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The very latest national news too. en-gb http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/uk-s-muslims-under-siege-minister-84229-21227360/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:35:16 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/uk-s-muslims-under-siege-minister-84229-21227360/ A minister has warned that many British Muslims feel "like the Jews of Europe". http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/spy-chief-in-a-coma-84229-21227014/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:05:18 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/spy-chief-in-a-coma-84229-21227014/ Britain's top spy is in a coma after collapsing at his home, according to reports. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/murder-probe-explores-burglary-link-84229-21227054/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:05:18 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/murder-probe-explores-burglary-link-84229-21227054/ Detectives investigating the brutal murder of two high-flying French students are exploring the possibility it was linked to an earlier burglary. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/brown-fall-mirrors-major-s-book-84229-21226974/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:35:19 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/brown-fall-mirrors-major-s-book-84229-21226974/ The collapse in popularity of Gordon Brown's government mirrors the fall of John Major's administration in the 1990s, according to a new book on the Conservatives' "wilderness years" by a former Tory chairman, Lord (Norman) Fowler. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/mps-braced-for-expenses-backlash-84229-21226934/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:35:18 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/mps-braced-for-expenses-backlash-84229-21226934/ MPs are facing further outrage over their expenses regime after they rejected calls for the abolition of the "John Lewis list" and independent scrutiny of their claims. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/275-a-head-cost-of-crime-84229-21226894/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:05:26 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/275-a-head-cost-of-crime-84229-21226894/ The cost of tackling recorded crime is £15 billion a year or £275 per person, according to a new report. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/armed-forces-it-system-over-budget-84229-21226854/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:05:25 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/armed-forces-it-system-over-budget-84229-21226854/ A £7.1 billion programme to equip the armed forces with a new computer system is running 18 months behind schedule and £182 million over budget, the Whitehall spending watchdog has warned. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/kinsella-stab-death-three-in-court-84229-21226814/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:05:20 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/kinsella-stab-death-three-in-court-84229-21226814/ Three teenagers are due to appear in court charged with the murder of 16-year-old Ben Kinsella. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/costs-warning-over-road-tax-plans-84229-21226729/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:05:18 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/costs-warning-over-road-tax-plans-84229-21226729/ Treasury plans to raise around £2 billion in road taxes before 2011 will cost motorists four times more than would be saved by the dropping of the proposed October 2p fuel duty increase, the RAC Foundation has said. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/noise-complaints-up-since-smoke-ban-84229-21226785/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:05:18 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/noise-complaints-up-since-smoke-ban-84229-21226785/ Noise complaints have soared in some areas as residents protest about smokers congregating in beer gardens and outside pubs. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/three-charged-over-kinsella-murder-84229-21226378/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:05:14 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/three-charged-over-kinsella-murder-84229-21226378/ Three people have been charged with the murder of 16-year-old Ben Kinsella. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/stab-victim-fights-for-life-84229-21226440/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:36:07 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/stab-victim-fights-for-life-84229-21226440/ A man in his early 20s is fighting for life after being stabbed. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/sharia-law-could-have-role-in-uk-84229-21226135/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:05:31 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/sharia-law-could-have-role-in-uk-84229-21226135/ Sharia law could play a role in some parts of the legal system, the most senior judge in England and Wales has said. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/mayor-s-deputy-to-face-smear-probe-84229-21226008/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:35:15 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/mayor-s-deputy-to-face-smear-probe-84229-21226008/ The Mayor of London's deputy is to be investigated over allegations of inappropriate behaviour and financial irregularities. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/brown-may-ditch-fuel-duty-increase-84229-21225773/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:35:28 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/brown-may-ditch-fuel-duty-increase-84229-21225773/ Gordon Brown has given the strongest signal yet that he will abandon the Government's planned 2p-a-litre increase in fuel duty as oil prices hit yet another new record high. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/johnson-s-deputy-dismisses-claims-84229-21224859/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:05:36 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/johnson-s-deputy-dismisses-claims-84229-21224859/ Boris Johnson's deputy has dismissed allegations of sexual misconduct as "complete rubbish" and "an attempt to smear me". http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/mps-accept-below-inflation-pay-rise-84229-21224817/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:05:34 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/mps-accept-below-inflation-pay-rise-84229-21224817/ MPs have bowed to Government demands for restraint and awarded themselves a 2.25% pay rise for this year. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/geldof-backs-davis-liberty-campaign-84229-21225423/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:35:43 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/geldof-backs-davis-liberty-campaign-84229-21225423/ Bob Geldof is to endorse former Tory frontbencher David Davis' protest against the Government's erosion of civil liberties. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/man-hunted-over-student-murders-84229-21225382/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:35:42 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/man-hunted-over-student-murders-84229-21225382/ Detectives investigating a brutal double murder have said that those responsible will be caught "sooner rather than later". http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/brown-hints-at-freeze-on-fuel-duty-84229-21223314/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:35:58 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/brown-hints-at-freeze-on-fuel-duty-84229-21223314/ Gordon Brown has given his strongest signal yet that the Government will not go ahead with the planned 2p-a-litre increase in fuel duty due in the autumn. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/uk-grandmother-killed-in-tunisia-84229-21224513/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:05:32 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/uk-grandmother-killed-in-tunisia-84229-21224513/ A British grandmother has been killed while on holiday in a Tunisian resort town. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/gps-undermining-choice-in-nhs-84229-21224054/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:05:23 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/gps-undermining-choice-in-nhs-84229-21224054/ GPs are undermining choice in the NHS by operating "gentleman's agreements" not to take on each other's patients, a health minister has said. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/tories-in-trust-pledge-over-taxes-84229-21223616/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:05:28 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/tories-in-trust-pledge-over-taxes-84229-21223616/ Shadow chancellor George Osborne has promised to "restore trust" in the tax system as he backed a radical shake-up of the way changes are introduced. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/jordan-handed-parenting-slur-payout-84229-21223731/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:05:28 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/jordan-handed-parenting-slur-payout-84229-21223731/ Model Katie Price and husband Peter Andre accepted substantial damages and a public apology over a claim that they were shocking and uncaring parents. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/terror-suspect-is-released-84229-21223354/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:05:27 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/terror-suspect-is-released-84229-21223354/ A terror suspect said to have "direct links" with Osama bin Laden has been freed on bail after spending more than seven years in jail awaiting deportation. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/pm-urges-boardroom-pay-restraint-84229-21223511/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:05:27 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/pm-urges-boardroom-pay-restraint-84229-21223511/ Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for pay restraint in Britain's boardrooms to head off the danger of an inflationary spiral. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/students-were-tied-up-and-tortured-84229-21223271/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:05:23 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/students-were-tied-up-and-tortured-84229-21223271/ Two French students tied up and tortured in a horrific attack suffered up to 250 injuries, it has been revealed. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/students-suffered-horrific-wounds-84229-21222426/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:35:15 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/students-suffered-horrific-wounds-84229-21222426/ Two French research students were bound before being inflicted with "horrific" injuries in a London flat that was then set on fire, police said. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/mortgage-lending-cuts-expected-84229-21222364/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:35:14 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/mortgage-lending-cuts-expected-84229-21222364/ Mortgage availability will continue to fall in the coming months as lenders tighten the criteria in the face of rising defaults, the Bank of England has said. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/murdered-students-are-named-84229-21221775/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:35:15 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/03/murdered-students-are-named-84229-21221775/ Two French students stabbed to death in a south-east London flat that was then set on fire have been named.