Members of the public are being invited to tweet their questions for the Education Secretary, Michael Gove.

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Members of the public are being invited to tweet their questions for the Education Secretary, Michael Gove.

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Public tweeting Gove questions

Members of the public are being asked to become online stargazers and join the hunt for nearby planets that could support life.

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Volunteers wanted for planet hunt

Campaign 2012 is upon us. Time to size up President Obama’s reelection chances. What do the data suggest? In 2011, an average of 17 percent of the public was “satisfied with the way things are going,” according to the Gallup Poll. That is roughly the same as 2008 — so Obama enters this year leading a country as unhappy as the one he inherited. Read full article > >

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Gloomy numbers for Obama

Rarely has the financial divide appeared so wide, or the public contrast so stark, between lawmakers and those they represent.

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Economic Downturn Took a Detour at Capitol Hill

Shopping centres across Scotland report a last-minute rush as the public complete their Christmas purchases.

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Shops report late Christmas rush

The mother of a young man who was shot dead in Renfrewshire “begs” the public for help in catching his killer.

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Plea from shooting victim’s mum

Barbara Walters interviewed Kris Jenner and daughters Kourtney , Khloe and Kim Kardashian, as part of her annual most fascinating people TV special . But for an interview that was attempting to convince us this family is “fascinating,” it was kind of boring. Did Walters ask Kim about her divorce? No. Did she grill momager Kris about putting her youngest daughters in the public eye? No. Read full article > >

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Barbara Walters interviews ‘fascinating’ Kardashians; Lady Gaga is top-earning female musician

Any local authority in England wanting to raise council tax by more than 3.5% next year must consult the public in a referendum, the government has said.

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Council tax rises referendum plan

The Irish government begins to outline a fresh round of austerity measures, including a 6,000 drop in the number of staff employed in the public sector.

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Budget cuts announced in Republic

The former secretary of state for Northern Ireland Shaun Woodward has said the lives of the public may have been put at risk if computers of Northern Ireland Office ministers were hacked.

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Hacking risk to lives of public

More than £2m of taxpayers money was wasted on setting up a failed Bioscience and Technology Institute, the public spending watchdog reveals.

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Failed institute wasted over £2m

A 1997 rule affirmed that Family Courts must be open to the public, but officers and judges are again preventing entry into courtrooms.

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At New York Family Courts, Rule for Public Access Isn’t Heeded

After nearly three years of limiting her time in the public sphere, Michelle Obama is suddenly ubiquitous as motivator in chief.

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Michelle Obama’s Mission: Energizing the Campaign

Ministers say new plans will make it easier for the public to block junk mail coming through their letterboxes.

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Ministers claim ‘junk mail deal’