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Queen to attend Iraq memorial event The Queen is to attend the memorial service marking the end of combat operations in Iraq, it has been announced. FTSE down as banks, miners pressured The top share index edged down on Monday pressured by miners and banks, with investors booking profits from...  

Briton quizzed over Iraq gun deaths A British security contractor being held by Iraqi police on suspicion of murdering two of his colleagues had been back in the country for a matter of days. Terror threat: team 'over-reacted' England's badminton team has been accused of over-reacting by its...  

Biggs spends birthday a free man Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs celebrated freedom - and his 80th birthday - by meeting for the first time a pensioner who mounted a campaign for his release from prison. Outrage as embassy worker on trial Relations between the UK and Iran have hit a new low when...  

Ronnie Biggs released from prison Justice Secretary Jack Straw has granted Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs "compassionate release" from his prison sentence. Cyber attack takes Twitter offline Twitter users have been unable to log in for several hours after the social networking site became the...  

FTSE closes down 0.5 percent - Armoured trucks 'for use in autumn' - Radiohead in tribute to WW1 veteran. FTSE closes down 0.5 percent Blue chip shares closed down 0.5 percent on Wednesday, after weaker than expected economic data in the U.S. dragged equities lower, with oil producers and miners...  

Northern Rock posts losses of £724m Government-owned lender Northern Rock has reported a half-year loss of £724. Guilty BBC presenter caught on CCTV CCTV footage has been released of a disgraced BBC presenter wielding the wooden pole he used to attack a teenage boy. Soldier killed in...  

Cost of Madeleine hunt revealed It has been revealed British police have spent nearly three quarters of a million pounds looking for Madeleine McCann. Jackson's mum to raise his children A judge has ruled that Michael Jackson's mother should raise the King of Pop's children. Pay rises for MPs'...  

Al-Qaeda sympathisers may have joined MI5: report A senior lawmaker claimed Saturday that the MI5 security service may have mistakenly recruited up to six al-Qaeda sympathisers in the wake of the 2005 London bombings. Power-Crazed Super Ants Invade England Colonies of lasius neglectus, known as...  

Football legend Sir Bobby Robson dies - Bad weather may drive "staycationers" abroad - Sir Bobby Robson loses cancer fight. Football legend Sir Bobby Robson dies Former England manager, Sir Bobby Robson, has died aged 76 after losing his battle with cancer. Bad weather may drive...  

Mother cleared of shaking baby to death - Brown says two Iraq hostages 'very likely' dead - Family tries to free arrested Britons from Rio jail. Microsoft, Yahoo team up to ding Google with Bing Microsoft Corp. has finally roped Yahoo Inc. into an Internet search partnership, capping a...  

British soldiers killed in Afghanistan are named Warrant Officer Class 2 Sean Upton and Trooper Phillip Lawrence named as the latest British soldiers to be killed in Afghanistan. Tories extend poll lead over Labour The Conservatives have stretched their lead over Labour to 18 points, according...  

More soldiers killed in Afghanistan Two British soldiers were killed in separate explosions in Afghanistan on Monday morning, the Ministry of Defence has announced. Two more British soldiers killed Two more UK soldiers have been killed, in two separate incidents, in Afghanistan's Helmand...  

Swine flu helpline 'working well' The Government's swine flu helpline and website in England is working well, Health Secretary Andy Burnham said as figures revealed that more than 5,500 people were given access to Tamiflu on its first day of operation. Queen pays tribute to 'Last Tommy' The...  

Michael Jackson 'homicide' claim - More troops deployed in Afghanistan - FTSE has best run since 2003 . Michael Jackson 'homicide' claim TMZ claims Michael Jackson was 'almost certainly' killed at the hands of another. More troops deployed in Afghanistan Another 125 British troops will be sent to...  

Deficit may force Lib Dems to scale back ambitions - Is Marijuana the Answer to California's Budget Woes? - EBay 2Q profit falls as marketplaces revenue drops - National Express plan hits buffers - Obama to make prime-time healthcare appeal. Obama to make prime-time healthcare appeal WASHINGTON:...  

Senate votes to stop production of F-22 jet - Unraveling how children become bilingual so easily - A 15-year-old girl has died in hospital in Scotland after contracting swine flu. - Eight-year jail sentence for nurse abduction - Former editor of the News of the World questioned. Senate votes to...  

K terror threat downgraded to 'substantial' - Support for Obama on healthcare slips: poll - Burnham denies mixed messages on swine flu - General Motors gets three offers for Opel - Minneapolis struggles with rise of Somali gangs. Support for Obama on healthcare slips: poll WASHINGTON: Public...  

Officials seek to allay swine flu pregnancy fears Health officials have played down fears over the impact of swine flu on pregnant women. Police 'to pay attack compensation' The family of a three-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by a paedophile have claimed the police have dropped...  

WWI veteran Henry Allingham dies - World's oldest man dies aged 113 - Royal officer guilty of £3m scam WWI veteran Henry Allingham dies Henry Allingham, the oldest surviving serviceman from the First World War, has died at the age of 113, his care home has said. Tories' poll...