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FactCheck: dodgy election claims galore
It’s a new year, but old habits die hard for the spinners trading dodgy claims as the election battle begins in earnest.
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British hostage David Bolam released by Libya militants
British hostage David Bolam is set free after being held by Libyan militants for six months, after reports that a ransom was paid to secure his release.
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Alan Henning family: ‘I always thought he’d be coming home’
Alan Henning’s brother-in-law says the family’s hopes had been raised and then shattered by Islamic State militants, as David Cameron says he will “hunt down” the British aid worker’s killers.
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Alan Henning ‘pleads for his life’ in new IS recording
The wife of British hostage Alan Henning urges Islamic State to release him after she received an audio message from her husband pleading for his life.
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Is Ed Miliband ready to become prime minister?
Ed Miliband was criticised by the press after his Labour conference speech on Tuesday. Is he a prime minister in waiting?
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Last video of hostage Alan Henning before his kidnap
The men who travelled to Syria with Islamic State hostage Alan Henning praise his commitment to the humanitarian cause in a video tribute they filmed on Christmas Day 2013, a day before his kidnap.
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Charity hails ‘biggest breakthrough’ in patients’ rights
Jeremy Hunt accepts that hospitals should tell patients if they suffer significant harm at the hands of medics. It comes after decades of campaigning from patients’ groups.
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Why are we worse off than our parents? – on #c4news
Jobs. Housing. Benefits. Protests. Is this generation getting a raw deal, and will they accept it? A special series on Channel 4 News next week.
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UK floods: more money pledged as army sent in
The communities secretary, Eric Pickles, announces the government will spend an extra £130m to bolster Britain’s flood defences, as the army is finally deployed to help in Somerset.
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Police chief charged over shooting of unarmed man
Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Sir Peter Fahy is to be charged for safety breaches over the shooting of Anthony Grainger – but the marksman who took the fatal shot will face no action.
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Tributes paid to ‘true gentleman’ Paul Goggins MP
Paul Goggins, the Labour MP and former minister, has died, a week after he collapsed while jogging.
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Twelve comedians who didn’t go to Oxbridge
Comedian Bob Mortimer says there are too many prominent Oxbridge alumni in the broadcasting and entertainment industries, but there are plenty of others who have still managed to break through.
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Labour MP has emergency surgery after collapsing
Paul Goggins undergoes emergency surgery after collapsing while out jogging in Manchester.
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UK soldier arrested under terrorism act over ‘nail bomb’
A serving UK soldier has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after a “suspicious device”, reported to be a nail bomb, was found at a house in Manchester.
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Tackling a history of violence: Clare’s Law expanded
Clare’s Law, a pilot scheme to protect women from domestic violence by a partner, is to be extended in England and Wales from March 2014.