Kylie Morris
Nebraska votes to abolish death penalty
Nebraska becomes the first conservative state to abolish the death penalty in more than 40 years.
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Cancer breakthrough after ‘spectacular’ melanoma results
Experts have hailed a new era for cancer treatments after “spectacular” results were achieved in treating skin cancer by harnessing the body’s immune system to attack malignant cells.
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Yvette Cooper attacks Labour rivals over ‘Tory manifesto’
Labour leadership contender Yvette Cooper has hit out her rivals with a warning that the party will not win back power simply by “swallowing the Tory manifesto”.
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Cameron tours Europe as referendum bill unveiled
David Cameron begins his whistle-stop tour to meet European leaders, as he begins talks on the “substantive” changes he wants ahead of the UK’s referendum on EU membership.
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#Bressure: pressure to breastfeed ‘has gone too far’
Some new mothers say the pressure to breastfeed – reinforced by the craze for breastfeeding selfies, or “brelfies” – is making those who feed their children by bottle feel like failures.
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Kylie Morris
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How councils were given 42,000 days to spy on public
Pigeon feeders and drivers were among thousands of surveillance targets approved by courts under legislation expected to be strengthened by the government’s so-called “snooper’s charter”.
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Cold sores: the new cure for skin cancer?
A new weapon in the fight against skin cancer is being championed by scientists, who say a landmark trial of a genetically-modified cold sore virus have yielded “exciting” results.
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EU renegotiation: what does Britain want?
David Cameron says Britain is “not happy with the status quo” in the EU, so what changes is he seeking as he prepares for a referendum?
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Labour drops opposition to EU referendum
Acting leader Harriet Harman says Labour will support David Cameron’s plans for an in/out referendum by the end of 2017.
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The ruthless reality of the Election 2015 digital campaign
As the Conservatives and SNP prepare for battle in a radically altered political landscape, we reveal the relentless precision of the social media campaigns that became vital to their success.
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Gary Gibbon
Why David Cameron needs some German stamping and Gallic scowling
President Hollande said this wasn’t the place or the time to discuss David Cameron’s concerns. But that, on the fringes of this summit, is what David Cameron did.
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Lib Dems reveal Tory child benefit cut proposals
Lib Dem Danny Alexander says Conservative proposals in 2012 to cut child benefit and child tax credits, show where future cuts may come. The Conservatives say those plans were not backed by the PM.
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Tom Clarke
Human genetic modification: a bold step forward or a slippery slope?
Well they’ve only gone and done it. A team of Chinese scientists have published research showing that they have used “gene editing” techniques to manipulate the DNA of a human embryo.
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FactCheck Q&A: are a million people using foodbanks?
Britain’s biggest food bank charity says more than 1 million needy people received free food in 2014/15, the biggest number on record. The Trussell Trust says it gave food aid to 1,084,604 people compared to 913,138 in 2013/14 – a 19 per cent increase. Jeremy Paxman tried to corner David Cameron on the growing use…
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Food banks: over one million seek emergency help
The number of people using food banks has reached a record one million, despite signs that the economy is improving, new figures reveal.
