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Police 'hold too many mentally ill'  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:30:12 GMT
Too many mentally ill people are being held in police cells, say four watchdog bodies. 
Work Programme 'not doing enough'  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:01:05 GMT
Providers of the government's flagship Work Programme tell ministers the costs of helping sick and disabled jobseekers into employment cannot be met under the scheme. 
In pictures: Brazil protest banners  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:38:06 GMT
Mass protests in Brazil 
Day in pictures: 18 June 2013  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:59:58 GMT
Twenty-four hours of news photos: 18 June 
In pictures: Singapore haze  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:24:00 GMT
Forest fires in Indonesia create haze 
In pictures: On solid ground  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:00:01 GMT
Marking World Refugee Day 
In pictures: Afghan army's elite special forces  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:49:44 GMT
Thwarting high-profile militant attacks 
Day in pictures: 17 June 2013  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:05:59 GMT
Twenty-four hours of news photos: 17 June 
In pictures: Tanzania's traditional healers  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:30:29 GMT
Healers in Tanzania’s southern highlands 
In pictures: India's dying telegram service  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:34:39 GMT
Images from the last days of India's telegram service 
The Greeks who worship the ancient gods  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:26:17 GMT
The Greeks who want to bring back Zeus 
Readers' tipping nightmares and fairytales  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:26:41 GMT
Readers' tipping nightmares and fairytales 
Can China spend itself richer?  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:25:41 GMT
Will China's new middle class spend its way to dominance? 
Syrian conflict's sectarian shadow over Lebanon  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:29:11 GMT
Syria conflict threatens delicate peace in next-door Lebanon 
Models for possible Syria intervention  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:42:00 GMT
Possible models for intervention as West mulls action in Syria