A&E demand unsustainable - watchdog

9 May 2013 Last updated at 08:21 Levels of demand on NHS accident and emergency departments in England have been described as unsustainable by the head of the health service regulator. Care Quality Commission chairman David Prior said there...

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Clegg 'to block childcare reforms'

8 May 2013 Last updated at 22:30 Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Newsnight's Allegra Stratton says childcare reform has become a key issue for the coalition Nick Clegg has told Conservatives he will...

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Heritage projects get lottery boost

9 May 2013 Last updated at 00:53 Lottery money has been given to six major heritage schemes totalling £68m to help them push forward with full plans for funding to preserve sites. They include £9.1m plans at Silverstone motor racing circuit,...

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Warning over council service cuts

9 May 2013 Last updated at 01:07 Millions of people face losing libraries, sports centres and museums if "significant" further cuts are made to council budgets, a report says. The Local Government Association says potholes could go unfilled...

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Offender supervision plan under fire

9 May 2013 Last updated at 08:28 Senior probation officers have attacked plans to offer private companies and charities payment-by-results for supervising people released from jail. Supervisors would be paid according to how well they prevented...

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Jimmy Tarbuck held in abuse inquiry

6 May 2013 Last updated at 18:38 ET Comedian Jimmy Tarbuck has been arrested over an allegation of child sex abuse dating back to the 1970s. North Yorkshire Police confirmed that a 73-year-old man was arrested in Kingston upon Thames on 26 April....

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55,000 free nursery places needed

6 May 2013 Last updated at 20:16 ET By Hannah Richardson BBC News education reporter A flagship government scheme to offer free nursery places to disadvantaged two-year-olds could be hit by shortages and delays, it is feared. Nursery providers...

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Lord Lawson calls for UK to exit EU

7 May 2013 Last updated at 03:59 ET The former chancellor of the exchequer, Lord Lawson, has called for the UK to leave the European Union. Writing in the Times, he said British economic gains from an exit "would substantially outweigh the...

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'Kill cord' key to boat deaths probe

7 May 2013 Last updated at 04:06 ET Police investigating the deaths of a father and his daughter in a speedboat accident in Cornwall have said a "kill cord" device is a key focus. A kill cord attaches to the boat's throttle and driver so if...

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Queen to miss Commonwealth meeting

7 May 2013 Last updated at 04:16 ET The Queen will not be attending this year's Commonwealth heads of government meeting for the first time since 1973, Buckingham Palace has said. She will be represented by Prince Charles at the gathering in...

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Man who escaped prison van arrested

5 May 2013 Last updated at 16:10 ET One of the two men who escaped from a prison van in Salford last week has been arrested. Stevie McMullen, 31, from Salford, was arrested along with two other men suspected of helping him escape after police...

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Fan dies after mid-match collapse

5 May 2013 Last updated at 16:47 ET A man has died in hospital after collapsing half-way through a Scottish Premier League match, police say. The man, in his 50s, suffered a suspected heart attack five minutes into the second half of Kilmarnock's...

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UK business confidence 'improving'

5 May 2013 Last updated at 19:04 ET Confidence among UK businesses is continuing to improve, a survey suggests, despite slow growth in the economy. The quarterly Business Confidence Monitor, released by a trade body for accountants, suggest...

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UK block on overseas spouse pensions

6 May 2013 Last updated at 03:25 ET People living abroad will no longer be entitled to a British state pension based solely on their spouse's work history, under government plans. Pensions Minister Steve Webb said some of those claiming a married...

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Police investigate speedboat crash

6 May 2013 Last updated at 04:07 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The empty speedboat was filmed spinning out of control after the incident Police have begun an inquiry into a speedboat crash off...

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Historian sorry for 'gay' remark

4 May 2013 Last updated at 18:02 ET Harvard history professor Niall Ferguson has apologised for saying the economist John Maynard Keynes did not care about society's future because he was gay and had no children. Prof Ferguson, born in Scotland,...

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Some liver transplants 'avoidable'

4 May 2013 Last updated at 19:08 ET Some patients with severely damaged livers may not need a transplant as their own organ is actually regrowing, say doctors at a hospital in London. They made the discovery by looking at a rare group of patients...

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UK households 'borrowing to eat'

4 May 2013 Last updated at 23:10 ET One in five UK households borrowed money or used savings to cover food costs in April, a Which? survey says. It suggests the equivalent of five million households used credit cards, overdrafts or savings...

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'No change of course' says Hague

5 May 2013 Last updated at 04:05 ET Foreign Secretary William Hague says the Conservative Party does not need a "drastic change of course" despite its poor showing in local election results last week. He was responding to a surge in support...

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Tory MP in rape inquiry on bail

5 May 2013 Last updated at 04:25 ET Deputy House of Commons Speaker Nigel Evans has been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault. The Conservative MP, 55, was questioned about alleged attacks on two men...

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Twelfth man charged over shooting

3 May 2013 Last updated at 17:17 ET Jordan Johns-McKenna has become the twelfth person to be charged with the murder of a man shot in south-east London last year. Marcus Innocent, 35, died during a dispute with a group of up to 20 people near...

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Care homes face financial checks

3 May 2013 Last updated at 19:00 ET Large providers of care homes in England are to have their financial records regularly scrutinised in future to spot potential business problems. Under the government's plans, the Care Quality Commission...

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Paramedic reveals ambulance failures

3 May 2013 Last updated at 19:00 ET By Rob Cave 5 live Investigates Patients are coming to serious harm and even dying because of ambulance delays, a paramedic whistle-blower has warned. He says 'lone-response' paramedics at emergencies in...

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Radical Tory response to UKIP urged

4 May 2013 Last updated at 02:56 ET Senior Conservative MPs are urging the prime minister to consider a more radical response to the party's losses in council elections in England. The UK Independence Party made gains as the Tories lost control...

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Towns rewarded for High Street ideas

4 May 2013 Last updated at 03:38 ET Seven communities in England are to share £1m of government cash for injecting life into their high streets. It is the latest in a series of initiatives in the wake of retail guru Mary Portas's review into...

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Lack of kit 'hampers school science'

2 May 2013 Last updated at 17:19 ET By Judith Burns BBC News education reporter Pupils at many state-funded schools in England are missing out on practical science experiments because of a lack of basic equipment, a report suggests. A survey...

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Child sex abuser's sentence reviewed

2 May 2013 Last updated at 23:16 ET A sex offender spared jail after a judge considered the "impact" on his family is having his sentence reviewed by the attorney general. Gary Karn, 48, was given an 18-month suspended prison sentence at Norwich...

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Under-50s' breast cancers top 10,000

3 May 2013 Last updated at 01:30 ET The number of British women under 50 having breast cancer diagnosed annually has topped 10,000 for the first time, according to Cancer Research UK. The charity says one case in five in the UK is among the...

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