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Wales delayed on ante-natal test

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

Pregnant women in Wales still do not have access to earlier Down’s syndrome screening two years after a clinical body recommended it.

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After-school clubs ‘too costly’

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

Nearly two-thirds of UK parents cannot afford after-school activities for their children, a poll for the Save the Children charity suggests.

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Hunt calls for BBC ‘discipline’

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt says the BBC must show “discipline” to ensure it provides value for money.

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Tributes paid to pond death boy

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

The family of a toddler who died after being found unconscious in a pond in Cumbria pay tribute to him.

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South Korean PM nominee pulls out

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

The man nominated to be the new prime minister of South Korea withdraws his candidacy amid allegations about past financial irregularities.

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Chile rescuers work on ‘Plan B’

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

Chilean engineers are working on a plan to speed up the rescue of 33 miners trapped hundreds of feet underground.

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No new tax cuts for ‘some time’

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

The UK’s overall tax burden is likely to remain at its current level for “quite some time”, says Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander.

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Counting the cost

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

Key figures from the conflict in Iraq

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Unhealed scars

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

Suffering lingers in New Orleans, five years after Katrina

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Cardinal condoned abuse silence

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

The retired leader of Belgium’s Catholics advised an abuse victim to delay public statements about his experiences, Church officials admit.

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