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Row over NHS consultants' overtime

Poor planning has been blamed after figures suggested that some consultants are making more than £100,000 a year in overtime from the NHS.Consultants warned...

EU poised to ban Icelandic mackerel

The European Union looks set to ban landings of Icelandic mackerel from all EU ports in the latest round of a bitter feud over...

Presidential visit funds stolen

Thieves in Argentina have stolen the cash that President Cristina Fernandez was to use on a trip to the Middle East.A government official had...

At least 476 dead in Brazil floods

At least 464 people have been killed after walls of earth and water swept away homes in the mountains north of Rio de Janeiro...

Labour win deals blow to coalition

The coalition has suffered a bloody nose in its first by-election as Labour romped home in Oldham East and Saddleworth.Debbie Abrahams was declared the...

Taliban 'to allow girls' schooling'

The Taliban in Afghanistan has abandoned its opposition to the schooling of girls, according to the country's education minister.Farooq Wardak suggested that ongoing negotiations...

Income 'affects child discipline'

Parents on lower incomes are more likely to struggle with disciplining their children, according to a new survey.A poll of more than 1,000 parents...

Breastfeeding 'not always best'

Breastfeeding exclusively for six months is not necessarily best and may put babies off some foods, experts have said.UK guidelines are for women to...

Lib Dems concede Oldham by-election

The Liberal Democrats have conceded defeat in Oldham East and Saddleworth as the coalition suffered a bloody nose in its first by-election test.Party president...

House sales hit eight-year low

The number of homes changing hands fell to an eight-year low during December as the severe winter weather exacerbated an already subdued housing market,...

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