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Jim Davidson arrested over new sexual offence claims
21 March 2013 12:00 AM
The comedian Jim Davidson was arrested again yesterday following new allegations of sex offences.
Smell a rat? Rodent blamed for meltdown scare at Fukushima
21 March 2013 12:00 AM
A power cut that prompted renewed fears of a meltdown at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has been blamed on a hungry rat.
Drones will be used to boost security at G8 summit
16 March 2013 12:00 AM
Each police helicopter costs about £7m to buy. By contrast, the drones cost around £1m
Officers probe 600 new phone hacking claims
16 March 2013 12:00 AM
Hundreds of fresh claims of phone hacking at News International’s now defunct News of The World are being investigated by police.
Falkland Islands: David Cameron rebukes
Pope Francis with 'white smoke' jibe
15 March 2013 09:46 PM
David Cameron has publicly rebuked the new Pope for backing Argentina’s territorial claim to the Falklands.
Cannibal Cop trial: British police dig up garden of Canterbury nurse arrested in hunt for UK 'mentor' of former policeman who 'planned to kill, cook and eat over 100 women'
01 March 2013 06:46 PM
Police have dug up the garden of a male nurse in Kent who is allegedly linked to a New York policeman suspected of plotting to torture, kill and eat women, it emerged today.
£100m 'man from Del Monte' divorce battle ends in £15m settlement
22 February 2013 08:13 PM
The estranged couple at the heart of what was billed Britain’s most expensive divorce battle have settled their differences with a £15m lump sum.
Singer Chubby Checker files $500m lawsuit over penis measuring app
14 February 2013 06:37 PM
The singer, Chubby Checker, has launched a $500m law suit against an app that claims to be able to estimate the size of a man's penis from his shoe size.
Dale Cregan ordered beers and cigars to celebrate 'last night of freedom' before two women police officers were killed
08 February 2013 07:20 PM
Fugitive fired 32 shots at officers in just a matter of seconds, court is told
Blessed Virgin is no longer flavour of the month at Pret A Manger
01 February 2013 10:46 PM
The sandwich chain Pret A Manger has caved into religious protests and withdrawn its new Virgin Mary crisps.
- 1 Bankers could face jail after report urges the Government to introduce new criminal offence for reckless management
- 2 Breaking the Silence: In the reality of occupation, there are no Palestinian civilians – only potential terrorists
- 3 Richard Nieuwenhuizen death: Six teenagers and 50-year-old father convicted of manslaughter in shocking case of referee killed over a game of football
- 4 Exclusive: Newcastle's star talent-spotter on brink as Joe Kinnear sparks walkout
- 5 Vast methane 'plumes' seen in Arctic ocean as sea ice retreats
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