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Labour MP arrested after bar brawl inside House of Commons
By Larisa Brown Last updated at 3:12 AM on 23rd February 2012 A Labour MP was arrested last night after an alleged brawl in a House of ...
Afghanistan Koran burning protests: American embassy in lockdown and 7 protesters shot dead
Seven people dead and dozens more injured as thousands vent fury U.S. commander General John Allen forced to apologise over 'improper disposal' of holy book By David ...
George Best feud: Sister halts sale of memorabilia by former wife as family dispute rumbles on
By David Wilkes Last updated at 2:31 AM on 23rd February 2012 George Best’s sister has prevented his ex-wife from selling awards and shirts from the late ...
When silence was golden: As the film The Artist is tipped for Oscars, Barry Norman looks at the magical evocations of an era
By Barry Norman Last updated at 2:19 AM on 23rd February 2012 Whatever the reason — a search for relief from the gloom of the economic slump, ...
GPs make £162m out of 'ghost' patients: Anger over bill for 2.5m non-existent people
55 million people registered with a doctor in England - despite population being 52.5m Surgeries regularly fail to update patient lists when people die or move ...
Agony of girl, 13, 'groomed and raped by gang of men'
Teenager told court she was driven to houses and was forced to have sex with men and paid money to keep quiet Said she was left ...
Marie Colvin dead: Chilling warning days before she was killed in Homs
Assad troops pledged to kill 'any journalist who set foot on Syrian soil' French photographer Remi Ochlik also died in this morning's shelling Both killed in attack ...
Marie Colvin dead: Journalist 'killed in Homs, Syria' hours after ITN News At Ten broadcast
French photographer Remi Ochlik also died in shelling Both killed in targeted attack on makeshift media centre set up by anti-Assad activists By Charles Walford and Nabila ...
'You have to learn other people have rights apart from you': Father freed to care for five children is finally jailed
Wayne Bishop, 34, was jailed in April 2011 for burglary He appealed, claiming the sentence didn't take account of his children and breached his human rights But ...
Nikitta Grender trial: Boyfriend's cousin Carl Whant guilty of rape and killing pregnant teenager
Carl Whant yawned as jury delivered guilty verdicts before he is jailed for life with minimum tariff of 35 years Killer, 27, torched Nikitta Grender's flat ...
Double murder probe as bodies of two elderly women are found in separate houses by police investigating bungled burglary
Officers found body of widow Margaret Biddolph, 78, as they investigated burglary in Southport, Merseyside Second body of pensioner in her 80s, named by neighbours as ...
CBI's anti-business 'enemies' in the Cabinet are harming Britain's economic recovery
By Becky Barrow Last updated at 3:57 AM on 22nd February 2012 Criticism: John Cridland, Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Director General At least two Cabinet ministers are ...
Public borrowing fall faster than expected giving George Osborne £10 billion warchest
Public finances enjoy highest surplus for four years Britain’s vast national debt now back below £1trillion By James Chapman Last updated at 3:56 AM on 22nd February 2012 Public ...
Swedish man Peter Skyllberg survives in frozen car for two months by eating handfuls of snow
Emaciated Swede, 44, discovered after living off handfuls of snow Had been stuck in drifts on remote road since December 19 Experts believe he may have gone ...
French village complete with stables, tennis courts and a swimming pool for sale for just £275,000
By Peter Allen Last updated at 2:17 AM on 22nd February 2012 An entire French village complete with 19 buildings and a swimming pool is up for ...
Four former staff of Cameron's 'back to work' tsar arrested in major escalation of fraud inquiry
Two men and two women question in suspicion of cheating taxpayers A4e could still receive part of new £126m government contract Whistleblower says that employees are being ...
Charity shop worker drowned in shallow lake after emergency services refused to wade in for rescue due to health and safety rules
Drowning Simon Burgess, 41, was just 20ft away from firefighters but inquest hears they refused to save him Police officer who went in to water was ...
