19 quizzed over hi-tech bank fraud
Hi-tech crime police are questioning 19 people suspected of orchestrating a multimillion-pound attack on British bank accounts. Up to £6 million has been taken from online accounts in just three...
View ArticleGenerals criticise Basra pull-out
The controversial pull-out of British forces from Basra in southern Iraq has come under fresh criticism from UK and US generals. Retired American commanders said the withdrawal of troops from central...
View ArticleMiliband: David will be involved
Labour leader Ed Miliband has said his older brother David will "be around in one way or another" even if he announces a decision to step down from frontbench politics. The shadow foreign secretary is...
View ArticleIsrael holds Gaza blockade Britons
Israeli authorities detained two Britons who were on a yacht attempting to break the blockade of Gaza. The British-flagged catamaran Irene was seized on Tuesday around 20 miles from the territory by...
View ArticleCharities hit by fears over cuts
Confidence in the financial position of UK charities has been hit amid anxiety over swingeing spending cuts, a survey of voluntary sector bosses suggests. The National Council for Voluntary...
View ArticleSmokers 'filtered out of workplace'
Smokers may soon be filtered out of the workplace because employing them is "too much trouble", a lobby group has warned. Forest, which campaigns for people's right to smoke, said more and more...
View Article'Credible' terror plot intercepted
Intelligence officials have intercepted a credible Islamist-linked terror plot against Britain. The threat is one of "a succession" of terror operations the country has been dealing with over the past...
View Article'No confirmed deaths' in landslide
A huge mudslide first thought to have buried hundreds of people has left only 11 missing with no confirmed dead, according to authorities. Earlier reports had predicted a catastrophe in Mexico's...
View ArticleHero crash land pilot to rejoin BA
A hero pilot who saved a British Airways plane from disaster but then quit over rumours about his handling of the incident is rejoining the airline. Captain Peter Burkill, 45, and his co-pilot John...
View ArticleSpanish air strike to hit flights
Air passengers are facing severe disruption on flights to and from Spain because of a 24-hour general strike by Spanish workers. Budget airline Ryanair scrapped most of its flights to Spain and all of...
View ArticleEd Miliband: David will be involved
Labour leader Ed Miliband has said his older brother David will "be around in one way or another" even if he announces a decision to step down from frontbench politics. The shadow foreign secretary is...
View ArticleBlaze hotel owners face prosecution
The owners of a hotel where three people died in a blaze are to be prosecuted for breaching fire regulations, it has been announced. Cornwall Council said the owners of the Penhallow Hotel in Newquay...
View ArticlePatients angry at 'greedy' MS medic
Multiple sclerosis patients have spoken of their anger and fear for the future after receiving pointless treatment costing thousands of pounds at the hands of Dr Robert Trossel, who has been struck...
View ArticleMortgage approvals at six-month low
The number of mortgages approved for house purchase fell to a six-month low during August as activity in the property market continued to falter, figures have shown. A total of 47,372 loans were...
View ArticleSecond Tube strike to go ahead
A second strike by London Underground workers is set to go ahead from Sunday evening, causing travel chaos for workers and other passengers, union leaders have warned. Members of the Rail Maritime and...
View ArticleFears over UK housing downturn
Fears that the housing market is heading for a fresh round of price falls were fuelled after mortgage approvals slumped to a six-month low during August. Just over 47,000 loans were approved for house...
View ArticleMS doctor 'could face legal claims'
A doctor struck off by the General Medical Council for exploiting vulnerable multiple sclerosis sufferers could be facing legal action by hundreds of patients throughout the UK. Solicitors Leigh Day...
View ArticleGirl 'stabbed man for touching her'
A teenager told a friend she had stabbed a suspected paedophile because he had touched her again, the Old Bailey heard. The 14-year-old girl then allegedly asked the 15-year-old boy if he could take...
View Article49 MPs in race for frontbench post
The battle for jobs in Ed Miliband's top team has kicked off in earnest with 49 Labour MPs putting themselves forward. Those seeking election to the shadow cabinet range from household names such as...
View ArticleHead guilty over pupil's roof fall
A headteacher has been found guilty of failing to take reasonable care for the safety of his students after a pupil fell through a skylight. John Summerfield, 64, took a group of "slightly inebriated"...
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