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Scots referendum: how democratic is the process?
A simple majority in this referendum will decide whether Britain breaks up or not – and our legislature will have had no say whatever in what could be a major constitutional change.
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Are you voting in Scotland on Thursday? Then read this – 10 things you need to know about the referendum vote (but may have been scared to ask).
A simple majority in this referendum will decide whether Britain breaks up or not – and our legislature will have had no say whatever in what could be a major constitutional change.
The brother of the British man who was murdered by Islamic state militants says his life was about love, not hatred.
Five-year-old cancer patient Ashya King is set to receive proton beam treatment in Prague.
A YouGov poll puts the yes and no camps almost neck and neck, as Chancellor George Osborne promises new powers if Scotland stays in the union.
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Given what the doctors had told the judiciary about the medical plight of Ashya King, we should be grateful that the authorities acted swiftly to ensure he was returned to hospital.
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Following their release from prison the parents of five-year-old brain tumour patient Ashya King arrive at the Malaga hospital where he is being treated.
The parents of brain tumour boy Ashya King have been released from Soto del Real prison near Madrid.
Doctors treating Ashya King have defended their decision not to send the five-year-old for proton beam therapy.
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Conservative Party MP Douglas Carswell resigns as an MP and defects to Ukip, saying principles are more important than political careers. David Cameron describes his departure as “deeply regrettable”.
South Yorkshire police and crime commissioner Shaun Wright resigns from the Labour Party – but insists he will not leave his post.