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Former lord chief justice Lord Woolf warns of conflict between European convention on human rights and proposed British bill of rights
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, has warned that civil war could hit the country.
Peaceful demonstrations staged in Morocco but violence breaks out elsewhere in the Middle East and Chinese police crackdown on planned unrest
Hugh Muir writes on the economic impact of the Diaspora
The deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, opened his campaign to secure a Yes vote in the 5 May referendum on the alternative vote (AV) system by claiming the current system creates corrupt MPs who feel they have jobs for life.
Citizens Advice Bureaux (CABs) may be forced to close and reduce services because of cuts in funding from both local councils and central government
The British Government has been heavily criticised for allowing arms sales to a number of Arab governments that have cracked down on pro-democracy protests in recent weeks, killing scores of people and injuring thousands more in demonstrations across the region
Cash-strapped local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales failed to collect £530m in council tax in 2009-10, a BBC investigation has found.
UK retail sales rebounded in January after heavy snow caused a big drop in December sales, figures have shown.
Public confidence in the rule of law is being undermined by the actions of unaccountable judges.
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