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Blair leaves room for judges on control orders

Prime Minister Tony Blair today refused to rule out letting judges make the controversial ‘control orders’ that would see terrorism suspects confined to their houses or banned from using telephones and the internet. However, he defended the orders as needed to protect the nation’s safety against a “real and active” terrorist threat. In the event… Read more »

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Waiting times for non-urgent cases a concern
NAO warns of problems in cancer services

Too many cancer patients are still waiting weeks to be diagnosed, the Government’s spending watchdog has warned. The National Audit Office has produced a progress report on NHS cancer services, which acknowledges that some progress has been made, but is critical of shortcomings in a number of areas. The survey of 4,300 people with breast,… Read more »