Man shot on way to wedding fayre

A man who was shot dead on a city street had been on his way to a wedding fayre with his fiance, his family said.Read

Protest at MS care centre closures

Demonstrators have assembled outside the AGM of a multiple sclerosis charity to protest against the possible closure of its respite care centres.Read

Briton goes missing in Pakistan

Detectives in the UK are investigating the disappearance of a 25-year-old Briton in Pakistan, police said.Read

Police refuse comment on spy death

Police have refused to comment on a report that a spy found dead in a holdall could not have died alone.Read

Probe after two die in M-way blaze

Police are investigating the cause of a motorway crash in which a two people died after their car burst into flames.Read

Britain pledges support for Yemen

Foreign Secretary William Hague has pledged international support for Yemen to help the troubled country tackle a rising Islamic terrorism threat.Read

Games facilities 'need more work'

A lot of work has been done in recent days to get facilities ready for the Commonwealth Games in India, but much more work is needed with the international sporting event starting in just over a week, the head of the Commonwealth Games has said.Read

Five dead as storm hits Haiti camps

A freak storm has blasted through Haiti's capital, killing at least five earthquake survivors as it tore down trees, billboards and tent homes, authorities said.Read

Beckham files lawsuit over article

David Beckham is suing a magazine on the grounds it knowingly published false claims about his private life.Read

Williams backs celibate gay bishops

The Archbishop of Canterbury has said he has "no problem" with gay people being bishops as long as they remain celibate.Read

New Labour leader to be announced

Labour's five leadership hopefuls will today finally discover who has won the race to succeed Gordon Brown.Read

Britons 'won't buy financial help'

Thousands of consumers look set to miss out on financial advice when new rules come into force because they are not prepared to pay for it, research has suggested.Read

Show more faith, Catholics urged

Catholics are being encouraged to make their faith more visible by saying "God bless you" and making the Sign of the Cross more often.Read

Death of one-month-old baby probed

Police are investigating the death of a one-month-old baby girl.Read

PM gives vision of post-cuts future

David Cameron has sought to allay concerns about looming cuts as he set out his vision of a brighter future if the deficit is successfully tackled.Read

Obama attacks 'hateful' 9/11 remark

President Barack Obama has condemned as "offensive" and "hateful" the suggestion of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that the September 11 attacks might have been orchestrated by the US government.Read

Hunt for source of quangos leak

The head of the civil service has launched a mole-hunt after the leak of lists of around 180 public bodies apparently facing abolition in a "bonfire of the quangos".Read

Irish terror threat 'substantial'

The threat level to Great Britain from Irish-related terrorism has gone from moderate to substantial, meaning an attack is a "strong possibility", Home Secretary Theresa May said.Read

Watchdog may break up big banks

A new Government banking watchdog has revealed it will consider splitting up "too big to fail" banks to break their stranglehold on the high street under a year-long probe into bank reforms.Read

Officer 'could not justify shots'

A firearms officer has told an inquest that he "could not justify" shooting barrister Mark Saunders as he drunkenly waved a shotgun in the air.Read

Prison numbers reach record high

The prison population in England and Wales has reached a record high.Read

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