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Public sector pensions cost twice as much as previously thought and require radical reform, a commission concludes.

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The US government asks troubled oil giant BP to tell it of any major asset sales or merger deals in advance.

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An Israeli allegedly linked to the killing of a Hamas operative in Dubai can be extradited to Germany, a Polish court rules.

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X Factor judge Dannii Minogue announces she has given birth to a baby boy, Ethan Edward Smith.

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Scotland should brace itself for bigger public spending cuts than originally thought, according to the chief economic adviser.

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Climate e-mails review condemns lack of openness

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China executes the top justice official in Chongqing, as part of a high-profile crackdown on corruption and gang crime.

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Conservative donor Lord Ashcroft gives up his non-dom tax status in order to keep his seat in the House of Lords.

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US actress Lindsay Lohan is sentenced to 90 days in prison for violating her probation in a 2007 drug case.

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Plans to toughen head teachers’ ability to tackle school discipline have been unveiled. Will this help teachers and pupils?

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US President Barack Obama urges the Israelis and Palestinians to resume direct peace talks before a settlement freeze expires in September.

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Armed officers search woods and fields in a cordoned-off town in their hunt for suspected gunman Raoul Moat.

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Can Israel and the US repair their friendship?

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An off-duty police officer tells a court he felt numb after learning a man had been killed after he careered into him in his car.

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Two more men are found guilty of taking part in the UK’s biggest jewellery robbery, which saw £40m worth of diamonds stolen.

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