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Women who took Pill 'live longer'

Women who have ever taken the Pill can expect longer lives, research suggests

7:22am Friday 12th March 2010

Women who have ever taken the Pill can expect longer lives than those who have never been prescribed the oral contraceptive, research has suggested.

Owen reveals battle with bottle

Mark Owen admitted he has been battling a 'drink problem' for the past decade

4:47am Friday 12th March 2010

Take That star Mark Owen has revealed he has been struggling with a "drink problem" for at least a decade.

Ruling due on BNP membership rules

The BNP is due to find out whether its membership policy change meets race relations laws

4:32am Friday 12th March 2010

The British National Party (BNP) is to find out if the decision to scrap its whites-only membership policy was enough to meet race relations laws.

Refugee assault claims 'not probed'

Baroness Nuala O'Loan investigated claims that asylum seekers were assaulted

4:26am Friday 12th March 2010

Asylum seekers who claimed they were assaulted by security staff hired by the Home Office did not have their complaints properly investigated, an official report has found.

Unions to stage protest over jobs

Seventy-seven per cent of RMT members backed strike action at Network Rail

4:09am Friday 12th March 2010

Two unions are due to stage a demonstration outside Network Rail's headquarters in a row over jobs.

Youth held over 'harrassment' death

David Askew, 64, a man with learning difficulties who was 'tormented to death'

3:52am Friday 12th March 2010

Police have been quizzing a teenager arrested over the manslaughter of a man who was "tormented to death" by yobs.

CPS to decide on MP expenses case

Lord Hanningfield leaves the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court

3:45am Friday 12th March 2010

The Crown Prosecution Service is to announce whether it will bring charges against another politician over the expenses scandal.

Women who took Pill live longer

Women who have ever taken the Pill can expect longer lives, research suggests

3:23am Friday 12th March 2010

Women who have ever taken the Pill can expect longer lives than those who have never been prescribed the oral contraceptive, research suggests.

Racism report backs teacher freedom

Teachers should not be banned from joining groups which promote racism, a report has recommended

1:41am Friday 12th March 2010

Teachers should not be banned from joining organisations which promote racism and intolerance, a report has recommended.

Tories walk out of Ashcroft inquiry

Tory MPs have walked out of a cross-party inquiry into Lord Ashcroft's peerage

1:19am Friday 12th March 2010

Tory MPs walked out of a cross-party inquiry into the award of a peerage to the controversial Conservative Party donor Lord Ashcroft, it has been disclosed.


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