Archive of 16 January 2014

Fracking blight as households warned of mining rights
Thousands of households receive letters warning that the land beneath their homes could be used for mining, prompting fears that landowners will seek to cash in on the government's plans for widespread fracking across the UK.
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Mea culpa: Clegg prays forgiveness for Rennard sex harassment
Nick Clegg ratchets up the pressure on Chris Rennard to apologise for alleged instances of sexual harassment, even as he speaks openly about his own failure to protect the women affected
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Tories facing their worst ever national election defeat
The Conservative party faces its worst ever national defeat at the polls after a new survey found they are on course to come a humiliating third in this year's European elections.
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Harmondsworth exposed: The immigration detention centre where they handcuff people as they die
Terminally ill people have been handcuffed as they died in immigration detention centres, according to a devastating new report