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Two arrested after baby boy dies

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:16:28 GMT

Police arrest a man and a woman over the unexplained death of three-month-old baby boy in Dorset.

Man dies after stolen cars crash

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:23:57 GMT

A pedestrian dies, six people are arrested and a block of flats is evacuated after two stolen cars collide in Bedfordshire.

Station bans train death artwork

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:32:53 GMT

An artwork depicting a person falling to their death in front of a train will not be displayed at London's St Pancras Station.

Forces honour small town's effort

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:40:43 GMT

Members of the armed forces parade through a Wiltshire town to thank residents for paying tribute to dead service personnel.

Football fans killed in M1 crash

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:51:31 GMT

Two brothers and their friend are killed in a crash on the M1 motorway, on their way home from the England football match at Wembley.

Sir Alan's crash landing mistake

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:28:43 GMT

Sir Alan Sugar tells investigators he should have aborted a landing in which he crashed his plane near Manchester.

Service held for fire death boys

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:52:23 GMT

About 150 people attend a church service in memory of two young boys who died in a house fire in East Sussex.

"Post-Thatcherite" housing estate wins architecture accolade

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:29:47 GMT

A contemporary housing estate described as giving "hope for us all for the future" wins the 2008 Stirling architecture prize.

All-conquering champion uses science to take conker title

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:43:08 GMT

The winner of the World Conker Championships applies a "kinetic energy theory" to his battles to take the title.

FA labels booing fans as 'crazy'

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:18:34 GMT

The FA criticises fans who booed Ashley Cole during Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan, labelling the vocal minority as "crazy".

Real keen to make new Ronaldo bid

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:34:49 GMT

Coach Bernd Schuster says Real Madrid will hope to have signed Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo by next summer.

Gill & Mawhinney join 2018 board

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:21:26 GMT

David Gill and Lord Mawhinney have joined England's 2018 World Cup board.

'Save my leg'

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:19:31 GMT

How a treatment centre helped a WWII veteran

March of thanks

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:16:18 GMT

Military pays tribute to town's support for troops

Two halves

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:03:26 GMT

England wake up against Kazakhstan

Virtual healing

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:45:12 GMT

How students use 3D technology to beat cancer

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Two men attacked in street clash

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:04:35 GMT

A man is stabbed and another assaulted during a clash between two groups of men in north London.

BA flight diverted due to hitch

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:41:51 GMT

A British Airways jet bound for Delhi from Heathrow, with 222 passengers on board, lands near Berlin after an electrical fault develops.

Memorial to island plane crash

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:48:08 GMT

A monument is unveiled in memory of 45 people who died when a flying boat crashed on the Isle of Wight 51 years ago.

Divers 'with the bends' rescued

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:33:09 GMT

Three divers struck by decompression sickness off the Sussex coast are flown to Hampshire for treatment.

Sir Ian strides through Pantiles

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:15:32 GMT

Former cricketer Sir Ian Botham walks through Tunbridge Wells on the third day of his walk against childhood leukaemia.

Thousands run to aid royal parks

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:34:49 GMT

Thousands of runners are taking part in the first Royal Parks Half Marathon through London's historic parks.

Missing woman's steps traced

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:05:30 GMT

Detectives work on retracing the steps of a woman who disappeared just over a week ago from a Shropshire town.

'Psycho-babble' course criticised

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:12:41 GMT

A training programme at Suffolk County Council is dismissed by an opposition councillor as "psycho-babble".

Matthews brand values fall £20m

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:23:48 GMT

Brands owned by Norfolk food producer Bernard Matthews fall in value by £20m over bird 'flu scare.

Britannia in Co-op merger talks

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:09:48 GMT

Britannia Building Society confirms it is in talks with Co-operative Financial Services that may lead to a merger.

Thousands attend Diwali switch-on

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:05:21 GMT

About 60,000 people attend the lights switch-on for Leicester's Diwali festival, one of the biggest outside India.

Cathedral loses £5m lottery bid

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:49:32 GMT

Lichfield Cathedral has had its application for £5m of lottery funding turned down.

Man charged with stab murder

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:41:54 GMT

A 29-year-old man is charged with the murder of a woman who was stabbed to death in Bolton.

Man killed and boy hurt in crash

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:16:30 GMT

A man is killed and another man and a toddler are badly injured when they are struck by a car which police believe was involved in a raid.

Motorcyclist killed in car crash

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:22:16 GMT

A motorcyclist dies and two other people are seriously injured in a crash on the A684.

Arrests after three men stabbed

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:48:13 GMT

Police make a number of arrests after three men suffer stab wounds during a disturbance in Gateshead.

New £2.4m fire station unveiled

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:07:37 GMT

A series of events are held to mark the opening of Harrogate's new £2.4m fire station.

Band hits a high note at contest

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:05:31 GMT

Yorkshire bands triumph in the Great Britain brass band championships, held at London's Royal Albert Hall.

Man held over drink-drive snatch

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:51:37 GMT

A man is arrested after a police officer is pulled into a stolen car by a drunk driver before it is driven off.

Three rescued from capsized boat

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:40:03 GMT

A fishing boat crew rescues three people from the sea after their speedboat capsizes near Padstow in Cornwall.

Two sea rescues 'due to alcohol'

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:04:27 GMT

Coastguards warn alcohol and the sea do not mix after two separate potentially-fatal incidents in Dorset.

Town remembers fatal air crash

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:03:21 GMT

Crewkerne remembers the 40th anniversary of a plane crash in which two people died.

Barn blaze tackled by fire crews

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:48:00 GMT

Firefighters battle through the night to prevent a barn blaze spreading to farm buildings in east Devon.

Seeds gathered at gardens

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:20:16 GMT

Hundreds of families enjoy warm sunshine to gather seeds at National Trust gardens in Cornwall.

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