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    BA union announces strike dates

    BA cabin crew will go on strike for three days from 20 March and for four days from 27 March in a dispute over pay and staff levels.

    Lib Dems set for election battle

    The Lib Dem leader rallies delegates for the "biggest fight of their political lives" at his party's spring conference.

    Couple jailed for starving girl

    The mother of a girl who starved to death is sentenced to 15 years and her stepfather jailed indefinitely.

    BNP rules judged 'discriminatory'

    The British National Party is forced to rewrite its membership rules again after a court rules them discriminatory.

    Vauxhall gets UK loans guarantee

    The UK announces a 300m-euro (£270m) loan guarantee for Vauxhall and Opel, the European arm of General Motors.

    Mother 'murdered' after night out

    A mother-of-three whose body was found in undergrowth in Dundee after a night out was murdered, police confirm.

    Youth charged over collapse death

    An 18-year-old is charged with the harassment of a man who collapsed and died outside his Greater Manchester home.

    Obese drinkers face 'double hit'

    Obese women drinking little more than a glass of wine a day have double the risk of liver disease compared with those who are slimmer, experts warn.

    Teenager gets UK Eurovision vote

    A teenager from Essex is chosen to represent the UK in this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo.

    Samantha Cameron speaks of Tory leader's domestic skills

    Samantha Cameron speaks publicly for the first time of her relationship with the Conservative leader.

    One... Go! Bleakley completes Channel water-ski challenge

    The One Show presenter Christine Bleakley completes her water-ski challenge across the English Channel in aid of Sport Relief.

    Storrie quits role at Portsmouth

    Peter Storrie steps down from his role as chief executive at Portsmouth but will stay on as a consultant.

    Wigan bounce back from defeat

    Super League leaders Wigan bounce back from their first defeat to run eight tries past Hull FC at the DW Stadium.

    Brown sorry for Hull duo's fracas

    Hull manager Phil Brown apologises to the Women's Institute who saw a row between players Nicky Barmby and Jimmy Bullard.

    Johnson not contemplating defeat

    England coach Martin Johnson is refusing to contemplate defeat ahead of Saturday's RBS Six Nations Calcutta Cup match against Scotland at Murrayfield.

    In your backyard?

    Is high speed rail coming to your community?

    Jail 'power'

    Fears Muslim 'gangs' are on the rise in prisons

    In pictures

    The other Channel crossings to make headlines

    Double trouble

    How did these become such a big money-spinner?

    Lock down

    Why are criminals released from prison early?

    Bearing fruit

    Preparations to hand over UK's Afghan base

    Sarkozy and Brown attack US deal

    Nicolas Sarkozy and Gordon Brown criticise the US for "protectionism" over an aerospace deal.

    Charges over Parliament protest

    A total of 55 people are charged over a climate change demonstration on the roof of the Houses of Parliament.

    Baroness not to face expenses charge

    Labour peer Baroness Uddin says she is "relieved" after being told she will not be prosecuted over her expenses.

    Russian honour for Archbishop

    Dr Rowan Williams is given an award on the decree of the Russian President for his literature on the country.

    Pc jailed over drugs conspiracy

    A former Metropolitan Police officer is jailed for three years for passing on secret information which let his wife obtain free drugs.

    Ex-Tory Euro MP joining Lib Dems

    A long-serving Conservative MEP, expelled in a row over the party's new allies in Europe, has joined the Liberal Democrats.

    7 days quiz

    Farrah left off In Memoriam list at Oscars. Who else?

    Mr Punch

    Do we secretly like tough guy leaders instead of Mr Nice?

    Up and away

    Has education spending always been rising?

    MPs in court dominate headlines

    The appearance of three MPs in court over charges relating to their expenses claims is reported in Friday's papers.

    Supervisor jailed for pupil sex

    The fifth staff member at a school to face court over inappropriate sexual conduct is jailed for having sex with a pupil.

    'Healer' fined for cancer adverts

    A man describing himself as an "international healer" pleads guilty to offences under the Cancer Act.

    PPS to reconsider Hamill move

    An inquiry into the murder of Robert Hamill urges the PPS to reconsider a decision not to prosecute a retired RUC officer.

    Items removed as city alert ends

    A security alert in Armagh has ended and a number of items have been removed for examination, the police say.

    Carbon capture bid wins funding

    Scottish Power wins "tens of millions of pounds" in funding to develop technology designed to tackle climate change.

    Angry scenes at Trump exhibition

    A public exhibition of the masterplan for US tycoon Donald Trump's controversial £1bn golf resort witnesses angry scenes.

    'Cider' teen inquiry is widened

    The police watchdog takes control of inquiry into claims a teenager was given cider by detectives and asked to confess to crimes.

    Woman who seduced teen faces jail

    A woman is told a jail sentence is almost inevitable after she was found guilty of sexual activity with a 13-year-old boy.

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