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Aviva to cut 1,800 insurance jobs

Norwich Union owner Aviva will cut up to 1,800 jobs by 2010 as it restructures its insurance operations.
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Bassey leaves hospital after op

Dame Shirley Bassey is discharged from hospital where she was recovering from surgery on her stomach.
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Silverjet calls in administrators

Business airline Silverjet calls in administrators after financial problems forced it to suspend all of its flights.
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Blair launches faith foundation

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair launches a faith foundation in an attempt to unite the world’s religions.
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Man jailed for killing baby son

A father is jailed for killing his three-week-old baby by shaking him when he refused to take his bottle.
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Three men killed in M5 collision

Three men are killed when a van crashed into a car after going through the central reservation on the M5 in Gloucestershire.
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Guantanamo man charged

The last British resident to be held in Guantanamo Bay is to be charged with terrorism, BBC’s Newsnight learns.
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Fuel poverty action plan unveiled

Data on people with low incomes could be shared with energy companies to help people pay their fuel bills.
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Violent sons turned in by mother

Two brothers are jailed for grievous bodily harm after their mother turned them in to police.
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Climber dies after falling 80ft

A coastguard helicopter is called to the scene of a mountain accident which left one man dead.
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Child drug smuggler woman jailed

A Mexican woman is jailed for nine-and-a-half years after cocaine is found strapped to two children at Heathrow.
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Redknapp police raid unlawful

High Court judges rule a police raid at Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp’s home was unlawful.
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Buncefield blast worker negligent

Oil companies at the Buncefied depot deny liability for Britain’s biggest peacetime explosion but admit a supervisor was negligent.
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MoD insists Nimrod ’safe to fly’

The defence secretary says RAF Nimrod aircraft are safe despite a coroner’s call for the fleet to be grounded.
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Blair was chased over unpaid bill

An unpaid water bill received by Cherie and Tony Blair is among expenses documents released by the Commons.
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Man convicted of killing activist

An Asian man from Stoke-on-Trent is cleared of murdering a BNP activist but convicted of his manslaughter.
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Rain and delays set for weekend

Busy roads and rail delays are expected over the Bank Holiday, as forecasters predict a weather divide for the north and south.
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Two quizzed over restaurant blast

Armed police target two men in an operation linked to an explosion in an Exeter restaurant.
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Taylor knock keeps England at bay

Ross Taylor hits an unbeaten 67 as New Zealand make 202-4 on a shortened first day of the second Test at Old Trafford.
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Brown faces leadership concerns

Gordon Brown says he can steer Britain through ”difficult” times amid backbench disquiet over his leadership.
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Police vote for right to strike

Police officers in England and Wales vote by a big majority to lobby the government for the right to strike.
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Jail strike ban ‘breaches rights’

Prison officers say they will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights over a ban on strike action.
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Joey Barton is jailed for assault

Premier League footballer Joey Barton is jailed after admitting committing assault and affray in Liverpool.
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Record numbers leave and arrive

Record numbers of people are leaving the UK to live abroad, but more are arriving, according to the latest figures.
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Police probe feeding tube death

Police investigate the death of a hospital patient whose feeding tube was wrongly inserted into her lung.
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MPs to vote on abortion limit cut

MPs are debating whether to reduce the abortion time limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks or less.
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Arrests follow police car death

Police in Newcastle make several arrests after a 16-year-old girl is hit and killed by a marked patrol car.
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Agency staff to get equal rights

Agency workers will be given the same employment rights as permanent staff after 12 weeks under new plans.
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One dead in London bus crash

A woman dies and 18 people are injured when a double decker bus crashes into a tree in London.
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Clegg concern over ‘old’ army kit

The Lib Dem leader expresses concern over the ”old” kit being used by British soldiers fighting in Afghanistan.
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Diver missing near WWII wreck

A major search and rescue operation is launched after a diver fails to resurface from a wreck off Northumberland.
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Burma aid situation ‘improving’