Ex-RAF man branded a 'disgrace' after drunkenly urinating on town's war memorial
By James White Last updated at 6:55 PM on 21st February 2012 Fined: Former RAF serviceman Colin Smith was branded 'a disgrace' by a magistrate for urinating ...
Eric Pickles signals end to multiculturalism and says Tories will stand up for majority
By James Chapman Last updated at 7:43 AM on 21st February 2012 Pledges: Eric Pickles has described multiculturalism as the politics of division and vowed to restore ...
Gordon Hewitt: Penny-pinching eccentric left £250k fortune in his will
Gordon Hewitt would read in the car rather than waste home electricity Neighbours thought him an eccentric and poor newspaper seller Six women - three of whom ...
France ski trip coach crash: British schoolgirl Suzie Warner, 13, wakes from coma in Paris hospital
Suzie Warner, 13, had been left fighting for her life in France Tributes flood in for Peter Rippington, from Alveston Coach driver admits he might have fallen ...
Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrested by French police for 'complicity in pimping'
Dominique Strauss-Kahn will be held in custody until 'Wednesday at least' before bail can be considered Former International Monetary Fund chief denies knowing that the women ...
Greece economy crisis: Europe agrees to second £110bn bailout
Deal comes after more than 12 hours of talks in Brussels Several countries remain sceptical over whether Greece is able to deliver budget cuts Some leaders demanded ...
A bill of rights for dolphins: They're so smart we must treat them as 'non human persons' say scientists
By Fiona Macrae Last updated at 3:57 AM on 21st February 2012 Dolphins are so intelligent that they should be thought of as ‘non-human persons’ and given ...
Cycling champion Joanna Rowsell: Alopecia spurred me on to gold medal success
Joanna Rowsell has alopecia areata - a condition where the immune system attacks the hair follicles It's spurred me on to be even more focused, she ...
These are no ordinary slimming pants, they're M&S 'Secret Slimming' pants: High street chain unveils its new range
By Liz Hull Last updated at 1:50 AM on 21st February 2012 For years, they have been a woman’s secret weapon – and kept secret at all ...
Cross-eyed rioter caught by police who noticed his distinctive gaze is jailed for eight years over £1m arson attack
Police spotted Andrew Burls's distinctive eyes in CCTV By Emily Allen Last updated at 7:55 PM on 20th February 2012 A cross-eyed arsonist who set fire to a ...
Border checks have been 'suspended regularly and applied irregularly since 2007', admits Home Secretary
Report shows thousands of Eurostar passengers were let in unchecked Millions wasted on schemes that didn't work Reveals immigration minister Damian Green did downgrade border checks Wiltshire Police ...
Monaco's Prince Pierre Casiraghi in hospital after vicious brawl in Manhattan nightclub
Witnesses say the son of Princess Caroline was left with facial wounds after punch flung him across a room Former club owner Adam Hock is charged ...
Embarrassment for BBC weather forecaster as he predicts 'bucket-loads of c***' over Britain
Latest in a line of gaffes for BBC presenters swearing on live broadcast Forecaster Alex Deakin let loose the C-word in a slip of the tongue ... ...
Mother Nicola Allen slams Griffin Primary School for branding son's question a 'racist incident'
By Damien Gayle Last updated at 3:09 PM on 20th February 2012 The mother of a schoolboy who was asked whether he was 'brown because he's from ...
Vivienne Westwood: Everyone looks the same and their clothes have never been so ugly
By Liz Thomas Last updated at 2:25 PM on 20th February 2012 Designer Vivienne Westwood believes women in their 70s have a better sense of style Most women ...
Hotel boss faces fraud probe over his 3-star 'hovel' complete with shabby interiors and out-of-date ratings signs
By Liz Hull Last updated at 1:56 PM on 20th February 2012 Bailed: Owner Emyr Davies With its three-star rating and views over Cardigan Bay, it seemed like ...
Stevens Pass avalanche: Three dead and eight missing
Three men including former pro-skier died at resort near Seattle Snowboarder plunged to his death in separate accident 8 people reported missing have now been found By Daily ...
