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DPP challenges child sex sentence

The Director of Public Prosecutions begins legal action to have a tougher sentence on a man in his 20s who made a 15-year-old girl pregnant….


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Ship is ‘floated’ on sea of jelly

A ship moored in Bristol as a visitor attraction is “floated” in a sea of neon-green jelly as part of a cultural festival….


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World’s oldest football up close

The Smith Museum in Stirling is unlocking the display case and letting fans hold the oldest football in the world….


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Moffat to receive special Bafta

Doctor Who producer and Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat is to receive a special prize at this year’s Bafta TV awards, organisers announce….


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Fishing boat search set to resume

The search resumes later for the crew of a missing fishing boat while experts try to examine an object located on the sea bed….


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Olympic torch relay to set off

The Olympic flame will begin its 70-day tour of the UK later on in the build up to the London 2012 games….


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Armed forces to march for Jubilee

Thousands of members of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force are to take part in a parade and flypast for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations….


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‘Minority language data is key’

Schools should keep detailed records of the languages spoken by ethnic minority pupils urges a report….


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‘Two wives’ Tory chief given tag

The former leader of the Conservative Party on Slough Borough Council who admitted having two wives at the same time is to be electronically tagged….


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Pasty tax concern ‘will be heard’

The government is still listening to concerns about the controversial so-called pasty tax, the Deputy Prime Minister says….


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