Sailors test positive for class A drug
Eighteen sailors on a Royal Navy warship have tested positive for a class A
drug, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said today.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:26:22 +0100 Livingstone takes on advisory role for Chavez
Former London mayor Ken Livingstone has agreed to help Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez improve urban planning.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:05:59 +0100 House prices plunge 10.5%
House prices are falling at their fastest rate for nearly 18 years as
potential buyers stay away from the market, figures showed today.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:37:05 +0100 Brown given November deadline to save his jobCabinet ministers will give Gordon Brown "one last chance" to save his premiership but will try to oust him by November if he fails to improve Labour's prospects.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 Notes on a small island: The things that really make Britain greatThu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 The Big Question: Why is the UK's population growing so fast, and is this a good thing?Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 Gunsmith's converted replicas used in 52 shootingsAn underworld gunsmith who modified replica machine guns in a garden shed "factory" – weapons which were used in a surge of shootings and murders, including the killing of PC Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford in 2005 – could be jailed for life after being found guilty of firearms offences.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 UK has 3 million workless householdsAlmost 1.8 million children – one in seven in Britain – live in households in which no one works, with more than three million families in total unemployment, figures from the Office for National Statistics show.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 Prison reformers condemn new 'Titan' jails as a 'gigantic mistake'Proposals to build three huge new jails would "squander" public money and leave Britain the prisons capital of Europe, a coalition of 34 penal reform groups and unions warn today.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 Mystery of millionaire arson victimFears were growing last night for a businessman and his family who have been missing since their country home was burnt to the ground in a suspected arson attack.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 Why happiness is a postcode lotteryThey're both in Wales, they're both predominantly hilly areas, and in fact they're next door to each other; but in terms of human happiness, they could not be more different.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 Muslim man guilty of child cruelty over festival flogging In what is thought to be a legal precedent, a Muslim man has been found guilty of child cruelty after forcing two boys to flog themselves during a religious ritual.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 Policeman jailed for punching child
A policeman was today jailed for 12 weeks for punching a boy in the face.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:26:39 +0100 Fears for family after 'arson attack'
A millionaire and his family were missing today after their country estate was
burned down in suspected arson attack.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:22:40 +0100 Confidential files discovered in bin
Confidential police information about undercover officers and key witnesses in
a massive drugs operation was found dumped in a bin.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:20:52 +0100 Gun runner jailed
A man was found guilty today of converting replica submachine guns into lethal
weapons which were later used in some of Britain's most notorious crimes,
including eight murders.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:18:01 +0100 Man guilty of forcing boys to flog themselves
A devout Muslim was found guilty of child cruelty today in a British legal
first after forcing two boys to beat themselves during a religious ceremony.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:42:14 +0100 Police probe newborn baby's death
Police were today investigating after the body of a newborn baby was found at
a waste recycling plant.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:14:50 +0100 Union loses MoD job cuts challenge
A union today lost a High Court legal challenge over the financial terms on
which the Ministry of Defence is said to be seeking to cut the jobs of
around 5,000 civilian staff.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:34:17 +0100 UK population 'will be top in EU'
The UK's population will soar to become the largest in the European Union, a
report has predicted.
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