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Sex 'part of undercover policing'

Police used sex as a tool during undercover operations - and tactical "promiscuity", sanctioned by senior commanders, was viewed as "part of the job",...

Residents evacuated after gas blast

Fifty people have been evacuated from their homes following a gas explosion, police said.The blast in Lambeth, south London, did not cause a fire...

Humanitarian award for Norgrove

Scottish aid worker Linda Norgrove has been announced as the winner of the 2011 Robert Burns Humanitarian Award.Ms Norgrove, who died in October during...

Brothers die in industrial accident

Two brothers were among four men who died in an industrial accident which is now at the centre of a health and safety investigation.The...

Neighbour charged with Jo murder

A 32-year-old man has been charged with the murder of landscape architect Joanna Yeates, police said.Vincent Tabak will face Bristol Magistrates' Court on Monday...

Community mourns industrial deaths

A rural community has been coming to terms with the loss of four men who died in an industrial accident as a health and...

Karzai backs down in lawmakers row

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has agreed to scrap a one-month delay in convening the new parliament, ending a stand-off with lawmakers that had threatened...

Thousands demand German farm reform

Thousand of Germans have demonstrated against their nation's farming policies after traces of cancer-causing chemicals were found in eggs, poultry and pork.More than 15,000...

Giffords moved to Texas hospital

US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has been placed in intensive care at the Texas Medical Centre after being moved there from a hospital in Tucson,...

Women 'most likely to pull sickie'

Women are more likely than men to "pull a sickie" and are happier to give an embarrassing excuse for taking unplanned leave, according to...

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