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Spending cuts 'to hit north harder' Industrial towns in the north east of England may be least able to cope with deep cuts in public spending, BBC-commissioned research suggests. Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's' High doses of B vitamins may slow the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, a study says. Cameron tribute to 'amazing dad' David Cameron pays tribute to his late father, describing him as a "amazing man" who had "touched a lot of lives". Fees rise 'best' for universities Vice chancellors are expected to be told raising student tuition fees is the best way to ensure future funding for higher education. MPs set to debate phone hacking Parliament is to debate allegations that MPs had their mobile phones hacked into by News of the World journalists. British hostage freed in Pakistan A British journalist held captive by suspected militants in north-west Pakistan since March is released. Planes in 'near-miss' over London A business jet and a passenger plane carrying 232 people came close to a mid-air collision over London in 2009, a report reveals. Goldman Sachs fined £17.5m by FSA Wall Street banking giant Goldman Sachs is fined £17.5m by the UK's financial watchdog. Clegg seeks to calm cuts anxiety Nick Clegg has sought to calm fears over the impact of spending cuts, insisting they will be spread over four years not implemented immediately. Erdogan raps rivals ahead of poll Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticises the tactics of his opponents, in a BBC interview ahead of Sunday's constitutional referendum. Vitamin 'may help prevent' spina bifida Scientists begin a study to determine if an everyday vitamin supplement could help prevent a common birth defect. Prize budgies killed and stolen before show Police in Cornwall are investigating after three budgerigars were stamped to death and 21 others were stolen from a leading breeder's house. Explosive EastEnders plot could signal end of Peggy An explosive EastEnders storyline which could see the end of Peggy Mitchell, played by Barbara Windsor, begins on Thursday. Toshack poised to quit Wales job John Toshack is set to announce his resignation as Wales manager at a media conference on Thursday. Adkins set for Southampton role Scunthorpe give boss Nigel Adkins permission to talk to Southampton over the vacant manager's job at St Mary's.

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