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Boy Scouts vote to accept gay boys

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has thrown open its ranks to gay Scouts but not gay adult Scout leaders - a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organisation and lead to mass defections.Read

'Smart shoppers' cutting food bills

Shoppers are visiting two or more supermarkets in the same trip and almost half are reducing food waste in efforts to save money, according to a study.Read

Warning over child access to porn

Children who access pornography are more likely to have sex at a younger age and engage in "risky behaviours", a report by the Office of the Children's Commissioner has warned.Read

Superb tops car owners' favourites

The aptly-named Skoda Superb is the car that owners are most satisfied with, according to a survey.Read

Charity warns of 'bailiff boom'

Fears of a "bailiff boom" as soaring numbers of people struggle to cope with council tax benefit cuts have been raised by a debt advice charity.Read

Briton found hanged in French jail

A Briton arrested on suspicion of organised fraud has been found hanged in a French jail.Read

Support surges for Help For Heroes

The charity Help For Heroes has been swamped with donations, leading to its website crashing, after Drummer Lee Rigby was murdered while wearing one of its tops.Read

Lagarde quizzed over pay-off deal

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has faced questions at a special Paris court over her role in the 400 million euro (£342 million) pay-off to a controversial businessman when she was France's finance minister.Read

Family tribute to murdered soldier

The family of the soldier hacked to death in Woolwich has paid tribute to "a loving son, husband, father, brother and uncle" who always wanted to be in the Army and "live life and enjoy himself".Read

Prayers offered for Woolwich victim

Mourners have gathered to pay their respects to the soldier killed in the brutal terrorist attack in London.Read

£36.6bn wiped off value of FTSE 100

A shares plunge wiped £36.6 billion off the value of the FTSE 100 as a global stock market slump saw it suffer its biggest one-day reverse in a year.Read

Neet numbers 'lowest for decade'

The number of 16 to 18-year-olds not in school, work or training is at its lowest level for a decade, official figures show.Read

Mother guilty of benefit fraud

A mother-of-eight has been found guilty of fraudulently receiving more than £350,000 in benefits and tax credits by claiming some of her children had disabilities and conditions.Read

Four held over soldier's murder

A total of four people, including the two men shot by police, have now been arrested in connection with the murder of a soldier in Woolwich.Read

12-year sentence for sex abuse GP

A family doctor who filmed himself sexually abusing female patients with his James Bond-style wristwatch has been jailed for 12 years.Read

Queen gets pregnancy tips on visit

The Queen picked up some tips to pass on to the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge during a visit to a maternity hospital, a mother has joked.Read

Tributes to terror victim soldier

The victim of the terrorist murder in Woolwich has been named as father-of-one Lee Rigby.Read

Mother guilty of benefits fraud

A woman has been found guilty of fraudulently pocketing more than £350,000 in benefits and tax credits by claiming her children had disabilities and conditions.Read

Lagarde faces court in fraud probe

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde is facing questions at a special Paris court over a controversial financial deal that she oversaw as French finance minister.Read

GP jailed for filmed sex assaults

A family doctor who used a secret camera inside his James Bond-style wristwatch to record himself abusing female patients has been jailed for 12 years after admitting a string of sex charges.Read

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