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Ken under attack for gay 'riddled' comments
Ken Livingstone ran into a storm of controversy today when he said the Conservative party was "riddled" with homosexuality.
Poll shock: Ken overtakes Boris in London race
Ken onslaught continues with pledge to resign over fares
Ken pushes lead with appeal to Boris voters
Start of a trend? Europe's biggest bank reduced bonuses
Bankers at Deutsche Bank AG have expressed disappointment at the news that management intends to impose a 200,000 euro limit to bonuses for 2011.
Foreign Office lashes out at Russia's 'Section 28' law
A Russian law which equates homosexuality with paedophilia has been attacked by the Foreign Office, as relations between the two countries reach a new low.
Cameron struggles to defend NHS reforms as Lords prepare to vote
David Cameron struggled to defend the government's NHS reforms today as Ed Miliband enjoyed one of his most successful PMQs sessions as Labour leader.
Guido Fawkes takes aim at 'complicit' lobby system
Guido Fawkes criticised the parliamentary lobby system today for its "unhealthy" political culture, in a robust performance at the Leveson inquiry.
Ten years on: Gary McKinnon anniversary prompts fresh calls for extradition reform
Sting, David Gilmour and Graham Nash are among those calling on the government to renegotiate its extradition arrangements.
Bonus backlash: Osborne backs banks as Hester emerges from the shadows
Supporters of the banking sector have hit back against political pressure for a curb on bonuses, a day after Labour called an opposition day debate on the subject.
NHS reforms face another Lords mauling
Plans to allow more private sector involvement in the NHS will be debated in the Lords later as the struggle over the health and social care bill continues.
Westminster
Ken under attack for gay 'riddled' comments
Ken Livingstone ran into a storm of controversy today when he said the Conservative party was "riddled" with homosexuality.
Cameron struggles to defend NHS reforms as Lords prepare to vote
David Cameron struggled to defend the government's NHS reforms today as Ed Miliband enjoyed one of his most successful PMQs sessions as Labour leader.
Home Affairs
Start of a trend? Europe's biggest bank reduced bonuses
Bankers at Deutsche Bank AG have expressed disappointment at the news that management intends to impose a 200,000 euro limit to bonuses for 2011.
Times dragged into hacking row after unmasking blogger
The editor of the Times struggled to justify the behaviour of his staff during a fraught appearance at the Leveson inquiry today.
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Office lashes out at Russia's 'Section 28' law
A Russian law which equates homosexuality with paedophilia has been attacked by the Foreign Office, as relations between the two countries reach a new low.
Ten years on: Gary McKinnon anniversary prompts fresh calls for extradition reform
Sting, David Gilmour and Graham Nash are among those calling on the government to renegotiate its extradition arrangements.
Economy
Bonus backlash: Osborne backs banks as Hester emerges from the shadows
Supporters of the banking sector have hit back against political pressure for a curb on bonuses, a day after Labour called an opposition day debate on the subject.
Network Rail chiefs abandon bonuses
Network Rail's bosses have decided to waive their bonuses this year, ahead of what would have been a damaging board meeting on Friday.
Health
NHS reforms face another Lords mauling
Plans to allow more private sector involvement in the NHS will be debated in the Lords later as the struggle over the health and social care bill continues.
Taxpayers face £16bn bill for clinical negligence claims
Clinical negligence claims could cost the government nearly £16 billion, "staggered" MPs have warned.
Children, families & education
Apprentices 'just as important as graduates'
"Technical excellence" should be placed on a par with "academic prowess" in Britain's rebalanced economy, David Cameron has said.
'Satisfactory' not good enough for England's schools
Schools watchdog Ofsted is scrapping its 'satisfactory' rating in a bid to improve coasting schools.
Culture, media & sport
Met blames terror pressures for phone-hacking failure
The Metropolitan police has blamed its focus on counter-terrorism after a judicial review condemned its original phone-hacking investigation as unlawful.
Sun editor: Page 3 is a British institution
The use of Page 3 girls in the Sun has become a British institution, the editor of the newspaper claimed today.
Environment & animal welfare
Wind 101: Tory MPs pressure Cameron over renewable energy
Letter to PM demands moves against wind energy
Govt shamed over solar incentives after high court defeat
MPs have poured scorn on the government's "clumsy" handling of their incentives for solar energy installations, one day after the high court ruled ministers' approach unlawful.
Local government
Councils demand '19th century' Whitehall reforms
Council leaders are attacking Whitehall's model of departmental funding as outdated, as they demand greater use of community budgets.
'Big society' benefits from forgotten bank accounts
Money taken from inactive bank accounts is being used by the government to pay for 'big society' projects.
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