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Lord Jones to quit a Trade Minister

Trade Minister Lord Jones of Birmingham is to stand down by the end of the year. Read

Brown backs 2012 funding effort

Gordon Brown has thrown his weight behind a renewed drive to lever in tens of millions of pounds of private sector funding to back Britain's bid for Olympic gold in the 2012 London Games. Read

Miliband voices concern for Georgia

Foreign Secretary David Miliband said he remained "deeply concerned" that Russian forces had not completely withdrawn from Georgia. Read

Man lands £500 bill in parking row

An angry motorist who threw away his parking ticket was hit with a bill of more than £500. Read

Economy grinds to a halt

Labour's economic record was under fire after UK growth ground to a halt between April and June in the worst performance for 16 years. Read

Police name man murdered in street

A man shot dead just streets away from where a teenager was gunned down earlier this month has been named by police. Read

Sir Ian accused of racist campaign

Documents accusing the UK's most senior policeman of a racist campaign against one of his closest colleagues have been lodged. Read

Trio held in PM death threats probe

Three men arrested on suspicion of terror offences are linked to an investigation into threats to kill the Prime Minister, police sources said. Read

Woman detained after Tibet protest

A British woman faces being detained for ten days without trial in China after participating in a Free Tibet demonstration, the Foreign Office said. Read

Three-day deadline for Glitter

Disgraced paedophile rock singer Gary Glitter has been ordered to sign the sex offenders register within three days as he started a new life in Britain. Read

Brown urges 2012 funding effort

Gordon Brown has thrown his weight behind a renewed drive to lever in tens of millions of pounds of private sector funding to back Britain's bid for Olympic gold in the 2012 London Games. Read

Data loss firm broke rules - Smith

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said a company which lost the personal details of thousands of criminals had broken rules for handling sensitive data. Read

Smith slams loss of criminals' data

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has slammed the loss of personal details relating to thousands of criminals in Britain. Read

Youth shot dead near site of murder

A young man was shot dead just streets away from where a teenager was gunned down earlier this month, police said. Read

Call for stricter dangerous dog law

A coroner said he wanted to see stricter laws controlling the breeding and distribution of dangerous dogs after a 13-month-old boy was mauled to death by his grandparents' rottweiler. Read

Glitter to sign sex offender order

Paedophile singer Gary Glitter will have to sign the sex offenders register after a judge agreed to an application for a notification order made by police. Read

Airport chiefs 'snub strike talks'

A union involved in a strike set to disrupt flights at a busy airport on bank holiday Monday has accused management of refusing to hold talks to try to settle the dispute. Read

Glitter to fight sex offender order

Paedophile singer Gary Glitter is to fight an application for an order that will require him to register as a sex offender, his solicitor told a court. Read

Paedophile Glitter back in the UK

Paedophile pop star Gary Glitter arrived back in the UK to be greeted by police at Heathrow Airport. Read

Murder hunt police offer reward

Detectives investigating the brutal murder of two Chinese graduates offered a reward of £5,000 for information. Read

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