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'Misleading' policing advert banned by watchdog
Campaign promoting key Labour promise – that local police spend 80% of their time on the beat – is censored
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Alistair Darling: we will cut deeper than Margaret Thatcher
Front page
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Peter Mandelson blocks Jack Straw's Lords reform
Top stories p2
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Pope accused of sparing priest suspected of sex abuse attacks
Vatican denounces claims as attempt to smear pontiff as abuse scandal engulfing Catholic church grows
Top stories p3
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Gang behind kidnap of Sahil Saeed in Pakistan 'involved in 22 murders'
Alleged mastermind of plot paraded before media in town of Jhelum in Punjab province
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Police officer unlawfully killed on firearms exercise
Inquest jury records verdict of unlawful killing against Manchester police officers involved in tragic death of PC Ian Terry
UK news p4
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Nurse rotas show A&E patients held in hospital corridors
Whistleblower at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital tells local newspaper that corridor was 'like holding area'
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Four Lions
UK news p5
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Cash for culture can boost UK economy, says arts alliance
Cultural Capital arts manifesto calls for a small but 'crucial' public investment
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Mephedrone ban would do more harm than good, says ex-drug adviser
Mephedrone should be allowed under controlled conditions, says David Nutt, ex-head of Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
UK news p6
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British solicitor faces bribe laundering trial in America
Ruling is latest in series of extraditions in which US has used 'long arm' to bring suspects to trial
UK news p7
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NHS management increasing five times faster than number of nurses
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Prince Charles visits British troops in Afghanistan
Prince Charles – commander-in-chief of 10 regiments – said he had wanted to visit Afghanistan for a long time
UK news p8
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Gordon Brown's euro journey from villain back to good favour
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Gordon Brown floats idea of European peace corps
British PM wants thousands of young Europeans to volunteer across developing world in new organisation shaped on US peace corps
UK news p9
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How Gordon Brown battled to the last to keep BA's planes in the air
Prime minister said a deal to avert BA strike was paramount, but could not break through
UK news p10
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Millions face post-Easter travel misery in four-day rail strike
Union officials in dispute over jobs and changes to working practices say network will 'effectively be closed down'
UK news p11
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Lord Ashcroft may bid for £100K Crimea Victoria Cross
Medal awarded to Scots guard John Simpson Knox in 1854 goes on sale, along with cannonball that removed his arm
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T-rex's slightly less terrifying ancestor unearthed in Australia
First find of tyrannosaur remains in southern hemisphere sheds new light on dinosaurs' evolution
UK news p14
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I feared the crowd, says G20 policeman charged with baton assault
Sergeant Delroy Smellie Police says he 'flicked' protester Nicola Fisher to avoid breaking her jaw or arm
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North Yorkshire police chiefs accused of bending rules to get jobs for relatives
• Inquiry into head of force and deputy
• Alleged nepotism attempt during recruitment drive
UK news p16
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Inquiry call after video evidence clears man accused of violence at protest
Lawyers say police delayed releasing footage that undermined case against man accused of disorder at Israeli embassy -
Police failed to arrest robber who went on to commit murder, IPCC says
Three West Mercia detectives face disciplinary action for not arresting Anselm Ribera despite DNA evidence
UK news p17
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Blighted beaches: Britain's shores are drowning in litter
Beach litter figures down overall, but quantity of plastic found on shorelines grows to unprecedented levels
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Barrister standing for BNP at election loses post at chambers
• Birmingham law firm eases out Robert Grierson
• Tax specialist hoped to stand for Sutton Coldfield
UK news p18
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Princess Diana's former home becomes the Enchanted Palace
Designers including Vivienne Westwood bring out magic in new exhibition at Kensington Palace
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Death rates in hospitals too high, says professor
UK news p19
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Space Mandy: lord of the universe
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Banned policing advert had failed to get its story straight
Flawed claim that local police on beat for 80% of their time leads to embarrassment for PM and home secretary
UK news p20
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Tories hope Saatchi can get election campaign working
Margaret Thatcher guru who dreamed up famous 'Labour isn't working' poster brought in as poll lead slips
UK news p21
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Budget 2010: Extra tax makes smoking long cigarettes a drag
Every 3cm of a cigarette longer than 8cm, excluding the tip, will be taxed as another cigarette from next January -
Saving of £1.2bn can be found by stopping duplication of services
Communities secretary John Denham says 2% savings in local public services can be achieved this year
UK news p23
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Lost Booker prize shortlist overlooks Iris Murdoch but plumps for Muriel Spark
Acclaimed Scottish author, who never won the Booker prize during her lifetime, has been shortlisted for a one-off award intended to honour the books which fell through the net in 1970
UK news p24
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Andrew Motion to write sequel to Treasure Island
The former poet laureate takes Jim Hawkins back to the island in search of the lost treasure 126 years after Stevenson's story
