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2 September 2010 Last updated at 20:55 ET

School lottery 'failed in aim'

A lottery system for school places in Brighton failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say.

Tube strikes on as talks collapse

Thousands of Tube workers will strike next week as talks between London Underground bosses and two unions break down.

Big improvement in 999 responses

A health watchdog reports a marked improvement in 999 response times at Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

Man 'strangled wife and hid body'

A cheating husband murdered his wife after she found out about his infidelity within months of them getting married, a court hears.
Birth paramedic 'refused to help'

An ambulance paramedic put the life of a baby at risk by refusing to take the mother to hospital because they were on a break, a tribunal hears.
Rangers' plan to stop riot re-run

Rangers fans will go into a "holding zone" ahead of their team's Champions League match in Manchester, to prevent a re-run of the 2008 riots.
Man beat wife and daughter to death
Pair held over 'honour killing'
Tin helmet councillor suspended
Ex-officer jailed for child abuse
Delay for tourist bike hire plans
Man jailed for murdering partner
Twig row sparks helicopter search
Arrests in assisted suicide probe
Missing boy couple 'faced court'
Call for Magna Carta bank holiday
Sorting office threatens 400 jobs

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