UK minister Lord Malloch-Brown says cyclone aid is moving, but relief agencies want much more to be done.
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Brown urges embryo bill support

Gordon Brown calls on MPs to back research using human-animal embryos, ahead of a Commons vote on Monday.
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Man charged over girl’s van death

Detectives charge a man with causing the death of a six-year-old girl in a crash on Merseyside.
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Jersey ‘bone’ find now questioned

Police in Jersey confirm that a fragment of what they believed was skull could turn out to be wood.
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Two arrests over flat fall death

Two girls are arrested after a woman falls to her death from the third floor window of a south-east London flat.
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Car crash fire kills three people

A man and two women are killed when the car they are in bursts into flames after a crash with another vehicle.
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Tories target ‘extraordinary’ win

David Davis says the Tories are ”pulling out all the stops” to win Thursday’s Crewe and Nantwich by-election.
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British Airways profits soar 45%

British Airways reports a sharp jump in annual profits to

Commons loses MPs’ expenses fight

The Commons loses its High Court battle over a watchdog’s decision to force disclosure of MPs’ expenses.
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Mitchell loses Jodi murder appeal

Luke Mitchell loses his appeal against his conviction for murdering teenager Jodi Jones.
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Police defend race-fixing inquiry

The City of London Police defends the race-fixing inquiry which ended with the collapse of a

Pc describes Uefa fan mob attack

A police officer says he was lucky to escape serious injury after being set upon by a mob of Rangers fans.
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Website to trace Brits in crises

The Foreign Office launches a service to help track down Britons caught up in emergencies abroad.
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Dambusters marked 65 years on

A service and fly-past are being held to mark the 65th anniversary of the famous Dambusters mission.
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Scottish newspapers ‘in crisis’

Scottish newspapers are struggling to compete with London-based titles, a BBC Scotland investigation reveals.
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Maps show noise in urban areas

Interactive maps showing noise levels across parts of the UK are being published on a government website.
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Ruling due in MPs’ expenses fight

The High Court is set to decide whether 14 MPs must disclose details of claims made for their second homes.
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Tsvangirai at NI conference

Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is set to visit Belfast for a three-day political conference.
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Police admit race-fix case errors

City of London Police admitted making mistakes during the race-fixing inquiry which ended with a

NHS IT ‘at least four years late’

It will be at least 2014 before the NHS in England has a single electronic records system, say auditors.
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BA reports large jump in profits

British Airways reports a 45% jump in annual profits to

Missing woman’s husband quizzed

Police continue to question the husband of a missing TV make-up artist following the discovery of a body.
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‘1m more’ on housing waiting list

Five million people in England could be on the waiting list for social housing within two years, councils warn.
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Sixth tooth found at Jersey home

Another tooth has been uncovered at the former children’s home in Jersey at the centre of an abuse inquiry.
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I can save economy again – Brown

Gordon Brown says he has kept the UK economy growing during tough times before and insists: ”I can do it again.”
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Women’s prisons campaigner dies

A campaigner for women prisoners, whose own daughter died in jail, is found dead.
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Two men in campus terror arrest

Police arrest two men at the University of Nottingham campus under the Terrorism Act.
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Chambers to deliver drugs dossier

Dwain Chambers will reveal his Balco drugs regime in a meeting with Britain’s anti-doping agency on Friday, BBC Sport learns.
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Liquid did not cause house blast

A liquid poured through the letterbox of a house did not cause an explosion which killed a man, police say.
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Crimes by girls rise by a quarter

The number of crimes committed by girls in England and Wales goes up by 25% in three years.
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Man jailed over 36 children claim

A man who fraudulently claimed almost

Body find in make-up artist hunt

The husband of a missing make-up artist is arrested following the discovery of a body.
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Body link to make-up artist hunt

Detectives investigating the disappearance of a make-up artist probe the discovery of a body in woodland.
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Attacks on police caught on CCTV

