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Romney returns to winning ways

Mitt Romney has won the Maine caucuses by a slim margin, giving him a much needed boost following losses in three other contests in the past week, Maine Republican Party chairman Charlie Webster said.Read

Salmond insists on no-strings poll

Alex Salmond has again insisted that plans for an independence referendum must have "no strings attached" from Westminster.Read

Call to embrace community energy

The Government must overhaul the "closed shop" energy market by embracing community schemes, according to a new report.Read

PM 'plans football racism summit'

David Cameron is expected to step into the row over racism in football by staging a Downing Street summit on the issue.Read

Anger over marriage tax breaks

George Osborne has infuriated Tory MPs by reportedly ruling out tax breaks for married couples in the Budget.Read

Murdoch expected in wake of arrests

Rupert Murdoch is expected to fly to London next week after reassuring staff he would not sell The Sun in the wake of a second wave of arrests at the newspaper.Read

Six bailed in corruption probe

Six people arrested as part of an investigation into allegations of corruption have been released on bail, Scotland Yard said.Read

Protesters show Syria solidarity

Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in London in a show of solidarity with protesters across the Middle East and North Africa.Read

Sun man bailed in corruption probe

A 52-year-old journalist from The Sun who was arrested as part of an investigation into allegations of corruption has been released on bail, Scotland Yard said.Read

Temperatures set to plummet again

Temperatures struggled to rise above freezing across much of the UK after Britain endured its coldest night of the winter.Read

Murdoch 'commitment' after arrests

Rupert Murdoch has reassured staff of his "total commitment" to continue to own and publish The Sun after five members of staff were arrested.Read

Police seize spoof poster fanzine

Thousands of copies of a Manchester United fanzine, which featured a "potentially offensive image", were seized by police before the club's match against Liverpool.Read

Sun employees held in hacking probe

Five employees of The Sun, a serving Surrey Police officer, a serving member of the armed forces and a Ministry of Defence employee have been arrested over allegations of inappropriate payments to police and public officials.Read

Police appeal over linked robberies

A series of robberies on two teenage girls, a woman and an elderly man are being linked by detectives.Read

Syria army general assassinated

Gunmen have assassinated an army general in Damascus, Syria's state-run news agency says.Read

'More families' covering bills

The proportion of families who are managing to cover their bills and debts has improved slightly this year, research has suggested.Read

Eight held in corruption probe

Five employees of The Sun, a serving Surrey Police officer, a serving member of the armed forces and a Ministry of Defence employee have been arrested over allegations of inappropriate payments to police and public officials.Read

Pledge to overturn prayers ruling

Christians and community figures have vowed that a High Court decision to outlaw the centuries-old tradition of formal prayers being said at the start of local council meetings is not be the end of the matter.Read

Families 'set to lose tax credit'

More than 200,000 families will lose tax credits worth almost £4,000 a year unless they significantly increase their working hours, according to figures highlighted by Labour.Read

Man quizzed over village murder

A man arrested on suspicion of murder in a rural village is being questioned by police.Read