Sats 'set to be scrapped next year'

1:00pm Sunday 7th September 2008

Next year's Sats tests could be the last, Schools Secretary Ed Balls has signalled.

Cameron hints at Tory tax cuts

12:57pm Sunday 7th September 2008

David Cameron has hinted at the possibility of tax cuts under a Conservative government, saying that it was right for those who "put their backs into the British economy" to be rewarded.

KT Tunstall weds on Scottish isle

12:57pm Sunday 7th September 2008

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

Three more on Shaquille stab charge

12:57pm 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.

Labour '2-0 down to Conservatives'

12:57pm 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.

Union boss attacks 'lost' Labour

12:57pm Sunday 7th September 2008

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

Flood fears ease as rains slow

12:57pm Sunday 7th September 2008

Fears of floods crippling Britain have eased overnight despite concerns rain could see water levels continue to rise.

Lost data disc 'not in wrong hands'

12:57pm Sunday 7th September 2008

A lost computer disc containing personal details about thousands of justice staff is not thought to have fallen into the wrong hands, a Government minister said.

Sats 'set to be scrapped next year'

12:57pm Sunday 7th September 2008

Next year's Sats tests could be the last, Schools Secretary Ed Balls has signalled.

Teenager dies after stabbing

12:57pm Sunday 7th September 2008

An 18-year-old man has died after being stabbed, police said.

Mental health `timebomb` warning

Updated 2:28am Monday 8th September 2008

Former SAS soldier Andy McNab has warned that Britain was sitting on a "timebomb" of future severe mental health problems among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.

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