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Housing group 'near administration'
Connaught, the property services group that specialises in social housing, is on the brink of going into administration, the BBC learns.
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What to do if you get a tax letter
Thousands of people will find out if they have been undercharged or are overpaid by the taxman. Up to six million people have been paying the wrong amount and the treasury says it cannot afford to write off the money.
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France strikes over pension plans
France is braced for disruption as a strike over pension reform gets under way, with parliament also debating a ban on full face veils and a security bill.
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Philippines death report doubt
The stepfather of an Aberdeen man stabbed and killed in the Philippines questions media reports of why he was there.
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Key Asian interest rates on hold
The cost of borrowing in Australia stays at 4.5% and Japan at near zero amid continuing global economic uncertainty.
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Priest to meet dissident families
A priest in Londonderry who challenged dissident republicans over their violence is to meet families who claim they are being harassed by the PSNI.
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£90m village by-pass opens early
A £90m bypass, first suggested in the 1980s, is being opened two months ahead of schedule.
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Tax letters
If a letter says you have paid the wrong amount of tax - what next?
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AV referendum bill passes MP vote
Plans to change the way MPs are elected to Parliament survive their first Commons hurdle - despite criticism from Tory MPs.
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Inside UK's first Sikh temple school
Khalsa Primary school is the first Sikh school in the UK to be backed and partly funded by a Gurdwara, or Sikh temple.
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'The Blitz brought everybody together'
Alf Morris, who was 10 at the time of the Blitz, took BBC News back to the site of his former home in Bethnal Green to relive the events of the first night of Nazi Germany's assault on London.
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Christchurch hit by aftershocks
Violent aftershocks rattle the New Zealand city of Christchurch following the weekend's powerful earthquake that caused widespread damage.
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Poor children dying 'of neglect'
Save the Children says there have been four million preventable child deaths over the past 10 years because the poorest have not been the focus of aid.
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Federer cruises into last eight
Roger Federer continues his smooth progress through the US Open draw with a straight-sets win over Jurgen Melzer in round four.
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Ringo's debut nightclub on fire
Fire crews tackle a blaze at a former nightclub in Southport where Ringo Starr made his Beatles debut.
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Fears over street light cut-backs
The growing number of councils across the UK switching off street lights prompts criticism from MPs and road safety groups.
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How to fix Pakistan
Should Islamabad surrender some sovereignty to save the country?
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Guatemala mudslide search halted
Teams in Guatemala have to halt the search for bodies following devasting mudslides which have killed at least 45 people.
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