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Adam Smith, former special adviser to Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt, arrives at the Leveson Inquiry (AP)

Hunt 'told special adviser to quit'

Downing Street received legal advice that Jeremy Hunt's views might appear to pre-judge the BSkyB deal on the day it handed him the job, the Leveson Inquiry has heard. More

Alex Salmond, second left, and Alan Cumming, right, launch the Yes campaign from a cinema in Edinburgh

Campaign for independence begins

A major campaign to persuade people… More

Sandip Moneea arrives at the Supreme Court, where he denies murdering Michaela McAreavey (AP)

Lawyers clash at McAreavey trial

Attempts to explore the sex life… More


Prime Minister David Cameron shakes hands with Libya's prime minister Abdurrahim el-Keib inside 10 Downing Streetplay

Libyan PM visits Fletcher site

Libyan prime minister Abdurrahim… More

Former Lloyds Banking Group security chief Jessica Harper is to face a fraud charge

Woman accused of £2.5m Lloyds scam

A former security chief at Lloyds… More


Prime Minister David Cameron views the Falklands Wall during a visit to the National Memorial Arboretum

PM's tribute to Falklands fallen

David Cameron has paid his own… More

Maria Ward, one of Baby P's social workers, lost an appeal over her dismissal

Baby P social workers lose appeal

Two of Baby P's social workers… More


People enjoy the sunshine in Edinburgh's city centre as the hot weather continues across the UKplay

Heatwave will last into weekend

The unseasonably fine weather… More

A former Scotland Yard detective is to be charged with misconduct in a public office

Ex-detective on misconduct charges

A former detective specialising… More


The water in the newly opened City Park in Bradford looks like the ideal place to cool down as temperatures rise across Britain

Heatwave will continue into weekend

The unseasonably fine and hot weather will continue this weekend, forecasters said.


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