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Vulnerable women still being failed by justice system
Six years after a report recommended a shake-up in the way vulnerable mothers of young children are treated by the justice system, prisoners are still dying.
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Sri Lanka ‘criminalising dissent’, says Amnesty
Amnesty International says Sri Lanka should not host November’s Commonwealth heads of government meeting unless it stops “systematic violation of human rights”.
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Gene therapy hope for heart failure patients
Researchers at hospitals in London and Glasgow plan to use an engineered virus to smuggle DNA into the heart in the first ever clinical trial of “gene therapy” for heart failure.
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Police criticised over Milly Dowler phone hacking claims
Surrey police are accused of failing to investigate claims that Milly Dowler’s phone was hacked during their inquiry into the schoolgirl’s murder.
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Record Store Day: can independent shop decline be reversed?
Independent record stores closed at a “significantly higher rate” than other stores, new figures show – but can this decline be reversed?
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Boston bombings: how the suspects were tracked down
A night of chaos and terror on the outskirts of Boston. Gunfire, explosions, a police chase: one suspect dead, another, armed – still at large. But how did the authorities track them down?
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Marathon bomb manhunt puts Boston into lockdown
On a day of terror and high drama, the hunt for surviving Boston Marathon bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev shuts down one of America’s biggest and most historic cities.
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Thatcher funeral prompts protests across the UK
Few post-war politicians polarised British politics like Margaret Thatcher – so it was not surprising that as well as demonstrations of affection, her funeral inspired protests across the country.
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Just do it: Sheryl Sandberg’s feminist manifesto at work
Facebook boss Sheryl Sandberg – one of the world’s most powerful women – shares her secret of career success. Don’t hold back or sell yourself short, she says. Does her advice ring true?
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Tesco profits down for the first time in two decades
Britain’s biggest retailer, Tesco, sees a sharp drop in profits for the first time in 20 years, following a failed attempt at entering the US market.
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Benefits cap begins in London
A cap on the amount of benefits people can receive on a weekly basis begins in London today amid a row over whether it will change behaviour.
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US drone maker targeted by anti-war web hoax
Anti-war protesters have targeted drone manufacturers General Atomics in a hoax involving a fake website and a phoney spokesman, Channel 4 News can reveal.
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Wheelchair sat nav – a move in the right direction?
A sat nav for wheelchair users shows them how to avoid obstacles like stairs and grass. No Go Britain, with the help of youth worker and wheelchair user Zara Todd, puts it to the test.
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FactCheck: will Ed Miliband save the high street?
Local councils are powerless against the glut of payday loan companies setting up shop on the UK’s high streets, says Ed Miliband. But are they? FactCheck does the numbers.
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Paris Brown says tweets were ‘idiotic’
A teenager, who was appointed as Britain’s first youth police and crime commissioner, apologises after a series of offensive tweets which have led to calls for her resignation.