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Tory manifesto to pledge end to Human Rights Act
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Osborne announces fuel duty freeze
Chancellor also unveils ambition for future Tory government to run budget surplus 'in good times as well as bad'- Osborne: jobless benefit conditions are 'tough love'
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Markets fall as US shutdown looms
Dow Jones lost close to 140 points as markets opened, a dip analysts think could worsen if a partial government shutdown occurs -
Google paid £11.6m UK tax last year
Search giant, which made global profits of £6.2bn in 2012, says it pays bulk of its tax where business originated - the US -
Popes to be made saints in April
Vatican hints that Pope Benedict XVI may join Pope Francis for canonisation of two predecessors in April -
Mortgage approvals hit five-year high
Bank of England says 62,226 figure is highest since February 2008, but is well below 2007 numbers -
Syrian violence spreads into Iraq
Groups fighting to establish Islamic state in Syria are increasingly dragging the wider region into chaos -
Ex-Sun reporter charged over mobile
Former journalist who handled phone after a reader contacted his newsdesk is to be charged -
Kercher murder retrial opens
Neither Amanda Knox nor co-defendant Raffaele Sollecito expected at hearing in Florence over British student's death -
Calls for changes to court process
Witnesses tell of feeling abandoned and uninformed in criminal court cases, charity report finds -
'Love has gone from state education'
Private school leader Tim Hands attacks obsession with school league tables and 'dead restraining hand' of government -
Minister: upside to global warming
Environment secretary Owen Paterson tells a fringe meeting at the Tory party conference that fewer people will die of the cold -
Duck bus firm halts tours after fire
London Duck Tours says it will not be operating until cause of fire on amphibious Thames bus is known -
Eurostar in east coast rail bid
Joint bid with Keolis - also majority owned by France's SNCF – for franchise currently run by UK government -
IPCC satisfied over Cardiff Three
Inquiry into actions of police in Lynette White murder case that ended in trial collapse was 'groundbreaking', says watchdog -
Kenyan mall attack: 39 still missing
Minister says it is possible that people are reporting the missing to the Red Cross and not to the police -
Berlusconi faces rebellion from allies
Former Italian PM declares he is 'ready to take up the battle' despite signs of rebellion in own party -
Appeal to find IRA victim's body
Brother says commission set up to locate victims needs more information, after latest search for teenager Columba McVeigh ends in failure -
'Use royal property for UK wealth'
Labour MPs will call for legal change to set crown estate to work internationally to generate wealth -
Rouhani suggests Iran-US flights
Iranian president asks authorities to look at restarting flights after more than three decades as part of thaw in relations -
Chinese air industry battles delay
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China is building new facilities, addressing inefficiencies and cracking down on false threats to help improve its appalling punctuality record -
Stonehenge visitor centre ready
Construction of museum, cafe and shop 1.5 miles from stones follows decades of scrapped plans and missed deadlines
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Picture desk live: caught green-faced
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Under the hammer: attacks on art
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Damian McBride and Best of You
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New journal for longhand letters
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King Ferdinand had double lice
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25 years in Hollywood hotel security
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Comedy gold: Dame Edna
Leo Benedictus: The secret to Dame Edna's five decades of enduring popularity? Making hard work appear effortless -
East African rail project on track
The $13.5bn line between Kigali and Mombasa in Kenya is one of several African projects aimed at improving infrastructure -
Sex repulses me; what can I do?
Sexual healing: I used to have a healthy sex drive but now it has disappeared and I am disgusted by the thought of physical intimacy
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Why I took up the cello in my 60s
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How do religions die?
Andrew Brown: Do they waste away, or get conquered by something better? Perhaps it is easier to think in terms of gods dying -
There is hope in the Horn of Africa
Villy Søvndal and Christian Friis Bach: The global community must not allow the Westgate terrorist attack to overshadow progress
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Fourth plinth contenders revealed
Commissioners are studying six ideas, but only two of the proposed sculptures will make it on to the fourth plinth
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Paris fashion week
McCartney pays homage to summer and Stella woman
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Phoebe Philo
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Top horse racing owner orders inquiry into drug seizure at Stansted
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'MOTD still sets tone for coverage'
Football: Gary Lineker has claimed the programme's critics are led by the Daily Mail and its 'anti-BBC issue' -
NFL proves the Rooney Rule works
Sean Ingle: Two black NFL coaches led their teams out at Wembley on Sunday to show how the Rooney Rule is working in America -
Premier League: 10 talking points
Guardian writers: Liverpool make the back three fashionable, Flamini is Arsenal's unsung hero and Chamakh's dive
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Is an arts degree worth the fees?
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Duck boat on fire on the Thames
A London Duck Tours boat is seen ablaze on the river Thames close to the Houses of Parliament -
ISS astronauts use robotic arm
Astronauts on the International Space Station use a robotic arm to grab an unmanned capsule
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NSA
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Live The home of all Edward Snowden and NSA related developments around the world, as the controversy continues to make headlines
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Oscars 2014: Saving Mr Banks
Our series continues with a look at an unexpectedly insightful exercise in Hollywood self-congratulation, writes David Cox -
Three Stooges film found in shed
Comedy legends' missing 1933 film restored after negative found by Australian collector -
Warner hints at more Rowling films
Trademarking of Quidditch, Newt Scamander and Beedle the Bard suggests more movies in the Harry Potter universe
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College hits Condé Nast figures
Pre-tax profits at the Vogue publisher fell nearly 40% last year after opening an elite fashion college in central London -
Shorts: the big trend of summer 2013
Hadley Freeman: Shorts – notably denim hotpants – overtook skirts this year. All credit to Alexa Chung, the patron saint of shorts -
Lauren Laverne on leopard print
Leopard print has been a fashion favourite for decades. But beware – it works best if kept on a leash, says Lauren Laverne
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Daunted by India? Don't be
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Red Star Line's Atlantic crossings
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Fronds with benefits
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Five promising new indie games
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Microsoft's Ballmer gives final speech
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Siri attempts to 'rickroll' the world
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