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Doctors told to cut antibiotic prescriptions

NEW: GPs urged to stop prescribing antibiotics for coughs and colds as overuse is increasing resistance to them, making it more difficult to tackle serious infections like hospital bugs Comments

Gordon Brown and John Major on Remembrance Sunday

Brown's spelling mistake shows no respect, says grieving mother

Mother of a soldier who was killed in Afghanistan accuses Gordon Brown of disrespecting her son's memory by misspelling their surname in a letter of condolence Comments

Football fan brushes his teeth.. at the Chelsea match

Video: Football fan becomes an instant internet hit when he appears on TV brushing his teeth in the stands at Stamford Bridge Comments

'Driver ordered us off bus in heavy rain'

Mother tells of her disgust after a bus driver ordered her and her toddler to get off and walk in the pouring rain Comments

MP tells of sex pest in the cloakroom as Tory defends his bottom slap

Fresh 'sexism in the Commons' allegations emerged as a woman Tory MP reveals a Labour backbencher propositioned her Comments

Fans welcome home boxing giant-killer David Haye

Video: Boxing giant-killer David Haye returns to Britain after defeating the 'Beast from the East', and admitting: 'I can't wear my belt - it's too big' Comments

Emma Thompson with adopted son Tindyebwa Agaba

Emma Thompson: BNP would love your university

Emma Thompson attacks a university for failing to accept enough ethnic minority students - and said the BNP would like it there Comments

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�100,000 dole cheat faces jail

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Guard robs his own van of �12m

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Database of every child is approved

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Couple's brief encounter heard over Tannoy

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Lotto winners share �91m jackpot

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Victoria's Secrets plans to open a London store

Capital's gourmet chocolate hotspot

Britain's top chocolatier William Curley opens his first central London shop in Pimlico Green Comments

Record levels of bankruptcies as middle class and famous are hit

Number of borrowers collapsing under the weight of their debts has soared to an all-time high Comments

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Judge: Parents can choose to know about sex abuse

Parents whose children may have been abused by nursery worker Vanessa George can choose to know if their children were among her victims Comments

Hospitals teach foreign doctors how to rebuild children's faces

Britain's top plastic surgeons are heading a project to help severely disfigured children from around the world Comments

Stars trash their images... all for a good cause

Musicians from Paul McCartney to classical pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy have destroyed their own image to raise funds for the UK's largest children's music charity Comments

Linford Christie's niece forced to return Miss England crown after brawl

Miss England hands back her crown after alleged nightclub brawl with fellow beauty queen over her boyfriend

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Heathrow, British Airways, climate change

BA�s battle with costs goes on as deficit spirals higher

Costs are falling and its aircraft are flying fuller, but British Airways said it has yet to turn a corner in the worst airline slump on record Comments

Unemployed man throttles mother of pregnant girlfriend

An unemployed man who strangled the millionaire mother of his pregnant girlfriend was convicted this afternoon after being bugged praying to God for forgiveness Comments

RBS loses another �1.5bn with more pain on the way

Royal Bank of Scotland, which this week was promised another �33.5 billion of taxpayers� money, says it lost a further �1.5 billion in the past three months Comments

Senior MPs �use delaying tactics to avoid paying back expenses�

Senior MPs threatened to defy demands to repay expenses that were deemed to be over-claimed by auditor Sir Thomas Legg Comments

Jam or cream first? The great scone debate ...

It is the great question facing anyone with a serious interest in tea time: what goes on scones first - the cream or the jam? Comments

Regimental Sergeant Major Darren Chant and Nausheen

Mother of shot soldier: 'Afghanistan was living hell for my son'

Mother of a soldier killed with four colleagues by a rogue Afghan policeman reignites the row over a shortage of equipment for British troops Comments

Brown: Britain 'will not walk away' from Afghan mission

Latest: Britain cannot afford to 'walk away' from the mission in Afghanistan if it is to prevent future terrorist attacks, the PM will warn Comments

Heroes: Tributes to soldiers murdered in Afghanistan

Cameron branded �pathetic� as Tory duo quit over U-turn

David Cameron hit by two Tory resignations and denounced as 'pathetic' and 'autistic' by the French foreign minister over his new policies on Europe Comments

Treaty: Cameron pledge on referendum over Europe

High School Musical fans get their own shot at fame

All over the world, children have dreamed of appearing in High School Musical Comments

'Big brother' plan to spot-check and tow cars owing more than three fines

Legally parked vehicles could be towed away as traffic wardens in London are to do spot checks, hunting for vehicles with a backlog of unpaid tickets Comments

Tottenham star Jermain Defoe in speeding appeal

England footballer Jermain Defoe is due to appear in court to appeal against a speeding conviction Comments

�3,000-a-night casino card sharp is jailed

NEW: One of the world's most notorious casino cheats has been jailed for a three-year fraud spree across Britain Comments

�Don�t let pupils paddle without risk assessment�

Children must never be allowed to go paddling on school trips unless teachers have conducted a thorough risk assessment first, the Government said today Comments