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Multinationals feel spurned by government

1 hour 51 sec ago
Robert Peston on biggest firms in UK feeling cross

Syria veto was 'betrayal' - Hague

1 hour 21 min ago
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague accuses China and Russia of "betraying the Syrian people" by vetoing a UN resolution condemning violence there.

Awema attack 'racially motivated'

1 hour 50 min ago
Criticism of a charity facing allegations of financial irregularity is racially motivated, its chair suggests.

Network Rail boss forgoes bonus

2 hours 14 min ago
Network Rail bosses, including chief executive Sir David Higgins, say they will not accept bonuses this year amid growing political pressure.

Ian Paisley admitted to hospital

2 hours 50 min ago
The former first minister and leader of the DUP, Ian Paisley, has been admitted to hospital.

VIDEO: What books should our MPs be reading?

3 hours 3 min ago
The 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth has prompted Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt to get his cabinet colleagues in the mood to celebrate one of Britain's greatest writers.

VIDEO: Single-sex schools better for girls?

3 hours 20 min ago
Parents seem to want boys in co-educational schools but reckon girls do better in single-sex establishments.

VIDEO: Network Rail 'a very strange beast'

3 hours 20 min ago
Rail expert Christian Wolmar says Network Rail is "a very strange beast" as he is asked to explain the conflicting claims over the transport secretary's influence over the body.

VIDEO: Labour: Greening can veto rail bonuses

4 hours 16 min ago
The shadow transport secretary says Justine Greening can veto bonuses for bosses at Network Rail, and "has more of an influence than she is letting on - and she should use it".

Simon Thomas out of Plaid contest

4 hours 55 min ago
Simon Thomas pulls out of the Plaid Cymru leadership election and throws his support behind Ceredigion Assembly Member Elin Jones.

Cameron lauds 'magnificent' Queen

5 hours 12 min ago
Prime Minister David Cameron praises the "magnificent service" given by the Queen, as she celebrates 60 years on the throne.

Scots 'locked out' on procurement

5 hours 30 min ago
Scottish firms are being "locked out" of public procurement contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds, a think-tank claims.

Venue for first 'EU poll' named

5 hours 44 min ago
Campaigners for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU say they will stage the first of a series of public polls on the issue in Essex.

Minister warned over social care

6 hours 18 min ago
Council leaders in the East Midlands warn of 'unsustainable' costs of residential care for the elderly.

VIDEO: Greening to vote against rail bonuses

6 hours 31 min ago
The Transport Secretary is to vote against bonuses for top Network Rail executives at the firm's annual meeting on Friday.

VIDEO: Church Synod divided on gay marriages

6 hours 32 min ago
The Church of England's General Synod will debate gay marriages after 100 priests have signed a letter demanding the right to conduct them in their churches.

Shift Whitehall jobs says MP

6 hours 41 min ago
MP John Mann suggests eight government departments should move out of Whitehall and relocate to the North, Midlands and South West of England.

The Record Review: 3 February 2012

7 hours 27 min ago
BBC Parliament: How the Queen can influence policy

Miliband hails 'best man' brother

7 hours 40 min ago
David Miliband says his brother Ed will lead Labour into the next election and is the "best man" to do so.

AUDIO: 'I didn't take a Trappist vow'

7 hours 47 min ago
David Miliband has defended his political activity against accusations that it undermines his brother, Labour leader Ed Miliband.