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Osborne tells Miliband ‘pay avoided tax’ on Labour donation
George Osborne has called on Ed Miliband to pay up to £1.5m to the Treasury after Labour was accused of helping a millionaire businessman avoid paying tax on a major donation.
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FactCheck: are food banks plugging the benefits gap?
Charities say poor people are flocking to food banks because of weaknesses in the welfare state. Is that fair?
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Woolwich suspect was arrested in Kenya
One of the Woolwich murder suspects, Michael Adebolajo, was arrested in Kenya in 2010, the Foreign Office confirms, as the Home Secretary warns “potentially” thousands are at risk of radicalisation.
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Oklahoma tornado: rescuers ‘sure’ no one left to find
Rescue workers looking for people trapped in the rubble left after a tornado crashed through Oklahoma say they are 98 per cent sure there are no more bodies or survivors to find.
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Child survivors of Oklahoma’s tornado disaster
Oklahoma’s tornado disaster turned dozens of children into eye-witnesses to a natural disaster – with pupils from two destroyed schools telling how they had to cling to desks to protect themselves.
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Video – Tornado batters Oklahoma and destroys buildings
President Barack Obama declares a major disaster in Oklahoma after a powerful tornado wrecks schools and other buildings.
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Search for survivors after massive Oklahoma tornado
The search for survivors is underway after a two mile-wide tornado tore through Oklahoma City, trapping victims beneath rubble and flattening a school.
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Same-sex marriage: Labour backs coalition government
Labour says it will not support a Conservative amendment to the government’s gay marriage plans that could have seen the legislation derailed. But the government suffers a setback in the Commons.
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Heads have ‘no confidence’ in education policies
Headteachers pass a vote of no confidence in the government’s education policies and say many of Michael Gove’s reforms are “not in the best interests of children”.
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Education secretary clashes with headteachers
Michael Gove faces the wrath of headteachers over the state of the education system, just hours after they passed a vote of no confidence in the government’s school reforms.
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Jamie Oliver on Michael Gove, eating, ranting – and Ukip
Jamie Oliver tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy why he is still “ranting” about school meals, why he disagrees with Michael Gove – and why he is pleased Ukip are “mixing it up” in British politics.
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Pakistan elections: Sharif poised for victory
Nawaz Sharif is on the verge of forming a new government after Pakistan’s historic elections. He has said he will improve relations with India to address “mutual fears”.
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From Mr Grumpy to Michael Gove – politicians as Mr Men
Education Secretary Michael Gove has hit out at teachers using Mr Men to teach students about the rise of Hitler. So we asked you which Mr Men modern politicians most resemble.
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Abuse scandals: Britain’s elite music education in crisis
As a Channel 4 News investigation implicates all five of Britain’s music schools in a sex scandal, the elite music world reels – with former pupils, teachers and professionals calling for an inquiry.
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Nigel Kennedy: accused music teacher was ‘sick’
After a Channel 4 News investigation uncovered allegations of historic sex abuse at five UK music schools, violinist Nigel Kennedy reveals his concerns about the culture of top level music teaching.
