Gary Gibbon
Is the government playing fast and loose with the numbers?
Labour says the government has massively over-estimated how far down the track it is with infrastructure projects. Is it time for a candour deficit reduction plan?
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Gary Gibbon
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Paul Mason
The truth about low-pay Britain
Just when the media were starting to get all breathless about the “recovery” in real wages, the government’s gone and released data showing how truly and devastatingly low pay has become.
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Rosetta probe makes historic landing – after a bump or two
Stunning images and mysterious sounds are sent back by the Rosetta probe after its remarkable space-flight feat – but does it have enough power left to do its job properly?
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Touchdown! Rosetta’s Philae probe lands on comet
“This is a big step for human civilisation” – the Rosetta mission successfully lands the Philae craft on a comet.
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Cathy Newman
The UK’s fight against sexual violence must not falter
William Hague was at the forefront of battling sexual violence against women – but a change of jobs should not be allowed to scupper the campaign.
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Liam Dutton
Is the Met Office’s new supercomputer worth £97m?
The spiralling costs of severe weather events more than justify the Met Office’s massive expenditure on a new supercomputer.
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‘We won’t pay’: Cameron’s new warning to EU
David Cameron tells MPs the UK will not pay the extra £1.7bn demanded by the EU, promising to challenge it “in every way possible”.
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Response to Ebola crisis abroad faces growing criticism
The US ambassador to the United Nations condemns countries which promised support but failed to stop the spread of Ebola across west Africa.
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Record number of Britons stuck on low pay
A record 5m people in Britain are stuck on low-paid jobs, posing real problems with living costs but also risking longer term damage to the economy.
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FactCheck: who recognises Palestine?
MPs have backed a motion calling for the UK to recognise Palestine. What would it mean and are we behind the curve?
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Kenya’s president steps down to attend ICC hearing
Before appearing at the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity, Kenya’s President Kenyatta takes the unprecedented step of temporarily handing over leadership to his deputy.
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North Korea surprises South with a visit. But where’s Kim?
North Korea sends a senior delegation to South Korea as the two countries agree to reopen a dialogue. But where is Kim Jong-un? The North Korean leader has not been seen in public for weeks.
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FactCheck: another illegal war in Iraq?
British pilots could be in action over Iraq again soon. Is the legal case for military action stronger than the last time around?
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Jonathan Miller
Iraq: why this isn’t 2003 all over again
The legality of any future British air strikes on Iraq may be clear – but the justification for US intervention in neighbouring Syria is much less obvious.
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Kylie Morris
US seeks ‘bandwidth’ to deal with IS, Ebola and the Ukraine crisis
Achieving a unified approach in dealing with the threat from Islamic State is one of several challenges facing the US at the United Nations General Assembly this week.
