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Taxi! MPs' expenses watchdog took taxpayers for a £16,000 ride

Brian Brady: Sir Ian Kennedy earned £170,000 a year, but that wasn't enough. He needed a cab to get to and from work.

Twitchers are bound by a common purpose and readily share their knowledge. These, on the Isle of Mull, were held spellbound by a sea eagle

There is nothing like a kestrel on the wing

Sarah Sands: As the RSPB's annual Garden Watch monitors the state of British birdlife, our writer explains the irresistible attraction of simply observing.

House that mends coppers: A haven for injured police

As a rehabilitation centre, Flint House puts itself on a par with the MoD's Headley Court. But as demand soars, it is struggling for funds

Business as usual for Terry

The Chelsea captain tried to deflect attention from allegations of an affair by getting back to his day job yesterday. And he scored

A protest poster outside the inquiry in central London on Friday

Blair has shown himself more a fool than a liar

Patrick Cockburn: The most revealing thing about his evidence was how little he understood about the situation on the ground.

A continuing risk to patients, yet Gosport doctor allowed to practise

Outraged families will ask the High Court to rule on the General Medical Council's refusal to strike off doctor.

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Is a British former soldier about to be tried in Iraq over the shootings of two colleagues a cold-blooded killer or the victim of post-traumatic stress disorder?

The yes-no G-spot debate might lose British males... but the French know where they're going

Yes, Yes, Yes, No, Yes! In search of the G-spot

The Germans first stumbled on it; the Italians fervently tried to explain it; this month, the Brits poured cold water on it... now, the hot-blooded French have revived it, as only they can. Katy Guest examines the quest for the ultimate erogenous zone.

The 'Yushin Maru' captures a whale in the Southern Ocean

Japan's whalers are at sea again, harvesting meat that few will eat

By April, another 900 whales will have died for little profit. So what drives the Japanese to go on defying world opinion?

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Richard Garner: Britain's first Scandinavian-style school is the model for the Tories' education policy

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