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Ian Blair: I did NOT resign - Boris Johnson fired me

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:58:54 GMT

Sir Ian Blair has furiously denied London mayor Boris Johnson’s account of his departure as Metropolitan Police Commissioner, insisting he did not resign voluntarily but was fired.

‘Whoopee! I’m a diplomat’ ... says the 'rock chick' replacing our man in Moscow at the tensest time since the Cold War

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:56:55 GMT

There will no doubt be many an old school male eyebrow raised when self-confessed ‘rock chick’ Anne Pringle arrives for work in Moscow tomorrow.

NHS child loses out as surgeon gives liver transplant to private patient from the Gulf

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:56:55 GMT

A senior surgeon broke NHS guidelines by transplanting part of a donated liver into a private overseas patient instead of saving it for someone on Britain’s waiting list.

Sir Ian Blair: I did NOT resign - Boris Johnson fired me

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:56:55 GMT

Sir Ian Blair has furiously denied London mayor Boris Johnson’s account of his departure as Metropolitan Police Commissioner, senior officers said last night, insisting he did not resign voluntarily but was fired.

Europe braced for new slide in shares after US bail-out fails to cheer the markets

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:41:24 GMT

Markets face another stormy week as hopes were evaporating this weekend that America's massive $700 billion (£400 billion) bail-out would cure the global banking crisis.

Police officer kills himself days after he ordered Taser shooting of naked man who fell to his death

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:23:19 GMT

A police lieutenant has apparently committed suicide days after he ordered another officer to fire a stun gun at a naked, distraught man who then fell to his death.

Police lieutenant's 'suicide' days after he fatally ordered officer to shoot a naked man with a Taser

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:17:32 GMT

A police lieutenant has apparently committed suicide days after he ordered another officer to fire a stun gun at a naked, distraught man who then fell to his death.

' I was tortured by police to confess I killed Scarlett' says chief suspect in Goa murder

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:25:52 GMT

The man accused of raping and murdering Scarlett has admitted leaving her semi-conscious – but insisted he was not responsible for her death.

Ted Kennedy back home from hospital after health scare during battle with brain cancer

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:54:50 GMT

Ted Kennedy is back home after he was rushed to hospital when he complained of feeling ill. The 76-year-old felt unwell on Friday after a change in medications.

People or Props? Now Miliband brings his family into the Labour leadership race

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:52:24 GMT

David Miliband has stepped up his campaign to become Labour leader by speaking movingly about his young children to men’s magazine GQ.

Now Brits could be forced to apply for a visa before travelling to America in EU security wrangle

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:36:53 GMT

Bargain hunters hoping to fly to America for the January sales could be forced to apply for visas unless European leaders abandon their objections to strict US security controls.

Helpline opened after 50,000 RAF files are stolen

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:03:49 GMT

Defence chiefs issued an alert to 50,000 current and former RAF staff last night after personnel files were stolen from a secure military base.

Visa threat to Britons as America and Europe row over security

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:17:15 GMT

Bargain hunters hoping to fly to America for the January sales could be forced to apply for visas unless European leaders abandon their objections to strict US security controls.

Tory watchdog to strip Treasury of key powers to curb reckless spending, if they win election

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:17:15 GMT

The Tories last night wrongfooted Gordon Brown over his handling of the economic crisis by announcing plans to strip the Treasury of key powers if they win the next General Election.

Murder in Goa: I left Scarlett comatose on the beach but I didn't rape and murder her

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:17:15 GMT

The man accused of raping and murdering British schoolgirl Scarlett Keeling on a beach in Goa has admitted leaving her there semi-conscious – but insisted he was not responsible for her death.

BBC investigated after peer says climate change programme was 'one-sided polemic'

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:05:09 GMT

The BBC is being investigated by television watchdogs after a leading climate change sceptic claimed his views were deliberately misrepresented.

Families head south in search of a better life

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:05:09 GMT

An exodus from the North to the South is changing the balance of Britain. Towns and cities in the North are declining in size as families and workers head south in search of jobs.

Grandmother killed by police's 100mph boy racer - delivering a birthday card to his sister

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:05:08 GMT

A policeman has been suspended after knocking down and killing a grandmother during an appalling boy-racer trip to deliver a birthday card to his sister while he was on duty.

Ted Kennedy rushed to hospital after 'feeling ill' during battle with brain cancer

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:14:57 GMT

Ted Kennedy was last night rushed to hospital after he complained of feeling ill. The Massachusets Democrat senator, who is being treated for brain cancer, was taken by ambulance to a hospital.

Personal records of thousands of RAF staff stolen from MoD

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:14:57 GMT

Details of up to 50,000 current and former soldiers have been stolen from an Army base, it was revealed last night. Three portable hard drives have gone missing from RAF Innsworth in Gloucestershire.

Labour's 'obsession with tests and parent choice is failing nation's children'

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:43:51 GMT

Labour's obsession with tests and giving parents more choice of schools is not improving the education system, says a report for an influential think-tank.

BBC investigated after peer says climate change programme was biased 'one-sided polemic'

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:43:51 GMT

The BBC is being investigated by television watchdogs after a leading climate change sceptic claimed his views were deliberately misrepresented.

Feeling the pinch? Well, sales of £100m superyachts are soaring: Welcome to the Gloat Show

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:43:51 GMT

The loo alone costs £4,000, even though it can't be used at sea. 'It's made from carbon-fibre to save weight,' says Rob Smetten of Hampshire-based XS Marine Group as he shows me round. 'But you wouldn't want to be in here when you're doing 70 knots.'

Halifax Howard bucks credit crunch to splash out £785,000 on luxury second home

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:43:51 GMT

The star of Halifax adverts Howard Brown has bought a second home in the middle of the credit crunch as thousands of his colleagues face the sack.

Cameron's conference pledge to bring back weekly bin rounds

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:43:51 GMT

Weekly collections of rubbish would be reinstated if the Conservatives were to win power, David Cameron will pledge next week. The Tory leader said he will offer councils millions of pounds to do so.