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Swept away: Hero Pc dies as bridge collapses

2009-11-20T09:05:03Z

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

Cheating Thierry Henry hands his sponsors a moral dilemma

2009-11-20T08:57:41Z

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

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

2009-11-20T12:48:06Z

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

Man who strangled wife while having nightmare, walks free

2009-11-20T12:26:51Z

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

Commuters face combined strikes on bus and Tube

2009-11-20T09:26:36Z

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

FA attacks BNP race rant video about Wembley

2009-11-20T09:41:42Z

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

London's best cycling road 'like country lane'

2009-11-20T08:06:08Z

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

Blind woman tells of horror as pitbull mauls her guide dog

2009-11-20T07:53:07Z

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

Thierry Henry: The fairest thing would be to replay game

2009-11-20T08:23:06Z

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

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

2009-11-20T15:16:52Z

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

Carlo Cudicini is out for the season after horror crash

2009-11-20T14:12:52Z

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

Gartmore�s �1bn float to kick start surge in IPO

2009-11-20T08:54:22Z

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

Nationwide�s alert on rally after 64% fall

2009-11-20T08:46:12Z

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

Royal Mint production surges as investors clamour for gold

2009-11-20T08:26:41Z

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

No sex in New Moon please, we're vampires

2009-11-20T10:16:23Z

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

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

2009-11-20T11:05:37Z

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

Coming of age in the cold with The Fahrenheit Twins

2009-11-20T10:59:11Z

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

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

2009-11-20T08:20:22Z

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

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

2009-11-20T13:38:59Z

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

A Serious Man makes comedy out of a crisis

2009-11-20T12:20:35Z

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

Relive yesteryear at School Disco

2009-11-20T11:39:54Z

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

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

2009-11-20T11:29:14Z

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

Smash hit: Andy Murray swings into London

2009-11-19T10:38:57Z

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

A reel life: Jordan Scott

2009-11-19T12:05:10Z

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.

Leigh Lezark - My London

2009-11-19T10:57:47Z

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.

Cara Delevingne unleashes her inner Alice

2009-11-19T11:29:35Z

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

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

2009-11-20T10:40:46Z

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

Relive the renaissance in Florence

2009-11-19T16:22:11Z

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

Watching the public enjoy the London Wetland Centre is fantastic

2009-11-20T16:16:45Z

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�

The best books of the year

2009-11-19T12:55:23Z

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