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Cameron rushes to ill father's bedside

Nick Clegg will defend the prime minister's decision to employ Andy Coulson this lunchtime, as David Cameron heads off to France to be by the bedside of his ill father.

David Cameron is flying to France to be with his ill father

Pressure grows for reform of murder law

The pressure for Britain's murder law to become more flexible is growing, after the second director of public prosecutions (DPP) in a row came out in favour of reform.

Public prosecutors are advocating radical changes to murder laws

Taxpayer's union expenses rile Tory MP

Trade union officials are under fire from a Conservative MP who has unveiled nearly £40,000 of expenses, paid by the taxpayer, spent on senior 'union barons'.

Three 'secret meetings' costing taxpayers money have been highlighted by Priti Patel

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TUC: Cuts will incite 'poll tax'-scale revolt

The government's push for deficit reduction will lead to public unrest on the same scale as during Margaret Thatcher's failed attempt to introduce a poll tax, the Trades Union Congress has argued.

The TUC has raised the spectre of Margaret Thatcher's ill-fated poll tax

Lawyers withhold Tomlinson post-mortem

A third post-mortem of Ian Tomlinson, the man who died after being pushed to the ground at G20 protests last year, has been withheld from the coroner.

Video footage shows Ian Tomlinson falling to the ground

SNP gears up for election

The Scottish National party (SNP) has detailed its programme for government for the last year before Scottish elections take place in May next year.

Alex Salmond is to lay out his government's plans, with one eye on the Scottish elections next year

Cable wary of Diamond appointment

Vince Cable has responded with caution to the appointment of "casino" banker Bob Diamond as Barclays' next chief executive.

Vince Cable may not get his wish to split up the banks

Shelter issues damning verdict on 'rogue landlords'

Over 90% of environmental health officers (EHOs) have encountered private landlords who routinely harass or illegally evict their tenants, an investigation by the charity Shelter has claimed.

A significant number of private landlords are failing in their responsibilities, according to Shelter

Phone hacking row prompts law review

The law concerning tapping into or hacking mobile phones will be the subject of a review by the home affairs select committee.

Phone hacking: Inquiry into law

Yates welcomes inquiry into phone hacking investigation

The assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan police has said he would welcome an inquiry into the original investigation on phone hacking at News of the World.

'Yates of the Yard' goes to Westminster

Acrimony lingers over Audit Commission demise

Eric Pickles has defended his decision to scrap the Audit Commission, telling the Commons the local government spending watchdog made "errors of judgement".

Eric Pickles proposes a mutualisation of the Audit Commission

Ed Miliband offers Lib Dems anti-tuition fee alliance

Ed Miliband has attempted to split the Liberal Democrats from their coalition partners by promising to support Lib Dem MPs who rebel against any increase in tuition fees.

Ed Miliband's statement may affect the outcome of the contest with brother David

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Speakers Corner

Comment: Why we should end the sex education opt-out

It's difficult to be critical when there's a new baby in the family - but one of the toughest problems facing modern Britain remains the dramatically high figures for teenage pregnancy.

Chris Bryant is Labour's MP for the Rhondda

Sketch: Labour wobblers' hacking horrors

The phone-tapping row has forced MPs to confront a truth more horrifying than many have ever encountered: that someone might actually be listening to them.

Who knows who may be listening

Comment: Phone hacking, journalism and the free market

The row over phone hacking at the News of the World reveals why we need journalism to be state-funded.


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PCS Unison joint working

Two of the UK's biggest public sector unions, UNISON and PCS, representing 1.7 million workers, have pledged to forge a powerful alliance to fight back against the coalition government's cuts to jobs and services.

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