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Clegg bids to cool coalition talk

Nick Clegg is to say he is "not the kingmaker" amid speculation about the Lib Dems' possible role in a coalition government.

Bulger mother calls for sacking

James Bulger's mother calls for the children's commissioner to be sacked for "twisted" comments about her son's murderers.

Schools 'force' young mums out

Pregnant teenagers are being forced out of education due to a "lack of support", a children's charity claims.

Knife crime plans 'may cost £80m'

Proposals for mandatory jail terms for knife carriers could cost more than £80m a year in Scotland, figures suggest.

Black fathers urged over children

Black fathers need to become more involved with their children to help tackle their social problems, an MP will say.

Jewish prayer book 'could upset'

A progressive wing of the Jewish religion is publishing a prayer book for funerals which it says could prove controversial among orthodox believers.

Pair to face explosives charges

Two men in their 20s are charged with possession of explosives after a police operation against suspected dissident republicans.

Boy, 14, fatally shot in head

A 14-year-old boy found dead at a house in Surrey died from a single gunshot wound to the head, post-mortem tests reveal.

Hound crowned Let's Dance winner

Comedian Rufus Hound is crowned Let's Dance champion in aid of Sport Relief after an entertaining parody of a Cheryl Cole hit.

Volunteers light up Hadrian's Wall from coast to coast

About 500 volunteers holding flaming torches illuminate Hadrian's Wall from coast to coast.

Live - Bangladesh v England

Mushfiqur Rahim reaches his fifth Test fifty as Bangladesh reach 239-7 at lunch on day three of the first Test against England.

England toil to draw at Murrayfield

England retain the Calcutta Cup as they fight out a nerve-shredding draw with Scotland, who now look certain to end with the Six Nations wooden spoon.

Ireland on course for Triple Crown

Two tries by Keith Earls and one from Tomas O'Leary see Ireland beat Wales 27-12 in the RBS Six Nations at Croke Park.

Bendtner secures late Arsenal win

Nicklas Bendtner's late goal takes Arsenal level with Chelsea at the top of the table via a win at 10-man Hull.

Ask Mr Brown

Tough questions as undecided voters quiz the PM

Mr Punch

Do we secretly like tough guy leaders instead of Mr Nice?

'Slave brides'

Hundreds of South Asian woman allege abuse by in-laws

University targets

Is it a bad idea to send more children to university?

In profile

Take That star Mark Owen's life and career

Five things

Lib Dem David Laws on what he has learned in life

Man held on harassment charge

An 18-year-old appears in court charged with the harassment of a man who collapsed in the garden of his Greater Manchester home.

Two arrested over 'hero' killing

Two teenagers are arrested by police hunting the killer of a man stabbed to death after chasing handbag-snatchers.

Injured Moss thanks well-wishers

Formula One legend Sir Stirling Moss thanks his well-wishers after he fell down a lift shaft at home and broke both ankles.

Take That star checks into rehab

Pop star Mark Owen checks into rehab after admitting to a drink problem and cheating on his partner, it is confirmed.

Royal Mail quality tests 'rigged'

The postal watchdog is considering taking action against Royal Mail after finding that delivery quality tests were rigged.

Parents travel miles to see twins

A Kent couple who are parents to premature twins say they feel torn in all directions after their babies were put in hospitals 50 miles apart.

How much would you pay to park here?

Most of us think of parking in terms of endless double yellows, fines and high charges, but at this time of year the parking industry likes to celebrate with a ceremony that echoes the Oscars. It's a multi-billion pound industry in the UK, but how did it get so big?

7 days quiz

Farrah left off In Memoriam list at Oscars. Who else?

Lock down

Why are criminals released from prison early?

Wives' political role questioned

With Samantha Cameron appearing on television on Sunday, papers are asking whether wives belong in politics.

'Despicable' raid at heroine's home

Burglars break into the home of French Resistance heroine Andree Peel, who died last week at the age of 105.

Water works create nuclear panic

Loud hailer announcements and a leaflet combine to cause fears of a nuclear emergency in a Dorset resort.

Two escape injury in gun attack

Two people escape injury after a shot is fired at the window of a house in the Caulside Park area of Antrim on Friday night.

Garvagh fire is treated as arson

A number of residents forced to leave their homes because of a suspicious fire at a farm in Garvagh are allowed to return.

Two people killed in caravan fire

A man and a woman have died in a fire in a caravan park in Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde Police say.

Union hails 'solid' rail strike

The RMT says there is "rock solid" support for a strike by rail staff, while the train operator claims most services were unaffected.

Murder inquiry police hunt pair

Police launch a murder investigation after a 46-year-old man was found dead at his home in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Unexplained death is investigated

An investigation begins after a man, 31, found with head injuries at his south Wales valleys home dies in hospital.

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