David Cameron has told judges to keep on handing out tough sentences to the thugs behind the riots - and praised the courts as 'very good' for giving two men four-year jail terms for trying to incite unrest
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School dinner lady who won a claim for unfair dismissal after telling the parents of a seven-year-old girl that she had been bullied has been awarded £49.99 in compensation... more
Employment tribunal to decide on compensation for primary school playground monitor sacked after telling couple how their daughter, 7, had been tied to fence and hit with skipping rope... more
School dinner lady sacked after telling the parents of a seven-year-old girl she had been hit by other pupils wins her claim for unfair dismissal... more
Tory councillor who had an affair with new MP Caroline Nokes faces being disqualified from his council position because he has not attended meetings for almost six months... more
A huge defence shake-up to fund helicopters and vital equipment for Afghanistan fuelled fears that troops will be embroiled in the war there for years to come... more
Retail: Supermarket giant Asda will create 7,000 new jobs this year, as the group plans to open 14 new stores and expand another 15 existing stores... more
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports
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