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Inmate reoffending 'costs £10bn'
03/09/2010 08:55 PM
Reoffending by thousands of criminals serving short sentences in England and Wales costs up to £10bn a year, says a report.
US attacks East Jerusalem plans
03/09/2010 11:27 PM
The US vice-president condemns Israel's approval of 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem, as he prepares to visit the West Bank.
US 'hid terror suspect treatment'
03/09/2010 07:01 PM
A former head of MI5 says she did not know US intelligence services were mistreating terror suspects until after she retired.
Five killed in Pakistan attack
03/10/2010 12:37 AM
Unidentified gunmen attack the office of a Western aid agency, killing up to five people, police say.
Call to halt NHS medical database
03/09/2010 09:48 PM
Doctors' leaders urge ministers to halt the development of a medical records database for patients in England.
Banking fraud 'moves to internet'
03/09/2010 07:00 PM
Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts, new research shows.
Baby P rules 'may increase risks'
03/09/2010 08:16 PM
Rules to improve child protection after the Baby P case may leave children more vulnerable to harm, council leaders warn.
Social care deal 'dead in water'
03/09/2010 07:36 PM
Attempts to reach a cross-party deal on funding social care appear to be dead in the water ahead of a key summit.
UK seeks Afghan political drive
03/09/2010 08:04 PM
Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to urge the Afghan president to seek a political solution to the conflict with the Taliban.
Collider to fix faults for a year
03/09/2010 07:19 PM
The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned.