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Illegal downloaders face web ban Oct 28 2009

Internet users who persistently download music and films illegally face having their connections suspended from mid-2011, Lord Mandelson has announced.Read

Post strikes go ahead as talks fail Oct 28 2009

A fresh wave of postal strikes will go ahead from Thursday after hopes of averting the action collapsed.Read

MPs will not have expenses bid veto Oct 28 2009

Downing Street risked further inflaming MPs' anger over planned expenses cuts when it insisted they would not be offered any veto on the reforms.Read

Miliband condemns Pakistan blast Oct 28 2009

Foreign Secretary David Milibandhas condemned a "despicable and indiscriminate" car bomb attack which killed 91 people and injured more than 200 in a crowded market in the Pakistani city of Peshawar.Read

'11 dead' in attack on UN in Kabul Oct 28 2009

Taliban militants wearing suicide vests have stormed a guest house used by UN staff in the heart of the Afghan capital, killing 11 people - including five UN staff - in the biggest in a series of attacks intended to undermine next month's presidential run-off election.Read

Rhys gun supplier's sentence raised Oct 28 2009

The country's top judge sent out a stark message on gun crime as he added five years to the sentence of the gang member who armed the killer of an innocent schoolboy.Read

Nasa's new 'moon rocket' lifts off Oct 28 2009

Nasa's newest rocket has blasted off on a brief test flight, taking the first step in a back-to-the-moon programme that could be shelved by the White House.Read

Stabbed footballer denies attack Oct 28 2009

Premier League footballer Calum Davenport has denied that he assaulted a woman during an incident in which he was stabbed in both legs.Read

Car bomb kills 91 in Pakistan city Oct 28 2009

A car bomb has ripped through a crowded market in north-western Pakistan, killing 91 people, just hours after US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in the country to show US support for its campaign against Islamist militants.Read

Plea to pirates over yacht couple Oct 28 2009

Relatives of a British couple thought to have been captured by Somali pirates have pleaded with the captors to end the family's "bad dream".Read

Boy arrested over homophobic attack Oct 28 2009

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting an off-duty policeman in a homophobic attack.Read

MoD cuts blamed for Nimrod deaths Oct 28 2009

The Ministry of Defence has been accused of sacrificing safety in order to cut costs in a devastating report into the crash of a RAF Nimrod spy plane with the loss of all 14 servicemen on board.Read

Nimrod review highlights 'failure' Oct 28 2009

Two RAF officers have been moved from their posts following a highly critical report into the crash of a Nimrod spy plane in Afghanistan three years ago, it has been announced.Read

Rhys accomplice's sentence raised Oct 28 2009

A gang member who armed the killer of schoolboy Rhys Jones has had his "unduly lenient" seven-year sentence increased to 12 years by the Court of Appeal.Read

Ashleigh's mother in web warning Oct 28 2009

The mother of a teenager allegedly killed by a man she met on a social networking site has warned other parents about the dangers of the web as a man accused over her death appeared in court.Read

EU backs Northern Rock split plan Oct 28 2009

The European Commission has approved the Government's plans for splitting Northern Rock in two - a "good" bank and a "bad" bank.Read

'12 dead' in attack on UN in Kabul Oct 28 2009

Taliban militants wearing suicide vests have stormed a guest house used by UN staff in the heart of the Afghan capital, killing 12 people - including six UN staff - in the biggest in a series of attacks intended to undermine next month's presidential run-off election.Read

Car bomb kills 57 in Pakistan city Oct 28 2009

A car bomb has ripped through a crowded market in north-western Pakistan, killing 57 people, just hours after US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in the country to show US support for its campaign against Islamist militants.Read

Calls to publish MP expenses report Oct 28 2009

The man brought in by Gordon Brown to clean up Parliament does not live in the real world, an MP has said.Read

Ashleigh mother's loving tribute Oct 28 2009

The mother of a teenager allegedly killed by a man she met on the internet has paid a loving tribute to her daughter.Read

Postal dispute talks continue Oct 28 2009

Marathon talks aimed at averting a fresh wave of postal strikes are continuing, with time running out on reaching a deal to prevent more disruption to mail deliveries.Read

'Fingers crossed' for yacht couple Oct 28 2009

The brother of a woman thought to have been captured by pirates while sailing off east Africa has said his family were not "grossly over-worried".Read

Children hooked on illegal tobacco Oct 28 2009

Children are getting hooked on smoking through the sale of illegal cigarettes in "tab houses".Read

UN workers killed in Taliban attack Oct 28 2009

Gunmen have attacked a guest house used by United Nations staff in the Afghan capital Kabul, killing six UN workers.Read

Fans flock to Jackson film premiere Oct 28 2009

Michael Jackson is gone but a night celebrating the King of Pop has proved that his legacy lives on.Read

Brown ready to back Blair's EU bid Oct 28 2009

Gordon Brown is prepared to actively campaign for Tony Blair to be the first president of the European Union, Downing Street sources have said.Read

Nimrod blast deaths report due out Oct 28 2009

Senior military officers are expected to be criticised in an official report into an RAF aircraft crash that killed 14 British servicemen in Afghanistan.Read

EU backs plan to sell Northern Rock Oct 28 2009

The European Commission's backing for the sell-off of Northern Rock has raised hopes of a Government clawback of taxpayers' cash ploughed into the nationalised bank.Read

Man charged over Ashleigh's death Oct 28 2009

A homeless man has been charged with the manslaughter and kidnap of a teenage girl whose body was found in a field, police said.Read

Most don't trust Government on data Oct 28 2009

Nearly nine out of 10 people do not trust the Government to hold on to their personal information, a survey has revealed.Read

Climate change 'to hit food prices' Oct 28 2009

Soaring food prices could leave UK consumers forking out almost £6.50 for a loaf of bread and more than £18 for a pint of beer by 2030 unless urgent action is taken to avert dangerous climate change, environmentalists have claimed.Read

BA and unions holding fresh talks Oct 28 2009

Negotiations aimed at averting a dispute with a second group of British Airways workers over job losses and cost cutting have been scheduled for Wednesday.Read

Anxious wait in hijacked yacht hunt Oct 28 2009

The families of a missing British couple feared to have been hijacked by pirates are facing an anxious wait for news.Read

Dead girl 'lured by Facebook man' Oct 28 2009

A teenage girl killed after apparently being lured by a man she met through the social networking website Facebook has been described as the "nicest kid in the universe" by staff at her school.Read

Hooligans run riot at soccer match Oct 28 2009

Football fans have been arrested after violence broke out and catering stands were ransacked during a Carling Cup fixture.Read

Late decision on fresh post strikes Oct 28 2009

A decision on whether to press ahead with a fresh wave of postal strikes will be taken by union leaders just hours before the industrial action is set to start.Read

PM backs down over TA training cuts Oct 28 2009

Gordon Brown has staged a dramatic climbdown over cost-cutting plans to suspend routine training for the Territorial Army.Read

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