'Lack Of Women MPs Is A Real Problem'

Former equalities minister Maria Miller has told Sky News that there is a "real problem" with the lack of women MPs in Parliament. The Conservative MP for Basingstoke told the Murnaghan programme that Parliament needed to "look at its practices"...

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Ex-Schools Chief: 'Let Me Die With Dignity'

Former Chief Inspector of Schools Sir Chris Woodhead has entered the right-to-die controversy, saying it is time people were given help to end their lives. Sir Chris, who has motor neurone disease, told Sky News the possibility he might have to starve...

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Ambulance Response Times 'Putting Lives At Risk'

Ambulances are taking longer to reach patients suffering from life-threatening conditions compared to three years ago, according to Labour. Figures from NHS England suggest that in some areas of the UK, heart attack and stroke victims have to wait almost...

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Lift-Off For UK Spaceport Plan As Sites Revealed

Britain could be home to one of the first UK spaceports outside of America by 2018, with a shortlist of possible sites to be announced this week. The base could act as a hub for commercial space flights, such as those planned by Sir Richard Branson's...

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Mountain Sale Battle Heading For The Courts

By Gerard Tubb, North of England Correspondent A row over who should own a Lake District mountain could end up in the courts after walkers had it recognised as a community asset. More than 6,000 people joined a campaign group to buy the 2,848 foot...

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Birdman Ron Freeman Breaks His Own Record

A daredevil has beaten his own record for the furthest distance unassisted flight during a "birdman" competition in West Sussex. Ron Freeman soared 159.8 metres in his adapted hang glider the Geordie Flyer at the Worthing International Birdman competition, which...

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Putin Tells Britain To Resolve Falklands Row

Vladimir Putin has waded into the Falkland Islands row, telling Britain it must sit down with Argentina for fresh talks to resolve the dispute. The Russian president, who has faced international criticism over the annexation of Crimea and continuing...

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Cameron's Juncker Snub 'Offended Luxembourg'

David Cameron has been accused of offending the whole of Luxembourg by saying he did not want Jean-Claude Juncker as president of the European Commission. Viviane Reding, an MEP for Luxembourg and European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights...

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Labour Steps Up Pressure On Royal Mail Fees

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Labour is intensifying the pressure on Vince Cable to clarify whether millions of pounds of public money will be paid to bankers who worked on the controversial privatisation of Royal Mail. Chuka Umunna, the shadow...

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RAF's F-35 Jet Misses Planned Air Show Debut

By Alistair Bunkall, Defence Correspondent The Royal Air Force's expensive new fighter jet has failed to make its long-awaited UK debut after a fire grounded the entire fleet of aircraft. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is known as the Lightning...

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