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Cardinal Sean Brady gives out the pastoral letter to parishioners

Pope 'truly sorry' over scandal

Pope Benedict has confronted the child abuse scandals which have rocked the Catholic Church in Ireland, telling victims he is truly sorry for their suffering.

Child killer 'had victim's picture'

The man convicted of murdering schoolgirl Sarah Payne was found with pictures of her in his cell.

Sahil Saeed was kidnapped by an armed gang while on holiday in Pakistan with his father

Father reveals kidnap ordeal horror

The father of kidnap victim Sahil Saeed has revealed the terrifying threats made by his son's captors and his fears that the little boy might be murdered.

War of words over BA strike support

British Airways has clashed with union leaders over the effect of a strike which hit flights and caused disruption for passengers.

The latest polls point to a hung Parliament

Polls still signal hung Parliament

The Tories are still not on course to win the general election outright, two more opinion polls have indicated, pointing to the possibility of a hung Parliament.

67 arrested as demonstrators clash

Sixty-seven people have been arrested during clashes between right-wing and anti-fascist protesters and police as a demonstration brought a town centre to a standstill.

A 16-year-old has been charged with the murder of a man stabbed with a screwdriver

Boy charged over screwdriver death

A 16-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with the murder of a father-of-two who was stabbed in the head with a screwdriver.

Jade cancer 'diagnosed too late'

Jade Goody would still be alive if NHS medics had spotted her "quite typical" symptoms of cervical cancer, a private doctor has claimed.

A label attached to a towel wrapped around a newborn baby found dead in south Wales

Photos of baby's clothes released

Police trying to trace the mother of a newborn baby found dead behind a convenience store have released photos of the clothes he was wearing and towels in which he was wrapped.

Murder probe after teenager dies

A murder inquiry has been launched after an 18-year-old man died following what is thought to be a fall-out among friends.

The Dispossessed: Our charter to end the scandal of baby graves

The Evening Standard demands an end to the practice of burying children and babies in mass paupers� graves Comments

BA cabin crew strike to go ahead this weekend as peace talks fail

Hundreds of thousands of BA passengers face travel chaos after talks to prevent the strike collapse Comments

Signal workers vote to join Easter strike on railways

Rail signal workers vote for strikes that will cripple the network over the Easter holidays Comments

Gang leader who used dog to kill is given life

Thug who unleashed his vicious dog to help him murder a teenager is jailed for at least 24 years at the Old Bailey Comments

Weapon dog: Man guilty of teenager's murder

Revealed: Tony Blair�s secret oil links to Middle East

Former prime minister's links to Gulf oil giants, and fresh details of his 'carte blanche' support for George Bush�s Iraq war, revealed Comments

Marianne Jonson, in her persona as the Countess Romanov

Four years in jail for transsexual �countess� who conned council out of �197,000

Transsexual and self-styled 'countess' has been jailed for four-and-a-half years for conning a council out of hundreds of thousands of pounds in benefits Comments

Porn star mistress of Tiger Woods says details of �sex texts� are just an appetiser

Former mistress of Tiger Woods releases more than 100 explicit texts allegedly sent by the golfer � and warns there is more to come Comments

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'Please forgive me'

Sandra Bullock's husband has broken his silence on reports that he cheated on his Oscar-winning wife

Gaga's bad romance

Lady Gaga's ex-boyfriend sues singer, saying he made her star ... then she dumped him

Bedfordshire MP defends main home in the Cotswolds

Member of Parliament who said that MPs were victims of a 'McCarthy-style witch-hunt' over expenses confirmed she lists a cottage 90 miles from Westminster as her main home Comments

Bercow must go as Speaker after election, top Tories tell David Cameron

David Cameron has been urged by senior Tory MPs not to block a coup to topple Speaker John Bercow after the election Comments

Katie Price pays out for 'Andre affair' slander

Katie Price's former manager accepted 'substantial' undisclosed damages from the reality star over a slanderous claim that she had an affair with Peter Andre Comments

Boris Johnson loses fifth ally as Bertha Joseph quits over sleaze

Fire chief who spent �900 of donations on two ballgowns becomes fifth senior Tory appointed by Boris Johnson to quit her post Comments

Bertha: 'Sacking me would be extremely harsh'

�British gang helped in five-year-old�s kidnapping�

British gang involved in the kidnapping of five-year-old Sahil Saeed, it was claimed Comments

