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Gaddafi's most feared spymaster surrenders
Lindsey Hilsum blogs on the surrender of Abdullah Senussi, the most feared enforcer of Colonel Gaddafi’s regime.
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Library campaigners win legal challenge
A judge rules that Somerset and Gloucestershire county councils failed to take account of their “equalities duties” when pushing through plans to close libraries.
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Number of children on antipsychotic drugs doubles
The number of children – some as young as five – being prescribed powerful antipsychotic drugs has doubled in the past 10 years, according to an investigation by Channel 4 News.
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Dale Farm seige is finally over
Residents and supporters at Dale Farm walk off the site, saying they were leaving “with dignity and heads held high”. Our Social Affairs Correspondent, Jackie Long, reports from Basildon.
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Liam Fox hits out at ‘vindictive’ media
Former defence secretary Liam Fox says his treatment by some sections of the media has been characterised by “personal vindictiveness, even hatred”.
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Patients struck off GP lists ‘without warning’
Some GPs are striking patients off practice lists without warning and breaking NHS rules, according to the health service ombudsman.
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How readable are this year’s Booker Prize books?
This year’s Booker Prize chair courted controversy when she revealed her panel was looking for “readable” books. We asked members of the Channel 4 newsroom what they thought of the shortlist.
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Untouched: the hospital food that goes to waste
The NHS is spending more than £22m a year on hospital meals that simply get thrown away.
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The remote hope for preventing Alzheimer’s
Channel 4 News Science Correspondent Tom Clarke meets the world’s largest community with inherited Alzheimer’s. The group, in a remote Colombian village, is at the centre of groundbreaking research.
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SNP to reveal Scottish budget
As Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney prepares to reveal the SNP’s first budget since its massive election victory, opposition leaders say the party must prove it can afford its pledges.
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Travellers deny eviction battle will turn violent
The Dale Farm travellers say they won’t resort to violence to save their homes, as a UN committee condemns plans to evict them.
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British couple die on Morocco holiday
Four children are left orphaned after both of their parents died in separate falls days apart on a family holiday in Morocco.
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Evacuations as flash flooding hits Yorkshire
Homes and businesses were forced to evacuate in Goole, East Yorkshire after torrential rain and high winds caused flash flooding.
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Thousands of charities face funding cuts
Thousands of charities and voluntary groups across England are facing cuts worth more than £100m, according to new figures, casting doubt on David Cameron’s vision for a Big Society.
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Cautious optimism over US debt deal prospects
Last-gasp negotiations to stave off an economic disaster in the United States are continuing, with the Senate Democratic leader says he is “cautiously optimistic”.
