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Finances of NHS trusts 'improving'

The financial health of the NHS is improving although some trusts are still struggling to meet minimum standards on how they manage their money, a report has revealed. Read

Cannabis 'less harmful than drink'

Cannabis use is less harmful than drinking or smoking cigarettes and should be legalised, according to a new report. Read

Pupils 'miss out on school trips'

Some schools are still put off taking pupils on trips because of health and safety and workload concerns, an Ofsted report has found. Read

Immigrants abscond from centre

Seven immigrants - including four who escaped via a network of pipes - are on the run from a detention centre. Read

Brown praise for pensioners

Gordon Brown has hailed the contribution older people make to society as "massively" important to the success of the nation. Read

Man charged with cousin attack

Police have charged a 21-year-old man with assaulting the cousin of a banker who died following a city centre brawl. Read

High-class conwoman admits £2m scam

A high-class swindler bounced cheques worth around £2 million on some of Europe's top auction houses. Read

Ex-royal butler admits child abuse

A former royal butler who admitted sexually abusing young boys took one of his victims for tea with the Queen Mother, sources have said. Read

No probe into TV phone-in scandals

The Serious Fraud Office has said it will not carry out an inquiry into the TV phone-in scandals. Read

HBOS shares surge in takeover hope

Shares in Halifax Bank of Scotland closed 21% higher amid hopes a rescue takeover by Lloyds TSB will go ahead as planned. Read

'Don't challenge Gurkhas ruling'

Tory leader David Cameron has urged the Government not to try and overturn a landmark court ruling giving Gurkhas the right to stay in Britain. Read

Priest jailed for sex abuse

A priest who sexually abused six boys at a Catholic boarding school has been sentenced to six years in jail. Read

Sword-wielding robber tackled

Shop staff who beat a samurai sword-wielding robber into submission and locked him in a store room were back at work after a judge said their actions were "entirely reasonable". Read

Escaped inmate imprisoned over rape

A violent criminal who raped a schoolgirl while on the run from an open prison has been jailed for a minimum of nine years. Read

Cameron is 'a man with a plan'

David Cameron has presented himself as the "man with a plan" to rebuild Britain's battered economy and repair its "broken society". Read

Brave banker died from brain bleed

A wealthy banker who was set upon after confronting a gang who attacked a homeless man died from bleeding to the brain, police have said. Read

'M&S wine theft' officers suspended

Two senior police officers have been suspended after being arrested on suspicion of stealing wine from a Marks and Spencer store, it has been revealed. Read

New rules for easy church weddings

The Church of England has pledged to play a greater role in the marriage market as new legislation making it easier to tie the knot in a chosen parish comes into force. Read

Bank shares up over bail-out hopes

The UK's biggest banks gathered stock market momentum amid revived hopes of a revamped 700 billion US dollar (£392 billion) financial salvage plan. Read

Three quizzed over banker's murder

Three men are being questioned in connection with the murder of a banker set upon after confronting a gang attacking a homeless man. Read

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