We can still rely on the Lib-Dem conference for a sudden boost of loopy argument. The equalities minister Lynne Featherstone has just claimed that men make "terrible decisions" when they are left in charge and are thus to blame for the "mess the world is in"... more
The scale of teenage domestic abuse has been revealed in a landmark study showing that children as young as 13 are suffering at the hands of violent partners... more
A Met statement has increased pressure on Great Ormond Street Hospital over the alleged cover-up of a report into the hospital's care of Baby P... more
Senior doctors from Great Ormond Street demand a government inquiry into an alleged 'cover-up' by the leading children's hospital over the Baby P tragedy
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The Coalition’s equality minister tells Pippa Crerar why Nick Clegg’s plans for extended leave for new fathers is a winning formula for the whole family... more
Nursery school owner wins a 30-hour stand-off with a clamping firm after it tried to charge him thousands of pounds to free his car when he went to pray... more
Most fashion designers cater only for the super-skinny. But an anti-sizeist movement is growing in the industry, and London is hosting its first “fatshion” afternoon... more
There's something intriguing about reports that Oxfordshire council is likely to switch off its 79 fixed cameras next weekend, and that other counties are expected to follow... more
George Osborne warns of a fresh assault on welfare payouts over the summer as the Government looks for savings to reduce Britain’s massive state deficit... more
Scotland Yard under pressure to scrap a 'potentially racist' risk assessment form which asks venues to reveal what kind of music they are playing... more
A story brimming with mad ideas and ridiculous coincidences, Improbable Frequency melds song and dance seamlessly with absurdist theatre in a production that fizzes with energy.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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