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MP Hope to return £41k in expenses Health minister Phil Hope has announced he is handing back £41,709 in taxpayer-funded expenses, in the on-going expenses debacle. Two-year-old boy dies at fairground A two-year-old boy has been killed in a tragic funfair accident. Minister to repay £41,709...  

Brown issues expenses apology Gordon Brown has apologised on behalf of MPs of all parties over the expenses row as further revelations engulf the Tories. Early release of MPs' claims rejected Commons authorities have rejected calls for an immediate release of MPs' expenses receipts as the furore...  

Blair hails Rwandan revival as 'inspiration to the world' Former Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday praised genocide-scarred Rwanda as "an inspiration to the world," after talks with President Paul Kagame. MP: 'Pay as much as you are able!" A minister begged the Commons authorities: "Please pay...  

Police shooting victim 'depressed' Fears that his ailing wife might have to placed in a nursing home may have triggered behaviour in Mervyn Tussler that led to him being shot dead by police, it has emerged. Policeman is charged with murder A policeman has been charged with murdering his police...  

School link to more swine flu cases Four more schoolchildren from south London have been diagnosed with swine flu, the Department of Health has said. Yacht raid cocaine smugglers jailed Three British men have been given 10-year prison terms for their roles in an elaborate international drugs...  

Hotel death leap ruling quashed - Ghurka refusal letters 'out of date' - Members of paedophile ring found guilty . Hotel death leap ruling quashed An inquest ruling that John Hogan unlawfully killed his son by throwing him from a Crete hotel balcony has been quashed. Ghurka refusal letters...  

Fresh clues in hunt for missing chef - Young boys die after blaze at house - Mosley son death suspected overdose. Fresh clues in hunt for missing chef Police investigating the disappearance of university chef Claudia Lawrence say they have some new information. Young boys die after blaze at...  

New cases as swine flu leaflets delivered Another case of swine flu has been confirmed, taking the UK total to 28, as leaflets about the virus are distributed to households. Deal agreed to save van maker LDV A last-ditch deal to save van maker LDV from going bust has been agreed with a Malaysian...  

Police condemn violence at protest Anti-war protesters have been criticised by police for violent behaviour during a May Day protest. Police cause nine crashes a day Police cars cause more than nine accidents a day on Britain's roads, according to new figures. 'End in sight for housing...  

Pregnant Briton to face early trial A pregnant Briton who faces death by firing squad if she is convicted of drug smuggling has been told she will go on trial in Laos on Monday, according to a legal charity. Attack by Blears adds to Brown woes Senior ministers have rallied to defend Gordon Brown...  

UK swine flu cases hit 15 Health chiefs are waiting for the results of more than 600 tests for swine flu as the number of confirmed cases hits 15. Prescott rounds on Brown's critics Former deputy prime minister John Prescott has rounded on Gordon Brown's Labour Party critics, brusquely telling...  

Baby P 'stepfather' raped child Baby P's 'stepfather' has been found guilty of raping a toddler on Haringey Council's at-risk register. Man jailed for rape and acid plot A steroid addict who raped a TV presenter and then arranged for acid to be thrown in her face in an act of "pure calculated and...  

MPs pass claims reform to committee MPs have voted to leave reform of the controversial second homes allowance to an independent committee in a further rebuff for the Prime Minister. Jail term stands for death crash father A bid to increase the two-year jail term imposed on a dangerous driver...  

Kenya court postpones verdict on Cholmondeley trial - Swine Flu: Child Among Three New Cases In UK - E.ON, EDF and RWE buy UK nuclear plots. Kenya court postpones verdict on Cholmondeley trial A Kenyan court on Wednesday postponed until next week the verdict in the trial of a British...  

Flu could hit 40% of UK population The deadly swine flu virus could infect up to 40% of the UK population in the next six months if the outbreak becomes a pandemic, world health officials have warned. Man charged with Defoe murder A man has been charged with murdering the half-brother of England...  

Europe's biggest onshore wind farm to be ready early ScottishPower, a unit of Spain's Iberdrola, said on Monday its Whitelee wind farm near Glasgow is to be completed ahead of schedule in the next few weeks. Swine flu hits UK amid pandemic fears The first British cases of deadly swine flu have...  

Deadly flu spreads across the globe A deadly new strain of flu that has killed more than 80 people in Mexico is spreading across the globe. New defence strategy unveiled Special forces like the SAS are to be boosted as part of a new strategy to take on terrorists. Flood search: Second body found...  

Girl dies after suspicious blaze A teenage girl has died in hospital after suffering severe burns in a suspicious flat fire. Police 'wanted protester to spy' Fresh questions over police tactics have been raised after an environmental protester claimed that officers tried to recruit her as a paid...  

Furious Frank Lampard Flips Over Phone-In The furore was sparked after presenter James O'Brien discussed his personal life in a phone-in on London station LBC. Furious Lampard lashes DJ over breakup Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard launched a ferocious tirade on Friday at a radio show host who...