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Britain's opposition leader Miliband speaks during a news conference in London

Will anything change in the Labour Party with Ed Miliband and Ed Balls at the top?

The news that the Telegraph has gained access to 30 of Ed Balls' private emails to Gordon Brown will no doubt send a shiver down the spine of both Ed Balls and Ed Miliband. The newspaper has to exposed Ed Balls, Ed Miliband and Douglas Alexander for their part in 'Project Volvo' - a plot to undermine the leadership of Toney Blair and remove him from office in 2005.

Are Dr Rowan Williams Criticisms of the Coalition a Step too far?

Anglican Church clears the way for gay bishops
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has launched a fierce criticism of the coalition government's education and health reforms as well as questioning whether the coalition government has a mandate to govern. The severity of the attack on the government took Prime Minster David Cameron and other senior ministers by surprise, with last summer's Conservative-Lib Dem coalition agreement coming under severe public scrutiny.
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Details of 14 injunctions have been published by an anonymous Twitter user

Injunction laws fail to keep pace with Twitter

Almost three-quarters of the British public believe judges have been too eager to grant injunctions to wealthy celebrities, politicians and businessmen that protect their identity, an opinion poll has said.
Fred Goodwin

Sir Fred Goodwin injunction: Alleged affair exposed

The high court has partially lifted the gagging order brought by Sir Fred Goodwin, the former chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland, after details of his alleged extra-marital affair were made public in the House of Lords.
Jeremy Hunt has ruled out a new privacy law

Jeremy Hunt dismisses talk of new privacy law

The culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has ruled out introducing a new privacy law to deal with issues around superinjunctions and gagging orders, following a meeting with the justice secretary, Ken Clarke, on Thursday - The Guardian reports.
Official photographs of the Royal Wedding.

Royal wedding boosts UK retail sales

The royal wedding appears to have brought happiness not only to Prince William and Catharine Middleton, but also to Britain's high streets, as retail sales climbed 1.1 per cent in April.
Fred Goodwin's injunction prevented him being identified as a banker

Details of Fred Goodwin injunction revealed

As the pressure mounts for the contents of Sir Fred Goodwin's "super-injunction" to be revealed, a peer has used Parliamentary rules to reveal more details in the House of Commons.
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Sanctions orders: what are they and do they work?

US President Barack Obama yesterday introduced sanctions against Syrian President Bashar Assad and six of his deputies as the regime continued to impose oppressive measures against its own people. The announcement came a day before President Obama is due to make a major policy speech on the recent developments in the Middle East and northern Africa. The sanctions are largely symbolic as Assad has few assets in the US and is unlikely ever to visit the country but come as a reinforcement of pre-ex...
Clake: Rape sentences could be halved

Rape sentences could be halved

Rapists who plead guilty could see their jail sentences halved under new Government proposals, Justice Secretary Ken Clarke confirmed in the Commons yesterday.
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Google Review gains momentum through Hargreaves Report

Calls for a reformation of British copyright law today gained new momentum as a recent independent review highlighted just how archaic and out-of-step the current British system is with modern day music, film and media usage.