Iran stops oil exports to British companies as Hague warns Israel an attack 'would not be wise'
Foreign Secretary's comments follow rumours that Israel is considering strikes against Iran within months Diplomats also warn that Iran is poised to expand uranium enrichment at ...
First Sun on Sunday to debut next weekend as Rupert Murdoch reveals details of new launch
News comes in the wake of new scandal surrounding Sun journalists By Kerry Mcqueeney Last updated at 3:00 AM on 20th February 2012 News International has revealed its ...
The Olympic hopeful whose training regime is really in-tents: British athlete Vanessa Raw takes to sleeping under canvass to boost her medal chances
By Leon Watson Last updated at 2:58 AM on 20th February 2012 The clock is ticking, and Britain's Olympic hopefuls are doing all they can to get ...
'Suspend back to work tsar': MPs demand action over fraud probe into job placement scheme
Emma Harrison's firm A4e is accused of receiving fees from the taxpayer after finding people jobs lasting just 24 hours The company has won state contracts ...
Did the driver in school trip coach horror fall asleep? Teacher killed and girl aged 13 fights for life as ski holiday bus crashes in France
Victim, 59, named as schoolteacher Peter Rippington from Alveston Four others are in a serious condition in hospital with dozens more hurt Coach struck motorway safety barrier ...
Boy, 7, branded a racist for asking schoolmate: 'Are you brown because you come from Africa?'
By Russell Myers Last updated at 10:58 PM on 19th February 2012 The mother of a seven-year-old boy was told to sign a school form admitting he ...
British boxing's night of shame: Police seek former world champion David Haye after sensational post-fight confrontation with rival Dereck Chisora
Police release Dereck Chisora but confirm he could still be charged with grievous bodily harm Officers also want to speak to David Haye but believe he ...
South Africa: Afriforum Joins Khoisan in Land Rights Fight
They might seem unlikely bedfellows but AfriForum Youth joined the Khoisan community on Tuesday in a protest over the indigenous group's land rights. With both ...
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Uganda: MPs Issue Ultimatum for Nodding Funds
Ministry of Finance has directed the Health ministry to cut its budget by Shs2 billion to find money needed to manage the nodding disease in ...
Uganda: Kony Eludes American Troops
Despite President Obama's deployment of 100 American troops to aid the manhunt for Joseph Kony, US officials admit that the Lord's Resistance Army rebel leader ...
South Africa: Afriforum Joins Khoisan in Land Rights Fight
They might seem unlikely bedfellows but AfriForum Youth joined the Khoisan community on Tuesday in a protest over the indigenous group's land rights. With both ...
Tunisia: Dead Sperm Whale Too Much for Municipality to Handle
Disposal of a 12 meter long, 15 ton Sperm Whale carcass has proven to be too large a task for the municipality of El Houaria ...
Tunisia: Moderates Implicated in Vandalism at Labour Headquarters
Following incidents of vandalism at headquarters across the country on Monday, the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) has accused supporters of the moderate Islamist party ...
Tunisia: Police Clash With Salafists Accused of Assaulting Women
Tensions are running high in Jendouba, a city located in the Northwest of Tunisia, after violent confrontations between the police and a group of men, ...
Congo-Kinshasa: Refugee Child Dreams of Going Home
Betou, Republic of Congo — Obed speaks slowly, looking at the ground, as he describes what seemed an idyllic childhood before his family was forced ...
Senegal: 'The Web is Very, Very, Very Powerful'
"I will vote for Wade, of course!" shouts Amadou, a young taxi driver, taking me to my hotel in downtown Dakar. "Wade has worked hard ...
World leaders to discuss Somalia
22 February 2012 Last updated at 19:25 ET The threat from terrorism and piracy in Somalia are among the issues that will be discussed at a ...
Africa: Kagame Calls for IFAD's Member States to 'Be Bold'
Rome — Development leaders and heads of state or government gathered for the opening of the 35th Session of the Governing Council of the International ...
