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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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Having depression may nearly double the risk of developing dementia later in life, new research suggests.

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The government “let down” bereaved families of troops killed in Iraq, ex-Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth says.

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The US federal government is to challenge the legality of a controversial law passed by Arizona to target illegal immigrants.

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Cheryl has it. And the pills don’t always work.

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Police were “amateurish” searching for a woman who later died, a coroner says, while a watchdog says they “failed”.

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David Cameron announces the setting-up of an inquiry into claims UK agents were complicit in the torture of terror suspects.

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Redundancy payments to civil servants are to be capped at 15 months’ pay under plans announced by the government.

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Why recovery can be bad for you – and recession good

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy dismisses allegations that his campaign received illegal donations from a L’Oreal heiress.

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The French parliament is due to begin a debate to ban women from wearing full Islamic veils in public.

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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu travels to Washington for White House talks, a day after the Gaza blockade was eased.

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MPs criticise Nick Clegg for planning a referendum on the day of elections in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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The Queen is to address the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York and lay a wreath at Ground Zero.

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The Thai cabinet is to decide on whether to extend emergency rule for another three months across much of the country.

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