British astronaut has lift off

The US space shuttle Endeavour blasted off on one of its last scheduled missions on Monday morning.

PM vows to personalise healthcare

All cancer patients are to be offered free one-to-one care in their homes as part of a Government shake-up of healthcare services....

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Capello in talks over Terry scandal

The fate of John Terry's England captaincy is hanging in the balance as Fabio Capello holds talks with the Chelsea skipper over his alleged affair with a team mate's ex-girlfriend....

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Cheryl Cole is kids' ideal teacher

Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole has been chosen as the ideal teacher by British schoolchildren, beating former Doctor Who actor David Tennant to the top spot....

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MPs must repay £1.12m over expenses

MPs have been ordered to repay a total of £1.12 million - down from a recommended £1.3 million - in the wake of the expenses scandal....

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Foreign GPs 'must prove competence'

Overseas doctors will have to prove their competence of the English language, a review into the out-of-hours GP system is to say....

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Chelsea not affected by John Terry saga

The media storm surrounding footballer John Terry's private life will not affect Chelsea's title bid, manager Carlo Ancelotti has said....

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Health and Social Care

PM vows to personalise healthcare

All cancer patients are to be offered free one-to-one care in their homes as part of a Government shake-up of healthcare services....

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UK Headlines

British astronaut has lift off

The US space shuttle Endeavour blasted off on one of its last scheduled missions on Monday morning. ...

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Parasports

Shooters travel to Alicante for the Alicante Cup

Among the nine-strong squad is Paralympian Nathan Milgate, rising stars Jean Guild and Andy Gardiner who both made their international competitive debuts earlier this year as well as Bristol’s Karen Butler and Yorkshire’s Chris Summerscales. ...

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Entertainment

I'm A Celebrity: Gino crowned King of jungle

Gino D'Acampo last night won the final of I'm A Celebrity to become the new King of the Australian Jungle in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!...

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TV News

Channel 4 and Talk Talk join Project Canvas

The companies involved in Project Canvas, a project that aims to create an open platform for internet-connected TV devices, have announced that UK public service broadcaster Channel 4 and internet service provider Talk Talk have joined the project. ...

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Radio

An amazing line-up of guest presenters has been announced to takeover Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show next month.

While Zane is on holiday the guests confirmed over the four-night period – from Monday 11 to Thursday 14 January 2010 (7.00-9.00pm) – are Dizzee Rascal, Florence Welch (Florence & The Machine), Lostprophets and the cast of hit TV show The Inbetweeners....

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Community News

Care for dementia sufferers given fresh boost in Cumbria

A brand new service which allows dementia sufferers and their carers to share their experiences is being launched in Brampton today....

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