Space travellers return safely to Earth
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:49:00 GMT
A Russian cosmonaut, American astronaut and US billionaire have returned to Earth from a trip to the International Space Station.
Teenager found dead at Butlins
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:53:00 GMT
A murder investigation was under way after a teenager was found dead at a Butlins holiday camp.
Police 'league table' gave points for arrests
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 10:44:00 GMT
Police officers operated a football-style league table and gave each other points for making arrests, it has been disclosed.
Baby drowns in water container
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 09:09:00 GMT
A baby boy has died after falling into a water container in a garden.
Gunman's 'horrified' family say sorry
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 09:38:00 GMT
The family of university campus killer Cho Seung-Hui apologised for the tragedy, saying they "never could have envisioned that he was capable of so much violence".
Botulism warning over vacuum-packed meat
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 09:15:00 GMT
Consumers have been warned not to eat batches of vacuum-packed meat sold in Scotland and Cumbria over concerns it could be infected with one of the most lethal forms of food poisoning.
New chief for MI5
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:18:00 GMT
The new head of MI5 takes over today at a time of unprecedented public focus on the Security Service.
Lettuce recalled over salmonella fears
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:20:00 GMT
Bags of lettuce have been recalled because of possible salmonella contamination, a government food watchdog said.
Earl Spencer 'read eulogy to Diana'
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:20:00 GMT
Earl Spencer, the brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, has told how he read her his controversial eulogy as she lay in her coffin at St James' Palace.
Private celebrations for Queen's 81st birthday
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:16:00 GMT
The Queen is marking her 81st birthday privately at Windsor Castle today
Columbine relatives demand release of papers
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:46:00 GMT
Relatives of victims shot by Columbine killers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold are demanding that documents on the teenage gunmen be unsealed to help avoid a repeat of tragedies such as the carnage unleashed this week at Virginia Tech university.
Virginia holds a day of mourning
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:46:00 GMT
Grieving families held the first funerals for students killed in the Virginia Tech university massacre today while officials faced mounting questions over how the killer, whose mental problems were well known, was allowed to stay at the school.
Nigerian elections dogged by vote rigging
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:05:00 GMT
Soldiers at a roadblock in central Nigeria today seized a lorry they found to be full of already completed ballot papers for tomorrow’s presidential election.
Battle over Irish dukedom settled
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:28:00 GMT
An intriguing transatlantic battle for Ireland’s premier dukedom has been finally settled after decades of legal wrangling over who should be the rightful Duke of Leinster.
Drama ahead of Bollywood wedding
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT
An Indian backing dancer and small-time actress attempted to steal the show at Bollywood’s "wedding of the decade" today by slitting her wrists in front of the groom’s house.
RAF jet in crashes at airfield
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:51:00 GMT
An RAF jet has crash-landed at an airfield in North Wales, police have said.
Blair says Tories are 'devoid of conviction'
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:50:00 GMT
Tony Blair has accused the Tories of being "devoid of any political conviction" in one of his strongest attacks yet on Conservative leader David Cameron.
Queen honours Princess Anne
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:27:00 GMT
The Princess Royal has been appointed Grand Master of the Royal Victorian Order (RVO) by the Queen, Buckingham Palace has said.
Reducing salt intake 'cuts heart disease risk'
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:30:00 GMT
Cutting back on the amount of salt eaten could reduce a person's chances of developing cardiovascular disease by a quarter, according to a new report.
'Force gun victims to inform on attacker'
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:23:00 GMT
Victims of gun crime who survive should be forced to inform on the person who shot them, according to one of Britain’s most senior police officers.
Watchdog condemns 'guesstimate' gas bills
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:23:00 GMT
Complaints to British Gas have doubled since it introduced a new billing system, an energy watchdog said.
Life for massage parlour murderer
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:12:00 GMT
A gambling addicted who bludgeoned two massage parlour workers to death has been jailed for life
Dentists warned over CJD risk to patients
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:19:00 GMT
DENTISTS WARNED OVER CJD RISK TO PATIENTS
Two British soldiers killed in Iraq
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:25:00 GMT
Two British soldiers were killed today while carrying out a patrol in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
Kidnapped BBC reporter 'alive'
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:18:00 GMT
Hopes for the release of kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston have risen after Palestinian President repeated his belief that he was still alive.
