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- BNP teachers will not be banned
- Members of the BNP or any group that might promote racism will not be banned from teaching in England, the government says.
- Social care 'badly under-funded'
- Adult social care in England is "chronically under-funded" and "severely rationed", a cross-party group of MPs says.
- Cases of self-harming jump 50%
- The number of young people admitted to hospital after cutting themselves deliberately rises 50% in five years
- BA union set to announce strikes
- The union representing BA cabin crew plans to announce strike dates later this morning, the BBC understands.
- Handcuffs asylum use criticised
- The use of handcuffs by immigration, escort and security staff to restrain asylum seekers is criticised in a report.
- Women on pill 'may live longer'
- Women who took the contraceptive pill are less likely to die of cancer and heart disease, a long-term study found.
- Sarkozy to meet Brown and Cameron
- French President Nicolas Sarkozy will hold separate talks in London later with Gordon Brown and Tory leader David Cameron.
- Salmond to meet BBC over debates
- SNP leader to meet with the BBC to discuss the row over the party's exclusion from televised general election debates.
- New blood pressure approach urged
- Occasionally high blood pressure may be a greater indicator of stroke risk than consistently high readings, researchers say.
- One... Go! Christine Bleakley starts Channel water-ski challenge
- The One Show presenter Christine Bleakley starts her water-ski challenge across the English Channel in aid of Sport Relief.
- How one group of Viking 'visitors' was dealt with by Anglo-Saxons
- Fifty-one decapitated skeletons found in a burial pit in Dorset were those of Scandinavian Vikings, scientists say.
- Live - Bangladesh v England
- Alastair Cook hits an unbeaten century and Kevin Pietersen passes 50 as England reach tea in control of the first Test against Bangladesh.
- Liverpool sunk by late Lille goal
- Liverpool face an uphill task to progress from the last 16 of the Europa League after Eden Hazard's goal gave a lively Lille side a first-leg lead.
- Battling Fulham lose to Juventus
- Three first-half goals see Juventus take command of their Europa League last-16 tie with Fulham but Dickson Etuhu's goal gives the Cottagers' hope.
- Bosnian fallout
- Pressure on UK after arrest of ex-Bosnian president
- 'What benefit?'
- High-speed rail plan faces opposition in the Chilterns
- Spy snapshot
- Report gives insight into everyday work of security services
- 'Living nightmare'
- One family's experience of anti-social behaviour
- Brain power
- Can neuroscience help us solve conflicts?
- School Report
- Thousands of pupils swap classrooms for newsrooms
- Arrest over 'youth abuse' death
- Police arrest an 18-year-old on suspicion of manslaughter after a man collapsed and died outside his home in Greater Manchester.
- Warning on public sector pensions
- The amount of money paid as public sector pensions could more than triple in the next 50 years, says the National Audit Office.
- 'Slow start' for 2010 home sales
- The number of homes sold in England and Wales at the start of 2010 was at a low level, a survey from Acadametrics says.
- FSA to clamp down on mis-selling
- The head of the financial watchdog the FSA will announce plans to toughen up consumer protection.
- Thalidomide effect mystery solved
- The mechanism by which thalidomide causes malformed limbs is revealed by scientists.
- Porn director runs for Parliament
- A female pornographic film director is selected as the Lib Dem prospective parliamentary candidate for Gravesham, Kent.
- James Bulger's mother meets Straw
- Justice Secretary Jack Straw meets the mother of murdered toddler James Bulger to discuss the return to prison of one of her son's killers.
- Four deny charges over expenses
- Three MPs and a peer tell a court they are not guilty of charges of false accounting in relation to their expenses claims.
- 'No giveaway Budget' says Darling
- The Chancellor Alistair Darling warns not to expect a "giveaway" when the Budget is announced later this month.
- Up - a tale of education spending
- As spending rises on public services, so do expectations. So, are we really ready to bring all that to a halt?
- Jumbo job
- It's a big task, so how do you recycle a plane?
- Fatwa flashing
- Can a fatwa to counter a fatwa really work?
- MPs in court dominate headlines
- The appearance of three MPs in court over charges relating to their expenses claims is reported in Friday's papers.
- Election social care truce urged
- MPs urge political parties to set aside "pre-election point scoring" and try to reach consensus over elderly social care in England.
- Overhaul nearly complete for Age of Steam icon
- One of Britain's most iconic steam trains will return to the rails with the help of Greater Manchester heritage railway enthusiasts.
- NI Water board members are sacked
- Four NI Water board members are dismissed after an investigation into how the company awards contracts.
- Residents return home after alert
- Residents in Armagh city who were evacuated from their homes due to a security alert are allowed to return.
- Rail link 'must include Scotland'
- The UK government's proposals for a high-speed rail link must include Scotland, the Scottish government says.
- Canoe trail wins European funding
- Plans to establish Scotland's first official canoe trail in the Highlands secure £270,500 of European funding.
- More choice for church weddings
- A bill being considered by MPs could bring rules about church weddings in Wales in line with England.
- Sport prostheses after cancer ops
- Cancer patients in Wales are to be entitled to free specialist sports prosthetic breasts after surgery.
BNP teachers will not be banned
Social care 'badly under-funded'
Cases of self-harming jump 50%