Vow to fight EU migrant benefit bid
The Government has vowed to fight the European Commission over efforts by Brussels to lift British social security restrictions designed to curb "benefit tourism". Current social security rules limit...
View ArticlePushy parents 'risk child's health'
Parents have been warned they face a "delicate balance" between supporting their child's sporting ambitions and pushing them too far. In the worst cases, pushy parents risk damaging their child's...
View ArticleHundreds feared dead in landslide
A hillside has collapsed on hundreds of sleeping residents in a rural Mexican community drenched for days by a hurricane and a tropical storm, killing at least seven and leaving at least 100 missing,...
View ArticleGirl 'killed sex assault accused'
A 14-year-old girl killed a "dirty paedophile" who she said had abused her, the Old Bailey has heard. She and a 14-year-old boy stabbed suspect Robert Daley, 45, after the Crown Prosecution Service...
View ArticleDoherty charged over having cocaine
Rock star Pete Doherty has been accused of possessing cocaine after police investigated the suspected overdose death of heiress Robin Whitehead. The 31-year-old Babyshambles star was charged with...
View ArticleEx-president Carter in hospital
Ex-US President Jimmy Carter has been taken to hospital after suffering a stomach upset on a flight in the United States. The 85-year-old was resting comfortably at the MetroHealth Hospital, in...
View ArticleCameron in more armed forces talks
David Cameron is to hold fresh talks on the future shape of the armed forces following next week's Tory Party conference as negotiations on defence cuts go down to the wire. The Prime Minister chaired...
View ArticleMiliband brothers 'in rift on Iraq'
Ed Miliband's first conference speech as Labour leader was in danger of being overshadowed after a bitter rift with brother David spilled into the open. Despite putting on a public show of loyalty to...
View ArticleEiffel Tower evacuated amid threat
The Eiffel Tower has been evacuated after officials received a bomb threat from a telephone booth, the second such alert at the monument in two weeks. Police closed down the immediate surroundings of...
View ArticleWorkers join Europe cuts protest
Workers are to take part in rallies and protests across the UK and in Brussels as part of a day of action against Government spending cuts and austerity measures adopted by many European countries....
View Article'Terror threat' closes Eiffel Tower
Intelligence officials have intercepted a credible terror plot against Britain and France, raising security fears at the Eiffel Tower, but failing to raise the overall threat level in either country....
View ArticleFox warns PM over defence cuts
Defence secretary Liam Fox has warned the Prime Minister that "draconian" spending cuts while the country is at war will result in "grave consequences", it has been reported. In a private letter...
View ArticleGenerals criticise Basra pull-out
The controversial pull-out of British forces from Basra in southern Iraq has come under fresh criticism from UK and US generals. Retired American commanders said the withdrawal of troops from central...
View Article19 quizzed over hi-tech bank fraud
Hi-tech crime police are questioning 19 people suspected of orchestrating a multimillion-pound attack on British bank accounts. Up to £6 million has been taken from online accounts in just three...
View ArticleMiliband: David will be involved
Labour leader Ed Miliband has said his older brother David will "be around in one way or another" even if he announces a decision to step down from frontbench politics. The shadow foreign secretary is...
View ArticleIsrael holds Gaza blockade Britons
Israeli authorities detained two Britons who were on a yacht attempting to break the blockade of Gaza. The British-flagged catamaran Irene was seized on Tuesday around 20 miles from the territory by...
View Article'No confirmed deaths' in landslide
A huge mudslide first thought to have buried hundreds of people has left only 11 missing with no confirmed dead, according to authorities. Earlier reports had predicted a catastrophe in Mexico's...
View ArticleCharities hit by fears over cuts
Confidence in the financial position of UK charities has been hit amid anxiety over swingeing spending cuts, a survey of voluntary sector bosses suggests. The National Council for Voluntary...
View ArticleSmokers 'filtered out of workplace'
Smokers may soon be filtered out of the workplace because employing them is "too much trouble", a lobby group has warned. Forest, which campaigns for people's right to smoke, said more and more...
View Article'Credible' terror plot intercepted
Intelligence officials have intercepted a credible Islamist-linked terror plot against Britain. The threat is one of "a succession" of terror operations the country has been dealing with over the past...
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