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Robbery clue to student murders

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:34:13 GMT

The death of two French students, who suffered more than 240 stab wounds, could be linked to a robbery, police reveal.

Dying teenager called for mother

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:48:17 GMT

Police launch an inquiry after a stabbed 16-year-old becomes the 18th teenager to be murdered in London this year.

Lab returns organs to wrong body

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:07:56 GMT

A man's funeral is delayed for five weeks after pathology staff misplace his organs in another person's body.

Footballer hit man with handbag

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:53:47 GMT

A Championship footballer is fined £1,350 after hitting a nightclub doorman with his girlfriend's handbag.

Badger cull proposals 'rejected'

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:30:10 GMT

The government has decided against a cull of badgers in England to control TB in cattle, the BBC understands.

Ben murder accused are remanded

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:54:34 GMT

Three men appear in court charged with the murder of 16-year-old Ben Kinsella who suffered fatal stab wounds.

Muslims 'under siege like Jews'

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:32:36 GMT

Many British Muslims "feel like the Jews of Europe" says a minister in an interview marking the 7/7 bombings anniversary.

"Sorry, we were scared" - thieves pluck up courage to give Tracey Emin the bird

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:32:34 GMT

A small bronze sparrow which was part of a Tracey Emin sculpture which had gone missing from its home in Liverpool is returned.

Why the long face? Bray-ve donkey back in pastures anew after well ordeal

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:08:33 GMT

Firefighters took two hours to rescue a donkey that had fallen down a well in a field near Kettering.

British GP will move to Donington

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:57:40 GMT

The British Grand Prix is to move from Silverstone to Donington Park from 2010, it has been announced.

No action over NZ rugby sex claim

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:05:29 GMT

A woman involved in an alleged sexual assault by four England rugby players in New Zealand will not be making a formal complaint to police.

Hamilton misses fight with Alonso

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:45:26 GMT

Lewis Hamilton tells BBC Sport the experience of battling with Fernando Alonso in 2007 made him a better driver this season.

Badgers reprieved

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:31:21 GMT

But how have farmers reacted to rejection of a cull?

Division lines

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:15:23 GMT

Church of England ruling Synod faces tough decisions

Shop tarts

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:11:36 GMT

Why UK shoppers are being unfaithful with their trolleys

Subdued affair

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:50:49 GMT

Animal movement restrictions hit farming's showcase

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Strike agreed at 999 call centre

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:58:06 GMT

Staff at Hampshire Constabulary's control centre agree to strike action over changes to working conditions.

Probe into deputy mayor starts

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:34:28 GMT

An inquiry into claims of inappropriate behaviour and financial misconduct by London's deputy mayor formally begins.

New Routemaster design contest

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:09:33 GMT

A contest to design a new version of the iconic Routemaster bus is launched by the mayor.

British Museum hit by pay strike

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:54:56 GMT

Staff at The British Museum stage a four-hour strike in a dispute over pay.

Funeral for stabbed teenager

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:27:13 GMT

The funeral of a teenager stabbed to death in a suspected gang fight takes place in Berkshire.

Dando accused's flowers for Jill

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:21:42 GMT

The jury in the murder trial of television presenter Jill Dando watch police questioning her alleged killer after his arrest.

Ban on drinking tap water lifted

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:39:40 GMT

A ban on drinking tap water hit by a sickness bug, which at its height affected more than 250,000 customers, is lifted.

GMC dismisses child doctor case

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:04:37 GMT

The latest case against paediatrician Dr David Southall has been dismissed by a General Medical Council hearing.

Terror raid men say search unfair

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:27:37 GMT

Two men living where police carried out raids under the Terror Act say they are "humiliated".

Date set for lodger murder trial

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:22:24 GMT

A man will stand trial next year accused of murdering a lodger who was found dead in Bedfordshire.

Plans for new military staff ward

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:22:21 GMT

A new ward exclusively for the use of injured servicemen and women is being opened in Birmingham.

Stowaways driven into army base

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:23:00 GMT

Two Afghans who stowed away in a lorry from France are caught when it drives into a military base.

Doctors assess death crash driver

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:46:49 GMT

A driver who was injured in a crash which killed his three passengers is sent to a mental hospital for assessment.

Woman dies in M6 pile-up

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:57:25 GMT

A woman dies and two people are seriously injured in a pile-up on the M6 motorway in Lancashire.

Bury elected mayor plan rejected

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:12:24 GMT

Residents of Bury throw out plans to be run by a directly elected mayor on a voter turnout of 18.25%.

Two held after man's body found

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:23:45 GMT

Two men are arrested on suspicion of murder after a man is found dead at a house.

Asbestos victim sues steelworks

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:02:33 GMT

A man is taking legal action against a South Yorkshire steelworks after he was diagnosed with asbestosis.

Man remanded over sex attacks

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:33:34 GMT

A man appears in court accused of two sex offences and an attempted murder committed a decade apart.

Primary school sex attack inquiry

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:45:46 GMT

A Bristol school is at the centre of an inquiry after claims a boy was sexually assaulted by three classmates.

Gypsy decision is rubber-stamped

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:24:50 GMT

The rejection of six proposed sites for Gypsy encampments in north Wiltshire is confirmed at a public meeting.

Work to begin on first surf reef

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:30:52 GMT

Work on Europe's first artificial surf reef, which could attract thousands to Dorset, is set to begin.

Police on alert for website party

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:19:30 GMT

Police officers from across Devon are being sent to Torbay in case revellers turn up for a cancelled beach rave party.

Extra police to thwart 'snob yobs'

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:32:36 GMT

A Cornish resort invaded by public school pupils in summer is being patrolled by extra police officers.

Railway criticised over accident

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:00:01 GMT

Rail accident investigators criticise Dean Forest Railway after an accident last year.

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