Show more faith, Catholics urged
Catholics are being encouraged to make their faith more visible by saying "God bless you" and making the Sign of the Cross more often. The advice, in a letter from the Archbishop of Westminster, comes...
View ArticleFive dead as storm hits Haiti camps
A freak storm has blasted through Haiti's capital, killing at least five earthquake survivors as it tore down trees, billboards and tent homes, authorities said. Three adults and two children were...
View ArticleBeckham files lawsuit over article
David Beckham is suing a magazine on the grounds it knowingly published false claims about his private life. Lawyers for the England star filed the suit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday. The...
View ArticleBritain pledges support for Yemen
Foreign Secretary William Hague has pledged international support for Yemen to help the troubled country tackle a rising Islamic terrorism threat. Mr Hague co-chaired a fringe meeting at the UN...
View ArticleWilliams backs celibate gay bishops
The Archbishop of Canterbury has said he has "no problem" with gay people being bishops as long as they remain celibate. Dr Rowan Williams signalled his personal support for the consecration of gay...
View ArticleGames facilities 'need more work'
A lot of work has been done in recent days to get facilities ready for the Commonwealth Games in India, but much more work is needed with the international sporting event starting in just over a week,...
View ArticleNew Labour leader to be announced
Labour's five leadership hopefuls will today finally discover who has won the race to succeed Gordon Brown. The result will be announced at the same time as the final whistle blows in football matches...
View ArticleMan shot on way to wedding fayre
A man who was shot dead on a city street had been on his way to a wedding fayre with his fiance, his family said. Open University student Kevin Bond, 30, was a "devoted" father-of-one, his mother...
View ArticleCharity approves MS care shake-up
Members of a multiple sclerosis charity have endorsed plans for a shake-up of its respite care which may include closing its four residential centres. Demonstrators assembled outside the AGM of the MS...
View ArticleProbe after two die in M-way blaze
Police are investigating the cause of a motorway crash in which a two people died after their car burst into flames. A man and a woman were travelling southbound on the M5 near Bridgewater, Somerset,...
View ArticleEd Miliband elected Labour leader
Labour's new leader Ed Miliband has vowed to take the party forward as a united team after beating his older brother David by a wafer-thin majority. The vote was split 50.65% to 49.35% in the race to...
View ArticlePolice refuse comment on spy death
Police have refused to comment on a report that a spy found dead in a holdall could not have died alone. Gareth Williams, 31, was on secondment at the Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, from GCHQ in...
View ArticleBriton goes missing in Pakistan
Detectives in the UK are investigating the disappearance of a 25-year-old Briton in Pakistan, police said. Mohammed Harris Iqbal was last seen leaving his rented home in the country's southern Sindh...
View ArticleBike boy, six, killed in car crash
A six-year-old boy has died after being struck by a car while riding his bicycle, police said. The youngster, who has not been named, suffered serious injuries when he collided with a Ford Maverick at...
View ArticleRally cancelled after driver killed
A motor rally has been cancelled after a driver was killed and his navigator injured during the event. Jimmy Girvan, 56, a former Scottish rally champion from the Inverness area, was killed in a crash...
View ArticlePrince Michael slams marriage claim
Prince Michael of Kent has dismissed speculation about the state of his marriage, saying although he and his wife spend a "lot of time apart" they have a "tremendous" relationship. In an interview...
View ArticleMiliband to state vision for Labour
The Labour Party conference will begin under the leadership of Ed Miliband after he dramatically won the top job by a wafer-thin majority over his brother David. As activists arrive in Manchester for...
View ArticleSoldiers honoured for canal rescue
Two soldiers who dived into a freezing canal to rescue a comrade after he was blown up by a Taliban bomb have been awarded the Queen's Commendation for Bravery. Second Lieutenant Connor Maxwell, 22,...
View ArticleBike boy, six, dies after car crash
A six-year-old boy has died after being struck by a car while riding his bicycle, police said. The youngster, who has not been named, suffered serious injuries when he collided with a Ford Maverick at...
View ArticleRich warned about offshore accounts
Hundreds of wealthy taxpayers have been sent letters by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) over possible large-scale tax evasion as part of an effort to clampdown on tax dodgers. It is understood that...
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