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6:45am Tuesday 14th February 2012

Religion must be given a greater role in public life to push back a wave of "intolerant secularisation", a Cabinet minister will argue during an official visit to the Vatican.

6:32am Tuesday 14th February 2012

Dermot O'Leary has proved he has the X factor after topping a poll of the nation's women which asked them to name their top TV Valentine.

12:39am Tuesday 14th February 2012

Banning smoking in public places also leads to cuts in the amount people smoke at home, research suggests.

12:30am Tuesday 14th February 2012

Unemployment could be as high as 6.3 million in the UK if a different counting measure was used, highlighting the true scale of joblessness, according to a new report.

12:04am Tuesday 14th February 2012

Single parents who commit benefit fraud by secretly living with someone as husband and wife are to face "tough" new sanctions, the Government has announced.

12:04am Tuesday 14th February 2012

Unemployment could be as high as 6.3 million in the UK if a different counting measure was used, highlighting the true scale of joblessness, according to a new report.

12:04am Tuesday 14th February 2012

Banning smoking in public places also leads to cuts in the amount people who smoke at home, research suggests.

12:04am Tuesday 14th February 2012

Action will be taken to reduce the £2 billion-a-year cost of insurance claims for whiplash to help deal with the UK's "compensation culture", David Cameron will say.

11:54pm Monday 13th February 2012

Britain has been threatened with the loss of its AAA credit rating amid fears over weaker growth prospects and potential shocks from the eurozone crisis.

11:46pm Monday 13th February 2012

Hollywood actor Sean Penn has weighed into the Falklands dispute amid growing tension between Britain and Argentina.