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Union leaders are to meet David Cameron to raise their concerns over the coalition government's cuts programme.
Official figures show cuts to local council funding are on average four times deeper in the poorest areas of the country than the best off, Labour said today.
Higher education budget could lose £400m as universities minister David Willetts calls for 'serious efficiency savings'
More bad news for Labour following its crushing defeat by the independent Lutfur Rahman in the mayoral election in October.
Prime minister says Britain is standing united with biggest European countries to stop spending 'getting out of control'
The campaign to reform Britain’s voting system has been boosted by a new opinion poll showing that a majority of the public supports change.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has said the United States is conducting an "aggressive" and "illegal" investigation into him and his website.
Campaigning has begun in Oldham East and Saddleworth after it was confirmed a by-election will take place in the constituency on 13 January.
Students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland who go to university in Scotland could face annual fees of up to £6,000, the BBC has learned.
A Labour ex-cabinet minister's call for hard drugs to be decriminalised was dismissed as "irresponsible" by the party leadership today.
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