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Expenses inquiry clears Tory Duncan

Shadow prisons minister Alan Duncan has been cleared of wrongly claiming tens of thousands of pounds in mortgage interest payments on his second home.Read

Soldier killed in Afghanistan blast

A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan.Read

BA cabin crew launch legal action

British Airways cabin crew have launched legal action against changes which they say will harm the health and well-being of both staff and passengers.Read

Tributes to Afghan shooting victims

Tributes have been paid to the five "men of courage" killed when an Afghan policeman turned his gun on British soldiers.Read

Bank pumps extra £25bn into economy

Rate-setters have elected to pump an extra £25 billion into the economy amid concerns over getting the UK's faltering recovery out of recession.Read

Mum challenges council spy powers

A mother-of-three has branded a council "ludicrous and completely outrageous" as she took the authority to court for using controversial powers to spy on her family.Read

Shannon's 'aunt' jailed for fraud

The 'aunt' of abducted schoolgirl Shannon Matthews has been jailed for a year after she admitted benefit fraud amounting to more than £35,000.Read

MP cleared of expenses rules breach

Shadow prisons minister Alan Duncan has been cleared of wrongly claiming tens of thousands of pounds in mortgage interest payments on his second home.Read

'Cash for bangers' boosts car sales

New car sales soared last month as buyers continued to take advantage of the Government's "cash for bangers" car scrappage scheme.Read

Soldiers killed by 'rogue' recruit

Military figures have said that security problems were rife in the Afghan police in the wake of a bloody attack by one "rogue" recruit which claimed five lives.Read

Report highlights workplace stress

Stress, anxiety and depression in the workplace is costing employers billions of pounds, the NHS watchdog warned.Read

600 UN staff relocated after attack

The United Nations has said it is temporarily relocating more than half its staff in Afghanistan following last week's deadly Taliban attack.Read

Payne calls for sentencing clarity

Sentencing judges should spell out the exact amount of time a criminal is likely to spend in prison, Victims' Champion Sara Payne has said.Read

Shannon aunt facing jail for fraud

An aunt of abducted schoolgirl Shannon Matthews is facing jail after admitting benefit fraud.Read

Cameron accused over Europe policy

The Tories have been facing a major backlash from European leaders as David Cameron was accused by a leading French minister of "castrating" Britain's influence in Brussels.Read

First World War records go online

The army service records of more than two million British soldiers who served during the First World War have been published online for the first time.Read

Quantitative easing rise expected

The Bank of England could set off fiscal "fireworks" amid expectations that up to another £50 billion will be pumped into the economy.Read

Warning over carbon 'double whammy'

Environmental campaigners have claimed the Government' "obsession" with carbon trading as a solution to climate change is "irresponsible and dangerous" and could trigger a sub-prime style financial collapse.Read

Afghan police infiltrated: military

Military figures have said that security problems were rife in the Afghan police in the wake of a bloody attack by one "rogue" recruit which claimed five lives.Read

Cabin crew row goes to High Court

A row over new employment contracts for thousands of British Airways cabin crew will switch to the High Court when a union will start legal action against the airline.Read