Police sprayed train cleaner with gas after ticket outburst

Train cleaner became so frustrated with station officials asking him for his ticket that police sprayed CS gas in his face, a court hears Comments

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Miss Dynamite ready for explosive performance

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George Medal for Lambeth soldier �just doing his job�

Soldier from Lambeth who displayed 'sheer personal courage and startling determination' trying to help a fallen colleague in Afghanistan is awarded the George Medal for bravery Comments

Cameron and Hague under pressure to sack 'non-dom' Ashcroft

William Hague under continuing pressure over Lord Ashcroft, after admitting he was wrong to claim the billionaire would pay 'tens of millions of pounds' more in tax if made a peer in 2000 Comments

Hague: I was wrong to promise Ashcroft would pay more tax

Boy�s windpipe is rebuilt using his own stem cells

Doctors have rebuilt the windpipe of a 10-year-old British boy from his own stem cells Comments

Fast food deals for 2012 Games �will fuel obesity�

Olympic chiefs were accused of fuelling Britain�s obesity crisis as doctors warn healthy message is compromised by sponsorship deals with Cadbury, McDonald�s and Coca-Cola Comments

Premier League football title race to be shown in 3D at pubs

Hundreds of football fans will be able to watch the Premier League title being decided in 3D at pubs across the capital, Sky announces Comments

Parents in shock as memorial to crash victim girl is stolen

Parents of a schoolgirl killed in a crash tell of their devastation after thieves stole a sculpture created in her memory Comments

Two accused in court over rape and murder of British girl, 15, on Indian beach

Two men went on trial over the killing of British teenager Scarlett Keeling who was found dead on an Indian beach

�500,000 cash machine thieves are set for sentence

Gang who admitted a spree of 18 burglaries across London and the South-East are facing jail Comments

Debbie Purdy: I am not ready to die

Right-to-die campaigner Debbie Purdy tells how she enjoys life 'to the maximum' and is not yet ready for death Comments

Budget set to boost jobs but Alistair Darling �won�t spray the cash�

Pre-election Budget will contain measures for jobs and businesses but no glitzy giveaways, say senior sources Comments

Viscount Linley interiors firm takes �1m hit as orders dry up

Viscount Linley saw his bespoke furniture and interiors business tumble by nearly �1 million into the red last year, according to accounts filed at Companies House Comments

Student loan system at 'substantial' risk of fresh delays

England's student loans and grants system is at 'substantial' risk of being hit by delays again this year, a damning report finds Comments

Murder probe after body found in Thames

Detectives launch murder inquiry after the body of a young man was pulled out of the Thames Comments

Prince Harry to join amputee soldiers on trek to pole

Prince Harry is planning to join amputee soldiers on a world record-setting expedition to the North Pole Comments

Lord Tebbit could be charged for 'kicking a dragon' at Chinese New Year

Tory peer Lord Tebbit could face prosecution over claims that he kicked a person wearing a dragon costume during Chinese New Year celebrations Comments

Petrol prices soar 4p ahead of tax hike

Average petrol prices have risen 4p a litre in the past four weeks, taking them to the highest level since July 2008, the AA said Comments

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Pope's open-air Mass to attract 250,000

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Seven in court over �65m 'boiler room' scam

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Warning over �overpriced� Noho Square development

Huge development site in the West End could stay empty for years because its price is too high, it was claimed Comments

Fashion designer Joseph Ettedgui, paragon of good taste, dies at 71

Fashion designer Joseph Ettedgui has died after a long fight against illness Comments

Railway Children will be next arrival at �ghost� Waterloo Eurostar terminal

The mothballed Eurostar platforms at Waterloo are set to host a production of The Railway Children featuring the steam engine from the 1970 film Comments

Dome 'will destroy character of market'

Conservationists react with horror at plans to build a huge dome over a market in Camden Comments

Stratford to be new Manhattan in �10m Olympics facelift

New York�s Fifth Avenue may be worlds away from London�s East End, but work has begun on a �10 million scheme to turn Stratford High Street into a 'Manhattan boulevard' Comments

Lloyds chief Eric Daniels gives investors surprise lift with profit forecast

Eric Daniels, chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group, delights the bank�s three million shareholders with a prediction that it will make a profit this year Comments

Markets: Lloyds inspires a buying spree

Talking rot: National Trust�s own allotment falls into ruin after campaign to grow your own

The National Trust has let its flagship allotment fall into disrepair � despite its high-profile campaign for the public to grow their own produce Comments