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■	Campaigners launch a petition against the DNA database
■	Media portrays a distorted image of knife crime, new research says
■	Teaching union slams Mandelson’s glee at HE cuts
■	Race equality mental health initiative branded a failure
■	Govt HE funding policies may lead to academic brain drain
■	Universities express concerns over more HE funding cuts

■	Who’s speaking for Haiti’s children?
■	Who is in charge of Haiti?
■	Thou shalt not steal, except at Christmas?
■	Greedy bankers should not hold the country to ransom
■	Love thy neighbour ethos saved 300 lives
■	Since when it is a human right to grunt at 47 decibels during sex?

■	Patients should be given more choice on natural therapies
■	Small UK Haitian charity makes big efforts to support earthquake victims
■	Review of Zimbabwe
■	Safety workshops that aim to cut knife crime down to size
■	Dark skin and veils may increase risk of vitamin D deficiency
■	Let down by the social care system: a father’s story