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Police commissioners register needed to 'guard against mavericks', say MPs
- Ministers are failing to properly monitor the salaries and professional standards of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), MPs have warned.
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Anglesey council: Ministers hand control back to councillors
- The Welsh government has announced the end of its intervention in the running of Anglesey council.
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Woolwich attack: Killed man 'in armed forces'
- A man killed in a suspected terrorist attack in south-east London was a member of the armed forces, senior Whitehall sources have confirmed.
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NHS A&E departments 'left unsafe by political meddling'
- Family doctors are not prepared to shore up an emergency healthcare system left unsafe by "political meddling", a GP leader is to warn.
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Tuition fees 'could be limited to £6,000'
- Tuition fees in England could be limited to £6,000 per year and remain cost-neutral to universities and the Treasury, a study commissioned by the Million+ group of universities says.
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Call for 'value for money' Scottish public sector pay-offs
- About 14,000 public sector employees have taken voluntary redundancy or early retirement in the past two years in Scotland at a cost of about £550m.
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Cameron hails tax 'turning point' after Google criticisms
- David Cameron has called a Europe-wide agreement on tackling tax avoidance as a "turning point", after Google's boss urged politicians to "sort" the system.
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UKIP donor Demetri Marchessini quits after controversy over views on women
- A UKIP donor who said unmarried mothers should be "given a good smack" has said he will give no more money to the party because of the controversy about his views.
Two win sickness benefit test legal challenge
- Two people with mental health problems have won a legal challenge against the government tests for sickness benefit.
Nick Clegg vows to introduce lobbying register by 2015
- Nick Clegg has insisted he remains committed to a statutory register of lobbyists to help clean up politics.
IMF: UK 'long way from recovery'
- The UK economy is still a long way from "a strong and sustainable recovery", the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned.
Greg Mulholland MP regrets Twitter gay marriage vote abuse
- An MP has said he regrets using strong language to a constituent in a message on the social networking site Twitter about the gay marriage vote.
Royal Glamorgan hospital could lose specialist services
- The Royal Glamorgan hospital in Llantrisant could stop treating the most serious accident and emergency cases as part of a major NHS shake-up in south Wales.
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MP Eric Joyce arrested at Edinburgh Airport
- Scots MP Eric Joyce has been arrested in connection with an alleged breach of the peace at Edinburgh Airport.
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Eight arrested over Birkby fatal house fire
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Britvic to close Belfast factory with up to 20 job losses
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Man who tried to smuggle rare corals and clams jailed
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Stephen Fry to curate Royal Opera House festival
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