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Feb 9 2012
12:29am		PM Backs Beleaguered Lansley's NHS Reforms
David Cameron rejected criticisms of his Health Secretary ahead of his under-fire NHS reforms returning to the House of Lords.... more
Feb 8 2012
10:48pm		Phone Hacking: Nine More Settle Actions
Another nine claimants have settled their actions over the News Of The World phone-hacking scandal, the High Court has heard.... more
Feb 8 2012
10:48pm		Hester Breaks Silence Over RBS Bonus Row
The head of the Royal Bank of Scotland has broken his silence and written a memo to his staff describing the recent furore over his bonus as "discomforting at least".... more
Feb 8 2012
9:07pm		Analysis: 'Car Crash' Health Sec Under Fire
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley - perhaps more than any other member of the Cabinet - has learned the hard way that Government can be difficult.... more
Feb 8 2012
8:06pm		Argentina Turns To UN Over Falklands Row
Argentina has vowed to complain formally to the United Nations about Britain sending one of its most modern warships to the Falkland Islands.... more
Feb 8 2012
7:25pm		Care Cuts Making Elderly Suffer, Warn MPs
Elderly patients are suffering a lower quality of life due to cuts to social care funding, a powerful committee of MPs has warned.... more
Feb 8 2012
1:39pm		May Vows To Continue Efforts To Deport Qatada
Home Secretary Theresa May has said the Government will continue efforts to deport radical Muslim preacher Abu Qatada after a judge ruled he should be released on bail.... more
Feb 8 2012
1:39pm		Defence Cuts 'May Leave Britain Ineffective'
Britain's parliamentary defence committee is warning that it may no longer be possible to conduct operations such as the intervention in Libya last year after severe cuts imposed by a £39bn debt in the Ministry of Defence.... more
Feb 8 2012
1:39pm		Controversial NHS Reform Bill Back In Lords
The Health and Social Care Bill is expected to receive a rough ride when it returns to the House of Lords today amid an ongoing row over the coalition's planned reforms.... more
Feb 8 2012
1:39pm		Care Cuts Make Elderly Suffer, Warn MPs
Elderly patients are suffering a lower quality of life due to cuts to social care funding, a powerful committee of MPs has warned.... more
Feb 8 2012
7:54am		Labour Calls For Banks To Cut Bonuses
Labour has called for all British banks to cut bonuses after public pressure led Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester to waive his near £1m payout.... more
Feb 8 2012
1:49am		Calls To Make Stalking A Criminal Offence
The law to protect stalking victims is "not fit for purpose" and must be fundamentally reformed, an independent parliamentary inquiry has concluded.... more
Feb 7 2012
11:26pm		Will Miliband's Bonus Bashing Pay Off?
Ed Miliband's war on bonuses continues apace - spurred on by the shuffling retreat of Network Rail executives and RBS boss Stephen Hester.... more
Feb 7 2012
10:25pm		'FA Right Over Terry - Even If Capello Quits'
The FA's decision to strip John Terry of the England captaincy is being backed by the Government - even if it leads to Fabio Capello quitting as national team manager.... more
Feb 7 2012
10:25pm		Bank Bonus Watch: Who Could Receive £11.5m?
Sky bonus watch - find out which bankers and executives have been given pay-outs, and who has turned them down.... more
Feb 7 2012
9:04pm		BP Boss Defends Bonus Culture In The City
The boss of BP has defended the City's bonus culture ahead of a Commons debate in which Labour will blame big payouts for damaging the economy.... more
Feb 7 2012
7:22pm		Preacher Abu Qatada To Be Released On Bail
Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, who was once dubbed "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe", will be released from prison within days after being granted bail.... more
Feb 7 2012
7:22pm		Ian Paisley Admitted To Intensive Care
Reverend Ian Paisley has been admitted to intensive care with severe heart problems.... more
Feb 7 2012
4:59pm		Treasury Wrote Off £11bn In Unpaid Tax
Revenue and Customs wrote off almost £11bn in unpaid tax in one year, according to the first joint audit of every government department.... more
Feb 7 2012
3:14pm		Calls To Make Stalking A Criminal Offence
The law to protect stalking victims is "not fit for purpose" and must be fundamentally reformed, an independent parliamentary inquiry will conclude today.... more

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