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Police wanted Baby P in care last June

Public faces paying millions for 'new identity' for Baby P mother new

MPs expressed concern today at suggestions the mother of Baby P could be granted a new identity - costing taxpayers millions of pounds.
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Ex-loyalist convict gets top Legion post

There was uproar last night after it emerged that a man convicted of offences arising from a UVF murder has been appointed chairman of a Co Londonderry branch of the Royal British Legion.
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UK considers 'nuclear option' for banks

The Government is using the threat of a wholesale nationalisation of banks in an attempt to force institutions to lend billions to small companies struggling to survive as Britain slips into recession.
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Private equity targets Bank of Ireland

Three killed in road crashes new

Three men have been killed and one woman injured in separate road crashes, police said today.
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Teenager commits suicide live on internet new

The sister of a teenager who committed suicide live on the internet said "it boggles the mind" that viewers and the website operators had up to 12 hours to save him.
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Brave customer foils armed robbery new

A brave customer foiled an attempted armed robbery at a shop in Northern Ireland after punching a raider in the face.
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Jail for brutal sex attackers aged 13 new

Two teenage boys who subjected a woman to an “horrific” knifepoint robbery and sex attack in a Belfast park have been ordered to serve six years in a juvenile justice centre.
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Amy backs Eoghan new

Eoghan Quigg’s father Chris has welcomed the support of troubled star Amy Winehouse for the young X Factor contestant.
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Claudia Castillo underwent an operation to replace her windpipe with a bioengineered replacement after tuberculosis had left her with a collapsed lung

You can't fly with that

The transplant of a lab-grown trachea, hailed as a major breakthrough in the science of stem-cell technology this week, almost never happened.

Hatton must break down wall of denial new

British boxer has to exorcise demons of Mayweather loss against Malignaggi tonight

United must catch Chelsea by end of year, says Ferguson new
Liverpool face Fulham without Gerrard new
Interview: Harry Redknapp new
Newry can strike it hot, says Garrett new
Grant’s title fever new
McMinn hails Swift upturn new
Owens happy to take burden new
United front can keep us up, says Picking new
Plummer to plug gap new

Islamists hunt for pirates

Somali Islamist insurgents have stormed a port to hunt for pirates who seized a Saudi tanker, it was reported yesterday.

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., reacts as she greets supporters at her Super Tuesday primary night rally in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008.

Clinton joins team

Hillary Clinton has finally agreed to become President-elect Barack Obama’s Secretary of State and spearhead efforts to restore America’s credibility in the world.

First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuiness jointly push the start button for Larsen Manufacturing?s new �9m chemical plant in Belfast Harbour Estate. The investment is creating 30 new jobs and will enable the company to boost its production capability

Jobs boost as £9m chemical plant opens in east Belfast

The newly restored Stormont Executive claimed its first success on the economic front yesterday with the opening of a new £9m chemical plant which is creating 30 new jobs in Belfast.

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Eamonn McCann: Why isn’t Obama quizzing Bush over bail-out billions?

Sooner or later, the American people will see through Obama’s lack of transparency.

Why I think Minister should keep 11-plus

My name is Julia Magowan I am 10 years old and I am in P6.

You can't fly with that

The transplant of a lab-grown trachea, hailed as a major breakthrough in the science of stem-cell technology this week, almost never happened.

Games Review: Rock Band 2 new (Rated 4/ 5 )

The original Rock Band was the first video game to bring the band experience into the lounge.

John Sergeant: Strictly out of order ... or not?

Has John Sergeant’s shock decision to pull out of TV’s Strictly Come Dancing contest finished off this year’s series? As the unlikely star prepares to take one last turn around the Strictly dancefloor tomorrow night — just to say goodbye — two writers take part in their very own dance-off

Leonardo DiCaprio stars alongside Russell Crowe in Ridley Scott's Body of Lies

Body of Lies (15) (Rated 1/ 5 )

Ridley Scott's latest is a very different kind of war movie. Where Waltz With Bashir is honourably self-questioning, Body of Lies is dimly self-important.

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Leona Lewis releasing Snow Patrol cover

Leona Lewis has described the Snow Patrol single Run as a song of “loss and hope”.

Weller is crowned the new king of dad-rock

Paul Weller has been around for ages it seems, a fixed point in the music scene's ever-changing moods, but in truth his success has relied on his ability to reinvent himself at crucial times.

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Simon Calder: Cuba as risky as Darfur? Please, don't make me laugh new

Travel, like life in general, requires judicious risk management, ranging from "Am I a strong enough swimmer to cope with those currents?" and "Should I really have that extra drink?" to "What countries are too dangerous to contemplate?"

Motoring: BMW 330d M Sport new

The German language has a reputation for being long-winded but there are some rare examples of pithy German expressions that are shorter than their English equivalents. One of these is the so-called "Luxusproblem" – literally "luxury problem" – which corresponds to our notion of "a nice problem to have".