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• Campaign grows against cuts that would shut 375 libraries
• Lord Goldsmith: Blair did not reflect legal advice on Iraq war
• Striker charged over sex assault
• Your reforms could destroy the NHS, MPs tell Cameron
• Bombing at City of Culture office
• Inflation leaps to a two-year high
• Tory peer in court over expenses claims
• I will go where Blair feared to tread, says PM
• Call for equality of sexes in royal succession
• Coalition plan to ban cheap alcohol
• Thousands mourn honeymoon murder victim
• Clegg backs Coulson investigation
• Honeymooner Michaela McAreavey's murder an 'evil act' mourners told
• Wikileaks to 'disclose tax dodge files'
• Woman jailed for false rape claims
• Court threat to Parliament Square protesters
• Derry blast 'attack on city's future'
• 7/7 survivor describes seeing friend's body
• Jurors warned over peer's expenses trial
• Schizophrenic detained for killing his brother
• 'Kiss and tell' policy dumped
• Three killed as van hits car
• We cannot afford not to reform NHS, says David Cameron
• Coulson 'embarrassed' over phone hacking row
• Jobcentre Plus call centre staff to strike
• Child victims of sexual exploitation are 'forgotten'
• Cameron to focus on legacy of modernisation

Campaign grows against cuts that would shut 375 libraries Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Anger against the funding bloodbath facing local libraries around the country swelled yesterday as key campaigners joined increasingly widespread protests against the cuts.

Lord Goldsmith: Blair did not reflect legal advice on Iraq war Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Tony Blair was placed under further pressure ahead of his second appearance before the Iraq Inquiry after his most senior legal adviser said last night that the former prime minister's public statements about the invasion contradicted the legal advice he had been given.

Striker charged over sex assault Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST A Scottish Premier League footballer has been charged in connection with an alleged serious sexual assault.

Your reforms could destroy the NHS, MPs tell Cameron Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST The Government's proposed health reforms are like a "tossing a grenade" under the NHS and it is uncertain if they will succeed, MPs warn today.

Bombing at City of Culture office Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST An explosive device that was left at a cultural office in the city of Londonderry early yesterday has served notice that dissident republicans remain intent on continuing their campaign of sporadic violence.

Inflation leaps to a two-year high Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Inflation is likely to jump to a two-year high today, as economists predict the headline rate will peak soon at more than 5 per cent – raising further questions about whether the Bank of England should raise interest rates faster than expected.

Tory peer in court over expenses claims Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST A former Conservative peer made "false, deceptive and misleading" claims so he could make more money in Parliamentary expenses, a court heard yesterday.

I will go where Blair feared to tread, says PM Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST David Cameron pledged to succeed where Tony Blair failed yesterday as he launched a new phase of the Coalition Government's sweeping plans to reform public services.

Call for equality of sexes in royal succession Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Three months before the royal wedding, MPs will launch a new attempt today to scrap ancient laws discriminating against women succeeding to the throne.

Coalition plan to ban cheap alcohol Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Legislation aimed at combating the sale of cheap alcohol is expected to be watered down tomorrow, leading to criticism that beer could still be sold for as little as 38p a can.

Thousands mourn honeymoon murder victim Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST The funeral of Michaela McAreavey, who was murdered a week ago while on honeymoon in Mauritius, was attended by thousands of mourners yesterday.

Clegg backs Coulson investigation Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Nick Clegg yesterday gave his public backing to an independent investigation into phone hacking at the News of the World while it was run by the Government's communications director Andy Coulson. Mr Clegg said it was "totally legitimate" for Keir Starmer, the Director of Public Prosecutions, to review evidence suggesting journalists working for Mr Coulson illegally accessed voicemails of public figures.

Honeymooner Michaela McAreavey's murder an 'evil act' mourners told Posted: 17 Jan 2011 10:03 AM PST The murder of honeymooner Michaela McAreavey was an "evil act", mourners at her funeral were told today.

Wikileaks to 'disclose tax dodge files' Posted: 17 Jan 2011 09:40 AM PST On Wednesday morning former banker Rudolf Elmer will appear before a court in Zurich for the start of a criminal trial that could see him bankrupted and imprisoned.

Woman jailed for false rape claims Posted: 17 Jan 2011 09:34 AM PST A woman was jailed for two years today for making two false allegations of rapes against four men, according to police.

Court threat to Parliament Square protesters Posted: 17 Jan 2011 08:22 AM PST Parliament Square peace protesters were threatened with court action today unless they clear their makeshift camps from the pavement area by the end of the working week.

Derry blast 'attack on city's future' Posted: 17 Jan 2011 07:59 AM PST A bomb attack on an office linked to Londonderry's term as UK City of Culture has been condemned as an attack on the city's future.

7/7 survivor describes seeing friend's body Posted: 17 Jan 2011 06:20 AM PST A 7/7 survivor was overwhelmed with emotion as she described today how she spotted her colleague lying among a pile of bodies following the explosion which ripped through a London bus.

Jurors warned over peer's expenses trial Posted: 17 Jan 2011 05:59 AM PST A judge has warned jurors about to hear the case of a former Tory peer accused of fiddling his parliamentary expenses to try the case only on the evidence.

Schizophrenic detained for killing his brother Posted: 17 Jan 2011 05:06 AM PST A paranoid schizophrenic stabbed his young brother to death just hours after community mental health workers left his house saying there was no immediate problem, a court has heard.

'Kiss and tell' policy dumped Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:37 AM PST

Three killed as van hits car Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:18 AM PST Three people were killed when a car and a van collided today.

We cannot afford not to reform NHS, says David Cameron Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:16 AM PST The Government cannot afford to delay essential reform of Britain's public services, David Cameron warned today.

Coulson 'embarrassed' over phone hacking row Posted: 17 Jan 2011 02:09 AM PST David Cameron admitted today that his communications chief Andy Coulson was "embarrassed" by the continuing row over phone-hacking at the News of the World when he was editor.

Jobcentre Plus call centre staff to strike Posted: 17 Jan 2011 01:36 AM PST Thousands of workers in Jobcentre Plus call centres are to stage a 48-hour strike this week in a row over working conditions and claims of "excessive monitoring", it was announced today.

Child victims of sexual exploitation are 'forgotten' Posted: 16 Jan 2011 11:01 PM PST Every town and city in the UK is blighted by sexual exploitation and child victims go unidentified as tell-tale signs are missed due to a lack of awareness "from frontline children's services to the corridors of Whitehall", a leading charity said today.

Cameron to focus on legacy of modernisation Posted: 16 Jan 2011 11:01 PM PST Prime Minister David Cameron will today use a high-profile speech to make clear his determination to force through rapid modernisation of Britain's public services during 2011.

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