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Erna Bennett obituary
My friend Erna Bennett, who has died aged 86, was a bundle of contradictions and had a range of passions. She made an important contribution to plant genetics and worked for a number of scientific...
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RBS boss Stephen Hester speaks out after bonus row
Banker admits he cannot win 'societal argument' on bonuses – 'none of us are starving' – but insists he is a 'commercial animal' and wants to be paid as suchStephen Hester, chief executive of Royal...
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Anti-gangs strategy risks becoming attack on young people, adviser warns
Claudia Webbe says she fears police have not done enough to build trust, as Scotland Yard launches crackdownA Scotland Yard initiative that aims to double the number of officers tackling gang crime...
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Art and minds: hospital trust brings in culture to promote wellbeing
Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS trust hosts first museums and galleries week within a hospital settingLucy Burscough is at her easel in the atrium of Manchester Royal eye hospital,...
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Prosecution of men arrested at Occupy protest sparks demonstration in Cardiff
Activists call for charges against Eric Jinks and Jason Simons to be dropped, branding the move an attack on freedom to protestA demonstration has been held outside a court in Cardiff in protest at the...
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Gatz to deliver every word of The Great Gatsby on West End stage
F Scott Fitzgerald novel in eight hours – play comes to London after sellout runs and ecstatic reviews around the worldAn eight-hour long play looks set to become one of the most talked-about...
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Hospital breached duty of care to psychiatric patient, supreme court rules
NHS trust contravened 'operational obligation' under European law by allowing home release for patient who then killed herselfAn NHS trust breached its duty of care to a 20-year-old patient who killed...
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Judgment reserved in Twitter airport threat appeal
High court judges consider whether Paul Chambers' tweet about blowing up Robin Hood airport was a joke or a real threatTwo senior judges have retired to consider whether a Twitter message threatening...
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Vestas board upheaval continues as two more executives resign
Vestas Wind Systems chairman and his deputy unveil departure plans just 24 hours after chief financial officer announces exitA massive sweep-out of senior executives at Vestas, the world's biggest...
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Carina Nebula revealed in all its glory
The European Southern Observatory has released the most detailed infrared image of the Carina Nebula ever createdLying 7,500 light years from Earth, the Carina Nebula buzzes with activity. Countless...
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Superdry roller-coaster loses some of its momentum
It's too early to dismiss SuperGroup as a one-hit wonder – but fashion moves fastThe last three weeks of January, after the sale season mania faded, were a shocker for many high street retailers. Even...
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Harry Redknapp the logical choice as England seesaw tilts once again |...
Harry Redknapp may never match Fabio Capello for trophies but he looks a far better fit as England managerSo the formidably austere Fabio Capello – austere in every respect but his financial demands,...
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Athens bows to further austerity – but still the deal is not finalised
• Creditors demand to see Athens act on new pledges• Default looms in weeks if bailout cash is withheldEuropean finance ministers are piling the pressure on Greece to come good on pledges to slash...
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Health bill in fresh trouble as first signs of cabinet dissent emerge
Plans being laid for call at Liberal Democrat spring conference for bill to be scrappedThe government's beleaguered health bill has run into fresh trouble after it emerged that plans are being laid for...
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FA gang of four smoothly see off Capello without McClaren seven's rage | Rob...
The FA faced none of the inquisition endured when Steve McClaren left when it came to the departure of his successorA measure of how far the Football Association has progressed over the past four and a...
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Country diary: South Uist: The effortless dip of a harrier's wing
South Uist: There's something other-worldy about the hen harrier as it slices through the air with its sharp silvery beautyThe loch lies like a pool of blue silk among the pale yellow of the winter...
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Letters: Mirror, mirror on the wall ...
You report (Coalition: no alternative to NHS reforms, 9 February) that Nick Clegg has agreed with David Cameron that they must work together to push through the Tories' health and social care bill, in...
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These empty apprenticeship schemes are failing our young | Polly Toynbee
Apprenticeships touted as solutions to the grave crisis of youth unemployment are not remotely up to the jobApprenticeship – the word warms the cockles of politicians' hearts. David Cameron and Nick...
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Letters: Harry and Fabio: a tale of two football managers
Why was Harry Redknapp charged (An investigation that cost millions, and finally failed to score, 9 February)? As a mere foot soldier in the PAYE army of taxpayers I followed his trial with growing...
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Letters: At war over geoengineering
Few in the civil sector fully understand that geoengineering is primarily a military science and has nothing to do with either cooling the planet or lowering carbon emissions (Report, 6 February)....
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