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1. Commander of submarine in crash misread chart, court martial told
Commander Steven Drysdale admits charge over nuclear-powered HMS Superb's accident in Red Sea
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2. Undercover policeman reveals how he infiltrated UK's violent activists
Special Demonstration Squad officer spent four years spying from within far-left political groups
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3. Equality chief Trevor Phillips censured in cross-party report
Head of watchdog is blamed for a failure to tackle human rights abuses
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4. Venables: age of criminal responsibility in the spotlight
Bulger killer's recall to jail may not provide best platform for exploring how society should treat young offenders
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5. Police under investigation over Fiona Pilkington case
IPCC looking at how officers handled case of mother who killed herself and disabled daughter after years of abuse by youths
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6. Omagh bombing intelligence inquiry needed, say MPs
• Questions unanswered on what police knew, says committee
• Families welcome report after Panorama programme -
7. James Bulger's mother calls for sacking of children's commissioner
Dr Maggie Atkinson says killers were too young to be tried as adults, but Lady Butler-Schoss rules out raising age of raising age of criminal responsibility
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8. Dangerous dog law U-turn shows Labour's lack of bite, say Tories
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9. James Bulger killer Jon Venables confessed real identity to strangers as mental state crumbled
Prison staff fear an attack by other inmates as it is revealed that pressure of keeping his name and background secret led James Bulger's murderer to fights, and drink and drug abuse
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10. Video: Inside Scotland Yard’s deep infiltration squad
Video (10min 13sec), 14 Mar 2010:
For four years, Officer A lived a secret life among anti-racist activists as they fought brutal battles with the police and the BNP. Here he tells of the terrifying life he led, the psychological burden it placed on him and his growing fears that the work of his unit could threaten legitimate protest
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1. James Bulger killer Jon Venables confessed real identity to strangers as mental state crumbled
Prison staff fear an attack by other inmates as it is revealed that pressure of keeping his name and background secret led James Bulger's murderer to fights, and drink and drug abuse
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2. Undercover policeman reveals how he infiltrated UK's violent activists
Special Demonstration Squad officer spent four years spying from within far-left political groups
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3. Litany of failures that let father rape his daughters for years
Authorities apologise over missed warnings of incest as report reveals culture of 'quiet word' rather than action
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4. Authorities apologise to daughters raped by father
Man from Sheffield repeatedly raped and physically and sexually abused two women, in case with echoes of Josef Fritzl -
5. Man mistaken for Jon Venables on Facebook fears for safety
David Calvert fears for his life after he was wrongly named as James Bulger's killer on social networking site
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6. Facebook security measures criticised after Ashleigh Hall murder
Networking site under fire after conviction of Peter Chapman, who posed as a teenager to lure and kill 17-year-old girl
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7. Shoreditch streets closed by massive fire
• More than 100 firefighters battling giant blaze in east London
• Fire brigade and police to investigate cause of incident -
8. Crackdown on dangerous dogs to make microchips compulsory for all
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9. Police criticise Facebook safety record after Ashleigh Hall murder
Senior officers say site shirking its responsibilities in light of Peter Chapman's conviction for murder of schoolgirl
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10. Commander of submarine in crash misread chart, court martial told