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Ramsay's seasonal fruit and veg call

Chef Gordon Ramsay has called for legislation to ban restaurants from selling fruit and vegetables which are out of season. Read

Bid to calm fears over NHS overhaul

The Government has made five pledges to calm fears about an overhaul of the way the NHS provides health services. Read

Roads worse despite anti-jam pledge

Traffic jams on Britain's major roads have got worse despite a Government pledge to ease congestion. Read

Johnson's crime talks with US mayor

Boris Johnson, London's new Mayor, is meeting the Mayor of New York to discuss the challenges of running a world class city. Read

Gun siege barrister inquest to open

An inquest into the death of an armed barrister at the hands of police marksmen is due to open. Read

Body removed from house blast scene

The body of a man killed in a huge explosion has been removed from the rubble of the house where he died. Read

Labour polls rating hits record low

An opinion poll showing Labour is less popular than ever will heap further pressure on Gordon Brown as he seeks to recover from last week's local election mauling. Read

Terror strategy dilemma over Qatada

Ministers are to face fresh calls to change their anti-terror strategy after a preacher once dubbed "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe" was granted bail. Read

Young homeless numbers down

The number of homeless young people in England and Wales has fallen in the last three years, new figures show. Read

Burma search for 17 missing Britons

The Foreign Office is urgently trying to track down "a small number" of British nationals who are among the tens of thousands of people still unaccounted for in cyclone-hit Burma. Read

Call for recycling to be rewarded

The Government should back financial rewards to communities which increase recycling instead of controversial "pay-as-you-throw" bin charges to cut waste, a report has urged. Read

Legal aid to ease repossession fear

Families facing having their house repossessed because of the credit crunch will get free legal help to avoid losing their homes, the Government has announced. Read

Treatment of elderly condemned

The Government has been condemned by a leading charity for its treatment of the elderly. Read

Labour's support 'at record low'

Gordon Brown faced a fresh blow as an opinion poll put the Tories a huge 26% ahead of Labour, whose support fell to its the lowest on record at just 23%. Read

Database logs 'dishonest' employees

Companies have launched a database which allows them to share details of employees accused of dishonesty at work. Read

'Appalled' Ant and Dec return award

Superstars Ant and Dec have handed back an award and ITV were hit with a record £5.67 million fine after details of a massive TV phone-in scam were made public. Read

Shot barrister and wife 'committed'

A barrister shot dead by police had a "strong union" with his wife and the couple were "deeply committed to each other", according to a statement released on her behalf. Read

Civilians die in Iraq base attack

Two civilians have been killed and a British serviceman injured in a rocket attack on the UK's Basra Airport base in Iraq. Read

Death probe slammed after acquittal

The father of a man stabbed to death outside a pub has described investigations into his son's murder as a "disaster" after a teenager branded in a poem as a killer was cleared of any wrong doing. Read

Radical cleric Qatada granted bail

A firebrand preacher once described as "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe" has been granted bail by an immigration tribunal. Read

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