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Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:12 +0200
UK charities say they fear they have lost up to £120 million of funds invested in collapsed Icelandic banks.
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:40:24 +0200
A British man who lost his wife and one of his twin daughters in flash-floods in Spain descibes the tragedy.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:13:24 +0200
Glasgow Airport car bomb hero John Smeaton is in intensive care after suffering a serious asthma attack.
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:55:03 +0200
Millions of people are being encouraged to take too much risk with their pensions, the Pensions Advisory Service warns.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:31:57 +0200
A mother whose sons died in a fire in Eastbourne "did everything she could" to save them, her solicitor says.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:58:59 +0200
A doctor who launched a suicide car bomb attack on Glasgow airport left a "will" addressed to Osama Bin Laden, a jury hears.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:16:41 +0200
A teenager accused of murdering Rhys Jones admitted shooting "a kid" shortly after the killing, a court hears.
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:52:33 +0200
Grammar schools take half the rate of poor bright pupils than non-selective state schools, research suggests.
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:41:42 +0200
Hospitals and GP surgeries should follow the lead of schools and ban sugary drinks and snacks, experts say.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:17:33 +0200
"Dying" former EastEnders star Wendy Richard marries her partner ahead of receiving treatment for cancer.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:27:45 +0200
A monkey called Mork whose partner died in a fire has fathered twins with his new love called Mindy.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:39:22 +0200
England captain John Terry misses Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan because of a back injury - but could be fit to face Belarus on Wednesday.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:14:01 +0200
Chelsea issue a High Court claim for £16m against FC Lyn Oslo and their former chief executive Morgan Andersen over the transfer of Jon Mikel Obi.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:36:30 +0200
Zabeel Investments, a Dubai-based investment company, table an "indicative cash offer" to buy Charlton Athletic.
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:50:12 +0200
Are we asking too much of our teachers?
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:23:28 +0200
A global solution is needed to fix the economic crisis
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:45:12 +0200
How students use 3D technology to beat cancer
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:15:44 +0200
Should police write up their notes alone or together?
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:53:31 +0200
Payday loan companies stepping up marketing
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:07:07 +0200
Are you a quidnunc or poodle-faker? Your 50 favourites
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:33:56 +0200
Police are investigating the disappearance of a computer hard drive which could hold details of about 100,000 of the Armed Forces.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:07:39 +0200
A mother is charged with murdering two of her children who were stabbed to death in their home.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:21:20 +0200
Ken Livingstone defends the right of London's mayor to dismiss the Met Commissioner, while criticising Sir Ian Blair's exit.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:21:21 +0200
An armed gang robs church pastors but after an attack of guilty conscience, they return the money.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:32:00 +0200
Accountancy firm says a laptop containing details of 100,000 pension scheme members was stolen
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:17:03 +0200
Prime Minister Gordon Brown calls for falls in the price of oil to be passed on to consumers "as quickly as possible".
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:55:15 +0200
A senior detective contradicts the evidence of his boss during the inquest into the police shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:52:13 +0200
Peter Mandelson is to take his seat in the House of Lords on Monday following his surprise return to the cabinet.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:12:11 +0200
A judge dismisses a claim by the family of a lawyer shot dead by police that the investigation into his death was unlawful.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:54:24 +0200
It's 10 years since the release of The Big Lebowski, a film that split cinema audiences down the middle but created a strange cult. Is The Dude a slacker prince for our times?
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:42:49 +0200
With banks teetering on the brink of collapse, what would life be like if you were to go "bankless"?
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:45:43 +0200
Arch moderniser Mandelson sported a very 'old Labour' V-neck on his return. But which one is it?
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:11:24 +0200
The plight of councils who have money stuck in failed Iceland banks dominates the papers.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:41:56 +0200
Manchester cancer hospital The Christie becomes the latest victim of the Icelandic bank collapse.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:54:45 +0200
University students are urged not to use free condoms handed out at a freshers' fair over safety fears.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:02:54 +0200
A Belfast teacher who admitted downloading more than 500 images of children being sexually abused is jailed for 15 months.
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:14:46 +0200
Hardy Aimes, one of the tenants at Belfast's Victoria Square shopping centre, goes into administration.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:54:57 +0200
The Met Office issues a severe weather warning of more heavy rain in the south and west of Scotland.
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:24:02 +0200
Scotland fans travelling to Hampden for the World Cup qualifier against Norway may face rail disruption.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:16:14 +0200
Welsh council services and taxes are unlikely to be affected "at this stage" by the bank crisis, says the assembly government.
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:09:08 +0200
A tourist fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Turkey after drinking up to 10 bottles of lager, an inquest hears.