Archive of 20 January 2011
Warsi vows Islamophobia battle
Conservative co-chairman Sayeeda Warsi has pledged an "ongoing battle against bigotry".
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Pre-charge detention to revert to 14 days
The limit to pre-charge detention will revert back to 14 days, in a move welcomed by civil liberties advocates.
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Anti-Muslim preacher lashes out at UK ban
The preacher who prompted outrage across the world when he threatened to burn a Koran has hit out at his ban from the UK.
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Gove brings back 'traditional' curriculum
The education secretary has launched a review of the curriculum in a bid to return teaching to a more traditional set of subjects.
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Commons committee starts Twitter inquiry
A Commons committee will look into the rules surrounding the use of electronic devices following a row over the use of Twitter in the chamber.
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UK hosts rare northern Europe summit
Europe's northern states should form an 'avant garde' for jobs and growth, David Cameron hopes.
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Criminal finance database security worries peers
A database monitoring 1.5 million suspicious criminal transactions may be insecure, a committee of peers has warned.
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Isle of Wight 'saved' by late-night peers
Parliament's upper House sat late into the night on Thursday morning as the tussle over the coalition's electoral reform plans continued.
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