UK news
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Belgium attacks: France deploys extra police as UK steps up patrolsGlobal response: British PM says European countries need to stand together, while France ups border security force
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Police try to get parts of undercover officers inquiry heard in secretLawyers at inquiry into spies who infiltrated political groups say details need to be secret to protect officers
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Murder inquiry launched after Clydebank body is identified as missing girlPaige Doherty, 15, disappeared on Saturday morning after leaving friend’s house to catch bus to hairdresser
UK politics
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Osborne admits disability cuts were a mistakeRolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen, including George Osborne’s speech in the budget debate
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Cameron criticises Ukip for linking Brussels attacks to immigrationPM says remarks by Ukip spokesman that ‘open borders are putting lives at risk’ are not appropriate on day of attacks
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SNP will not adopt Osborne's 40p tax threshold changeScottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon says move could raise £1.2bn more for public services in Scotland
culture
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ENO music director Mark Wigglesworth quitsConductor says he will step down at end of current season as troubled company is ‘evolving into something I do not recognise’
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Film on Morecambe cockle picker disaster bought for UK art collectionsIsaac Julien’s Ten Thousand Waves jointly purchased using fund aiming to get more video work into British public art
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The Night Manager's David Harewood: 'boom' in parts for black actorsBritish star who also played key role in Homeland says studios ‘seem to be getting the message’ since Oscars diversity row
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Jonathan Ross backs Danny Baker's plan for crowdfunded radio stationBBC Radio 5 Live presenter claims he is ‘not joking’ about launch of the station, which he says will be run ‘like Peter Cook used to run Private Eye’
spotlight
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Small copper butterfly in ‘inexorable decline’, according to surveyOnce-common butterfly joins a growing list of shrinking species, suggesting climate change is having greater impact than previously thought
analysis
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What are the chances of a Brussels-style attack by Isis in the UK?Security agencies stopped seven plots last year but fear there will eventually be a lone wolf-style assault or large-scale atrocity
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The IDS way: Victorian morality, reforming zeal and gross incompetenceIain Duncan Smith established a raft of welfare reforms none of which will be remembered for the right reasons
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Disability benefits U-turn 'will add £1.3bn a year to welfare budget'OBR says Treasury will breach welfare cap by £20bn over duration of current parliament after cuts reversal
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Ideology is no basis for decisions on policies that affect people’s livesGeorge Osborne has an A-level in maths, but it’s obviously no guarantee of a well-thought-out economic policy
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NHSNHSThe NHS is in the midst of a financial hurricaneThe forecast from the budget shows no let-up in the weather for the struggling health service, but a plan for the future must be put in place this year
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CrimeCrimeMurder inquiry launched after Clydebank body is identified as missing girlPaige Doherty, 15, disappeared on Saturday morning after leaving friend’s house to catch bus to hairdresser
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George Osborne defends his budget and praises Iain Duncan Smith – videoChancellor George Osborne gets a raucous reception from MPs in the Commons on Tuesday as he makes his first appearance since his u-turn on cuts to disability benefits
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David Cameron condemns Brussels attacks: 'We will never let terrorists win' – videoDavid Cameron condemns the suicide bomb attacks in Brussels on Tuesday, speaking after an emergency Cobra meeting in London
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John McDonnell: budget process is in absolute chaos – videoLabour’s shadow chancellor John McDonnell says the budget process is ‘in absolute chaos’
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David Cameron heaps praise on IDS and defends Osborne – videoDavid Cameron praises former work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith as well as defending the chancellor George Osborne
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Government rules out any further cuts to welfare – videoWork and pensions secretary Stephen Crabb says that government has no further plans for welfare cuts beyond those already announced
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Jeremy Corbyn calls on George Osborne to resign as chancellor – videoLabour’s Jeremy Corbyn says Chancellor George Osborne should resign after presenting a budget that does not add up
Fifth of women harassed at work over pregnancy or flexible hours, report finds