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21 May 2013 Last updated at 18:55 ET

NHS boss set to retire next year

The head of the NHS in England Sir David Nicholson is stepping down from the post next year.

Family urges domestic violence probe

The family of a woman murdered by her ex-partner call for a public inquiry into how complaints of domestic violence are handled by police.

Mayor drives car into Tesco store

A mayor drives his car through the doors of his local Tesco Express.

New affordable housing in Bury

Flats evacuated in explosives threat

A street in a Wiltshire town is evacuated as a "precautionary" measure following reports of explosives at a flat.
RAF firefighter's death reviewed

A watchdog orders Thames Valley Police to review its investigation into the death of a Scottish RAF firefighter at an Oxfordshire barracks.
'Sugar daddy' serial conman jailed

A conman who fleeced more than £170,000 out of women he met on a website for "sugar daddies" is jailed for seven years.
Three jailed over fake £1 coin plot
Homes demolished after fatal blast
Mother accepts son's posthumous VC
Photo sparks stadium fire concerns
Downing Street sign tops bids
Police 'probing 54 grooming gangs'
George Michael 'kept in hospital'
Eric and Ernie's writer Braben dies
Sir Cyril abuse claim inquiry widens
A&E patient safety 'not guaranteed'
Gandhi's will and sandals auctioned

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Manager Pulis leaves Stoke City

Manager Tony Pulis leaves Stoke City by mutual consent following talks with chairman Peter Coates on Tuesday.
Bell passed fit for England Test
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