French health service on verge of collapse, says commission
A government commission has warned that without fundamental reforms France's national health service, rated the best in the world by the World Health Organisation, will c...
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Coppell angered by Goater leak
Steve Coppell is furious that a proposed loan deal taking Reading's striker Shaun Goater to their First Division rivals Ipswich Town was leaked to the press.
The Royals ...
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Bruce makes a bid for Butt
Birmingham City's manager Steve Bruce has made a bid for the Manchester United midfielder Nicky Butt after being promised the funds to complete the next stage of his club...
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Don Lawrence
The artist Don Lawrence, who has died aged 75, toiled for more than two decades in anonymity - and for meagre payment - in British adventure comics, most famously paintin...
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Pensioners warned over council tax protests
Councils are set for a stand-off with pensioners as growing numbers pledge non payment of their council tax in protest at this year's increases.
The decision is the mos...
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The battle for social democracy
As a firm social democrat and student rep trying desperately to argue the case for free education, I was impressed by Polly Toynbee's critique of Blair's "co-payment" age...
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Is a Standard Life still worth a living?
I like Standard Life, says the insurance giant's current slogan. Yet the financial storm now surrounding the firm loads it with unintended irony.
For years the 179-year...
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New delay in Duncan Smith inquiry
A report into Iain Duncan Smith's parliamentary finances has been delayed for a second time amid reports that fresh evidence has been presented to the parliamentary stand...
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Labour's poll tax?
Thousands of demonstrators against council-tax rises are expected in London tomorrow. Organisers are promising the biggest demonstration against local taxation since the ...
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How can I build up a credit record in the UK?
Q I'm a new expatriate from the US and would like advice on the best way to begin to build a positive credit record here in the UK. In the States, most consultants advise...
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