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Grade 'to be named new BBC chairman'
Michael Grade is to be named as the BBC's new chairman, reports have said.

Visa pressure shifts to Blunkett
Home Secretary David Blunkett was in the firing line after his deputy Beverley Hughes quit over immigration failings.

Blair plans more anti-terror laws
Prime Minister Tony Blair has signalled the Government is preparing to draw up further anti-terrorist legislation in the wake of a suspected al Qaida plot to bomb Britain.

Two 'snatched' girls found safe
Two children snatched at knifepoint by their mother in Middlesbrough in have been found safe and well.

Man in court over Charlotte murder
A 22-year-old man is due in court charged with the murder of missing teenager Charlotte Pinkney.

Tory government 'only alternative'
Shadow Welsh secretary Bill Wiggin has dubbed Labour the party of "taxing, spending and failing", saying a Conservative government was the only alternative.

Internet surrogacy scam anguish
A childless couple have spoken of the desperation which led to them being conned in an internet surrogacy scam.

£110m works backlog at royal parks
A £110 million backlog of work must be carried out to restore the Royal Parks and stop them falling further into disrepair, it has been claimed.

The hidden cost of DIY
One in five Britons said they had recently injured themselves or damaged their property or furniture while carrying out home repairs.

Shipman's junior doctor time probed
The inquiry into serial killer Dr Harold Shipman is to re-investigate his time as a junior doctor.