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Nursery food standards face review

A review of food served up in nurseries has been announced by the Government

6:20am Tuesday 16th March 2010

The Government is set to announce a review of food standards in nurseries as ministers launch a fresh pre-election assault on the Tories over their plans for Sure Start centres.

Pakistan kidnap boy found safe

Sahil Saeed has been found safe and well

5:50am Tuesday 16th March 2010

A British boy kidnapped while on holiday in Pakistan nearly two weeks ago has been located safe and well, the British High Commission has confirmed.

Expat Britons await pension ruling

Britons who retired abroad could be in line for pension payments if an EU court rules in favour of a group of campaigners

5:34am Tuesday 16th March 2010

More than half a million retired Britons living abroad could be in line for Government payouts if a group fighting a legal battle over pension rights win their case.

Minister numbers 'should be cut'

The number of government ministers should be slashed by up to a third, a committee says

5:19am Tuesday 16th March 2010

The number of government ministers should be slashed by up to a third, an influential committee of MPs said.

'Saddened' Winslet and Mendes split

The couple were married for seven years

5:19am Tuesday 16th March 2010

Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet and her director husband Sam Mendes have separated after nearly seven years of marriage.

UK debt plan 'not ambitious enough'

The European Commission is to tell Britain to up its game on getting the economy back in shape

4:02am Tuesday 16th March 2010

Government plans to deal with Britain's ballooning debt are not ambitious enough and need to be "significantly reinforced", according to a European Commission report.

Op ends Beckham's World Cup dream

David Beckham is injured during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Chievo (AP)

2:49am Tuesday 16th March 2010

David Beckham's chances of appearing in a record fourth World Cup are over as he starts recovering from an operation on his Achilles tendon.

Clegg in warning over spending cuts

Nick Clegg is to warn of the importance of winning public support for spending cuts

1:41am Tuesday 16th March 2010

Britain could face massive political and social unrest on a scale similar to Greece if the next government cannot rally the public behind plans to cut the £178 billion deficit, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg is to warn.

OAP social care costs 'to double'

The cost of social care for the elderly is set to double in the next 15 years

12:42am Tuesday 16th March 2010

The cost of social care for the elderly is set to double in the next 15 years just to maintain current standards, according to a report by the King's Fund.

Council pay-offs 'unjustified'

A watchdog has called for much greater transparency about golden goodbye deals

12:42am Tuesday 16th March 2010

A third of town hall chiefs walk away with a golden goodbye worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, according to a survey by the local government spending watchdog.






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