Gillingham man who died after police restraint is named
A man who died after police officers tried to restrain him at his home in Kent has been identified as Colin Holt. The 52-year-old, who was being...
View ArticleSisters' tanker crash deaths in Cornwall 'a mystery'
The cause of a petrol tanker crash in Cornwall which killed two sisters will remain "a mystery", a coroner has ruled. Janis Cusworth, 61, and Carol Jiggins, 60, from Newquay, died in the head-on crash...
View ArticleMissing girl from Manchester spotted in Toronto
A six-year-old girl who was taken abroad illegally by her mother has been spotted in Canada, police have said....
View ArticlePosters promote Egypt intelligence chief for president
Posters promoting Egypt's intelligence chief as a possible future president have appeared on the streets of Cairo. Gen Omar Suleiman has long...
View ArticleWest Mercia Police responds to complaints figure
A police force which revealed 117 officers received at least three complaints in a year has questioned comparing statistics with other forces. Figures obtained by the BBC show some 2,000 UK officers...
View ArticleGeorge Mitchell on Middle East peace talks
The United States Middle East envoy, Senator George Mitchell, says the Middle East peace talks in...
View ArticleGun not fired in Liverpool car 'shooting'
Police investigating a suspected shooting in south Liverpool have now said a gun may not...
View ArticleJail for man who raided Lincolnshire cash machine
A man who helped remove a cash machine using a stolen digger in Lincolnshire has been jailed for five years. Lee Boydell, 37, of Linby Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire,...
View ArticleThe mint with a whole lot of food miles - a Polo's journey
A British discount store is buying in Polo...
View ArticleIsraeli novelist on Middle East conflict
The Israeli writer David Grossman is one of the...
View ArticleSamsung unveils Galaxy Tab to rival to Apple's iPad
Samsung has become the latest challenger to enter...
View ArticleNew Royal Mail sorting office threatens 400 Kent jobs
Plans to modernise postal services in Kent could lead to 400 job cuts and the closure of four sorting offices. Royal Mail wants to build a "super sorting...
View ArticlePolice in Nottingham target city kerb crawlers
Fifteen men have been caught kerb crawling by an undercover policewoman in a two-night operation in Nottingham. The...
View ArticleIn pictures: Hurricane Earl nears East Coast
Communities along the US East Coast are preparing to feel the force of Hurricane Earl. The governors of North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland have declared states of emergency. The storm is expected...
View ArticleSevered deer heads found in East Yorkshire ditch
The severed heads of deer and foxes have been discovered in a ditch on a country lane in East Yorkshire....
View ArticleCuts will mean job losses - DCAL civil servant
A senior civil servant at the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure has said that job losses are inevitable because of the cuts it has to make. The department has confirmed it has to make savings of...
View ArticleTanker runs aground in Northwest Passage off Canada
A tanker carrying 9m litres (2.4m gallons) of diesel fuel has run aground off the coast of northern Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard has said. The ship, owned by Woodward's Oil, hit a sandbar on...
View ArticleMan in court over fatal crash on the A9
A French tourist has appeared in court charged with causing the deaths of two biking enthusiasts in a crash in the Highlands on Sunday. Roland Bayon, 60, is accused of causing the...
View ArticlePakistan players charged by International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended the three Pakistan players accused of being...
View ArticleVillagers signal desire for mast
Villagers in a corner of Ceredigion are getting a mobile phone mast...
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