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Ministers plan to 'get Britain building again': Queen's speech live

Queen Elizabeth, accompanied by Prince Philip, travels in the new Diamond Jubilee State Coach to Parliament  

Follow our live coverage of the Queen's Speech as the Coalition bids to prove it is 'no zombie government'

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Queen's Speech: This is a Government that is running out of time

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May wars with Gove over extremism in schools

Department for Education sources say the Home Office has failed to "drain the swamp" of Islamist extremism, allowing the allleged 'Trojan Horse' plot to develop

Body found in search for Briton in Malaysia

Gareth Huntley with girlfriend Kit Natariga  

A body is discovered on Tioman Island where search party has been looking for backpacker Gareth Huntley

Greenpeace turning David Cameron's constituency home into a fracking site  

David Cameron's house 'fracked' by protesters

Greenpeace protestors turn the Prime Minister's country home into a 'fracking site' in protest at new pro-drilling laws

'Pele the world's greatest footballer? He's overhyped'

Pele celebrating his World Cup Final goal and lifting the Jules Rimet trophy in 1970  

Pele's record is overstated - he is a master of self-promotion - and circumstance helped him achieve pre-eminence, says Jonathan Liew

Who really is the man who wants to run Europe?

Jean-Claude Juncker has never hidden his view that he will lie to the public if necessary, saying: "When it becomes serious, you have to lie"

The confessions of an air hostess

Flight attendants discuss the Mile High Club, the "toilet paper trick" and "aisle surfing"

Springsteen's albums ranked from worst to best

bruce springsteen born usa anniversary best worst albums list  

Thirty years after Born In The USA was first released, Neil McCormick counts down The Boss's albums

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Fifa lawyer looks into officials’ free Qatar trips

Allegations committee members were given all expenses-paid trips and showered with gifts

Madonna labelled 'Granny Gaga' by Front National after she calls them 'fascists'

'30,000 fewer young Scots on dole' if failing education system improves

'World's oldest trousers' found at burial site in China

Half of households owed £86 by energy supplier

Former soldier questioned over Alps massacre dies in suspected suicide

Finance headlines »

Tesco's largest fall in sales for decades as they lose 1m shoppers a week

Britain's biggest retailer Tesco reports 3.7pc fall in sales as discounters Aldi and Lidl grab shoppers

RBS caps risky mortgages

IEA: Europe at risk of blackouts

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When does a novelty become classic?

Gangnam Style watched two billion times on You Tube  

As Gangnam Style passes 2bn views on YouTube, Olly Mann asks: is it time to treat it with some respect?

Michael Hughes Tweeter Street  

'Playing Russian roulette is safer than going running in the streets of Jakarta'

'Men are better than women at visualising a building project'

George Clarke's living room  

TV architect George Clarke explains how genders differ when it comes to home improvements

It's impossible to put a value on eccentric dons

Charles Ryder (Jeremy Irons) in Brideshead Revisited  

As record numbers of students complain that the teaching is not worth the fees, A N Wilson argues that education is priceless

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British soldiers landing in Normandy  

D-Day in pictures: the largest seaborne invasion in history

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Wayne Rooney during England training on Tuesday  

Hodgson orders Rooney to play on the wing

England forward moved to left flank for match against Ecuador, with Ross Barkley to make first start in Rooney's usual position

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Luis Suarez - Transfer rumours: Premier League gossip and news  

Real Madrid line up £65m offer for Suarez

Transfer rumours and gossip: Carlo Ancelotti wants to bring Liverpool striker to Madrid while Arsenal hope to re-sign Carlos Vela

Sachithra Senanayake successfully appeals for the run-out of Jos Buttler at the non-striker's end  

England furious as run-out breaches spirit of game

Derek Pringle: Sri Lanka win the deciding ODI but open rift ahead of the Test series with Jos Buttler's controversial dismissal at Edgbaston

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Jos Buttler was dozy and should not have left his crease, but would I want that kind of thing on my watch as captain? No. You never run someone out like that

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ANFIELD'S LOST WORLD CUP XI

In pics: Rob Bagchi selects the best Liverpool team never to have played at the World Cup finals

Matt cartoon June 4

'Do you still want to look round the house? You're already £25,000 late'

UK house prices surpass pre-crisis levels to hit new high

On the campaign trail with Ukip in Newark

Watch: Christopher Hope joins Ukip's Roger Helmer on the campaign trail as he tries hard to meet the elusive voters who will decide Thursday's crucial Newark by-election

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Two injured men are carried out by a cart during the clash between the army and students on the 4th June, 1989 near Tiananmen Square  

Tiananmen 25th anniversary: 'There was chaos from beginning to end'

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A blood-covered protestor holds a Chinese soldier's helmet following violent clashes with military forces during the demonstrations  

'Still no truth' about Tiananmen Square

Tesco 'losing 1m customers a week'  

Three ways Tesco can stop the rot

 

Ukip's Helmer searches for votes in Newark

Culture »

James Norton as Tommy Lee Royce in Happy Valley  

Happy Valley's James Norton: '8 million people are wishing me dead'

TV

Happy Valley's breakout star James Norton and writer Sally Wainwright speak to Michael Hogan about the crime drama's enthralling finale WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS

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Please, BBC radio, stop plugging your own shows

Evan Davis promoted Radio 3's Composer of the Week on Radio 4's Today  
TV & radio

Gillian Reynolds outlines her radio niggles, including verbal ticks and self promotion

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Dame Helen Mirren: 70 will be f_____ awesome

Dame Helen Mirren with the Glamour Icon Award, at the 2014 Glamour Women of the Year Awards  

Dame Helen Mirren was a winner at Glamour's Women of the Year Awards, with co-star Ryan Reynolds dubbing her the 'Dame of Thrones'

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Has Game of Thrones gone too far?

