Britons die in Botswana plane crash
Two Britons have been killed in a charter plane crash in Botswana, the Foreign Office confirmed. The plane crashed after take-off near an airstrip in north Botswana's Okavango Delta on Friday. The...
View ArticleFox 'breached code', inquiry says
An official report into former defence secretary Liam Fox's links with his self-styled adviser Adam Werritty is expected to find that he breached the Ministerial Code of Conduct. The findings of...
View ArticleTwo Britons held by Kenya police
Two Britons have been arrested in Kenya, police said. The pair, believed to be from Cardiff, were detained near the border with Somalia, South Wales Police said. The force was in contact with local...
View ArticleMPs back Hillsborough disclosure
The Government is under pressure to release all documents relating to the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, including confidential Cabinet minutes, after MPs backed a motion calling for full disclosure....
View ArticleBarnes favourite for Booker Prize
Julian Barnes is favourite to finally claim one of the literary world's most prestigious prizes when the winner of this year's Man Booker Prize is announced. The author, who has been nominated three...
View ArticleFox 'breached code', inquiry to say
An official report into former defence secretary Liam Fox's links with his self-styled adviser Adam Werritty is expected to find that he breached the Ministerial Code of Conduct. The findings of...
View ArticleWarning over fish pedicure risks
People with weak immune systems or underlying medical conditions are at increased risk of infection from controversial fish pedicures, experts have warned. Questions have been raised in recent months...
View ArticleBranson marks spaceport milestone
Sir Richard Branson shook up a big bottle of champagne and took a swig while christening the world's first built-from-scratch commercial spaceport. Sir Richard's Virgin Galactic will stage its...
View ArticleNew test could boost IVF success
Scientists are developing a test that could dramatically boost IVF success rates from a single cycle of treatment. The technique, from experts at Oxford University, checks for chromosomal...
View ArticleGPs warned over axing patients
Family doctors have been warned by the health service ombudsman to "get the basics of communication right" amid a rising number of complaints investigated by her office from patients who have been...
View ArticleTwo Britons held by police in Kenya
Two Britons are being held by police in Kenya after being arrested near the border with Somalia. The pair are believed to be from Cardiff and South Wales Police are trying to find out why they were...
View ArticleInflation 'set for three-year high'
Inflation is expected to hit a three-year high, landing the Government with a bumper bill for increased state benefits and underlining the squeeze on household incomes. September's consumer prices...
View ArticleTerror probe after Britons arrested
Two Britons are being questioned by an anti-terror unit in Kenya after they were arrested near the border with Somalia, police said. The pair are believed to be from Cardiff and are UK citizens,...
View ArticleLabour seeks PM Werrity statement
David Cameron has faced demands from Labour to appear before the Commons on the Adam Werritty affair. The findings of an official report into resigned defence secretary Liam Fox's links with Mr...
View ArticleGilad Schalit freed in Hamas swap
Hamas have released an Israeli soldier in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. The deal ends a five-and-a-half-year campaign to free him that has seen many Israeli military offensives in...
View ArticleRacing driver 'died of head trauma'
IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon died of blunt head trauma after a spectacular 15-car wreck at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a coroner has said. Coroner Michael Murphy said that a post-mortem examination...
View ArticleAnger at extradition treaty review
Campaigners have been left baffled and angry by a long-awaited review of extradition arrangements which found the current treaty between the US and the UK is balanced and fair. Civil rights...
View ArticlePolice failed murdered young mother
A young mother was beaten to death by her violent ex-partner after police failed to intervene 11 times, investigators have said. Casey Brittle, 21, repeatedly called Nottinghamshire Police before she...
View ArticleMining disaster survivor arrested
A pit manager who survived a flooding incident in which four miners died has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. Malcolm Fyfield, 55, was held by officers from South Wales...
View ArticleMore foreign workers banned in UK
Foreign workers from outside the European Union will be banned from coming to the UK to work as secondary school biology teachers, vets and orchestral musicians, the Government has announced. The move...
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