The European Parliament voted through a budget rise yesterday that will cost Britain an extra £900 million next year—on the day George Osborne announced deep cuts to public spending.
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October 20th, 2010
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October 19th, 2010
As second marriages account for 40 per cent of weddings, a growing number of couples want to turn back the fertility clock.
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October 19th, 2010
A charity's offer to pay drug addicts to be sterilised could place an unfair burden on the NHS, critics have said.
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October 19th, 2010
Violent films and video games really do numb the brains of teenagers, with repeated viewings making them less sensitive to aggression, according to a new study.
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October 19th, 2010
The sale of meat and milk from the offspring of cloned farm animals is set to be backed by EU Commissioners despite mass consumer opposition.
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October 19th, 2010
An independent review finds avoidable errors led to the wrong organs being removed from 21 NHS donors in the UK.
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October 19th, 2010
Cancer patients who have to endure excruciating procedures on a daily basis may be able to lessen their pain?by being transported to Zambia.
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October 19th, 2010
Shoplifters cost UK stores ?4.4bn in the year to the end of June, a survey of 42,000 European retailers suggests.
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October 19th, 2010
Women bishops in the Church of England are under threat after the results of elections to its governing body showed a swing against their consecration.
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October 19th, 2010
A review of the divorce system is set to push for the introduction of a system of no-fault marriage break-up.