Bloodbath: a scene from the Game of Thrones episode, The Mountain and the Viper  
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Open Thread: Do you think the gore in GoT is too much? WARNING: Contains spoilers

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Terry Gilliam promises 'Pythonic' new opera

Benvenuto Cellini performed by the English National Opera, London Coliseum, Britain  

Terry Gilliam brings Monty Python to the opera in his new production of Benvenuto Cellini

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Jimi Hendrix biopic 'made up', says former girlfriend

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A former girlfriend of Jimi Hendrix has criticised a new biopic about the guitarist's life, describing parts of it as 'completely made up'

BBC News could cut 600 jobs to make £20m saving

Robert Downey Jr to produce Eighties rehab drama

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36 Hours in... Edinburgh

With the festival season almost upon us, here's how to spend a break in "one of the world's most compelling cities"

Confessions of an air hostess

Confessions of an air hostess  

Flight attendants discuss the Mile High Club, the "toilet paper trick" and "aisle surfing"

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Heathrow Terminal 2 in numbers

Heathrow Terminal 2 in numbers  

Heathrow's Terminal 2 reopens today. Here are some interesting statistics about it

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Why is cruise Wi-Fi so expensive?

Cruise ship Wi-Fi: why is it so expensive?  

Cruise lines charge up to £10.50 for just half an hour's internet access. Donald Strachan examines the best and worst operators

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Zulu: back at Rorke's Drift

Zulu: back at the battlefield of Rorke's Drift, South Africa  

The release of a new digital version of Zulu is expected to generate new interest in tours of the Anglo-Zulu battlefields

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Secret sights in the city

Secrets in the city: hidden attractions  

Our experts reveal their favourite unsung attractions in 10 popular cities

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Sir Eldon Griffiths

Sir Eldon Griffiths in 1984  

Tory MP who served as Sports Minister under Heath and spoke up for the police at Westminster

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Alexander Shulgin

Alexander Shulgin, known as the 'Godfather of Psychedelics'  

Chemist dubbed the 'Godfather of Psychedelics’ who synthesised the drug that became known as Ecstasy

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Yuji Kodama - obituary

Yuji Kodama in 2001  

Political campaigner who washed away the 'shame’ of suffering from leprosy

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Bowe Bergdahl being released  

Footage shows Bowe Bergdahl handover

Greenpeace turning David Cameron's constituency home into a fracking site  

Moment Cameron's house is 'fracked'

Queen's new State Coach  

The Queen's new state coach

 

Veterans to revisit D-Day beaches

Chinese officials 'offered unofficial payoff to victim's family'  

Tiananmen Square: archive footage

 

Explosions and fire at Dutch Shell plant

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'Buy-to-let replaced my salary in four years'

Former Boots boss Cathy Colston rents nine houses in multiple occupation - and takes 15pc income

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Money lessons from divorces of the rich and famous

The cheapest way to buy Neil Woodford's fund

Technology »

A Union flag flies near Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in London  

Technology could save UK £24bn a year by 2020

Digitising government services is just one step in realising massive technology savings, according to a new think tank report

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Fashion and beauty »

Red carpet style at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards  

Glamour's Women of the Year

With Alexa Chung and Helen Mirren scooping awards, see who wore what to Glamour magazine's annual Women of the Year Awards

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London's new penthouses

London is going penthouse crazy with extravagant examples hitting the market, but the concept is increasingly fluid, says Zoe Dare Hall

Men »

 

Ketchup: 5 unlikely health benefits

As Roy Hodgson allows ketchup back into the diets of England’s footballers ahead of the World Cup, we look at the surprising health benefits of the red sauce

Is growing old naturally back in fashion for men?

Food and drink »

MiMi's Aye's dandan noodles, a Singapore favourite  

Meet the noodle wizard

Food blogger MiMi Aye is addicted to noodles. She shares favourite recipes from her new book

Property »

Lochwood house  

The best woodland homes

Fancy being sheltered by ancient trees? We find three beautiful homes nestled in woodland

Gardening »

How to plant poppies  

How to sow poppies

90-second gardener Sarah Raven shares tips on planting poppies for the First World War centenary

Motoring »

Vauxhall Corsa front  

New Vauxhall Corsa driven

Vauxhall has high hopes for its next Corsa supermini. On this evidence, it should do well

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Education »

22 per cent of students told they are ‘too clever’ for vocational education  

The value of vocational education

As VQ Day arrives, Jan Hodges says that vocational qualifications aren't always given the recognition they deserve

A university education is priceless

Education: a common-sense approach

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Tories need less  

Women's Minister has very little to say

Last night Nicky Morgan, the newly appointed Women's Minister, delivered her first major public speech. Cathy Newman reports

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