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PM flies into G8 for talks on soaring costs, food production and biofuels

Proposal to cut tax when oil prices rise would cost taxpayer £3bn, says government

Teenage girl among those arrested over murder, while tributes suggest victim was caught up in gang culture

Women with partners over 35 suffer more miscarriages than those with younger men, say scientists

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Attempt to end party turmoil in Scotland by choosing fresh candidate for Glasgow East

Hopes plan will appease traditionalists, but debate overshadowed by reports of secret Vatican meetings

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Zimbabweans who fled regime are being sent Home Office letters telling them they must return

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London mayor accused of serious errors of judgment concerning former deputy Ray Lewis

Hospital workers to get body armour in new moves to tackle knife crime

The parents of one of the two men murdered in London urge their attacker to come forward

Shocking new research into schoolchildren's lunch habits adds to concerns over obesity

21-year-old man arrested in connection with brutal murder of two French students in London