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Why I want to stay a single mother
Posted on March 9, 2010
Since having her first child at 17, Jo Middleton has not found Mr Right. Now in her thirties, she has given up on dating
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Nine out of 10 young families in London cannot afford home
Posted on March 9, 2010
Analysis by a government housing advisory body found that as an average figure across the capital only 10 per cent of young families could afford to buy a suitable home.
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Sir James Dyson plan to fill UK's engineering vacuum
Posted on March 9, 2010
A radical set of proposals aimed at rebuilding Britain's manufacturing and technology industries and helping pull Britain out recession have been published by Sir James Dyson, the vacuum-cleaner entrepreneur.
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Biden sees 'moment of opportunity' for Mid-East peace
Posted on March 9, 2010
US Vice-President Joe Biden has said there is a "moment of real opportunity" for peace between the Palestinians and Israel during a visit to the region.

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Spain’s drug consumption on the rise, despite authorities’ struggle
Posted on March 9, 2010
Spanish police recently seized over a tonne of cocaine. But despite the authorities’ struggle, the country’s demand for recreational drugs remains the highest in Europe.
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Point Omega--Leo Robson
Posted on March 9, 2010
Twenty-five years ago, in White Noise, Don DeLillo perfected a distinctive, paranoid style. His new novel is a distant echo of that masterpiece.
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Exclusive: Lord Paul to end his non-domiciled tax status--Medhi Hasan
Posted on March 9, 2010
In an exclusive interview with the New Statesman, Labour peer and longtime party donor, Lord Paul of Marylebone, says he is to end his controversial "non-dom" tax status. He says:
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Fjord Focus--Nicky Gardner
Posted on March 9, 2010
The financial crash of 2008 haunts the remote tundra east of Reykjavik.
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Asia review
Posted on March 9, 2010
Cyberwar declared as China hunts for the West’s intelligence secrets
  • China picks mothers for astronaut training              
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    • 'Terror threat' in Malacca Straits
    Posted on March 9, 2010
    Defence officials in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore have increased sea and air patrols in the Straits of Malacca, after Singapore authorities warned that attacks were being planned in the area's shipping lanes.
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    • Winnie Mandela accuses Nelson of letting down South Africa's blacks
    Posted on March 9, 2010
    In a strongly-worded attack she claimed that Nelson Mandela had failed to help the poor, instead becoming a "corporate foundation" who only ever appeared in public to raise money for the ANC political party.
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    • Vatican secrecy ‘let German school abusers go unpunished’
    Posted on March 9, 2010
    Germany has blamed a “wall of silence” created by the Vatican for hampering investigations into decades of abuse of schoolchildren by Catholic clergy.
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    Nigerians bury massacre victims
    Posted on March 9, 2010
    Nigerians are burying victims of a massacre of predominantly Christian villagers near the central city of Jos, blamed on a Muslim group.
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    • Call for universities to be able to charge unlimited tuition fees
    Posted on March 9, 2010
    Universities should be given the freedom to charge students whatever tuition fee they like, the body representing the country's 750 largest employers of graduates will say today.
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    True scale of violent crime rise revealed
    Posted on March 9, 2010
    Violent attacks are estimated to be 44 per cent higher than they were in 1998 after research on the way police record them allowed comparisons for the first time. The study, by the independent House of Commons Library, shows violence against the person increased from 618,417 to 887,942 last year.

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    Today's Comments
    Posted on March 9, 2010
    Robert Fisk: Living proof of the Armenian genocide
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    • Shaming of the NHS: Patients STILL treated in kitchens, abandoned in mop cupboards and left without meals despite Labour's billions
    Posted on March 9, 2010
    Patients are routinely being treated in kitchens, mop cupboards and corridors because hospitals are so overcrowded, a shocking survey reveals. Third World conditions are commonplace, with hospitals housing patients for days in storage areas, offices, TV rooms and outpatient clinics.
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    Dog owners facing tough new insurance regulations
    Posted on March 9, 2010
    Dog owners could be required to insure themselves against the risk of their pet attacking someone, it was announced today.
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    The Sports Report
    Posted on March 9, 2010
    Football:
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