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Afghanistan: rest and recuperation from the frontline
R&R: part of a package needed to keep soldiers sane. Captain Doug Beattie MC writes for Channel 4 News on his short respite from fighting on the frontline in Afghanistan.
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Prison staff praised for the way they handled riot
Prisons Minister Crispin Blunt says prison officers were “exemplary” as two inquiries are launched into the riot at Ford open prison yesterday which involved around 40 inmates.
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FactCheck: dodgy claims of 2010
Ten of the dodgiest and daftest political utterances of the year – as debunked by Channel 4 News FactCheck with Cathy Newman.
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Britain’s own ‘Don’t ask, Don’t tell’ story
Exclusive: Barack Obama repealed the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ban on openly gay US soldiers this week. Channel 4 News reveals two former British personnel were offered MoD compensation for their cases.
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War on drugs a ‘disaster’ says MP in legalisation call
A former minister is asking the government to consider legalising drugs, saying prohibiting them isn’t protecting the public. It comes just weeks after the government launched its new drugs strategy.
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Price rise in food and clothes blamed for inflation increase
A record surge in food and clothing costs has driven up inflation for November, as Gary Gibbon writes that parts of the government are still looking at the potential for a “double-dip” recession.
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Prison reform tackles youth reoffenders
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke pledges to end the rise in prison numbers by tackling criminals who reoffend, as he is accused of a U-turn after scrapping a key Tory election pledge.
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Islamist hate books inquiry call
Counter-terror thinktanks call for inquiry into public library stocks after a Channel 4 News investigation finds hundreds of books written by radical Islamist preachers, writes Johnny McDevitt.
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Public Health White Paper published
The Government will publish its Public Health White Paper later today, but it will not include strategies on food, obesity, alcohol and tobacco, writes Social Affairs Correspondent Victoria Macdonald.
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Andrew Lansley publishes Public Health White Paper
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley outlines the Government’s public health plans for England – saying he wants to “nudge” rather than push people in the right direction.
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The 2.9bn pound Royal Wedding bank holiday
How much will the Royal Wedding cost? According to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the bank holiday on that day will cost the economy a similar amount to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee bank holiday in 2012, amounting to £2.9bn.
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Prince William to marry Kate Middleton
Prince William is to marry girlfriend Kate Middleton next year after proposing last month, using his mother’s iconic engagement ring but hoping to “learn lessons from the past”, as Gary Gibbon hears.
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The latest Royal wedding in a line of colourful nuptials
The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton will join a historic list of colourful royal marriages, some more successful than others, writes historian Dr David Starkey.
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Pakistani cricketer ‘does not want asylum in UK’
The family of the Pakistani cricketer who fled to Britain claiming he’d received death threats has told Channel 4 News that he is not seeking asylum in the UK.