We test the temperature of the nation this week
More than a million flee homes after severe flooding in China
Robert Mugabe threatens war if Zanu-PF loses election
Poor hygiene standards place a quarter of all NHS trusts at risk of losing their licence
Stolen blueprints for nuclear warheads found on smugglers' computers
House prices will not recover until 2011, economists predict
Brown announces deployment of additional UK troops to Afghanistan
Primark axes three long-term suppliers for using child labour
Raú Castro announces 20 per cent increase in state pension
EU to allow knobbly fruit and vegetables back into shops, leaving its critics short of a joke
UK women may soon gain legal right to breastfeed in public - at last
Scientists create bacteria that feed on agricultural waste and excrete crude oil
New programme offers British children free instruments and music lessons
Summary: Government faces storms over secret files left on trains
Forecast: Bleak times ahead - 2009 growth forecast the lowest since the early 1990s
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