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Ford is to develop a new generation of eco-friendly engines

Eco-friendly plans boost car giants

The motor industry has been given a double boost with news of huge investments by two of the UK's biggest carmakers, safeguarding thousands of jobs.

Kidnap boy reunited with father

A five-year-old boy freed by kidnappers after his family paid a £110,000 ransom has been reunited with his father.

Police are hunting for Claudia Lawrence's mystery boyfriend

Hunt for chef's 'mystery boyfriend'

Police investigating the disappearance of university chef Claudia Lawrence have revealed she spent the night with a mystery boyfriend just two days before she went missing.

Ashcroft peerage subject of probes

Two parliamentary committees are beginning inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the award of a peerage to major Conservative donor Lord Ashcroft.

The majority of England's universities will have their funding slashed next year

Universities will see funding cut

The vast majority of England's universities will see their public funding slashed next year.

Used car dealers shamed in report

As many as 20% of consumers who buy used cars from dealers end up having a problem with the vehicle, a report by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said.

BA cabin crew unions are gathering support in the US and across Europe

BA staff boosted by global support

International support for a proposed walkout by British Airway's cabin crew is continuing to grow, jeopardising management plans to fly 60% of customers regardless.

War aftermath plans 'essential'

Preparing for the aftermath of conflict is essential in planning for future overseas military operations involving British troops, MPs have warned.

Many female students suffer assault

One in seven female students has been the victim of a serious sexual or physical assault, a damning report has found.

23% of MPs 'would escape politics'

A quarter of MPs (23%) would not go into politics if they were starting their careers again, according to a poll which uncovered low morale at Westminster in the wake of the expenses scandal.

Unite trade union paying wages of top Gordon Brown official

One of Gordon Brown�s senior officials at No 10 is entirely paid by the Unite trade union, the Standard reveals Comments

John Terry breathalysed after car hits Chelsea security guard

John Terry was breathalysed at his Surrey home in the early hours of this morning after his car hit a Chelsea security guard and broke his leg Comments

Stowe school porter held after bleach put in soup

Kitchen porter at one of Britain�s leading public schools arrested for allegedly trying to poison hundreds of pupils by putting bleach in their soup

British Airways �volunteers� face block by unions around the world during stoppage

British Airways strike went global after unions around the world came out in support of the airline�s cabin crew Comments

BA strike: Unite meets US Teamsters union

Gordon Brown confesses: I was wrong to say defence cash was rising

Gordon Brown forced into an embarrassing climbdown over evidence he gave to the Iraq inquiry Comments

Students stay at college to avoid joining jobless queue

Record number of 'recession dodging' young people are staying on as students rather than face the dole queue, official figures show Comments

BNP chief Nick Griffin claims �200,000 Euro expenses

BNP leader Nick Griffin was accused of joining 'the expenses gravy train' after it emerged he has claimed hundreds of thousands of pounds Comments

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Schools ban for ice cream vans

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Terror alert turns back UK-bound plane

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Two soldiers killed in Afghanistan

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Lords set to wreck Brown�s care plans

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Police seize eight �pit bulls� in raid

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Becks leaves clinic

Footballer will fly home to California following surgery to his ruptured Achilles tendon

Labour bruiser back in the game

Profile: Gordon Brown�s ex-spin doctor Charlie Whelan is both Labour�s Lord Ashcroft and a BA peace broker

Internet rehab for 12-year-olds: London clinic is first to treat computer addicts

London clinic launches the country's first dedicated therapy programme for children addicted to the internet and computer games Comments

Tories to review 'legal highs' after teenage deaths

Tory government would hold an urgent review of 'legal highs' and consider banning the mephedrone drug linked to the deaths of two teenagers, the shadow home secretary promises Comments

Claim your Tube delay refund by iPhone app

New iPhone app has been designed to ease the pain of delayed Tube journeys by allowing users to apply for their money back Comments

�Justice for Gemma� as knife killer stalker is jailed for life

Family and friends of a woman who was murdered by an ex-boyfriend said they finally had justice after her killer was jailed for life Comments

Opposition blasts Boris for �broken promises to voters�

Boris Johnson's record in office comes under the spotlight as opposition parties lined up to attack him for 'broken promises' to voters Comments

Olympic chiefs urged to defy European law and give free tickets to Londoners

Olympic chiefs should offer Londoners free seats at the 2012 Games, says the Liberal Democrats� Olympic spokeswoman Comments

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US and Israel put riots in Palestine behind them

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Calling all Bond fans: A visit to Octopussy's island

Election watch: Griffin and the 'Nazi granny'

Gender wars on the way as women's fiction hots up

American playboy charged over hit-and-run deaths of two Britons

Heir to an American jewellery empire is charged over the death of two British businessmen mown down in a hit-and-run accident

Dream of renting not buying a home, minister tells affluent Londoners

Well-off people in London and the South-East should aspire to live in a rented home, says a minister Comments

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'Schizophrenic killer robbed my daughter of a father'

Girlfriend of a man stabbed to death by a paranoid schizophrenic told today of the loss of a 'kind, loving and gentle' man Comments

Folding plug beats Alexander McQueen fashion collection to clinch top design award

London graduate whose revolutionary folding plug has been named Design of the Year is about to see the gadget go into mass production Comments

Man in court over Steven Gerrard mansion burglary

Man accused of taking part in robbery at the home of Steven Gerrard appears in court

London black cabs to be made in China

Manufacturing of the London black cab is to shift to China, leaving Britain for the first time in more than 60 years Comments

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Rothschild conman jailed for 18 years

An 'accomplished conman' who claimed to be the illegitimate son of financier Edmund de Rothschild was sentenced to 18 years in prison for defrauding a single mother and raping a schoolgirl Comments

Three arrested in Spain over Pakistan kidnap of British five-year-old boy

Police in Spain have arrested three people in connection with the kidnap of five-year-old Sahil Saeed in Pakistan Comments

Heathrow braced for new night flights battle

Ministers are preparing for a fresh battle over night flights at Heathrow which they fear could harden opposition to a third runway Comments

Fight to stop Crown Estate selling key workers� homes

Mayor Boris Johnson and London council leaders write to the chairman of the Crown Estate in a bid to stop the sale of 1,300 affordable rented homes Comments

Would-be students advised to re-evaluate aspirations in scramble for university places

Thousands of students who face missing out in the scramble for fewer university places should 'reappraise their aspirations', the country's admissions chief said Comments

No woggles please - we�re Harrods, scouts are told

Group of scouts is turned away from Harrods because they refuse to remove their scarves and woggles Comments

Child commissioner sorry for 'hurt' to James Bulger's mother

Children�s Commissioner says she has apologised to the mother of James Bulger following her comment about raising the age of criminal responsibility Comments

Donal MacIntyre to be Katie Derham�s partner on London Tonight

Donal MacIntyre is today announced as the surprise choice to replace Alastair Stewart as co-anchor of London Tonight Comments

Boris Johnson hits out at 'absurd decline of Latin in state schools�

Mayor presses Tory high command to reverse the 'absurd' decline of Latin in state schools Comments

Cutting fire engines will risk lives, claims union

Lives of Londoners could be put at risk under plans to reduce the number of fire engines serving the capital at night, a union warns Comments

Royal Institution coup to reinstate Lady Greenfield as director

Baroness Greenfield could return to the Royal Institution next month in one of the most astonishing coups the organisation has ever seen Comments

People on benefits owe �1.85billion in overpayments

Benefit claimants owe an 'immense' �1.85 billion in overpaid money, but the Department for Work and Pensions is recovering less than �300 million a year Comments