Infected doctor jailed for endangering patients
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:18:00 GMT
An accident and emergency doctor who put thousands of patients at risk by working at 10 hospitals when he knew he had hepatitis B has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
'Sadistic' foster mother jailed for 14 years
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:36:00 GMT
A foster mother who subjected three children in her care to a "horrifying catalogue of cruel and sadistic treatment" has been jailed for 14 years.
Mechanical failure blamed for helicopter deaths
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:44:00 GMT
A coroner conducting an inquest into the deaths of eight British servicemen, killed when a US helicopter crashed in the Gulf, has concluded the tragedy "arose out of a mechanical failure".
Stumpy the duck is down to three legs
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:42:00 GMT
Stumpy, the duck that entered the limelight after being born with four legs, has lost one of his extra limbs after getting it caught in his pen.
Coastguards strike over insurance dispute
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:54:00 GMT
Coastguard volunteers across the UK are refusing to respond to emergency calls today in a dispute over insurance.
South Koreans told to fast over massacre
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:54:00 GMT
South Koreans living in America have been asked by their ambassador to fast for repentance after the killing spree by their countryman Cho Seung-hui.
Rare Anzac footage unearthed
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:54:00 GMT
An Australian military museum has discovered what it believes to be the only film footage of British troops at Anzac Cove during the Dardanelles campaign of World War One.
Canadian coastguards rescue seal hunters
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:54:00 GMT
Canadian Coast guard icebreakers are smashing through a massive expanse of pack ice in an attempt to free about 100 sealing vessels stuck off Newfoundland's northeast coast.
Illegal nets still a threat to sea life
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT
Illegal drift nets are catching whales and dolphins in the Mediterranean five years after they were banned, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has said.
'If students were armed they could fight back'
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:00:00 GMT
What vexes John Markell most about the Virginia Tech massacre is not that he sold the killer one of his guns but that none of the victims was able to shoot back.
Illegal nets still a threat to sea life
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:03:00 GMT
Illegal drift nets are catching whales and dolphins in the Mediterranean five years after they were banned, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has said.
Cameron under pressure over tax exile donor
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:12:00 GMT
David Cameron has ordered a wealthy Tory peer and donor to comply with a three-year old pledge to give up his tax exile status after being appointed to the House of Lords.
Manslaughter GP spared prison sentence
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:12:00 GMT
A family GP who killed a grandmother after injecting her with six times the correct dose of morphine has been spared jail.
US and Australia to swap asylum seekers
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:01:00 GMT
Australia and the United States will swap asylum seekers under a contentious scheme to deter migrants from seeking asylum in either country.
Indian hospitals 'better than NHS'
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:03:00 GMT
A political row broke out last night over the state of Britain's hospitals after a retired consultant complained that his wife received far better treatment in India.
Britain and US threaten new Sudan sanctions
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:40:00 GMT
President George W. Bush has said that the United States will tighten economic sanctions on Sudan and impose new punishments if it fails to take concrete action to stop the bloodshed in Darfur.
British boy shot dead in Pakistan
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:24:00 GMT
A 10-year-old British boy has been shot dead in Pakistan.
Four car bombs kill at least 170 in Baghdad
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:14:00 GMT
A car bomb that exploded in Baghdad's central Sadriya neighbourhood market has killed at least 66 people , a defence ministry official said.
Cameron goes greener for local elections
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:03:00 GMT
David Cameron put the “green” agenda at the centre of his drive for major gains in next month’s local elections across England.
Sellafield organ removal inquiry launched
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:12:00 GMT
An official inquiry has been launched to investigate claims that body parts were removed from 65 deceased Sellafield workers, Alistair Darling, the Trade and Industry Secretary, announced.
Secret Iraq memo leaked by civil servant
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:03:00 GMT
A secret Downing Street memo detailing talks between US President George Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair was leaked by a civil servant, the Old Bailey heard today.
Dorchester wins top afternoon tea award
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:16:00 GMT
The Dorchester has been chosen by the UK Tea Council as the best place in the capital to enjoy afternoon tea.
Nigerian parties demand vote delay
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:07:00 GMT
Nigeria's main opposition parties called for the indefinite postponement of Saturday's presidential poll in the wake of widespread allegations that last weekend's polls were a "sham".
Tajikistan bans miniskirts and head scarves
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:02:00 GMT
Tajik education authorities have introduced a new dress code for young people that reinforces a ban on Islamic head scarves but also bars girls from wearing revealing Western clothing.
N Korea 'preparing to shut down reactor'
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:04:00 GMT
North Korea may be preparing to shut down its main nuclear reactor, renewing hopes it will comply with a disarmament agreement days after missing a deadline to close the facility.
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