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Schools letting down 'invisible minority' of poorest pupils

New National Service Teacher proposals are announced after Ofsted find disadvantaged children are under-performing

UK banks face £27.1bn shortfall

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Schools letting down 'invisible minority' of poorest pupils

New National Service Teacher proposals are announced after Ofsted find disadvantaged children are under-performing

UK banks face £27.1bn shortfall

Five of Britain's largest lenders need to plug gap according to financial regulators

Sopranos actor James Gandolfini dies

Tony Soprano star is believed to have died of a suspected heart attack

George Osborne, Sir Michael Wilshaw, Owen Paterson and James Gandolfini

Morning news headlines for June 20, 2013

George Osborne said the Government is paving the way to return the partially state-owned Lloyds bank to the private sector

President Barack Obama waves before speaking at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin

The day's news in pictures: June 19, 2013

The day’s biggest stories from the UK and around the world in pictures

The Duchess of Cambridge has spent the night in hospital with severe morning sickness

Royal birth: Duchess of Cambridge planning natural birth in the hospital wing where the Duke of Cambridge was born

St James's Palace confirmed details of the plans in place for the birth of Kate and Prince William's baby next month

The Queen views horses in the Parade Ring ahead of The Prince of Wales's Stakes with the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and her racing manager John Warren

Royal Ascot: Sun shines on day two of racing at world-famous meet

The Queen wore mint green for the second day of action at Ascot Racecourse

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt makes a statement on the CQC and Morecambe Bay NHS Trust in the House of Commons

CQC report: The whole truth must now come out vows Jeremy Hunt

Health Secretary told MPs that individuals involved in the cover-up could face disciplinary action and other sanctions

Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Moors Murderer Ian Brady appearing via video at his mental health tribunal at Manchester Civil Justice Centre

Ian Brady remains 'chronically psychotic' metal health tribunal hears

Moors Murderer is bidding to be transferred from high security Ashworth Hospital to a prison where he believe she will be allowed to die

'Naked Rambler' Stephen Gough

'Naked Rambler' Stephen Gough jailed for 11 months

Gough, who was not allowed in court after he refused to wear clothes, was found guilty of breaching an Asbo banning him from being naked in public

David Cameron

Reckless bankers will face jail as report recommends banking reform

David Cameron promised to act on key recommendations in the Banking Standards report, including the power to claw back bonuses

President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai

Hamid Karzai halts talks over US meeting with the Taliban

Negotiations over what US and coalition security forces will remain in Afghanistan after 2014 halted in protest at being excluded from initial negotiations with the Taliban

A tyre floats past the flooded grotto of Lourdes, after heavy floods forced the closure of the Catholic pilgrimage site

Woman dies in French floods as Lourdes pilgrimage site is closed

The 70-year-old, who has not been named, is believed to have been caught in heavy flood waters as she tried to leave her car

Freddie Starr

Freddie Starr rebailed over alleged sexual offences

Comedian, 70, said he is hopeful that he will soon be able to clear his name after being arrested as part of Operation Yewtree in November

The Wanted - Nathan Sykes, Tom Parker, Jay McGuiness, Max George and Siva Kaneswaran at the premiere of their reality E! TV series 'Wanted Life', in London

World in Pictures, June 19, 2013: The Wanted in London and Madonna in New York

Eye catching pictures from events at home and around the world

Susan Smith, mother of Private Phillip Hewett and Colin Redpath, father of Lance Corporal Kirk Redpath outside the Supreme Court in London

Supreme Court rules families can sue the MoD over British soldiers' deaths in Iraq

Relatives say the Ministry of Defence failed to provide armoured vehicles or equipment which could have saved troops' lives, and should pay compensation.

Taking in the midday sun in Liverpool's Sefton Park with the backdrop of the Palm house Picture: Jason Roberts

Today could be the UK's hottest day of the year

Temperatures could reach highs of 27C, particularly in the south and east, however meteorologists suggest yet another wet summer is on the cards

Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Nigel Evans arrives to make a statement in Westminster about his arrest at the weekend

Nigel Evans faces further indecent assault claims

Commons Deputy Speaker, who was arrested in May on suspicion of rape and sexual assault, was told he faces fresh allegations as he answered bail today

Joshua Titcombe from Dalton, Cumbria died aged just nine days old in Furness General Hospital in 2008

Healthcare watchdog CQC 'destroyed' report into review of hospital where babies died

Care Quality Commission is accused of deliberately suppressing a review that highlighted weaknesses in its inspections of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

George Osborne, David Cameron, Stephen Gough and Julian Assange

Morning news headlines for June 19, 2013

George Osborne will shed light on plans for the state-owned banks and David Cameron faces MPs questions on G8 agreements on Syria and tax dodging

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President Barack Obama waves before speaking at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin

The day's news in pictures: June 19, 2013

The Queen views horses in the Parade Ring ahead of The Prince of Wales's Stakes with the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and her racing manager John Warren

Royal Ascot: Sun shines on day two of racing at world-famous meet

A tyre floats past the flooded grotto of Lourdes, after heavy floods forced the closure of the Catholic pilgrimage site

Woman dies in French floods as Lourdes pilgrimage site is closed

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