Abu Qatada denied bail due to pressure of Olympics on security forces
Judge rules that Islamist cleric must remain in prison until appeal against deportation to Jordan is heardAbu Qatada, the Islamist cleric facing deportation to Jordan as a national security threat to...
View ArticleCampaigners condemn council after library is emptied at night
Books and furniture are stripped from Kensal Rise library, which residents are campaigning to keep openCampaigners fighting the closure of a London library opened by Mark Twain in 1900 have accused the...
View ArticleKidnapped British aid worker freed in Sudan after 86 days in captivity
Patrick Noonan was taken hostage in Darfur nearly three months ago while working for UN World Food ProgrammeA British aid worker abducted by gunmen in Sudan's western Darfur region has been released...
View ArticleJubilee weekend weather: wrap up warm and bring a brolly
Met Office warns Saturday's high of 21C will plummet to 12C on Sunday as rain moves in over England and WalesUnseasonably cold weather is set to rain on the Queen's parade with temperatures expected to...
View ArticleSyria 'to admit aid workers' – Wednesday 6 June
• 'Heaviest clashes yet' in Latakia area• Egypt: Hosni Mubarak likely to be transferred to hospital• Egypt's military council sets deadline on constitution• Bahrain's interior minister denies torture•...
View ArticleAnnan at UN amid reports of new Syria massacre – live
• Hague: Syria on edge of deep sectarian violence• UN chief: Massacres may be "crimes against humanity"• Monitors shot at trying to reach scene• Kofi Annan tells UN that peace plan is failingRead the...
View ArticleSyria live: UN monitors arrive in al-Qubair
• 'Stench of burnt flesh in al-Qubair" – BBC reporter• Ban Ki-Moon calls for 'one voice' on Syria• Agreement in Egypt over new body to draft constitution• Read the latest summary5.10pm: Here is a...
View ArticleAntisocial behaviour: Eric Pickles insists troubled families are not victims
Pickles champions government plans to tackle problem families as councils sign up to payment-by-results schemeThe communities secretary, Eric Pickles, has insisted that troubled families are not...
View ArticleDavid Cameron left daughter behind after pub visit
A mix-up after a family lunch meant eight-year-old Nancy was left alone at the Plough Inn in Cadsden 'for about 15 minutes'David Cameron left his eight-year-old daughter in the pub following a Sunday...
View ArticleBriton dies after Greek Base jump
Jake Simkins crashed into cliff face and parachute became snagged on rocks before fatal fall on island of ZakynthosA British tourist has died after crashing into a cliff face while Base jumping on the...
View ArticleSyrian forces killing and sexually abusing children, says UN
Report into children and armed conflict says children have been tortured and used as human shields by forces loyal to AssadSyrian government forces and militia loyal to the Assad regime are killing and...
View ArticleDavid Cameron and Nick Clegg at loggerheads over Jeremy Hunt decision
Full extent of rift emerges as deputy PM orders MPs to abstain in vote calling for Hunt to be referred to ministerial code adviserThe rift between the Conservatives and Lib Dems over David Cameron's...
View ArticleProposed new top-level internet domains to be unveiled
Suggestions to join .com and .uk are expected to include .lol, .bank and .babyProposed new top-level domains for internet addresses to rival .com and .uk will be revealed in London on Wednesday.The...
View ArticleBoy arrested over school needle stabbings
Nottinghamshire police investigates claims that teenager stabbed at least 20 fellow pupils with medical needleA 14-year-old boy is being questioned by police after he allegedly stabbed at least 20...
View ArticleGreek elections: Greece returns to the polls - live coverage
• New Democracy projected to win election• Exit polls make had them neck-and-neck• Election taking place amid severe economic hardship9.12am: Welcome to live coverage of election day in Greece. The...
View ArticleEgypt election: Muslim Brotherhood claims victory - live updates
• Mohammed Morsi wins 51.8% of vote, Brotherhood says• Ahmed Shafiq's campaign challenges result• Election overshadowed by military power grab9.20am: This video shows Mohammed Morsi's supporters...
View ArticleOlympic test-run on London transport leaves commuters grumbling
Exercise to test the capital's Olympic rail capacity coincides with the temporary closure of King's Cross St PancrasThousands of Londoners endured a gruelling commute on Tuesday as a result of an...
View ArticleDavid Blunkett's guide dog dies
Sadie, David Blunkett's companion of nine years, had to be put down after a rare condition affecting her gullet and lungsDavid Blunkett's trusted guide dog, Sadie, who was by his side for more than...
View ArticleMaldives tourism campaign backfires as Twitter shows darker side of island life
Social network users leap on promotional hashtag to oppose ousting of president and alleged police brutalityWhen the Maldives tourist authority hatched the idea of a Twitter campaign to boost the...
View ArticleMont Blanc avalanche: dead Britons named
Steve Barber and John Taylor, both from York, died when ice fell on a group of climbers above French alpine town of ChamonixTwo more Britons killed in an avalanche that claimed the lives of nine...
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