Secretly-filmed MPs deny wrongdoing
Craig TaylorEx-Foreign Secretaries Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind say they have broken no rules after being secretly filmed apparently offering their services to a private company for thousands of pounds. BBC News – UK
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Come home, families urge Syria girls
Relatives of three London girls believed to be heading to Syria appeal to them to return, as the family of a Glaswegian woman express their horror at reports she may have recruited them. BBC News – UK
Three UK girls ‘heading to Syria’
Fears grow over three London schoolgirls who have flown to Turkey, amid concerns they may cross the Syrian border and join the Islamic State terrorist group. BBC News – UK
NHS ‘paying too much for medicines’
The price the NHS agrees to pay for new medicines in England could cause more harm than good by depleting funds for other services, a report argues. BBC News – UK
Church urges ‘fresh moral vision’
The Church of England urges politicians to deliver a “fresh moral vision” to tackle an “almost-moribund” political culture, in an unprecedented pre-election message. BBC News – UK
CBI upgrades UK growth forecast
The Confederation of British Industries (CBI) business lobby group has upgraded its forecast for the UK’s economic growth this year. BBC News – UK