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Deaths spark 'legal high' ban call

6:28am Wednesday 17th March 2010

There is mounting pressure for the "legal high" drug mephedrone to be banned after it was linked to the deaths of two teenagers.

Three held over 'mephedrone' deaths

4:43am Wednesday 17th March 2010

Three people are being quizzed by police over the deaths of two teenagers who are believed to have taken the "legal high" mephedrone.

New figures to reveal jobless total

3:00am Wednesday 17th March 2010

The latest unemployment figures are being published amid uncertainty over how quickly the UK job market can recover from the recession.

Brown hits back at debt criticism

3:00am Wednesday 17th March 2010

Gordon Brown faces fresh pressure over his handling of the economy as a report from the EU Commission warns that the UK is not doing enough to tackle its spiralling deficit.

Balls pledges £23m for social work

3:00am Wednesday 17th March 2010

Schools Secretary Ed Balls has pledged an extra £23 million for frontline social work as a key Government adviser raised concerns that a shortage of funding could be putting children at risk.

US union backs striking BA workers

3:00am Wednesday 17th March 2010

The war of words over the planned stoppage by British Airways cabin crew has crossed the Atlantic as it emerged a major US union has pledged to support the strikers.

Call to axe thousands of NHS beds

3:00am Wednesday 17th March 2010

The NHS should cut more than 30,000 hospital beds to save cash and improve patient care, a think-tank has said.

Family wait for freed boy's return

3:00am Wednesday 17th March 2010

The family of the five-year-old boy freed by kidnappers in Pakistan are waiting for news of his return to the UK.

Ads overstate climate change risk

12:34am Wednesday 17th March 2010

Two Government adverts which used nursery rhymes to raise awareness of climate change have been banned for overstating the risks, a watchdog has announced.

Talent shows miss out at TV awards

12:20am Wednesday 17th March 2010

The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent have been snubbed at the Royal Television Society Awards.