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Petrol station stab victim named

Police officers at the scene on New Lane in Winton, Salford

1:52am Sunday 7th September 2008

A 17-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in the street has been named by police.

Call for 'black schools'

Former mayoral aide Lee Jasper has called for all-black schools

1:52am Sunday 7th September 2008

A controversial race relations campaigner has called for the creation of "black schools" to "stem the avalanche of educational failure and the descent into violent gang culture".

KT Tunstall weds on Scottish isle

Singer KT Tunstall has married her drummer boyfriend

1:52am Sunday 7th September 2008

Scots singer KT Tunstall has tied the knot on a remote Scottish island.

Greens leader slams 'robber barons'

New Greens leader Caroline Lucas has slammed energy firm bosses

1:52am Sunday 7th September 2008

Bosses of energy companies have been branded "robber barons" by the new leader of the Greens as she addressed the party's annual conference a day after her election.

Migrant cap plan divisive, MPs told

Frank Field wants a cap on numbers of immigrants settling in Britain after entering on work permits

1:52am Sunday 7th September 2008

Proposals to put a cap on numbers of immigrants settling in Britain after entering the country on work permits has been branded "divisive and wasteful of talent".

Labour '2-0 down to Conservatives'

Ed Balls, who has admitted that Labour is "two-nil down" to the Conservatives

1:52am Sunday 7th September 2008

Labour is "two-nil down" to the Conservatives in the race for the next General Election, one of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's closest allies has admitted.

Inquiry as prison data goes missing

A hard-drive containing the personal details of 5,000 prison officers is missing

1:52am Sunday 7th September 2008

There have been warnings that the taxpayer may face a multimillion- pound bill after the loss of a computer disc carrying personal details of thousands of employees of the National Offender Management Service, who may include many prison officers.

Three more on Shaquille stab charge

Two teenagers have been charged over Shaquille Smith's murder

1:52am Sunday 7th September 2008

Three more teenagers have been charged with the murder of a 14-year-old boy stabbed while sitting on a bench outside his home, police have said.

Call for higher tax for super rich

TUC said company directors 'buck the trend' on pensions

1:52am Sunday 7th September 2008

High earners on more than £100,000 a year should pay higher tax rates to help achieve greater equality between the rich and poor, the TUC has urged.

Union boss attacks 'lost' Labour

Dave Prentis, general secretary of Unison, claims the Government has "lost its way"

1:52am Sunday 7th September 2008

The leader of Britain's largest union has warned that the Government has "lost its way".


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Petrol station stab victim named

Police officers at the scene on New Lane in Winton, Salford

Updated 1:52am Sunday 7th September 2008

A 17-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in the street has been named by police.


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