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Published 14 June 2007

We test the temperature of the nation this week

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700,000 elderly people are "abused" in their own homes or nursing homes

BAE accused of paying £1bn bribe to Saudi prince to secure arms deal

Poor children lag a year behind middle-class children in social and educational skills

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US is arming Sunni insurgents in Iraq who promise to fight al-Qaeda

Failure to utilise disabled people could cost economy £35bn over next 30 years

Business report brands Scotland "worst small country" in western Europe

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Community service to help build social cohesion could be made compulsory

Ruth Kelly wants to force immigrants to learn English by cutting back on translated documents

US provokes Russia by backing Kosovo independence

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Exams for all children under 16 should be scrapped, teachers say

Drug used to treat high blood pressure could help prevent Parkinson's disease

Three million people pack streets of São Paulo for world's largest gay parade

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Summary: Gloomy if you are old or growing up poor

Forecast: Summer storms likely as BAE corruption inquiry gathers pace

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