed to stay in Britain illegally because UK Border Agency (UKBA) staff failed to check out tip-offs about them, a report has revealed. When non-EU students...

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Rush to finish Egypt constitution

29 November 2012 Last updated at 01:34 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. President Mursi's decree has sparked huge protests across Egypt The assembly writing a new Egyptian constitution says it hopes...

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Voters go to by-election polls

29 November 2012 Last updated at 02:41 ET Voting has started in three parliamentary by-elections. The contests are in Croydon North, Middlesbrough and Rotherham, with polling stations closing at 22:00 GMT and the results due a few hours later....

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Concern over salt level in cheese

29 November 2012 Last updated at 02:52 ET Large amounts of unnecessary salt are being added to cheese, the health pressure group Consensus Action on Salt and Health (Cash), has warned. The group analysed 722 cheese portions of 30g each and...

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Leveson media report findings due

29 November 2012 Last updated at 04:33 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Inquiry highlights: The parents of Milly Dowler were among those who gave evidence Lord Justice Leveson is set to publish...

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Call to build homes on open land

27 November 2012 Last updated at 20:23 ET Increasing the amount of developed land by a third would address the housing shortage, according to Planning Minister Nick Boles. He told BBC Newsnight building on another 2-3% of the land in England...

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Rail commuters face 6% fare rise

27 November 2012 Last updated at 22:29 ET Some rail commuters in England will face a rise of nearly 6% for their season tickets next year. Fares in England, Scotland and Wales will go up by 4.2% on average. Last month, the PM intervened to...

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Don't curb freedom, Leveson urged

28 November 2012 Last updated at 03:06 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Conor Burns MP: ''Statutory regulation should be an absolute last resort'' More than 80 MPs and peers have urged the man...

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Alcohol minimum price details due

28 November 2012 Last updated at 03:26 ET By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News Ministers are to unveil plans later for a minimum price for alcohol in England and Wales as part of a drive to tackle problem drinking. The Home Office...

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Twin blasts shake Damascus suburb

28 November 2012 Last updated at 04:05 ET At least 29 people have been killed and many injured by two car bomb explosions in a south-eastern district of Syria's capital, Damascus, activists say. The Sana news agency said "terrorists" were behind...

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'Justice cheated' by Cyril Smith

28 November 2012 Last updated at 04:34 ET The failure to charge Sir Cyril Smith with sex abuse means "justice has been cheated", a solicitor representing one of his alleged victims has said. On Tuesday Greater Manchester Police (GMP) acknowledged...

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Met domestic violence crackdown

28 November 2012 Last updated at 04:44 ET Police in London have arrested 264 people at the start of a week-long crackdown on domestic violence. Officers carried out a series of raids across the capital earlier as part of the operation to stop people...

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Minor injuries compensation axed

26 November 2012 Last updated at 20:36 ET Violent crime victims who suffer minor injuries will not get compensation under changes which have come into effect in England, Wales and Scotland. Victims who suffer injuries including a broken nose,...

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Floods continue to threaten homes

27 November 2012 Last updated at 03:07 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. In North Yorkshire, more than fifty houses in Pickering are under threat from rising water levels Residents in up to 500 properties...

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