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Doctors' leaders urge ministers to halt the development of a medical records database for patients in England.

Reoffending by thousands of criminals serving short sentences in England and Wales costs up to £10bn a year, says a report.

More schools in England are being judged as inadequate in Ofsted's new-style inspections, figures are expected to show.

Rules to improve child protection after the Baby P case may leave children more vulnerable to harm, council leaders warn.

Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to urge the Afghan president to seek a political solution to the conflict with the Taliban.

Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to urge the Afghan president to seek a political solution to the conflict with the Taliban.

Universities are to be given £10m of National Lottery money to encourage more students to get involved in sport.

Talks are to be held over Edinburgh's tram project in a bid to end a stalemate which has halted work on the route.

A woman whose medical records disappeared from her GP surgery has sparked questions over the security of patient record transfers.

Attempts to reach a cross-party deal on funding social care appear to be dead in the water ahead of a key summit.

A £1bn government scheme to regenerate former coalmines has been poorly co-ordinated and lacks vision, MPs argue.

Talks aimed averting strike action by BA cabin crew are due to resume later, after a deadline was extended.

A former head of MI5 says she did not know US intelligence services were mistreating terror suspects until after she retired.

Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts, new research shows.

Why postal reforms are good news for direct mailers

Darren Bent scores a hat-trick as Sunderland claim their first league win of 2010 against ten-man Bolton.

Two goals from Cameron Jerome inspire Birmingham to a battling win against bottom-club Portsmouth at Fratton Park.

Nicklas Bendtner silences his recent critics with a hat-trick as Arsenal see off Porto in emphatic fashion to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.

Second-half goals by Steven Whittaker and Kenny Miller help Rangers move 13 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League with victory over Kilmarnock.

UK painter defiant despite Turkish conviction