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VIDEO: Clarkson's ex on injunction
The ex-wife of TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has said she began "shaking" when she found out he had gained an injunction preventing their alleged affair being reported.
Cameron lauds 'magnificent' Queen
Prime Minister David Cameron praises the "magnificent service" given by the Queen, as she celebrates 60 years on the throne.
Clarkson ex's injunction 'terror'
The ex-wife of TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson says she was "terrified" when he gained an injunction preventing her from mentioning their alleged affair.
Syria veto was 'betrayal' - Hague
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague accuses China and Russia of "betraying the Syrian people" by vetoing a UN resolution condemning violence there.
Awema attack 'racially motivated'
Criticism of a charity facing allegations of financial irregularity is racially motivated, its chair suggests.
Network Rail boss forgoes bonus
Network Rail bosses, including chief executive Sir David Higgins, say they will not accept bonuses this year amid growing political pressure.
VIDEO: What books should our MPs be reading?
The 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth has prompted Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt to get his cabinet colleagues in the mood to celebrate one of Britain's greatest writers.
VIDEO: Network Rail 'a very strange beast'
Rail expert Christian Wolmar says Network Rail is "a very strange beast" as he is asked to explain the conflicting claims over the transport secretary's influence over the body.
Simon Thomas out of Plaid contest
Simon Thomas pulls out of the Plaid Cymru leadership election and throws his support behind Ceredigion Assembly Member Elin Jones.
Scots 'locked out' on procurement
Scottish firms are being "locked out" of public procurement contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds, a think-tank claims.
Venue for first 'EU poll' named
Campaigners for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU say they will stage the first of a series of public polls on the issue in Essex.
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