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Harrowden Middle School now faces a closure notice from the local authority

Exclusive: Council has no choice but to close successful Harrowden Middle School as mediocre Β£22.5m academy survives

Ros Bentley, 'Andrew', aged 10, and his brother

Jeremy Laurance laments a lost decade in mental healthcare

'There will be much greater police accountability,' says the Policing minister, Damian Green

The minister is upbeat, but low turnouts could derail the first police commissioner elections

Former Director of the CIA, David Petraeus; General John Allen; Jill Kelly; Petraeus's biographer Paula Broadwell

Intercepted emails implicate a second senior figure in 'inappropriate' dealings with the opposite sex

Event in shadow of Jimmy Savile scandal
France's President, FranΓ§ois Hollande, defends his first six months in office in the face of plunging national approval ratings
Charles and Camilla in Auckland

Anti-royalist in court for plotting manure attack on Charles

Margaret Moran is to face 21 expenses charges

Former MP who fiddled Β£53,000 in expenses judged unfit to stand trial

Former CofE bishop held by police on suspicion of sex offences during late 1980s and 1990s
The Royal Mail cashed in on its May increase in stamp prices

Better figures from the Royal Mail bringm the biggest privatisation since the railways a step closer

John McAfee, founder of the eponymous anti-virus company

... and if not, why is he on the run?

Report says low-income families are now the 'new face of England's homeless'
96 fans lost their lives during the 1989 disaster
1,000 more police likely to feature in the inquiry than originally planned
Thierry Tilly was sentenced to eight years in prison by a French court for kidnapping, psychological subjection, fraud and abuse of the vulnerable
Fraudster convinced victims he was aΒ  Nato masterspy sent to protect them
David Cameron rails against radical preacher as Nick Clegg vows deportation fight will continue
Protesters outside the United Nations office in Kuala Lumpur in 2009
Aides said retreat was an example of 'coalition politics at work'
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt meets dementia sufferer Monica Kneebone at King’s College Hospital in London yesterday
Health Secretary insists move does not amount to a 'watering down' of expectations
Writers of The Thick of It have been credited with creating the Oxford Dictionaries UK Word of the Year
Writers of The Thick of It credited with creating the official Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year
How do you like your eggs in the morning?: The Prince of Wales

The Frequently Asked Questions section of the new Clarence House website debunks a series of myths about the heir to the throne and his wife, Camilla

Hollywood star criticises movie bosses for 'pencilled in' breasts
Culture shock: Rage Theatre Company's original production in Mumbai of 'Mahua' by Akash Mohimen

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: A week of new plays at the Royal Court Theatre is bringing the true drama of modern life in India to Britain

The flavour of the streets: fruit vendors in Hanoi

From Hanoi and Halong Bay to Ho Chi Minh City and the mighty Mekong, this south-east Asian destination packs plenty into its slender shape

Celebrity chef and restaurateur, Raymond Blanc

Chef's brasserie continued to serve dish despite food poisoning, court is told

Independent Voices: It is in the Corporation's eagerness to give its critics air-time that lies the seeds of its salvation

Hodgson said that he had been given assurances by Wilfred Zaha
that he will stick with England

Sam Wallace: England manager warns new boy Zaha he has no time for players with divided loyalties

Troy Alstead, global chief financial officer, Starbucks (left), and Andrew Cecil, director of public policy, Amazon

Independent Voices: How should we deal with people who think getting on is the same as getting away with it?

Luckily, you don’t need a sunny beach to have a good time in the UK

Grasshoppers adjust their summer courtship songs

Revealed: Scientists show how insects change the way they sing to one another when drowned out by man-made noises

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US Independence: Shale gas helps make it self-sufficient in energy

US to become world leader in oil and gas thanks to fracking

The United States will leapfrog Saudi Arabia and Russia to become the world's biggest producer of oil and gas in the next five years as the controversial practice of "fracking" for hydrocarbons contained in shale rocks has enabled the country to increase production massively, according to an authoritative new report.

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The mentally ill are still neglected and stigmatised – just as I found they were 10 years ago

The mentally ill are still neglected and stigmatised – just as I found they were 10 years ago

Jeremy Laurance laments a lost decade in mental healthcare
A thin blue line at the voting booths

A thin blue line at the voting booths

The minister is upbeat, but low turnouts could derail the first police commissioner elections
Petraeus scandal: 'I never imagined they were having an affair. I was dumbfounded'

Petraeus scandal

Ghostwriting Paula Broadwell's book on the US General gave Vernon Loeb a ringside seat, but suspicions about their relations didn't cross his mind
Did tech mogul John McAfee kill his neighbour in Belize? (and if not, why is he on the run?)

Did tech mogul John McAfee kill his neighbour in Belize?

And if not, why is he on the run?
Royal Mail: A Β£4bn sell-off waiting to be delivered

Royal Mail: A Β£4bn sell-off waiting to be delivered

Better figures bring the biggest privatisation since the railways a step closer
Raymond Blanc's lamb's liver 'risked lives'

Raymond Blanc's lamb's liver 'risked lives'

Chef's brasserie continued to serve dish despite food poisoning, court is told
Morning, noon and night in Vietnam

Morning, noon and night in Vietnam

This south-east Asian destination packs plenty into its slender shape
'A good concierge sees everything but holds his tongue'

'A good concierge sees everything but holds his tongue'

Discreet? Quick thinker? You might have what it takes for one of the most exacting jobs in hotels
The 10 Best British adventure breaks

The 10 Best British adventure breaks

Luckily, you don’t need a sunny beach to have a good time in the United Kingdom
Steven Gerrard: 'Don't call me a hero or legend'

Steven Gerrard: 'Don't call me a hero or legend'

A century of caps, skipper for club and country, universally admired, but he remains his own harshest critic
James Lawton: In an age of such English austerity, don't reach for the champagne too soon

James Lawton

In an age of such English austerity, don't reach for the champagne too soon
Lewis Moody: Beware complacency – hurt Wallabies will fight to regain some lost pride

Lewis Moody: Beware complacency...

... hurt Wallabies will fight to regain some lost pride
Steve Bunce On Boxing: Risk-averse Klitschko boxes like a robot

Steve Bunce On Boxing

Risk-averse Klitschko boxes like a robot
Be nice and you'll be happy

Be nice and you'll be happy

Acts of kindness boost our own well-being, experts believe. Flemmich Webb goes in search of the do-good factor
Tea and sympathy

Tea and sympathy

For those with dementia and their loved ones, a cafΓ© with a difference is providing a lifeline in a confusing world