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‘Bed tax’ forces people out of homes
The biggest social housing landlord in the north west says almost a quarter of its tenants subject to the so-called “bedroom tax” are being forced to leave their homes.
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Who would live in an office like this?
The government is considering relaxing planning rules to make it easier to turn empty offices into houses to ease the UK housing crisis. But how many people could the plan help?
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Big freeze shuts schools and hits transport
Snow season: Thousands of schools close and transport struggles to cope as Britain continues to suffer in the grip of heavy snow and icy conditions.
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Hostage drama in Algeria – the key questions
As the Algerian operation continues to free western hostages kidnapped by Islamist militants at a gas plant in the Sahara, Channel 4 News looks at the events that precipitated the crisis.
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Britons held in Algeria ‘significantly fewer than 30’
David Cameron tells MPs that fewer than 30 Britons were initially thought to have been kidnapped in Algeria, but this number has now been “quite significantly reduced”.
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Cameron ‘bad news’ warning in Algeria hostage crisis
An Algerian government spokesman confirms hostages have died in a military operation in the Sahara desert as David Cameron warns of ‘further bad news’ for the UK.
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Mali: ‘I beg you, don’t leave the French alone’ – Kouchner
Former French foreign minister and founder of Medecins Sans Frontieres, Bernard Kouchner, tells Channel 4 News the UK must help France in Mali, including providing troops.
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Islamists say they hold 41 hostages after Algeria raid
A Briton is believed to be one of two people killed in an ongoing attack on a BP gas facility in Algeria. The attackers say 41 hostages have been taken in revenge for attacks on Islamists in Mali.
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British worker killed in attack on Algerian gas facility
Algerian media reports a British national has been killed in an attack by Islamist militants on a BP-run gas field in the north African country, with British workers amongst others who were kidnapped.
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Transsexual row escalates into gender politics war
Critics say it is hate speech: now a coalition minister has called for Observer columnist Julie Burchill to be sacked, accusing her of a “disgusting rant” against transsexuals.
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Does London actually need the Shard?
As the Shard’s viewing platform prepares to open to the public, Sarah Smith looks at Qatar’s growing presence in London’s property market and asks: why is the Shard there?
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Prison closures – the key questions
Chris Grayling has announced plans to close six public jails in the biggest prison closure programme in decades. So where does that leave overcrowding? We answer a few key questions.
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Soho gay mass move splits gay Catholic opinion
The scrapping of a gay-friendly mass because it was incompatible with the Catholic church’s teachings on homosexuality has met with mixed reaction from gay Catholics.
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Time to ‘scrub up’ plastic surgery rules
The hard sell might be appropriate for marketing double glazing – but it must be stopped in the cosmetic surgery industry, suggests an interim report following the PIP breast implant scandal.
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Let history judge: saving Rangoon's heritage for posterity?
Burma never enjoyed the economic boom that swept Asia – but that has saved its colonial heritage from being demolished. Now the capital has been moved from Rangoon, neglect and ruin lie in wait.