Miliband defends brother's no-show
Ed Miliband has defended his brother David's decision to snub this year's Labour Party conference. Hundreds of party delegates will gather in Liverpool from Sunday, 12 months after Mr Miliband beat...
View Article'Evil' love cheat killer gets life
The father of a teaching assistant brutally murdered by her cheating partner has condemned the "evil deceit" of the killer as he was jailed for a minimum of 22 years. Andrew Lindo, 29, showed no...
View ArticleFreed American hikers leave Iran
Two Americans jailed in Iran as spies have left Tehran, closing a high-profile drama with Washington that brought more than two years of hope then heartbreak for the families as the Islamic Republic's...
View ArticleHacking probe officer faces MP quiz
MPs are planning to question a top Scotland Yard officer over the force's dropped bid to force The Guardian newspaper to reveal confidential sources for stories relating to the phone hacking scandal,...
View ArticleTalks bid to avert pension strikes
Talks aimed at averting a wave of strikes by public sector workers in a bitter row over pensions are to be held, with the Government saying it is committed to "genuine engagement" with the unions. The...
View ArticleNo apology for compromises: Clegg
Nick Clegg has said he owes no apology for making painful compromises on Liberal Democrat policy and braced party members for more pain to come. As record borrowing figures intensified the economic...
View ArticleTravellers move back to Dale Farm
Travellers who fled the UK's largest illegal site amid fears of eviction have moved back in as the barricaded main gate was opened following an 11th-hour court victory. Residents of Dale Farm in Essex...
View ArticleProtests as prison execution nears
Supporters of death row inmate Troy Davis in the US and Europe tried just about anything to spare him from lethal injection on Wednesday night for killing a Georgia policeman, a crime he and others...
View ArticleCameron in talks over Palestine bid
David Cameron will hold talks with world leaders at the United Nations as the Government weighs its response to an expected push for Palestinian statehood. The Prime Minister arrived in New York amid...
View ArticleNo pensions action for now: doctors
Doctors' leaders have ruled out industrial action "at this point" in the bitter dispute over public sector pensions despite voicing support for the TUC's day of action in November. The British Medical...
View ArticleCameron in talks with Obama at UN
David Cameron has met Barack Obama at the United Nations as the Palestinians prepare to bid for statehood. The Prime Minister held talks with the US President as the Government weighs its response to...
View ArticleUS stocks plunge after Fed decision
The Federal Reserve has done what investors expected by saying said it would buy Treasury bonds to help the US economy. The Fed said it would buy long-term Treasurys and sell short-term ones to help...
View ArticleDeath row man in last-ditch appeal
Troy Davis, the condemned inmate who has convinced hundreds of thousands of people - but not the justice system - of his innocence has filed an eleventh-hour plea asking the US Supreme Court to stop...
View ArticlePolice to probe child cage fighting
Police are to investigate whether children as young as eight were put at risk by taking part in a cage fight. The fight, involving two boys, took place at Greenlands Labour Club in Preston,...
View ArticlePoison probe focuses on seven cases
Police believe four more people were poisoned by contaminated saline at Stepping Hill Hospital. Following the release of nurse Rebecca Leighton, Greater Manchester Police said they are looking at...
View ArticleClarke will not stand for Commons
Former home secretary Charles Clarke has announced he will not stand for Parliament at the next general election. The 61-year-old ex-Norwich South MP announced his decision in a statement to his local...
View ArticleCar production races ahead by 10%
Car production accelerated ahead last month, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). A total of 86,250 cars were made in the UK in August - a 10.7% rise on the same month...
View ArticleE.ON will cut 500 support jobs
Energy giant E.ON is to cut 500 jobs in its UK support functions to reflect the "changed nature of the business" following the sale of its distribution arm earlier this year. The company said it is...
View ArticleHospitals 'face collapse over PFIs'
More than 60 hospitals cannot afford the rising cost of private finance initiative schemes and are being left "on the brink of financial collapse", according to the Health Secretary. Andrew Lansley...
View ArticlePM urges UN to act amid Arab Spring
Prime Minister David Cameron is to challenge world leaders to seize the "massive opportunity" presented by the Arab Spring, as he flies the flag for interventionism. At the United Nations general...
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