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Published 23 August 2007

We test the temperature of the nation this week

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Almost half of British front-line troops in Afghanistan required medical treatment this summer

Hurricane Dean batters Mexico and Jamaica

Knife crime has more than doubled in the past two years

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GCSE French and German entrants slump to ten-year low

UK cancer survival rates lag behind most of Europe

Bed bugs return to the US five decades after being declared officially dead

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Poor maths and English hampers teens in the workplace, but they outdo bosses when it comes to IT

A million people are eligible for half fares on London buses under oil deal with Hugo Chávez

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Cigarette sales fell 7 per cent last month after smoking ban was introduced

Archaeologists in Egypt discover what could be the oldest human footprint in history

Astronomers spot a space oddity, an isolated neutron star

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Summary: High pressure in Helmand and strong Atlantic winds wreak havoc abroad

Forecast: Notting Hill carnival enlivens dreary London summer

Zain Sardar

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