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Honda UK staff face redundancy

Potential buyers have already expressed interest in the Honda Formula One team, its chief executive said, after the car giant announced it would pull out of the sport without a new owner. Read

Hain 'has much to offer' Labour

Gordon Brown hinted at a political comeback for Peter Hain after prosecutors dropped an investigation into the former Cabinet minister's campaign for Labour's deputy leadership. Read

Errors blamed for baby's death

A series of errors by social services and health staff allowed a five-month-old baby to stay with her violent father and incompetent mother before she was shaken to death, an independent review found. Read

Home-owner wins cliff erosion fight

A retired engineer has won a High Court battle for the right to attempt to save his clifftop home from falling into the sea. Read

Menezes jury told to ignore protest

The coroner at the inquest of Jean Charles de Menezes has told jurors to "ignore" a courtroom protest by family members. Read

Boy George guilty of imprisonment

Singer Boy George has been convicted of falsely imprisoning a male escort. Read

Hain cleared in campaign cash probe

Former Cabinet minister Peter Hain said he was "pleased" he had cleared his name after it emerged he would not be facing charges following an investigation into his Labour Party deputy leadership campaign. Read

MP seeks review in Shannon case

Dewsbury MP and government minister Shahid Malik called for an independent review into the contacts social services had with Shannon Matthews prior to her disappearance in February. Read

Banks urged to pass on rate cut

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that he would be speaking to banks to press them to pass on the latest interest rate cut to borrowers. Read

Honda staff face redundancy

Honda will pull out of Formula One unless a buyer can be found by the end of the month, it said. Read

Missionary couple held in Gambia

A British couple are enduring a seventh day in custody after being arrested for sedition while working as Christian missionaries in the Muslim state of Gambia. Read

Boys to be sentenced for gang rape

Nine schoolboy rapists are due to be sentenced for carrying out an attack on a 14-year-old girl. Read

Social workers 'warned of Matthews'

The role of social services in the life of Shannon Matthews is being closely scrutinised following her mother's conviction for kidnapping her own daughter. Read

Menezes jurors resume deliberations

The jury in the inquest of Jean Charles de Menezes is resuming its deliberations after relatives of the Brazilian staged a courtroom protest. Read

MoD to name Iraq gun death soldier

A British soldier killed in southern Iraq after suffering a gunshot wound to the head is expected to be named by the Ministry of Defence. Read

Lib Dems snub Speaker's committee

Plans by Speaker Michael Martin to set up a committee to look into last week's police raid at the House of Commons are hanging in the balance after Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg announced his party will boycott it. Read

Banks urged to pass on interest cut

Pressure is mounting on banks to pass on the full benefits of the interest rate cut to struggling homeowners and businesses. Read

Criticism over poverty chief's pay

A Government-owned business set up to help alleviate poverty in the developing world paid its chief executive almost £1 million last year, a report has revealed. Read

EU leaders tackle cash crisis

Gordon Brown will host a crunch summit with European leaders to discuss the economic crisis next week, it has emerged. Read

Foreign workers 'earn 7p an hour'

Foreign workers making clothes for high street fashion chain Primark are existing on as little as 7p an hour as living costs soar, a charity alleged. Read

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