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Brown attacks SNP over Glasgow airport link

Campaigning in Glasgow North East, Gordon Brown described as “inexplicable” the decision by the SNP to scrap the £170 million rail link to the city’s airport Angus Macleod Scottish Political Editor Gordon Brown joined the...

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Government plans fasttrack nuclear expansion

The Government is set to hand an expanded role to Britain's nuclear industry and suggest more sites for new reactors as it unveils controversial guidelines for fasttracking major energy projects through the planning process.

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Ministers question future of Afghan mission

Cabinet ministers have begun to question the future of Britain's combat mission in Afghanistan as pressure on Gordon Brown mounts over the conflict, The Sunday Telegraph has learned. By Patrick Hennessy, Sean Rayment and David...

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PM holds justice devolution talks

Martin McGuinness and Peter Robinson met the prime minister in London Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness have held talks with the prime minister and the secretary of state over the devolution of policing and justice. The...

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The transfer of authority to David Cameron has already begun

The reaction to Lisbon shows that the Tories are being treated - and scrutinised - as a ruling party, says Matthew d'Ancona. Prime Minister in waiting: David Cameron announces his change of course on the Lisbon Treaty Photo:...

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Olympicsized overspend on London 2012 pushes cost to at least £12bn

Hidden spending has pushed the real cost of the London 2012 Olympic games to at least £12 billion, £2.7 billion more than the promised limit. By Andrew Gilligan, London Editor An aerial view of the construction site for the...

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Professor David Nutt's take on cannabis is a creed and not science

The evidence shows that cannabis is more damaging than Professor David Nutt believes, says Alasdair Palmer Professor David Nutt Photo: UPPA To listen to some of the reactions to Alan Johnson's decision to sack Professor David...

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Having an affair 'not a barrier to being MP' says shadow women's minister

Having an extramarital affair should not stand in the way of someone becoming an MP the Tory's shadow women's minister Baroness Morris of Bolton said as she intervened in the row over the selection of Elizabeth Truss.

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Europe keeps open mind on presidency

By Tony Barber in Brussels and Ben Hall in Paris David Miliband, the UK foreign secretary, is emerging as the frontrunner to be the European Union's next head of foreign policy, but the contest for the bloc's full-time...

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Simon Mann: spotlight falls on business associates of freed British mercenary

As Simon Mann enjoys his first weekend of freedom for more than five years it is time for the business associates of the British mercenary to feel the heat over the failed "Dogs of War" in Equatorial Guinea.

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