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Letters: Merlin magics the bonuses back
Those who complain that the banks have got away with it again are failing to distinguish between banks and bankers (Treasury signs a truce with the banks – and back come bonuses, 10 February). Banks...
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Letters: Oscar Wilde's vote for prisoners' rights
In the debate over voting rights for prisoners (Report, 7 February), it is worth considering the contribution made by that famous convict, Oscar Wilde, to the question of prisoners' rights. Wilde was...
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Letters: Oxford congregation not converted on fees
Your report (Oxford and Cambridge to join £9,000 club on fees, 9 February) may correctly report the thinking of senior officials at these universities, but it could give a false impression that...
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Letters: Pet sounds
Who will save our libraries (Report, 7 February)? The debate so far has polarised between those who feel libraries should continue to be funded by the state and others that see volunteers as a way of...
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Prince Philip named 'Consort of the Year'
Magazine honour for Duke of Edinburgh, who will celebrate his 90th birthday in JuneDespite being an admiral, field marshal, air commodore and a god in parts of Vanuatu, the Duke of Edinburgh – rapidly...
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Country diary: South Uist
High winds fling kelp plucked from the seabed on to the shore. In places successive gales have built up weedy deposits several feet deep. A tractor lurches and sways along the track. Held in the air...
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Criminal checks on people working with children to be eased
Protection of freedoms bill scales back Labour's 'over-intrusive' vetting system which affected about 9m peopleMore than half of the 9 million people who have needed criminal record checks to work with...
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Hugh Muir's diary
Oh dear. Big Dave can't see who owns the forest. Can't see for all those trees• Here is a statement. "The idea that all Forestry Commission forests are open to the public and do not charge is simply...
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Egypt's economy suffers as strikes intensify
Thousands of workers walked out from their jobs, piling pressure on a political leadership already rocked by protestsControl of Egypt's economy appeared to be slipping out of the government's hands, as...
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The Heretic - review
Royal Court, LondonClimate change drama is the new growth industry. But, while the National's Greenland is entirely issue-driven, Richard Bean's new play uses characters to explore ideas. The result is...
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Egypt protests: The feeling in Tahrir Square was one of disbelief
'He's not going? What the hell does he want?' Ahdaf Soueif in a packed square in Cairo on the reaction to Mubarak's speechThe clock on the Arab League building said 8.30. Everyone was in Tahrir Square....
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Fury in Egypt as Mubarak refuses to leave
Massive protest expected after president hands over some powers to vice-president Suleiman – but remains in officePresident Hosni Mubarak dashed the hopes of hundreds of thousands of Egyptians waiting...
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Mubarak's defiance could spell disaster
The stubbornness of the beleaguered Egyptian president has embarrassed the army and endangered the peopleEgypt's popular uprising seemed on course for a significant escalation – and possibly for direct...
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Egypt's day of rumour and expectation ends in anger and confusion
Vast crowds in Tahrir Square expected a victory party after the departure of Mubarak – but it was not to beRain is rare in Cairo, thunder even more so. Tahrir Square experienced both, and those on the...
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The yellow bird of the Liberal Democrats suffers a horrible fateSteve Bell
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Francis Bacon triptych sells for £23m – three times its estimate
Three Studies for a Portrait of Lucian Freud by his friend Francis Bacon saw more than 10 bidders compete for the workA triptych of Lucian Freud portraits by his friend Francis Bacon have been sold for...
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US and world wrongfooted by Mubarak as White House tries to keep up
By refusing to leave office, the Egyptian president has exposed Obama's inability to decisively influence the countryBarack Obama has ended two weeks of dithering over the Egyptian uprising by issuing...
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Sir John Rose, captain of industry, bows out and gets on his motorbike
After earning a Rolls-Royce reputation, Sir John Rose is standing down as company chairman and setting off on his BMW alongside TV adventurer Charley BoormanSir John Rose, who is leaving Rolls- Royce...
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Almost 12,000 children missing school
Number of pupils out of school for at least a month has risenAlmost 12,000 children in England have missed school for at least a month and 1,500 of them cannot be traced, statistics obtained by the...
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Airlines accused of forcing passengers to pay 'excessive' card charges
Which? calls on Office of Fair Trading to investigate 'unjustified' use of processing costs to boost profitsThe consumer group Which? is to ask the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to investigate...
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