Hostages escape after Philippines bus hijack
Police in the Philippines have boarded a hijacked bus and begun to rescue hostages in what...
View ArticleThailand to resume diplomatic ties with Cambodia
Thailand says it will resume diplomatic ties with Cambodia after Phnom Penh announced the resignation of ousted Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra as its economic advisor. The two countries...
View ArticleHead worker admits fraud at North Shropshire charity
A 40-year-old woman has admitted stealing more than £19,000 from a Shropshire charity. Louise Charlotte Stokes, of Park Road,...
View ArticleIn pictures: South Africa's civil servants on strike
A government injunction in South Africa forbids the more than one million striking public sector workers from blockading state buildings and instructs those providing essential services to return to...
View ArticleYouth workers oppose Newbury Magistrates Court closure
A youth offending team claims closing a Berkshire magistrates court could lead to young people missing court appearances. The Ministry of Justice is conducting a review across the Thames Valley in a...
View ArticleBonfire rules may come into force in Guernsey
The States of Guernsey could introduce a ban on burning anything other...
View ArticleArson probe over Hertfordshire farm straw fire
Detectives are investigating an arson attack at a farm in Hertfordshire....
View ArticlePlan to create green space on Olympic village site
Plans to create parks and play areas for residents who will move into homes in the Olympic Park after the 2012 Games have been unveiled. Work on almost 3,000 homes in the...
View ArticleBristol football hooligan jailed for seven months
A Bristol man has been sentenced to seven months in prison for breaching a three year football banning order. Bristol Crown Court heard that Kevin...
View ArticlePakistan investigates brutal mob killing of brothers
Pakistan's government has launched an inquiry into the brutal killing by a mob of two teenage brothers in the eastern city of Sialkot. The 15 August lynchings were captured...
View ArticleWyoming's cowboys teach fiscal restraint
It looks as though 2010 is going to be a big year for small government. Greece, Portugal, Ireland and Spain are learning painful lessons about living within their means, Britain's coalition government...
View ArticleLoss of Liverpool mark ends 300 years of postal history
Britain's second oldest postmark, that of Liverpool, is soon to disappear from most mail posted from the city. The Royal Mail will close its last Liverpool sorting office in Copperas Street in...
View ArticleInjured man arrested over Dungannon murder
Police investigating the murder of a woman in Dungannon have arrested a 36-year-old man...
View ArticleFuture of land use in Guernsey to be decided
Three options have been put forward for the future of the use of land in...
View ArticleMan, 25, hit in face with wooden plank in Didcot
A 25-year-old man from Reading has suffered a fractured cheekbone after he...
View ArticleBarnstaple house fire: Man in hospital is suspect
Police guarding a man in hospital after two women died at a Devon house have said he is a suspect in the murder investigation. Firefighters found the women's bodies at a blazing house in...
View ArticleCleaning company opens new Swindon hub
A northern industrial cleaning company has opened a new southern hub in Swindon that is expected to create up to 20...
View ArticleLiverpool wants Liver bird gates back from Midlands
A pair of historic gates featuring the earliest architectural depiction of the Liver bird have been requested to be returned to Liverpool....
View ArticleSchool bus and car in collision in Lochaber
A school bus and car have been involved in a collision on the B8004 road...
View ArticleA man admits killing his brother in a crash in Paisley
A mechanic has admitted killing his brother in a crash after he lost control of a sports car and hit an oncoming vehicle. At the High Court in Glasgow, 23-year-old Shaun Convery admitted causing the...
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