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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‘Cannibal attack’ victim named by police
Police have named the woman allegedly attacked by a man at a homeless hostel in south Wales yesterday as 22-year-old Cerys Marie Yemm from Blackwood.
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Cathy Newman
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FactCheck: confused about immigration? Read this
Do immigrants pay their way, or are they a drain on the economy? FactCheck looks at the latest evidence.
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Four reasons why bees are better than footballers
Environment Secretary Liz Truss says Britain’s bees need to be treated like Premier League players – but perhaps we should value them more than football’s best paid. Here’s why.
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Victoria Macdonald
Can a new plan ease fears over the struggling NHS?
A new report by Chief Executive Simon Stevens lays out a way forward for the NHS – but will it assuage concern over the private sector’s role in the health service?
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Oscar Pistorius sentenced – latest updates
Oscar Pistorius is sentenced to five years in prison for the culpable homicide (manslaughter) of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
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What a ‘national exercise’ to tackle Ebola looks like
Eight hours, volunteer actors in Newcastle and Hillingdon, a shopping centre, several ministers and wardrobes full of protective clothing – a test-run of how the UK would cope with an Ebola case.
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Ebola crisis: ‘five new cases an hour in Sierra Leone’
British government ministers, diplomats, aid agencies and, reportedly, philanthropists, gather in London to pledge funds to the “race against time” to tackle the ongoing Ebola crisis in west Africa.
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Chlorine contamination at NHS flagship sparks investigation
Police were called in to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham after the discovery of high levels of chlorine in water and concerns of a possible link to the deaths of two patients.
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British Ebola nurse released from UK hospital
The first Briton to catch the Ebola virus during the current outbreak in west Africa says he feared he was going to die as he leaves the London hospital where he was treated.
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FactCheck: the trouble with ‘troubled families’
More than half a million “troubled families” could get intensive help from the government. But what’s in the small print?
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Tom Clarke
Ebola outbreak declared a public emergency as clinics ‘paralysed’
West Africa’s raging epidemic of Ebola virus is an “extraordinary event” and now constitutes an international risk, the World Health Organisation says, as the number of deaths rise to 961.
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Israel, Gaza and Britain’s relationship – FactCheck Q&A
As Sayeeda Warsi announces her resignation as Foreign Office minister over the government’s policy on Gaza, FactCheck looks at what that policy might be.
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Gaza’s infrastructure: the cost of war with Israel
As the United Nations strive for a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza, the impoverished enclave faces a daunting recovery, such is the scale of damage after three weeks of fighting.
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Victoria Macdonald
Why I feel a bit sorry for Andrew Lansley…
It’s not often that I feel sorry for a politician. But today I do feel a wee bit sorry for former Health Secretary Andrew Lansley, whose dreams of being EU commissioner have been crushed.
