Ministers rule out smacking ban
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A total ban on smacking in England and Wales is rejected by ministers, after a review suggests parents oppose it.
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After a passionate debate in the House of Commons, British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday against banning parents from spanking their children.
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Politicians faced extra security Monday at the Northern Ireland Assembly as they debated their failure to forge a Catholic-Protestant administration &#151; an argument dramatically interrupted last week by a Protestant extremist with a bag full of nail bombs.
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Stadiums which fail to adopt tougher anti-hooliganism measures could be banned from staging matches next season, Italy's top sporting body said on Sunday following the death of a policeman on Friday.
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Britain won't change its laws to make sports doping a criminal offense before the 2012 Olympics, Sports Minister Richard Caborn told Parliament on Tuesday.
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The Home Office is considering whether to ban BNP members from working in the civil service.
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SIR ALEX FERGUSON slammed the FA&#39;s disciplinary procedure last night as Wayne Rooney faces a three-game ban today. Manchester United decided not to appeal against the violent conduct charge against their striker
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THE Spanish authorities are unlikely to face disciplinary sanctions over the racist chanting by home supporters during Englandâs 1-0 defeat by Spain in the under-21 fixture on Tuesday evening.
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Immigrants should be told not to touch people without permission, spit in the street or play loud music, the government says.
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Zimbabwe police have recommended that one of President Robert Mugabe&#39;s ministers should face charges of political violence for leading attacks on rivals in the ruling party, a state-owned newspaper reported on Sunday.
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GOVERNMENT ministers led the calls yesterday for strong sanctions against Spain in the wake of the racist abuse of England players on Wednesday night.
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Manchester United&#39;s teenage star Wayne Rooney faces a three-match ban after being cited on a charge of violent conduct in the Boxing Day fixture against Bolton.
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Guidance on the care of children under five does not encourage a "tick-box" approach, says minister.
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Ministers dismiss Tory claims they have failed to stop illegal immigrants entering Britain from France.
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Britain has banned a cabinet minister close to President Mwai Kibaki and three others from entering because of their alleged ties to corruption, a high commission official said Friday.
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People who avoid paying fines will face a wide range of new penalties, ministers are set to announce on Monday.
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Rules to stop convicted paedophiles from committing sex abuse abroad are being evaded, campaigners say.