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Low expectations and behavioural stereotypes blamed for poor academic performance
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Mother of Shannon Matthews charged with kidnapping and false imprisonment of nine-year-old daughter
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John Darwin applies to court of appeal for the right to challenge six-year prison sentence for fraud
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Something has got to give
Sep 5 2008:Seumas Milne: The double squeeze of public sector pay cuts and escalating food and fuel prices will dominate the TUC conference next week
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Racism in education: have we learned nothing?
Sep 5 2008:Gus John: Today's report on schools' institutional racism is not news for the black Caribbean community: a joint approach is now required
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Court rules against firm backed by former Dragons' Den star
Sep 5 2008:A company spun out of Oxford's science laboratories with the backing of Richard Farleigh, a former star of the BBC show, should have been paying royalties to another company, a court has ruled. By Simon Bowers
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Wetherspoon needs 'tall order' to halt falling profits
Sep 5 2008:JD Wetherspoon has warned it will have to grow comparable sales by 3% by the end of next summer if it is to prevent annual profits from shrinking. By Simon Bowers
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Wet, wet, wet
Sep 5 2008:Open thread: It didn't rain this August, it poured. With grey skies over most of the UK, will you think twice about staying in Britain next year?
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FA bans Newcastle's Joey Barton for 12 games after Dabo assault
Sep 5 2008:Joey Barton has been banned for 12 games, with six suspended for assaulting his former Man City team-mate Ousmane Dabo
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The data day
Sep 5 2008:John Ozimek: M&S insisted on speaking to a 7-year-old to verify a fault: it says much about our paranoia over data protection and could have serious consequences
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Gordon Brown faces backlash over fuel bills for poor
Sep 5 2008:PM suffers backlash from Labour movement after signalling that government will not be making cash payments to low-income families
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Blackmailer jailed over Manchester City footballer sex video
Sep 5 2008:A goalkeeper who blackmailed a top Premier League footballer over a sex video was jailed for 20 months today
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Fares rise: Boris, Ken and black holes
Sep 5 2008:Dave Hill on Boris and Ken's row about rising public transport fares
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Have faith in our schools
Sep 5 2008:Henry Grunwald: To cast faith schools as a wicked or divisive force in society does a huge disservice to them
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Despite Sarah Palin, the glass ceiling for women in politics remains
Sep 5 2008:Lucy Powell: Tonight I'm speaking at An evening of Women's Politics in Manchester. The event aims to encourage and support more women to get directly involved in politics as candidates, governors or activists
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Olympic stadium legacy
Sep 5 2008:It is reported that Boris Johnson is behind possible plans to demolish the Olympic stadium after 2012 and build a football stadium in its place, says Dave Hill
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HMV slips as Harry Potter magic fades
Sep 5 2008:HMV reported a slowdown in sales growth today as revenues from Waterstone's bookshops fell and the overall economic picture darkened. By Chris Tryhorn
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Boris Johnson: tough on crime and its causes
Sep 5 2008:Dave Hill: London's mayor has adopted the Blairite mantra, and is talking sense on crime. But will voter disillusionment be the result?
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