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MPs' bid to foil gay marriage bill

Divisions over plans to legalise gay marriage were exposed as 70 MPs voted to scupper the Government's proposals by allowing straight couples to take up civil partnerships.Read

PM 'did not raise Google tax row'

Google's controversial tax affairs were not raised by David Cameron when the internet giant's boss joined Downing Street talks about tackling avoidance schemes, Number 10 said.Read

Church backs gay ministers motion

The Church of Scotland has voted in favour of allowing openly gay men and women to become ministers - whilst maintaining a traditionalist standpoint.Read

Police should not name arrested

Criminal suspects who have been arrested should not be named until they are charged except for in "clearly identified circumstances" such as a threat to life, according to new official guidance issued to police forces in the wake of the Leveson Inquiry.Read

Blast kills man and daughter-in-law

A man and his daughter-in-law are believed to have been killed in a suspected gas blast, police said.Read

Briton not charged over deaths

A British man accused of killing his two children in France has appeared in court but has not been charged with murder, according to reports.Read

'Jihadist files' in Qatada home

Radical cleric Abu Qatada must remain behind bars until he leaves Britain after an immigration judge heard "jihadist files" were found on digital devices in his home.Read

Gay marriage Bill set to continue

Plans to allow gay marriage look set to overcome their latest parliamentary hurdle after Labour and the Government signalled they were ready to work together to defeat a backbench bid to wreck the legislation in the House of Commons.Read

Scores die in wave of Iraq bombs

A wave of attacks has killed up to 80 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years.Read

Tories reject Feldman probe calls

The Conservative Party board has rejected a call for an investigation into whether Tory co-chairman Lord Feldman described grassroots activists as "swivel-eyed loons".Read

Pair killed in house blast named

A man and a woman who died in a suspected gas blast have been named locally as Jeanette and Leslie Rourke.Read

Cameron faces Feldman probe calls

David Cameron is facing calls for an investigation into whether Tory co-chairman Lord Feldman described grassroots activists as "swivel-eyed loons".Read

Deputy Speaker's office searched

The offices of Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans were searched by police on Sunday in connection with an investigation into allegations of rape and sexual assault.Read

Cregan not guilty pleas 'bizarre'

One-eyed police killer Dale Cregan "bizarrely" pleaded not guilty to two murders despite admitting them "numerous times", a jury has been told.Read

Qatada loses latest bail battle

Radical cleric Abu Qatada will remain behind bars after a judge denied him bail.Read

Bridger: I could have burnt body

The former slaughterman accused of murdering schoolgirl April Jones told police that he "could have burnt the body", a court has been told.Read

Labour move over gay marriage Bill

Labour has launched a bid to save a Government bill to legalise gay marriage, amid fears that a "wrecking amendment" extending civil partnerships to heterosexual couples could stall the legislation.Read

Qatada 'a proud and dignified man'

Radical cleric Abu Qatada is a "proud and dignified man" who has been held in custody for too long, an immigration tribunal has heard.Read

Warning over hospital capacity

Hospitals are "dangerously close to full", Labour has warned after it emerged that the number of hospital beds available to patients in England has shrunk by almost 6% since the coalition Government took office.Read

Met confirms location for new HQ

Scotland Yard has confirmed the location for its new headquarters as the force prepares to sell off its current landmark site amid budget cuts.Read

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