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Defence strategy at risk after cuts, warn MPs
MPs warn that cuts to Britain’s stretched Armed Forces may leave them unable to deal with the unexpected, reducing the Government’s future defence strategy to little more than a “wish list”.
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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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DVLA form ‘nudges’ drivers to donate organs
From tomorrow people will have to answer questions about organ donation before they can complete their driving licence application through the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency website.
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Louise Mensch comes clean on Morgan, drugs and bad dancing
From a family holiday in Disney World, Florida, Louise Mensch issues an apology to CNN’s embattled celebrity anchor Piers Morgan, and reveals a colourful past.
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FactCheck: Did Piers Morgan boast about phone hacking?
Piers Morgan has demanded an apology from MP Louise Mensch for her allegations that he boated in his book The Insider of phone hacking to win Scoop of the Year. Was Mensch right about Morgan or was it a smear?
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FactCheck: Digging up the truth on Spads
Tuesday was a good day to bury bad news. Like the Government’s increasing reliance on Special Advisers, as FactCheck discovered.
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FactCheck: Is Fox jumping the gun on Army cuts?
The claim Will the Secretary of State confirm whether he has any plans to reduce the size of the Army post-2015?
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Former First Lady Betty Ford dies
The former US First Lady Betty Ford, whose triumph over drug and alcohol addiction became a beacon of hope for addicts and the inspiration for her clinic in California, has died aged 93.
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Libraries latest battleground in legal fight against cuts
A leading public interest lawyer tells Channel 4 News the Government should expect more legal challenges against spending cuts, following a court battle over library closures in Gloucestershire.
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Will Facebook facial recognition tool invade our privacy?
Facebook admits it “should have been more clear” about the launch of a facial recognition tool, as users tell Channel 4 News the software feels “creepy” and “like surveillance”.
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Is sky the limit for Apple’s new iCloud?
Apple’s new iCloud service, launched amid the razzmatazz that traditionally accompanies new Apple products, aims to be another game-changer for what is now the world’s biggest tech company.
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Cameron agrees to send Apaches to Libya
Britain steps up its role in Libya by agreeing to deploy four attack helicopters amid claims that the Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi is increasingly paranoid and “on the run”.
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Heart disease and stroke risk halved with ‘polypill’
The first international trial of a combined pill to prevent several serious conditions indicates significant benefits over the long-term at a cost of just 10p per day.
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Supermarkets set to expand 20 percent by 2014
New figures obtained by Channel 4 News show that Britain’s supermarkets are in the middle of an unprecedented expansion drive, with a new one or an expansion opening every day, writes Siobhan Kennedy.
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US ups pressure on Pakistan over bin Laden investigation
US President Barack Obama has said he suspects al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had support within Pakistan, but the nature of that support is not yet known.