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Files on Madeleine probe examined

Fresh revelations from the newly-released Portuguese police files in the Madeleine McCann investigation are expected. Read

Test results due amid marking fear

Provisional results of national curriculum tests for England's 11-year-olds will be published, despite ongoing concerns about the quality of marking. Read

Sending child to school costs more

The cost of sending a child to school has risen to £1,077 a year, new figures show. Read

Abuse signs campaign launched

Campaigners against domestic violence have launched a new campaign urging women to look out for early warning signs of abuse. Read

Rogue employer crackdown announced

The Government has announced a new crackdown on rogue employers who abuse vulnerable workers, aimed at cleaning up the "dark corners" of the labour market. Read

Peers warn over detention plan

Controversial plans to extend terror detention to 42 days could undermine the independence of judges and lead to the collapse of trials, a cross-party committee of peers has warned. Read

Northern Rock 'makes £500m losses'

Northern Rock will reveal losses of £500 million when it presents its first trading results as a nationalised bank, it was reported. Read

Nine held at power plant protest

Nine people were arrested during the Camp for Climate Action environmental protest, police said. Read

Dando's killer 'won't be found'

Barry George said police would never catch Jill Dando's killer as he spoke of his "astonishment" at being acquitted of murder. Read

Teenager buried in sand-dune horror

A family watched in horror as rescuers battled to save a teenage boy who died on holiday when a tunnel dug in sand dunes collapsed on top of him. Read

Limbs of dismembered girl found

Brazilian authorities have recovered the forearms and left leg of a British teenager who was dismembered along the banks of a remote river near the central city of Goiania. Read

Scientist issued McCann DNA warning

A British scientist warned DNA tests on a sample from Kate and Gerry McCanns' hire car were inconclusive just days before the couple were made suspects, official police files have revealed. Read

Three face retrial over July 7 plot

Three men accused of helping the July 7 bombers plan their attacks will face a re-trial, prosecutors have announced. Read

Brown to begin political fightback

Gordon Brown will begin his political fightback with a special Cabinet meeting held outside London, it was announced as the Prime Minister put tackling "fuel poverty" top of his political agenda. Read

Madeleine probe dossier opened

The secrets of Portuguese detectives' investigation into Madeleine McCann's disappearance were laid bare with the official release of thousands of pages of evidence. Read

Top detective to review Dando case

A top Scotland Yard detective has been given the go-ahead to review evidence in the Jill Dando case in a bid to identify new leads. Read

Plea to mystery woman over murder

The murder of a 30-year-old man who was gunned down at a nightclub has been described by police as "a brutal attack on a defenceless family man". Read

Lad mags 'link to family breakdown'

Publishers of "lads' mags" should be held to account for encouraging irresponsible young men to view women as sex objects, the Conservatives said. Read

UK boys robbed at gunpoint on trip

A dozen teenage boys from a British grammar school are waiting to be flown back home after being robbed at gunpoint on a trip to Guatemala, their head teacher said. Read