Huge op to rescue ferry passengers

Rescue crews have plucked more than 200 survivors from the sea off Papua New Guinea's north-east coast after a ferry sank with as many as 350 people on board.Read

Dinner ladies win equal pay victory

Nearly 1,000 women council workers including cleaners, carers and dinner ladies are to share a multi-million pound payout under a "historic" equal pay deal.Read

Hundreds missing in ferry tragedy

Rescue crews have plucked 28 survivors from the water off Papua New Guinea's (PNG) north-east coast after a ferry sank with as many as 350 people on board.Read

Facebook in massive stock flotation

Facebook could be heading for a record stock flotation after unveiling plans to sell shares to the public.Read

David Miliband urges Labour rethink

Labour needs "restless rethinking" of its purpose and its policies if it is to return to power, former leadership candidate David Miliband has said.Read

Watchdog warning on spending cuts

Government plans for spending cuts are optimistic and the consequences for services are unclear, a key watchdog has warned.Read

Manchester worst for anti-Semitism

More anti-Semitic incidents were recorded in Manchester than in London last year, despite the capital being home to almost seven times as many Jews, a Jewish security charity has said.Read

Suicide action reduces death rates

Strategies for tackling suicide have led to falling death rates in England and Wales, a study has found.Read

'Tighten up' undercover police ops

Undercover officers have helped prevent bomb attacks and seize weapons from extremists but future operations should be approved in advance by high-level authorities outside the police, a report says.Read

Immigrants 'must benefit Britain'

Immigrants must "add to the quality of life in Britain" to be let in, the immigration minister is to say.Read

Cancer drug 'too expensive for NHS'

A drug hailed as a breakthrough in extending the lives of men with late-stage prostate cancer is too expensive for use on the NHS, a watchdog has said.Read

74 die as Egypt football fans clash

At least 74 people were killed and 248 injured after clashes between football fans in the Egyptian seaside city of Port Said.Read

Facebook to go public, raise $5B

Facebook is going public eight years after its computer-hacking chief executive Mark Zuckerberg started the service at Harvard University.Read

Student loans chief in tax row

The Treasury is to review the tax affairs of top civil servants after it emerged the head of the Student Loans Company (SLC) is paid via a company without tax being deducted.Read

MPs reverse welfare reform defeats

MPs have asserted their authority over the House of Lords and reinstated coalition plans for a £26,000 cap on benefits.Read

73 die as Egypt soccer fans clash

At least 73 people have died in clashes after a football match in Egypt, state TV says.Read

'70 die' in Egypt football violence

At least 70 Egyptians have been killed in violence following a football match which saw fans flood the field seconds after the final whistle.Read

Concessions offered on benefits cap

The Government has offered concessions over its £26,000 cap on benefits as MPs threw out changes to the controversial welfare reforms made in the House of Lords.Read

Fixing cricketer freed from jail

Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Amir has been released from jail after serving half of a six-month sentence for his part in a fixing scam.Read

Leaders trade blows on City bonuses

David Cameron and Ed Miliband have traded accusations over City bonuses as the Labour leader called for banks to be forced to disclose how many executives earn more than £1 million.Read

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