We test the temperature of the nation this week
Zimbabwean immigrants come under attack in South African townships
Government plans mass database of phone calls and emails
Judicial diversity declines as the bench sees increase in older white males
Falling house prices lead to rent rises
Educational achievement gap between rich and poor remains too wide, says watchdog
Carnivorous mice threaten extinction of rare birds on British Gough Island
Gordon Brown launches an online version of PMQs
World's first pregnant man enters third trimester
Burma's generals finally accept some external help in getting aid to cyclone victims
MPs back hybrid embryo research, bringing treatment for degenerative diseases closer
Government plans to outlaw discrimination against soldiers
Models start to join trade unions
Summary: Blustery for Labour in run-up to Crewe and Nantwich by-election
Forecast: Dark clouds of xenophobia cast shadow over Europe and South Africa
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