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2013 Conference will be held in Birmingham, England, from May 15-17, 2013, on "Strategies for Success in Tomorrow's Economy"
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The latest stories from the UK section of the BBC News web site.
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Families win Iraq deaths damages bid
The Supreme Court rules relatives of soldiers killed in Iraq can sue the UK government for damages under Human Rights Act.
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Japanese firm announce 416 new jobs
A factory in Larne, County Antrim, which makes medical devices is creating 416 new jobs
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NHS watchdog faces 'cover-up' claim
England's healthcare regulator may have covered up knowledge of its own failings after a series of baby deaths at a Cumbria hospital, a report says.
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Further petrol bombing at interface
A petrol bomb was thrown over from the nationalist Short Strand area on Monday night into the loyalist Thistle Court area, police have said.
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Councils raise alarm over potholes
Much of England's road network faces becoming "dangerously strewn with potholes or collapsing completely" if funding cuts are not reversed, councils have warned.
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Parents call for baby ashes inquiry
Bereaved parents who did not receive the ashes of their dead babies will take their fight for a public inquiry to the Scottish Parliament later.
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Speaker: MPs will vote on Syria arms
MPs will get a vote on whether the UK should arm Syrian rebel forces before it happens, Commons speaker John Bercow says.
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Football fixtures 2013-14 announced
New Man Utd boss David Moyes faces a trip to Swansea as the 2013-14 Premier League fixtures are announced.
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Commission backs Lloyds as first privatisation
Commission says Lloyds ready for privatisation
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Fifth of charity shops 'could close'
Nearly a fifth of Wales' charity shops could close if the Welsh government implements proposed changes to business rate relief, a charities group says.
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North fit for first Lions Test
British and Irish Lions wing George North has overcome injury ahead of the first Test against Australia on Saturday.
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Second man held after mosque arson
A second man is arrested in connection with an arson attack on a mosque in Gloucester.
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Surgery reduction hope on cancer
Some breast cancer sufferers could be treated with radiotherapy instead of more invasive surgery after a Europe-wide study involving Cardiff doctors.
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Police overtime payments increase
Overtime payments by three of Wales' four police forces rose substantially in the last financial year amid UK government efforts to cut costs, figures obtained by the BBC show.
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Jail reckless bankers, report urges
The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards calls for new measures, including criminal sanctions, to make bankers responsible for their own failings.
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When the world came to Fermanagh
When the world came to County Fermanagh for the G8
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Papers mull PM's 'Syria coup bid'
Papers mull PM's 'Syria coup bid'
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Coroner urges resuscitation clarity
Five organisations receive coroner's letters highlighting the "disturbing" death of a woman after paramedics were called to a care home.
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Muslim leader denies war crimes
A British Muslim leader indicted in Bangladesh for war crimes says he is willing to face a fair trial to clear his name.
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Older beetles 'make better dads'
Older male burying beetles work harder at parental care and mating than younger counterparts, a study suggests.
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Risk of civil service 'pay exodus'
The Civil Service faces an exodus of its most "talented and marketable" staff because of growing unhappiness with their pay, a new report claims.
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MPs urge new targets for job centres
The criteria used to assess the success of Jobcentre Plus in helping people find work are "flawed", MPs say
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Poor pupil cash 'plugging budgets'
A report claims schools are facing increasing pressure to spend money aimed at very poor pupils, known as the pupil premium, to plug holes in their budgets.
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Universities 'ignore background'
Many UK universities do not consider candidates' backgrounds when offering places, research suggests.
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Ballet dancer David Wall dies at 67
Ballet dancer David Wall, who became the youngest male principal in the history of the Royal Ballet, dies of cancer, aged 67.
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God vow dropped from Guides' promise
Girls will no longer have to pledge their devotion to God when they join the Guides and Brownies in the UK, the organisation announces.
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What's going on with the weather?
What's going on with the weather, asks David Shukman
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The play that keeps its audience in the dark
The new play that keeps its audience in the dark
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Poverty in the English countryside
The people living in rural poverty
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How Israel keeps Holocaust memories alive
The Holocaust carries a special importance for Israel. Can it ensure that the next generation knows what happened, and does not forget?
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The air force pilot who took her baby on missions
Colonel Nabizada - Afghanistan's first woman helicopter pilot - often shares her cockpit with her baby daughter
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VIDEO: The 13-year-old fashion blogger
The 13-year-old taking fashion blogging by storm
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Food labels system to be rolled out
A new consistent system of front-of-pack food labelling is to be introduced in the UK, the government says.
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Assange vows to stay in embassy
Wikileaks website founder Julian Assange vows to remain in the Ecuadorian embassy in London even if accusations of sex crimes are dropped.
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Call for earlier sex education
Sex education at a younger age and free contraception for people as young as 13 are needed to cut teenage pregnancy rates, according to a Holyrood inquiry.
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'Excessive' use of face-down restraint
Ministers are considering a ban on face-down restraint in English mental hospitals as figures show the technique is being widely used.
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VIDEO: Labradoodle helps woman's balance
A Nottinghamshire woman with balance problems says a specially-trained dog has helped her "get her life back".
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VIDEO: Lawrence concert line-up unveiled
Twenty years after the teenager Stephen Lawrence was stabbed to death in London, details of a star-studded concert in his memory have been unveiled.
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VIDEO: UK inflation rate rises to 2.7%
The rate of consumer price index (CPI) inflation increased to 2.7% in May, up from 2.4% in April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said.
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VIDEO: Two killed by train in Hertfordshire
Two teenagers, a 15-year-old girl and an 18-year-old man, have died after being hit by a train near a Hertfordshire railway station on Monday night.
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VIDEO: House of Commons
The government is urged by Labour to support the principle of a financial transaction tax.
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VIDEO: Mums' concerns over web safety
Parents and staff from Parentzone explain how they would like to make the internet safer for children.
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England will not take Swann risk
England will not risk Graeme Swann's long-term fitness in Wednesday's Champions Trophy semi-final against South Africa.
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AUDIO: 'My dad's organs saved four lives'
Ten-year-old Caitlin Robertson urges the public to sign organ donation register, after her father's organs saved four lives
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VIDEO: Army man 'let down' over redundancy
As nearly 4,500 Army personnel are told they have been made redundant, one man who left the army this week after serving in the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan says he feels "really let down" by the government.
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VIDEO: Man survives 15th floor fall in NZ
A British man survives a 15th floor fall in New Zealand after trying to lower himself from a neighbour's balcony to his flat.
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Does a child die of hunger every 10 seconds?
It's a shocking statistic that a child dies of hunger every 10 seconds, very good at grabbing headlines. But is it true?
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