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Daly: marriage worth fighting for

Tess Daly has said her marriage to fellow TV presenter husband Vernon Kay was “worth fighting for”

10:00pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

Tess Daly has said her marriage to fellow TV presenter husband Vernon Kay was "worth fighting for" after he admitted sending explicit messages to a string of women.

Ex-MI5 head: US concealed torture

Former MI5 head Elizabeth Manningham-Buller claimed US intelligence agencies deliberately concealed mistreatment of terror suspects

9:45pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

A former head of MI5 has claimed that US intelligence agencies had deliberately concealed their mistreatment of terror suspects.

BBC Trust boss hits back at critics

BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons denied the body acted as both a regulator and a cheerleader

6:54pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons has hit back at the body's critics, saying it should not be replaced by a "glorified complaints office".

BNP constitution 'discriminates'

The BNP has been accused of 'indirectly' discriminating against black and Asian people

5:23pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

The British National Party has been accused of "indirectly" discriminating against black and Asian people even though the party no longer bars them from joining.

Tributes to Afghan death soldiers

Lance Corporal Tom Keogh from 4th Battalion The Rifles, who was killed in Afghanistan

5:23pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

Tributes have been paid to two British soldiers killed on the same day in Afghanistan.

Assembly passes justice devolution

UUP leader Sir Reg Empey has said his party would vote against plans to devolve policing and justice powers

5:10pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

The decision of the Northern Ireland Assembly to agree to the devolution of policing and justice powers will build on the gains of the peace process, the British and Irish governments have said.

BA cabin crew deal 'touch and go'

Sources close to the talks said they were 'not optimistic' of reaching an agreement

4:30pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

Hopes of a deal to avert a strike by thousands of British Airways cabin crew are hanging in the balance after a deadline to reach an agreement was extended.

Afghan troop training 'inadequate'

A Snatch Land Rover during a patrol in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan

4:03pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

Training of troops involved in an operation which led to the death of the first female British soldier in Afghanistan was inadequate, a coroner said.

FA probes bugging of England team

Talks between England football manager Fabio Capello and players were secretly taped

3:46pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

The Football Association has launched an inquiry after England football boss Fabio Capello and his players were bugged during a pre-match meeting.

Union warning of further walkouts

Fresh walkouts by civil servants are expected in the coming weeks following a 48-hour strike

3:42pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

Fresh walkouts by civil servants are expected in the coming weeks following a 48-hour strike which union leaders said had caused huge disruption to public services across the UK.






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