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New figures show that almost 4,000 children in care were adopted in 2012 - an increase of 15% and the highest ever since records began.

The annual 'looked-after children' statistics show that 3,980 children were adopted across England between April 2012 and March 2013, up from 3,470 the previous year. This is higher than in any year since 1992, when comparable records began.

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Plymouth may soon get a local television channel according to regulator Ofcom.

Locations across the UK including Plymouth and Barnstaple, are slated to gain independent channels making original programming.

Ofcom is inviting applications from independent studios to get a licence to found a new channel for a local audience.

11 more licences were announced today as...

In his conference speech on Tuesday (24 September 2013), the Labour leader Ed Miliband is expected to pledge a business rate cut for small firms and build 1,000,000 new homes, if his party wins the next general election.

The announcement will form part of a key note address to the Labour Party conference in Brighton, setting out part of Labour's alternative for the UK economy.

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Speaking to the UKIP annual conference in Westminster, leader Nigel Farage spoke of his ambitions for the party he says is "changing politics".

Mr Farage declared: "In eight months’ time there are the European elections and the Council elections.

"UKIP will be standing in both sets, fielding thousands of candidates. I’m taking nothing for granted but I think we’re going to do...