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	NHS boss set to retire next year \| Scotland 'can afford independence' \| Family urges domestic violence probe \| Pound falls after dip in inflation \| Pirate movie sites blocked in UK \| Marks and Spencer sees profits fall \| George Michael 'kept in hospital' \| UK shared exam system faces break up \| A&E units on cliff edge - NHS chiefs \| Sharp jump in Royal Mail profits \| 1,125 cases in measles epidemic \| Flu drug bill 'shocking waste' \| Union boss clashes with Mandelson \| UK considers rendition damages offer \| Eric and Ernie's writer Braben dies \| Gandhi's will and sandals auctioned \| 'Mr Blobby' house painted in prank \| Photo sparks stadium fire concerns \| Gove proposes split in exams system \| Court told stab confession was made \| Bone in April case 'from skull' \| Binge drink warning after fan death \| Missing man's body found 14 years on \| Man guilty of decades of sex crimes \| A&E patient safety 'not guaranteed' \| Mother is suspect in toddler death \| Bell passed fit for England Test \| Griffiths & Watt in Scotland squad \| Di Canio actions investigated by PFA \| The rise of food swapping \| The curious story of how the lie detector came to be \| How religions change their mind \| PM plea as gay marriage row rages on \| Sir Cyril abuse claim inquiry widens \| Back-to-work scheme failing, say MPs \| VIDEO: House of Commons \| VIDEO: Why did UK inflation rate fall? \| VIDEO: Death of Morecambe and Wise genius \| VIDEO: Narrow door stops woman leaving home \| VIDEO: Family call for murder public inquiry \| VIDEO: Scotland 'can afford independence' \| VIDEO: Could UK have had a different coalition? \| VIDEO: Sauce man Roots help for start-ups \| VIDEO: 'First crane egg in 400 years' \| Calculate your inflation rate \| Ulster fries for G8 leaders? \| 'Swivel-eyed loons' or people's voice? \| The British Empire's last exhibition \| In pictures: Chelsea Flower Show \| Is Apple's tax avoidance rational? \| Blind woman caused to hallucinate \| Papers mull Cameron 'humiliation' \|

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