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Swept away: Hero Pc dies as bridge collapses

A policeman died when he was swept away while trying to rescue a driver stranded by floods caused by the heaviest 24 hours of rain in English history Comments

Cheating Thierry Henry hands his sponsors a moral dilemma

Thierry Henry's earning power could be seriously damaged as sponsors desert him in the wake of the 'hand of God' cheating scandal, it has emerged Comments

Showbiz: Cheryl Cole insists her marriage isn't on the rocks and says 'diamonds are forever'

Cheryl Cole has taken action to stop rumours that her marriage is on the rocks. Comments

Man who strangled wife while having nightmare, walks free

Husband who strangled his wife in his sleep walked free from court when the prosecution dropped the charges Comments

Commuters face combined strikes on bus and Tube

London faces a wave of bus and Tube strikes that could cause chaos for millions of passengers as unions walkout over pay and conditions Comments

FA attacks BNP race rant video about Wembley

Football Association demands that a BNP promotional video featuring Wembley stadium be removed from the internet Comments

London's best cycling road 'like country lane'

Capital's best roads for cyclists have been revealed in the London Cycling Campaign annual awards Comments

Blind woman tells of horror as pitbull mauls her guide dog

Video: Blind woman whose guide dog was savaged by a pitbull-type terrier in a railway station subway spoke of her fear during the attack Comments

Sport Sport feed

Football: Thierry Henry: The fairest thing would be to replay game

Thierry Henry has called on FIFA to replay the controversial World Cup qualifier between France and the Republic of Ireland Comments

Football: Arsene Wenger not a fan of Robin van Persie's bizarre cure

Arsene Wenger has admitted he has his doubts about using horse placenta to treat Robin van Persie's ankle injury Comments

Football: Carlo Cudicini is out for the season after horror crash

Carlo Cudicini will miss the rest of the season as a result of his motorcycle accident Comments

Business Business feed

Gartmore’s Ł1bn float to kick start surge in IPO

Fund management giant Gartmore is to list on the Stock Exchange, firing the starting gun on what is expected to be several major flotations in London in the next 12 months Comments

Nationwide’s alert on rally after 64% fall

Nationwide building society today forecast a “slow” economic recovery and warned the recent rally in house prices could run out of steam Comments

Royal Mint production surges as investors clamour for gold

Soaring demand for gold from savers desperate to take advantage of the record bullion price, forced the Royal Mint to more than quadruple production of gold coins in the third quarter of the year Comments

Entertainment Entertainment feed

Film: No sex in New Moon please, we're vampires

The creepiest thing about the second adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight books - New Moon - is its obsession with teenage celibacy. Comments

Music: Sound check: Green is the new rock'n'roll

Musicians are realising that there are plenty of ways they can help save the planet — without making the rest of us cringe. Comments

Theatre: Coming of age in the cold with The Fahrenheit Twins

As the dark nights beckon, it's oddly comforting to be transported to one of Earth’s coldest places with The Fahrenheit Twins. Comments

Showbiz: Katie Price could quit jungle as she gets voted for fourth trial in a row

Fed-up Katie Price was bracing herself for more stomach-churning punishment on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! - warning she could be ready to quit Comments

Showbiz: Peter Andre: I'm too busy to watch I'm A Celebrity

Peter Andre says he is too busy to watch this year's series of I'm A Celebrity. Comments

Film: A Serious Man makes comedy out of a crisis

Joel and Ethan Cohen's A Serious Man isn't just a comedy - the serious edge of human enquiry is there too Comments

Clubbing: Relive yesteryear at School Disco

It's a gloomy Saturday night and the capital is in the grip of the 'storm of the year'. Why not lighten your mood with a trip to the school disco Comments

Music: CDs of the week: Rihanna, Lady Gaga and 50 Cent

What our critics made of Rihanna, Lady Gaga and 50 Cent's new album. Comments

Life & Style

Smash hit: Andy Murray swings into London

Andy Murray is the sporting hero of Middle England - a strange position for a Scot to find himself in. And after a shaky start with the public, he's learning to play the game, finds Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni Comments

A reel life: Jordan Scott

Her father made Gladiator and her uncle made Top Gun, so it was inevitable that Jordan Scott, Ridley's daughter, would end up in the family business. Comments

Leigh Lezark - My London

Leigh Lezark, 25, is a DJ with the Misshapes, and has modelled for H&M, Gap and Mango. Her boyfriend is the actor Max Minghella. Comments

Fashion: Cara Delevingne unleashes her inner Alice

The excellent Delevingne DNA strikes again. This time it is Cara, 17, Poppy's younger sister, hot on the heels of her model sibling. Cara Delevingne unleashes her inner Alice and goes on a fashion adventure Comments

Anti-collision kit tested out on Toronto's Highway 401

As new anti-collision kit goes on sale in the UK, Jeremy Hart tests it on one of the world's most daunting motorways Comments

Travel: Relive the renaissance in Florence

Florence has moved on since Sarah Sands last visited - this time it was a hotel created out of two palaces that proved the highlight Comments

Look After London: Watching the public enjoy the London Wetland Centre is fantastic

Nicholas Hurry decided he would start volunteering at the London Wetland Centre on the grounds that “they had a much bigger garden than I did” Comments

The best books of the year

Our reviewers name the titles that have meant the most to them over the past 12 months Comments

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