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'All-night raves' surprise winners of red-tape cuts

Back to the 80s we go

The government's drive to cut red tape is giving carte blanche to all-night raves, councils have warned.

One library closing every week

Red tape cuts for NHS

Blair promises £2bn in red tape cuts

Offer: Save £15 off 'Yes, Prime Minister' tickets

Yes, Prime Minister returns to the West End

Save money off your ticket to see 'Yes, Prime Minister' in the West End, with politics.co.uk.

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Alastair Campbell in brawl with pop star

Campbell: 'A bit of handbags'

Downing Street's former director of communications has found himself in an unlikely brawl with a member of boyband The Wanted.

Miliband weds partner Thornton in low-key civil ceremony

Miliband and partner Thornton have been together for six years

Ed Miliband has said he is the "luckiest man in the world" after marrying long-term partner Justine Thornton in a low-key civil ceremony in Nottingham.

Coalition government is 'anti-book'

Reading between the lines: The coalition is 'anti-book'

The coalition government is anti-book, a leader article in the Bookseller has concluded.

MP 'has doubts' about Robin Hood

Ridley Scott's political Robin Hood interpretation was panned by critics

Robin Hood's heroic status in British culture is open to debate, a leading Conservative MP has insisted.

Thatcher's handbag for sale

Margaret Thatcher's handbag is expected to fetch £100,000.

Margaret Thatcher's black Asprey handbag is expected to be auctioned off for £100,000 in June.

Wedding season: Miliband sets the date

The happy couple: Miliband set to marry in May

Ed Miliband has set a date to marry his partner, Justine Thornton, bringing to an end rumours of his marital status.

Cherie: Tony still excites me 'in all possible ways'

The Blairs have not fought to keep their intimate lives out the public eye

Tony Blair still excites his wife, "in all possible ways", she has admitted.

'Tool up, honey bunny': Salmond to meet Kick Ass creator

Kick Ass was one of last year's unexpected hits

Scottish first minister Alex Salmond is to meet Kick Ass creator Mark Millar, the writer has announced.

Peaches Geldof admits crush on Ed Miliband

Peaches Geldof: 'British politics has a suave thing going on'

Peaches Geldof has a crush on Labour leader Ed Miliband, the socialite has revealed.

Morrissey wades into David Cameron row

The Smiths: Not fans of the Tories

Legendary pop singer Morrissey has waded into a row between his former Smiths bandmates and the prime minister.

Campbell lashes out at new Blair movie

Campbell rarely has good things to say about New Labour on film

Alastair Campbell has lashed out at a new film portraying the relationship between Tony Blair and Bill Clinton.

Video: Special Relationship trailer

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Cameron: Brits don't celebrate their country enough

The White Cliffs of Dover, seen from a Nasa satellite

Britain is falling down the league table of prime tourist destinations because the British themselves do not celebrate their country enough, the prime minister claimed this morning.

Cameron gives Whoopi Goldberg No 10 tour

Whoopi Goldberg in the screen version of Sister Act

David Cameron has given Whoopi Goldberg a whirlwind tour of No 10 after she expressed an interest in Benjamin Disraeli.

Hunt unmoving on UK Film Council closure

British actors dismayed at UK Film Council closure

Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has defended his decision to close the UK Film Council, defying fierce opposition from the industry.

Nighy leads charge against UK film cuts

Bill Nighy was among those urging the government to think again

Some of Britain's most prominent and respected actors took on the government today, in a desperate bid to save the UK Film Council.

British cinema rocked as UK Film Council scrapped

Bad news for Britain's film industry

Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt's decision to scrap the UK Film Council (UKFC) has been condemned by its leaders as a "big mistake".

Frost: Coalition politicians too boring for satire

Sir David Frost during an interview with Tony Blair for Al Jazeera

The introduction of coalition government has put satire in "intensive care", Sir David Frost has said.

The Thick Of It scores hat trick

Chris Addison plays Ollie in the The Thick Of It

Political comedy The Thick Of It has come home with three awards from the Bafta television awards.

Ask 'who gets the tip' - it's government policy

Tipping often ends up wirth management rather than staff

Restaurant customers will be encouraged to ask 'who gets the tip?' next time they go out for a bite to eat, under a new government campaign launched today.

Crackdown on music videos demanded to protect children

Sexually suggestive music videos, such as those by Rihanna, would only be shown after the watershed under the report's proposals.

Music videos with suggestive themes should be banned before the watershed to prevent the sexualisation of children, a Home Office report has suggested.

Miliband falls prey to sexy Twitter hacks

Ed Miliband laughed off the Twitter hack today

Ed Miliband has become the latest politician to fall prey to a Twitter hack that sends out sexual explicit messages from the user's account.

Lapdancing restriction on the way

New restrictions are on their way for lapdancing clubs

Local people came one step closer to being able to stop lapdancing clubs being set up in their area today, with government restrictions entering the implementation stage.

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