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Windsor bids farewell to EastEnders

Barbara Windsor's character Peggy saw her beloved pub go up in smoke

12:10am Friday 10th September 2010

Landlady Peggy Mitchell gazes in despair at the charred remains of her beloved Queen Vic on Friday night - after her memories and livelihood went up in smoke.

Scheme to reduce reoffending rates

Kenneth Clarke said the Social Impact Bonds pilot scheme would help tackle problems without using taxpayers' money

12:10am Friday 10th September 2010

Private investors will be given a cash return of up to £8 million if they help cut reoffending rates among prisoners with short-term sentences, the Ministry of Justice has said.

Academy schools 'achieving more'

Most academy schools are achieving better rates of academic improvement, a report found

12:10am Friday 10th September 2010

Most academy schools are achieving greater rates of academic improvement than the schools they replaced, a report has found.

Housing benefit cap 'to cost £120m'

Housing benefit changes would cost the Government 120 million pounds a year, a housing charity said

12:05am Friday 10th September 2010

Changes to housing benefit could lead to a surge in homelessness which would cost the Government £120 million a year, a housing charity has said.

Jobs recovery 'will take 14 years'

Employment will not return to pre-recession levels for 14 years, according to new research

12:05am Friday 10th September 2010

Employment will not return to pre-recession levels for 14 years and could take longer in some parts of the country hardest-hit by Government spending cuts, according to new research.

Handshake 'key sign of longer life'

A firm handshake could be an indicator of a longer life expectancy, according to research

12:10am Friday 10th September 2010

A firm handshake and brisk walk could be indicators of a longer life expectancy, it has been claimed.

Planned 9/11 Koran burning scrapped

Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Centre has cancelled plans to stage a Koran burning at his church on Saturday

11:18pm Thursday 9th September 2010

A Florida minister who had created an international storm with his plan to burn the Koran on the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks has cancelled the event under intense pressure, saying he agreed to back off after reaching a deal to move the location of a controversial mosque near New York's Ground Zero.

Planned 9-11 Koran burning scrapped

Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Centre has cancelled plans to stage a Koran burning at his church on Saturday

10:15pm Thursday 9th September 2010

The pastor who planned an "International Burn-a-Koran Day" on September 11 has called off the protest after his plans were widely condemned.

Welfare budget 'faces £4bn cuts'

Chancellor George Osborne has indicated a four billion-pound reduction in the welfare budget is on the cards

7:44pm Thursday 9th September 2010

Chancellor George Osborne has signalled a renewed crackdown on the "out of control" welfare budget - announcing further cuts of £4 billion would be made in the spending review this autumn.

JLS condom range has sex factor

JLS have teamed up with Durex to launch a range of condoms promoting safe sex

5:13pm Thursday 9th September 2010

From X Factor to extra safe - the lads from JLS are urging Everybody in Love to keep it covered.


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