'Major failures' over rail deal

30 January 2013 Last updated at 19:05 ET The fiasco over the collapse of the West Coast Main Line franchise deal was the result of "irresponsible decisions", an MPs' committee has said. The transport committee blamed "major failures" at the...

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MPs condemn plan to scrap GCSEs

30 January 2013 Last updated at 20:52 ET By Sean Coughlan BBC News education correspondent The government's plan to scrap GCSEs in key subjects in England has been strongly criticised by MPs. The Education Select Committee voiced concerns...

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Many A&Es 'not sharing crime data'

30 January 2013 Last updated at 23:59 ET By Branwen Jeffreys Health correspondent, BBC News A coalition pledge to make hospitals share violent crime data with police is being carried out in only a third of areas in England, an audit shows....

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'Millions' face council tax rise

31 January 2013 Last updated at 03:00 ET Millions of the poorest households face council tax rises because most councils in England will pass on a 10% benefit funding cut, research suggests. A typical bill will rise from April by between £100...

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Russia concern at Israeli 'strike'

31 January 2013 Last updated at 03:21 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Israel has not commented on reports of an attack on Wednesday Russia has expressed concern at an alleged Israeli attack on...

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French forces take key Mali town

31 January 2013 Last updated at 03:57 ET French forces have secured the northern Malian town of Kidal, the last main stronghold of Islamist rebels in the region, military officials say. Militant Islamist fighters had already left the town,...

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PM 'will keep defence funds pledge'

31 January 2013 Last updated at 04:25 ET David Cameron is to stick to a pledge to increase defence spending in real terms after 2015, it has emerged. The prime minister made the pledge in 2010, at a time when the coalition thought the structural...

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Syria being destroyed, says envoy

29 January 2013 Last updated at 20:37 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Opposition activists have blamed government forces for the killings The conflict in Syria has reached "unprecedented levels...

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Cameron visiting Algeria for talks

29 January 2013 Last updated at 21:10 ET David Cameron is to visit Algeria later in the wake of the hostage crisis that left up to six Britons dead. The UK prime minister will hold talks with his counterpart and the president. Mr Cameron will...

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Brazil fire 'caused by flares'

29 January 2013 Last updated at 21:47 ET The chief investigator in the southern Brazilian city of Santa Maria has said that cheap fireworks meant for outdoor use caused a deadly nightclub fire. The death toll in Sunday's blaze reached 235 people...

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Stiff upper lip 'harms cancer fight'

29 January 2013 Last updated at 21:52 ET By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online The UK's "stiff upper lip" culture may explain why it lags behind other countries when it comes to beating cancer, say experts. Researchers, who surveyed...

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French 'enter Mali rebel town'

30 January 2013 Last updated at 04:21 ET French forces say they have entered Kidal in the north of Mali, the last major town they have yet to secure in their drive against Islamist militants. French forces now control Kidal airport after a...

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Police face recruitment shake-up

30 January 2013 Last updated at 04:30 ET Plans to allow police forces in England and Wales to recruit senior officers from outside the service are to be detailed by the government shortly. The plans would mean Army officers and business leaders,...

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Tesco blames supplier over horsemeat

30 January 2013 Last updated at 04:37 ET Meat in Tesco burgers which was found to contain horse DNA did not come from a list of "approved suppliers", the supermarket has claimed. Following an internal investigation, the supermarket chain said...

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Greek minister eyes 2014 recovery

28 January 2013 Last updated at 19:59 ET By Mark Lowen BBC News, Athens Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Greece's Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras says 2013 will be the last year of recession ...

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New Iraq abuse cases go to court

28 January 2013 Last updated at 23:10 ET New allegations of abuse by British troops in Iraq will be heard by the High Court later. Lawyers for 192 Iraqis will push for a public inquiry into British detention practices between 2003 and 2008. ...

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UK troops set for EU Mali mission

29 January 2013 Last updated at 02:42 ET The UK is expected to agree to send troops to train forces in Mali, as part of a joint EU mission, at a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday. Number 10 said David Cameron spoke to French President Francois...

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Nursery ratios raised to cut fees

29 January 2013 Last updated at 03:16 ET By Hannah Richardson BBC News education reporter Nurseries and childminders in England are to be allowed to look after more children per adult in an attempt to cut childcare costs and boost standards....

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Six years for Bali drugs Briton

29 January 2013 Last updated at 04:14 ET A British man has been jailed for six years in Bali for drug offences. Julian Ponder, 43, from Brighton, was cleared of smuggling but was convicted of possessing 23g of cocaine which carried a maximum...

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Boundaries vote to split coalition

29 January 2013 Last updated at 04:26 ET The Conservatives are facing possible defeat as Labour and Lib Dem MPs team up to vote down proposals redraw constituency boundaries before 2015. The two coalition parties have been in dispute since...

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Murdoch apology over Scarfe cartoon

29 January 2013 Last updated at 04:45 ET Rupert Murdoch has apologised for a "grotesque, offensive cartoon" printed in the Sunday Times that has led to complaints of anti-Semitism. The cartoon, by Gerald Scarfe, appears to depict Israeli PM...

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'Shock' at cyclists' crash deaths

27 January 2013 Last updated at 23:08 ET Residents have spoken of their shock at the deaths of two cyclists in an apparent hit-and-run crash in Hanham near Bristol. A man and a woman, believed to be on a tandem, were killed on Lower Hanham...

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Green Deal loans scheme to launch

27 January 2013 Last updated at 23:44 ET Householders are to be offered long-term loans to help make their homes more energy efficient and cut bills under a new government scheme. Ministers say the Green Deal, which launches on Monday, will...

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Brazil mourns nightclub fire dead

28 January 2013 Last updated at 02:21 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The BBC's Garry Duffy says there is a sense of national shock in Brazil Brazil has declared three days of national mourning...

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HS2 northern route stations revealed

28 January 2013 Last updated at 03:33 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. George Osborne: "I think it is the engine for growth in the north and the midlands" Details of the next phase of the £32bn...

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