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The King and Queen are to pay state visits to Italy and the Vatican, Buckingham Palace has confirmed..

Hospitals in England are close to full as a significant number of beds are occupied by people who are medically fit to be discharged, health officials have said..

The majority of school leaders are opposed to Ofsteds proposed report card grading system for inspecting schools, a survey has suggested..

UK interest rates have fallen to 4.5% after the Bank of England voted to cut borrowing costs, as it also slashed short-term growth forecasts for the economy..

Members of a specialist British military unit who shot dead four IRA men in an ambush in Co Tyrone in 1992 used lethal force which was not justified, a coroner has ruled..