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The Glasgow North East by-election forced by the resignation of the former Commons speaker is to take place on 12 November.

David Cameron will aim to look beyond "tough times" ahead and strike an optimistic note in his Conservative conference speech.

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Poland's President Kaczynski plans to sign the EU's Lisbon Treaty on Sunday - leaving only the Czechs still to sign.

An at-a-glance guide to the big news stories, lighter moments and the key analysis from Labour's 2009 conference.

Ex-Army chief Gen Sir Richard Dannatt is to become a defence adviser to the Tories in the House of Lords, sources tell the BBC.

The Czech PM, Jan Fischer, tells EU leaders he fully expects his country to ratify the Lisbon Treaty by the end of this year.

The Tory Party is monitoring its new partners in Europe for evidence of homophobia, a gay rights chief says

David Cameron has defended the Tories' spending cuts message, saying the party is acting "like a government".