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Winner announced for world's oddest book title award
Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes by Daina Taimina beats Collectible Spoons of the Third Reich to the top spot
UK news p25
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US commander in Afghanistan bans burger and pizza bars at Kandahar base
Famously sober General Stanley McChrystal calls for an end to the junk food culture at top military airbase
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Afghan anti-corruption court tries Briton on bribe charge
Lawyer says case against security official Bill Shaw at new UK-backed court could reflect political agenda of Hamid Karzai
International p28
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Thieves stumbled on £270m treasure haul in derelict house in Spain
Jaume Grau-Pla kept his relics and jewels in country house in Catalan interior to camouflage high-value
International p29
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De Villepin takes first steps on comeback trail against Sarkozy
Former French prime minister launches new party to capitalise on rightwing rival's heavy defeat in regional polls
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UK backs move to refer Burma's leaders to war crimes tribunal
• UN envoy calls for referral of junta to Hague court
• Security council 'not unanimous' over measure
International p30
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We're staying in China, says Microsoft, as free speech row with Google grows
Most big internet corporations, including household names such as Yahoo and MySpace, follow Microsoft's lead
International p31
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Tsunami-like wave caused by Pakistani landslide 'could wipe out villages'
Government accused of slow response to lake that could burst its banks, creating a wave that could reach Islamabad
International p33
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FSA warns EU rules may stop building societies' plan to raise capital
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2,000 jobs at risk as Jarvis collapses into administration
Rail maintenance contractor stops trading after workload plummets and lenders refuse to prop it up
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Angela Merkel agrees on Greece rescue package – but wants new euro rules
Germany's chancellor pushes for tougher penalties against countries whose fiscal misconduct endangers the euro
Financial p35
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Next and Kingfisher warn of bumpy ride to economic recovery
Chiefs of Next and B&Q cautious about outlook for coming months despite announcing profits
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RBS hopes to boost profits by £1.25bn this year
Edinburgh-based bank admits it will pay £950m in staff bonuses but hopes to recover strongly from posting a £3.6bn loss in 2009
Financial p36
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Call for airlines to take over services to remote Scottish islands
The demise of Highland Airways leaves islands in the Hebrides missing vital lifeline services -
General Electric to build offshore wind manufacturing plant in UK
US conglomerate says its £100m investment in UK wind industry will create up to 2,000 clean energy jobs
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Apprentices to be paid minimum wage
Minimum wage of £2.50 to apply to apprentices under 19 or in their first year of training -
One in three interns works for nothing, says TUC
Financial p38
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Jeremy Leggett: caught between low carbon and high-voltage rows
Former scientific director at Greenpeace is at the leading edge of a green energy revolution, and under fire from environmentalists
Financial p39
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Camelot sold to Canadian pension fund for £400m
Lottery operator becomes latest British company snapped up by overseas buyers
Financial p40
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Scientists may gloat, but an assault is under way against the arts
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Diary
Hugh Muir: The whistle hasn't yet blown and the fat lady isn't singing. Stand by for Lobbygate part 2
Comment & debate p41
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A few parting thoughts
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Venice changes – but for me it stays seductively, tantalisingly the same
Comment & debate p42
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Pope blasts Irish bishops over sex abuse cases and tells victims: 'I am truly sorry'
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Easy peerages for MPs stink. Now the reek is intolerable
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Holes in China's great firewall
Comment & debate p43
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Country diary
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Corrections and clarifications
Glasgow East | Britain's War on Poverty | Slippers and flippers -
In praise of … Radio La Voz de Bagua
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US-Russia nuclear deal: Two tribes don't go to war
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The budget: Putting Darling to the test
Editorials & reply p44
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BA strikers deserve public support
Letters: Strikes, workplace occupations and other militant actions are the only way to prevent the costs of the recession being unloaded on to working people -
I am ashamed – the pope should resign
Letters: Nothing but the resignation of the pope can put this behind us -
Cliched ideas
Letters: With the upcoming election, I challenge readers to put on their thinking caps and find ways of combining the power of cliches with a progressive take on things -
Science funding cuts will not help us into the future and beyond
Letters: University science departments are already cutting budgets to prepare for uncertain times ahead, whatever party forms the next government -
Pros and cons of the digital future
Letters: Those employed in the UK's creative industries have waited four years for laws to tackle illegal file-sharing -
We'll never protect children through box-ticking and checklists
Editorials & reply p45
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Bruce Graham obituary
Innovative architect whose skyscrapers marked city skylines around the world
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Paddie O'Neil obituary
Versatile entertainer and Mrs Alfred Marks
Obituaries p46
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Alan King-Hamilton obituary
Forthright Old Bailey judge in numerous high-profile cases
Obituaries p47
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Macbeth
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Erdmann/Goerne/Hahn
