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Inheritance levy planned for long-term care of the elderly

People in England and Wales could pay one-off 'inheritance levy' for free long-term care in old age
Iraq inquiry 'must not be held in secret'

Gordon Brown under intense pressure to throw open new inquiry into the Iraq war to the public
Mix-up destroys couple's last embryo

Fertility centre wrongly implants last egg into other woman who then terminates it when told of error
Tories plan to shift Sats to secondaries

Conservatives want teachers to assess literacy and maths skills upon pupils' arrival at secondary school
Warning over rise in holiday rapes

British consul in Crete to hold urgent meetings with tour operators after alleged gang rapes
Racist rants of Andrew Brons

Yorkshire and Humber MEP drew up some of the National Front's most inflammatory policies

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We must get real about knife crime

14 Jun 2009: Adam Deacon: The killing of my friend Ben Kinsella demands a new approach from the media – we can learn from the films I've been in
Science and religion: a history of conflict?

14 Jun 2009: James Hannam: It's popularly imagined that the history of science and religion is one of violent conflict, but the facts don't bear this out
Troubles novel written on mobile phone

14 Jun 2009:
The Twelve, by Armagh writer Stuart Neville, published thanks to obscure crime fiction internet site
Inheritance levy to pay for care of elderly

14 Jun 2009:
'Stealth tax' fears over Labour plan for £
12,000 insurance for old age
UVF chooses observers to verify its arms decommissioning

14 Jun 2009:
Irish peace activist Chris Hudson and the Rev Gary Mason are the loyalist group's preference
Calman commission: let Scotland keep bigger tax slice

14 Jun 2009:
Plans to alter Scotland's fiscal dependence on Westminster expected to be outlined in devolution report
Plane crash kills three near coastal town

14 Jun 2009:
Air investigators carry out inquiry into Northern Ireland plane crash that killed three friends
Euromillions jackpot winner scoops €29m

14 Jun 2009:
Irish National Lottery winner takes half share of Friday's giant €58m prize

A salute and a smile as Lorraine Kelly goes on parade

14 Jun 2009:
GMTV host turned army inspector at royal gun salute to mark the Queen's birthday
Britain in good shape, declares top economist

14 Jun 2009:
UK emerging from recession in better shape than its rivals, and voters should give Brown the credit, says economist
My week: Shami Chakrabarti

14 Jun 2009:
Human rights campaigner Shami Chakrabarti shares her highlights from Liberty's 75th anniversary conference
Whatever next - a man with an opinion?

14 Jun 2009:
David Mitchell: 'Enterprise tsar' is not a job - it's an exercise in presentation, just like Sugar's BBC role
Banksy: The graffitist goes straight

14 Jun 2009:
Profile: The anonymous urban artist's exhibition in Bristol is pulling in the crowds and also delighting the council
Knox hits at police 'crescendo' of pressure

14 Jun 2009:
American student charged with murder says a 'crescendo' of police pressure led her to finger an innocent man
Be proud of those who fought in Spain

14 Jun 2009:
Kevin McKenna: Despite their own troubles at home, poor Scots were happy to fight for liberty in a foreign land