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Did UK collude with US in abuse of Iraqis?
Claims that British soldiers recreated the torture conditions of Abu Ghraib to commit the sexual and physical abuse of Iraqi civilians are being investigated by the MoD.
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Coast ravaged by 'worst storm of the year'
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Coastal regions in southern Britain were lashed by strong winds, lightning and driving rain today, with top wind speeds reaching 100mph.
Ministry of Defense investigating fresh Iraq abuse claims
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Some 33 allegations of abuse involving British soldiers who served in Iraq are being investigated, the Ministry of Defense said today.
Royal Navy witnessed Somali pirates kidnap British couple
Saturday, 14 November 2009
The kidnapping of a British couple by Somali pirates was witnessed by the crew of a Royal Navy ship who held their fire while the hijackers escaped, it emerged yesterday.
Battered child wins compensation from three-year-old
Saturday, 14 November 2009
A child who was battered with a car jack by a three-year-old has won compensation in a landmark ruling which could "open the gates" to a host of claims.
How will the deal really affect the operations of our national airline?
Saturday, 14 November 2009
...and puts the questions every customer wants to ask to BA chief executive Willie Walsh
Oil firm guilty over Buncefield
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Oil giant Total UK has admitted three charges relating to the explosions that destroyed the Buncefield oil depot in Hertfordshire four years ago. At the Old Bailey yesterday the firm pleaded guilty to two health and safety offences and one of polluting water.
CNN Heroes award nominees announced
Friday, 13 November 2009
Betty Makoni knew it was time to leave Zimbabwe when a gang of masked youths stormed into her home armed with machetes and threatened to kill her for “causing them problems”. For much of the past decade she had been helping thousands of young girls rebuild their lives after being raped because of the commonly held but tragically erroneous belief among many men in southern Africa that sex with a virgin will cure HIV.
City broker loses discrimination case
Friday, 13 November 2009
A City broker who said her boss likened his job to running a brothel has lost her claim for discrimination.
Britain braced for battering as storm brews off coast
Friday, 13 November 2009
The weekend will be washed out by the worst storm of the year so far.
Boy wins right to compensation
Friday, 13 November 2009
The mother of a young boy who was hit 11 times with a car jack by another three-year-old boy today said she has won the right to compensation.
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... So here's what to do with him
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