Body found in millionairess search
Police searching for a missing millionairess have found a woman's body. Officers investigating the disappearance of Joanna Brown, 46, from Ascot, Berkshire, found the body in an area of Windsor Great...
View ArticleAbu Hamza wins passport appeal
The British Government has failed with its appeal to strip Abu Hamza of his British passport, a special tribunal has ruled. The Special Immigration Appeals Commission has confirmed that the hate...
View ArticleOutgoing bank chief waives package
The outgoing chief executive of nationalised bank Northern Rock has bowed to pressure by waiving his salary, pension and benefits for the period of his gardening leave. Gary Hoffman came under fire on...
View ArticleCPS given cricket fixing evidence
A second file of evidence on claims that Pakistan cricketers accepted cash bribes to fix matches has been passed to prosecutors. Scotland Yard said evidence that there was a conspiracy to defraud...
View ArticleConcrete mixer crashes onto train
A passenger has described the moment a concrete mixer lorry smashed onto the roof of a train after it had fallen from a bridge. Footballer Timi Raji heard desperate cries from a trapped passenger...
View ArticleUnion: Solid support for BBC strike
Disruption to BBC radio and TV news programmes will continue over the weekend because of a "solidly supported" strike by thousands of journalists, including newsreaders and presenters, in a bitter row...
View ArticleFarage re-elected as UKIP leader
Nigel Farage has been re-elected as leader of the UK Independence Party. The MEP took just over 60% in a ballot of party members to succeed Lord Pearson of Rannoch at the helm. It comes about a year...
View ArticleLabour suspends Woolas after ruling
Former immigration minister Phil Woolas has been suspended from the Labour Party after an election court found he made false statements about an opponent in May's general election. Deputy leader...
View ArticleBritish troops 'abused 222 Iraqis'
Some 222 Iraqi civilians have been the victims of "systemic abuse", including torture and inhumane and degrading treatment, at the hands of British soldiers and interrogators in Iraq, it has been...
View ArticleRBS pay measure rises despite slump
Part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland has said it has increased the proportion of staff pay and bonuses for investment bankers in the third quarter despite a 20% fall in trading revenues. RBS,...
View ArticleTen tickets for millionaire raffle
The National Lottery has promised to create 10 new millionaires this week with a special draw of the EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle. The UK-only raffle normally gives away £1 million to a lucky...
View ArticlePrison under control after riots
Prison officers have Moorland Prison under control following three nights of rioting, sources said. There was no further trouble reported on Friday night at the jail in South Yorkshire, at which riots...
View ArticleEastEnders star McFadden arrested
EastEnders star Steve McFadden has been arrested and bailed over claims that he harassed a woman believed to be the mother of his baby girl. The 51-year-old actor was picked up by police in Haringey,...
View ArticleLily Allen battling septicaemia
Pop star Lily Allen is in hospital battling blood poisoning just days after suffering her second miscarriage, her spokesman confirmed. The 25-year-old singer was said to be responding well to...
View ArticleManual labour plan for 'work-shy'
Work-shy benefit claimants could be forced to do compulsory full-time manual labour under proposals being put forward by Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith. Long-term dole claimants who are...
View ArticleLabour question Cameron's judgement
Labour have raised questions over David Cameron's judgment in holding on to his director of communications after it emerged that he had been questioned by police investigating allegations of...
View ArticleBody believed to be missing wife
A post-mortem examination has been carried out on the body of a woman believed to be missing millionairess Joanna Brown. Detectives investigating the disappearance of the 46-year-old, from Ascot,...
View ArticleQueen joins Facebook generation
The Queen has joined the Facebook generation with the launch of a British Monarchy page on the popular social networking site. Millions of users will be able to log in and see royal images, videos and...
View ArticleObama in tribute to Mumbai victims
US President Barack Obama began his 10-day trip to Asia on a sombre note, paying tribute to the victims of the devastating terror attacks that tore through Mumbai two years ago. Speaking at the Taj...
View ArticleBomb 'could have killed children'
A bomb thrown into a crowded Belfast street injuring three policemen could have killed passing children, Northern Ireland's Chief Constable said. Matt Baggott said Friday night's suspected dissident...
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