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Claire Trevett: The blame games and politics of a winter power crisis
No government likes to waste a crisis - even a two-hour-long one.
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Police strategy to combat knife crime amid rising trend in Britain, Australia
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Focus Live: Finance Minister gives first pre-Budget speech
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