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11 March 2010 | 7:59 pm
James Bulger's mother meets Straw
Justice Secretary Jack Straw meets the mother of murdered toddler James Bulger to discuss the return to prison of one of her son's killers.

11 March 2010 | 7:45 pm
Thalidomide effect mystery solved
The mechanism by which thalidomide causes malformed limbs is revealed by scientists.

11 March 2010 | 7:42 pm
Porn director runs for Parliament
A female pornographic film director is selected as the Lib Dem prospective parliamentary candidate for Gravesham, Kent.

11 March 2010 | 7:09 pm
Four deny charges over expenses
Three MPs and a peer tell a court they are not guilty of charges of false accounting in relation to their expenses claims.

11 March 2010 | 7:02 pm
'No giveaway Budget' says Darling
Chancellor Alistair Darling warns people not to expect a "giveaway" when he unveils his Budget later this month.

11 March 2010 | 6:53 pm
Nigeria women protest at killings
Hundreds of Nigerian women protest over last week's violence near Jos, where women and children were massacred.

11 March 2010 | 6:48 pm
Ex-Bosnian leader 'owed apology'
Britain should apologise to ex-Bosnian president for "mistreating" him in prison, says chairman of the joint presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

11 March 2010 | 6:25 pm
Man, 64, dies after 'youth abuse'
A man with learning difficulties dies outside his Greater Manchester home after suffering years of abuse from youths.

11 March 2010 | 6:02 pm
HSBC admits huge Swiss data theft
About 24,000 clients of HSBC's private banking operation in Switzerland had personal details stolen, the bank admits.

11 March 2010 | 5:57 pm
Crackdown call over school cheats
Whistleblowing hotlines and random checks should be used to catch parents who cheat over school places, a report says.