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24 May 2013 Last updated at 12:32 ET

Calls grow for 'snoopers' charter'

Boris Johnson adds his voice to suggestions the Communications Data Bill could be revived after the murder of a soldier in a London street.

Sally Bercow says she is "surprised and disappointed" after the High Court rules a tweet she published about Tory peer Lord McAlpine was libellous.

The BBC is to close its Digital Media Initiative, with director general Tony Hall saying it had "wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers' money".

Gove: Exam system split inevitable

The Education Secretary in England Michael Gove has been responding to concerns that GCSEs and A Levels reforms would devalue the exams in NI.
Mark Devenport's political blog
Guide to N.Ireland Assembly

Shortfall of £62m in mining clean-up

Taxpayers could be left with a bill for as much as £62m for restoring opencast mines in East Ayrshire.
Brian Taylor's political blog
Guide to the Scottish Parliament

Jabs and 999 calls in NHS priorities

More MMR jabs, improved ambulance response times and an end to hospital bed-blocking are among the priorities being set by health chiefs for the NHS in Wales.
Betsan Powys' political blog
Guide to the Welsh Assembly

UK Coal: The final curtain?

Pensions and pits: Britain's coal industry attempts a rescue bid to stay in business, following a devastating fire in Warwickshire.
London's New Bus - a political chameleon
Political analysis around England

House of Commons Watch

MPs approve same-sex marriage plans at third reading despite significant opposition.

A new template?

Mark Urban on five things that mark out the Woolwich attack
Henry VIII’s spin doctor?

How Thomas Cromwell set a precedent for modern politics BBC History
Robert Peston

Did the Bank of England cry wolf over capital shortages?
Latest opinion polls

See how the main parties are doing in the latest polls
Q&A: EU immigration

What happens when Romanians and Bulgarians get full rights?
Clickable guide

Find out more about the Commons and Lords and how they work