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A contractor working for the Home Office loses a computer memory stick containing details of tens of thousands of criminals.
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Disabled children have been wrongly held at a detention centre and families transported in cages, a report finds.
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There are more children than over-60s in Britain for the first time, official statistics reveal.
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Union body the TUC wants an extra UK bank holiday to celebrate the work of volunteers and to boost the economy.
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Nearly half a million people in developing countries earn virtual goods in online games to sell to players, a study shows.
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A teenager may have been chased by a gang of masked youths before falling to his death from a block of flats, police say.
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Trade minister Lord Jones brings together UK firms working in the sports sector and key decision makers at the Beijing Olympics.
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Paedophile and disgraced pop star Gary Glitter leaves Bangkok and is on a flight bound for London, the Foreign Office says.
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Heavy rock heavyweights Metallica and Rage Against the Machine are hailed as heroes at Kerrang!l awards.
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China and UK posts issue joint stamps to mark Olympics handover
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Olympian's audition for comedy Gavin and Stacey goes swimimingly
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Britain's Phillips Idowu has to settle for a silver medal in the Olympic triple jump after being edged out by Portugal's Nelson Evora.
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The Great Britain and US 4x100m relay teams crash out in the heats after botching their baton handovers during the heats.
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Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson win Britain's fourth sailing gold as they hold their nerve in a thrilling climax to the Star class event.
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Britain's David Davies just misses out on Olympic gold in the men's 10km swim after a brave performance at Shunyi.
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Looking forward to 2012 regatta in Dorset
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A mother describes her children's time in Yarl's Wood
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Read the funniest joke at Edinburgh festival
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What's being said at the synchronised swimming final?
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Clickable map of where GB's Olympic champions hail from
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Jo Coburn watches PM meet the troops in Afghanistan
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A 16-year-old girl, thought to be on her way to collect her GCSE results, has died after a collision with a refuse lorry.
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A woman whose child was seen shouting "stop mummy driving" is jailed for drink-driving after crashing into a fence.
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E.On and Scottish and Southern Energy are to raise gas and electricity prices by up to 29%, blaming higher wholesale costs.
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A law student is found guilty of stabbing to death a doctor who gave him lodgings and acted as his guardian.
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Gordon Brown tells British troops they are "the heroes of our country", on a surprise trip to Afghanistan.
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Former Atomic Kitten pop star Kerry Katona is declared bankrupt at the High Court after failing to meet a tax bill.
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The man who led the historic child abuse inquiry in Jersey until his retirement attacks the way the scandal has been handled.
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The national census is out of date, costly and should be scrapped immediately, a report says.
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No longer merely for getting people from A to B across a waterway, bridges are just as much about putting a place on the map and kick-starting investment.
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These unusual clouds were snapped on an August evening. What are they and how to they form?
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Obesity fears, eat your heart out - the challenge to eat a steak the size of a phone directory in one hour.
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A plane crash in Madrid which killed more than 150 people dominates many of Thursday's newspapers.
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Scans are cancelled at a Cornish hospital because of fears overweight patients may get stuck in the machine.
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A toddler died after she was found by her mother hanging by a blind cord in her bedroom, an inquest hears.
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Hundreds of people given planning permission for homes may not have been told there was a flood risk, the BBC learns.
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Sunderland bolster their forward options after signing Fulham's Northern Ireland striker David Healy.
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Scotland's police forces target rural roads in a bid to cut deaths and injuries among young drivers and bikers.
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A proposed new Tesco store in southern Scotland is recommended for refusal by planning officers.
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A couple, whose son burned down their home, are helped to rebuild their house by their local community.
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A grandmother is completing the last few miles of her round the world run on crutches after injuring her leg.
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