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Human rights concern over 42 days

Europe's human rights watchdog has expressed "considerable concern" about the prospect of terrorist suspects being held in police custody in the UK for up to 42 days. Read

Brown refuses to guarantee savings

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has rejected calls to give savers "a cast iron guarantee" that all their savings are safe. Read

Cuts lead to rise in emergency care

The number of patients needing emergency treatment has soared because of hospital cuts. Read

New rules cut planning permission

New rules are due to come into force enabling families in England to extend their homes without having to get planning permission. Read

Crackdown on minimum wage rogues

The Government is planning a fresh crackdown on bosses who fail to pay the national minimum wage, ministers announced as the latest increase in the statutory rate came into effect. Read

Cameron set to rebut Labour claim

David Cameron will use his keynote speech to the Conservative conference on Wednesday to rebut Labour's claim that his lack of "experience" makes him unfit to lead the country through a time of crisis. Read

Briton wins US battle over papers

A British resident now held at Guantanamo Bay has won an order in the US courts requiring the country's government to hand over material that might help his defence against terrorism charges, it was revealed at the High Court in London Read

750 jobs axed at failed bank

Around 750 jobs have been axed by the administrators of collapsed investment bank Lehman Brothers' European arm. Read

Anger as ITV axes 40% of news jobs

ITV News has come under attack from unions and MPs after announcing plans to axe more than 400 jobs across its regional services under plans to save millions of pounds. Read

Police unit to tackle online crime

Police officers are to be given specialist IT training under plans to combat identity theft and other online crimes. Read

Anger as itv axes 40% of news jobs

ITV News has come under attack from unions and MPs after announcing plans to axe more than 400 jobs across its regional services under plans to save millions of pounds. Read

Tories ready to help on economy

The Conservatives "stand ready to do whatever we can" to ease Britain's financial problems, shadow chancellor George Osborne said as he emerged from "extremely constructive" cross-party talks with Chancellor Alistair Darling. Read

Gurkhas win right to settle in UK

Gurkhas have won their court battle for the right to settle in Britain. Read

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