Top universities 'more exclusive'

Top universities are becoming more exclusive, with fewer poor students admitted than a decade ago, Government advisers have warned.Read

Maternity mental health care 'gaps'

There are "worrying gaps" in mental health services for pregnant women, a charity has warned.Read

Call to build 12 new super-prisons

More than 30 "run-down and poorly-located" jails should be shut and replaced with super-prisons holding up to 3,000 inmates, a former prison governor and deputy director at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said.Read

Early screening 'aids cancer fight'

Women with a heightened risk of breast cancer could benefit from being screened for the disease at a younger age, research suggests.Read

Syria dominates G8 summit agenda

David Cameron is welcoming the leaders of the world's most powerful countries to Northern Ireland for a G8 summit set to be dominated by international division over the civil war in Syria.Read

GCHQ 'spied on foreign politicians'

GCHQ - Britain's electronic eavesdropping agency - mounted an intensive spying operation on foreign politicians attending two G20 summit meetings in London in 2009, it has been reported.Read

Amphibious bus sinking investigated

The company in charge of a fleet of amphibious tour buses is working "closely" with investigators after one of its vessels sank with 33 people on board having to swim to safety or be rescued.Read

Ecuador minister visits Assange

Ecuador's foreign minister has visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange inside the embassy where the Australian has been staying for the past year.Read

Stabbed officer made mosque arrest

A police officer who was stabbed in the chest and stomach managed to arrest a mosque knifeman who had attacked three worshippers and shrugged off being hit by a Taser.Read

Police probe TV chef 'incident'

Police are looking into pictures which appear to show celebrity chef Nigella Lawson being physically restrained by her husband Charles Saatchi.Read

Putin warns against arming rebels

Russian president Vladimir Putin has issued a blunt warning to the West not to arm Syrian rebels who "eat the organs" of their enemies.Read

Five seek asylum after plane alert

Five passengers from the plane which made an emergency landing in Scotland following security fears are now claiming asylum in the UK, Police Scotland have confirmed.Read

RBS repayment 'could take decade'

Ousted boss Stephen Hester has warned it could take up to a decade for the taxpayer to be repaid its £45 billion stake in bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).Read

Officer stabbed in mosque hailed

A police officer stabbed in a mosque by a man brandishing a large combat knife has been praised for his "heroic" actions as he helped arrest the knifeman despite his injuries.Read

Peer quizzed over harassment claims

Senior Liberal Democrat peer Lord Rennard has been interviewed by police under caution over allegations he sexually harassed women party activists.Read

Dozens die in new Iraq bombing wave

At least 32 people have died and dozens more were hurt after several apparently coordinated bombings and a shooting took place across Iraq.Read

Mosque stabbings 'not hate crime'

An attack at a mosque in which three men and a police officer were stabbed is thought to have happened after one worshipper turned on others, MP Liam Byrne has said.Read

Man charged with child abduction

A 35-year-old man who went missing with a 14-year-old girl has been charged with child abduction.Read

24 dead in new wave of Iraq attacks

At least 24 people have been killed and dozens more were wounded after 10 apparently co-ordinated car bombings and a shooting took place across Iraq.Read

Clegg: Cut welfare for rich first

Welfare for the wealthy must be tackled before the Government can cut benefits for the poorest, Nick Clegg has said, 10 days before post-election spending plans are unveiled.Read

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