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Karen Matthews and Michael Donovan told to expect long prison terms for faking schoolgirl's disappearance
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Speaker Michael Martin lookingy isolated as Tories claim inquiry is far cry from one MPs were promised
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Administrator says orders cannot be fulfilled and customers will instead be given a refund
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Sterling ploughs new depths before Bank of England's decision to cut interest rates to all-time low of 2%
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Transport secretary Geoff Hoon says government needs more time to consider evidence
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Restriction on supermarket discounting will have little effect on lager, but reduce crime and NHS bill
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A brighter picture for care leavers
Dec 5 2008:
A photographic exhibition is part of an ongoing project to broaden care leavers' horizons and help ease their transition to adult life. By Rachel Pugh
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Exhibition of photographs by care leavers, The Things You Don’t See
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Dec 5 2008:
A new exhibition showcases the work of care leavers who were given free rein to show life behind the scenes of Manchester's Library Theatre
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FAQ: Mortgage help
Dec 5 2008:How do I qualify for help with my mortgage? What if I am on income support?
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Behind on the payments - with 56 days to sell up
Dec 5 2008:Can the government's repossession scheme help Jassette Donaldson, 53, a checkout assistant from Leytonstone?
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House prices hit by biggest annual fall in 25 years
Dec 5 2008:This is worse than early 1990s, when the country was last in recession, and is biggest fall since 1983
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Ministers meet banks to thrash out two-year mortgage interest holiday
Dec 5 2008:Hastily announced scheme to give customers breathing space discussed along with other pressing issues
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Rate cut brings mix of relief and dismay
Dec 5 2008:Tracker mortgage holders benefit from lowest monthly payment in lifetime, while savers lose out
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How traces linked killers to victims in high-profile cases
Dec 5 2008:DNA evidence has played a significant role in high-profile cases in the past year
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17 judges, one ruling - and 857,000 records must be now wiped clear
Dec 5 2008:Retention of unconvicted citizens' samples criticised as home secretary promises report on how to comply
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What it means for the UK
Dec 5 2008:The implications of the legislative change made by the European court of human rights
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Dogs and monsters
Dec 5 2008:Stephen Moss: A BBC film that alleged breeding practices are harming show dogs has infuriated the Kennel Club and put the future of Crufts in doubt
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Beckham a design hit with shoppers
Dec 5 2008:Posh's collection goes on sale exclusively at Selfridges and is snapped up within hours
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Faith schools 'should not select on religion'
Dec 5 2008:Trust charity says sector educates 'disproportionately small' number of children from poorest backgrounds
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The 24-day search
Dec 5 2008:Key dates in the search for nine-year-old schoolgirl Shannon Matthews
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Profiles: The fantasist and the domestic drifter
Dec 5 2008:The lives of Michael Donovan and Karen Matthews, both convicted of kidnap plot
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