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Social workers sacked in Khyra area

7:37am Friday 19th March 2010

Six social workers at a city council criticised over the death from starvation of a seven-year-old girl have been sacked.

Bradford 'least attractive city'

6:46am Friday 19th March 2010

Bradford in Yorkshire is the city travellers least want to visit as it is deemed "dangerous, ugly and boring".

Identity theft 'increases by 20%'

12:47am Friday 19th March 2010

Identity theft soared by 20% during 2009 as fraudsters increasingly targeted less well-off consumers, a report has claimed.

Obese mothers-to-be pose problems

5:58am Friday 19th March 2010

NHS maternity units are struggling to cope with the growing number of obese pregnant women.

Sahil back with 'overjoyed' family

4:00am Friday 19th March 2010

Exhausted Sahil Saeed is enjoying his first full day back home since being freed from his two week kidnap ordeal in Pakistan.

Becks and Smithy relax for charity

3:49am Friday 19th March 2010

Footie ace David Beckham is spotted enjoying some pamper time with another Essex boy - actor James Corden - in a Sport Relief sketch.

Teachers' A-level quality fears

3:35am Friday 19th March 2010

Rising numbers of teachers are concerned about the quality of A-levels, a report suggests.

BA talks resume as time runs out

3:35am Friday 19th March 2010

Talks to avert a damaging strike by British Airways cabin crew are resuming as time runs out on efforts to break a deadlocked row over cost-cutting.

Student loans at risk of new delays

12:47am Friday 19th March 2010

England's student loans and grants system is at "substantial" risk of being hit by delays again this year, a damning report has warned.

Abandoned newborn baby boy dies

12:32am Friday 19th March 2010

A newborn baby boy has died after being abandoned behind a convenience store.