Police release CCTV images of football fans chasing officers and attacking one of them after the Uefa Cup final.
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Car radio theft killers get life

Two brothers are jailed for life for the murder of a father of two after they tried to steal a radio from his car.
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Anti-crime chief lambasts critics

The Director General of the Serious Organised Crime Agency says the behaviour of staff who publicly criticised the organisation was ”disgraceful”.
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UK economic outlook ‘worsening’

Economic prospects for the next 18 months have got worse, the British Chambers of Commerce warns.
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Chopped up cash found in bins

Police are baffled after thousands of pounds in cash is found sliced into pieces in two litter bins.
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Warning on care system’s future

Ministers will warn that England’s care system is heading towards a

No jabs, no school, MP urges

Children who have not received all their vaccinations should not be allowed to start school, a Labour MP suggests.
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Brown not prickly, says Miliband

Foreign Secretary David Miliband denies claims by John Prescott that Gordon Brown is ”annoying and prickly”.
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3,000 more post offices ‘at risk’

Thousands more post offices may be forced to close, the National Federation of Sub-Postmasters warns.
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T5 passengers ‘went unchecked’

Security errors at Heathrow Airport allowed foreign passengers to enter the UK without proper checks, BA admits.
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Mass for bakery murder altar boy

The family of a teenager killed in an attack at a London bakery are attending a Mass in his honour.
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Wigan tickets ‘lost in the post’

Up to 100 envelopes containing tickets for Wigan Athletic’s clash with Manchester United go missing.
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Ministers criticise Burma action

UK ministers condemn Burma’s military rulers for their slow response to offers of humanitarian aid.
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Man dies in level crossing crash

A man is killed when a train hits a car at a level crossing in Derbyshire.
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House blast man killed by debris

Post-mortem tests show a man who died during an explosion at a house was killed by debris.
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Youth murdered in daylight attack

A 16-year-old youth dies after he is found with serious wounds in south-east London.
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Man detained in anti-terror probe

A man is being questioned on suspicion of terrorist offences after he was arrested at Manchester Airport.
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Cuts see green grants halved

The number of grants to people fitting green energy systems in their homes has halved, the BBC has learned.
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Bristol City snatch play-off win

David Noble’s stunning drive gives Bristol City the advantage in the Championship play-off semi-final.
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Boy, five, dies after car hits cow

A five-year-old boy dies after the car he was travelling in hit a cow and spun out of control in North Lanarkshire.
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Teenager dies after knife attack

A 16-year-old youth dies from his injuries after he is found with suspected stab wounds in south-east London.
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Device detonates inside toy store

Army technical officers find a partially detonated device at a toy store in Cookstown, County Tyrone.
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Labour must say sorry – minister

Labour should apologise to voters for ”mistakes made in recent times”, junior health minister Ivan Lewis says.
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Scientists’ protest discouraged

Scientists are being discouraged from attending Parliament to show their support for proposed embryology and fertility legislation.
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Blair ’secretly advising Brown’

Tony Blair is advising his successor and has told him how to win the next election, Cherie Blair says.
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Blast house hit by liquid attack

The house at the centre of a fatal explosion was the target of a vandalism attack hours earlier, police say.
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Parents criticised over gang culture

A police officer urges parents to take more responsibility as 10 teenagers are sentenced over two murders.
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Waitrose egg recall on lead fears

Supermarket chain Waitrose has recalled organic eggs from a flock which has eaten lead shot.
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Heads warn of exam ‘congestion’

Pupils about to take GCSE and AS-level exams are put under extra stress by timetabling problems, teachers warn.
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Thunderstorms bring flash floods

Homes in several areas of south Wales and a police station are pumped out after ”incredible” amounts of rain.
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Boy charged over woman’s death

A 16-year-old boy is charged with murdering a 47-year-old woman who was found dead in her Norfolk home.
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