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A survey for BBC News suggests that most people in the UK support the principle of pay-as-you throw waste charging.

Lord Mandelson says he was "disappointed" at not being asked to replace John Sergeant on Strictly Come Dancing.

A butcher fears he has lost the chance to win a Sausage of the Year award, after being burgled on the eve of the competition.

The Audit Commission, which oversees public sector spending, admits it has £10m tied up in troubled Icelandic banks.

Here is a minister-by-minister guide to the members of Tory leader David Cameron's Cabinet.

The Conservatives and Lib Dems urge ministers to clarify the status of hundreds of millions of pounds invested by councils in Icelandic banks.

Ensuring weekly bin collections will be a key Conservative priority at the next election, the party says.

All the big stories from the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.

Paul Newman was one of the first celebrities to use his name to sell food. So does a famous face make this sausage taste better?

Notts, Somerset, Durham and Hampshire battle for the title in the final round of matches.

England go 4-0 in the one-day series against South Africa with a seven-wicket win at Lord's.

Residents in Powys explain why the county is the happiest place in the UK to live.

A couple are recovering after three men with a truncheon, sword and axe forced their way into their home and robbed them.

England make a vital late breakthrough as South Africa finish on 38-1 at stumps on day one of the third Test at Edgbaston.

Voters in English local elections could be entered into a "prize draw" in a bid to boost turnout, says Hazel Blears.

Small West Country food businesses, which are booming in the "buy local" craze, are now toying with the idea of expanding - but at what cost?

Parliament's standards watchdog is to investigate Caroline Spelman's payments to her nanny.

An officer in charge of a boat in which an Army cadet died speaks of the death of the 14-year-old.

Conservative Edward Timpson has scored a historic by-election victory despite a bitter campaign.

Labour's candidate in Crewe and Nantwich defends her campaign's focus on her Tory rival's background.

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