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Wide-ranging snooper's charter to extend powers of security servicesTrade union funding also to be curbed by ‘opt in’ system whereby union members are to chose to pay rather than chose not to pay political levy -
UK's cancer death rates blamed on delays in sending patients for testsResearchers say GPs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland less likely than other countries to refer possible cancer patients immediately -
20-year-old jailed for six years over attempt to join Islamic StateZakariya Ashiq, whose lawyer describes him as ‘a Walter Mitty character’, failed to reach Syria and was arrested upon returning to Heathrow
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Threat to exit human rights convention must be dropped, Tories tell CameronSenior party figures say talk of ECHR withdrawal is ‘deeply offensive’, as delay to repeal of Human Rights Act draws spotlight away from Queen’s speech
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Shia LaBeouf collaborates with London art students on graduation projectActor made 36 video clips for Central Saint Martins fine art BA students, including one of him repeating ‘ooohmn’ sounds in front of a block of butter
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Bishops' castle gets £9m lottery grantMuseum extension and renovation of state rooms planned at Auckland Castle, former seat of bishops of Durham
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David Cameron packs plenty into his one-party Queen's speechPolls led the Conservative party to plan for coalition negotiations, so this Queen’s speech is not quite the one its leadership anticipated
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Queen's speech: what Her Majesty said and what it meansAfter Queen Elizabeth II outlined David Cameron’s 26 bills for the next parliament, here is a measure-by-measure analysis of the legislative agenda
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Thousands march against austerity cuts after Queen's speech - video
Several thousand people march on Westminster in protest against austerity cuts that will come into force under the newly elected Conservative government
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Drugs to keep people with HIV alive should be given without delay, trial findsScientists find that antiretroviral treatment should be administered before HIV virus has weakened the immune system
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General election 2015
General election 2015Students: express yourself on the theme of austerity and protestWe want to see your placards, poetry and art – as well as hear your stories
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NHSUK's cancer death rates blamed on delays in sending patients for testsResearchers say GPs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland less likely than other countries to refer possible cancer patients immediately
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David Cameron pays tribute to Harriet Harman following the Queen’s speech - video
David Cameron makes fun of interim Labour leader Harriet Harman and SNP MP Alex Salmond, whilst also welcoming them back to parliament after the Queen's speech on Wednesday
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The pomp and pageantry of the Queen's speech 2015 – video
Watch footage of the Queen's journey from Buckingham Palace to Westminster and the state opening of a new parliamentary session
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Greg Dyke: this is a very serious day for Fifa leadership – video
The chairman of the Football Association, Greg Dyke, issues a statement on Wednesday, after Swiss authorities arrested a string of Fifa officials in a dawn raid
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Queen's speech 2015 – video highlights
The Queen opens parliament on Wednesday with her speech to the assembled government in the House of Lords
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VIP paedophile ring allegations: ‘I thought they were on God’s authority’ - video
Esther Baker, 32, waives her right to anonymity in order to speak exclusively to Sky News about the sexual abuse she experienced as a child
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Jeffrey Spector’s assisted death at Dignitas divides opinion - video
Sarah Wootton, chief executive of Dignity in Dying, and Alistair Thompson, a spokesman for Care not Killing, disagree over the case of Jeffrey Spector
Poor David Cameron is now prisoner of all his promises