Soldiers, police officers, teachers and doctors were in fear of losing their jobs today after the entire membership list of the BNP was posted on the internet.
Marks & Spencer is to launch a surprise 'guerilla' sale tomorrow, with 20 per cent off prices across the store triggering a bloody Christmas trade war.
More than a third of schools are not giving pupils a good education, inspectors warned today.
The Indian Navy has said that one of its warships in the Gulf of Aden has destroyed a pirate ship in the area.
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Interest rates could drop to the milestone figure of 1 per cent after the Bank of England hinted further cuts will be needed to hit its 2 per cent inflation target.
Around 1.3million homeowners with an interest-only mortgage could be facing financial ruin, shocking research claims.
A promising young British tennis player has been arrested after allegedly raping a girl following a party.
A mother of two has become the first person in the world to undergo a whole organ transplant grown from her own stem cells. The British scientists are hailing a new dawn in transplant surgery.
Immigration has boosted the population of Britain by 1.8million since Labour came to power, according to new Government figures. Net migration hit 237,000 last year.
David Cameron has gambled by making a decisive break with Labour on tax and spending.
Paying for sex with prostitutes who have pimps, or drug addicts who work to pay off their dealers, as well as trafficked women will be made illegalin a crackdown on prostitution announced today.
A husband has been arrested in connection with the death of his wife whose body is believed to have been left hanging in their house for the past eight weeks after a bungled suicide pact.
A girl of two was crushed to death under the wheels of a neighbour’s car as her mother watched in horror.
A mother of two has become the first person in the world to undergo a whole organ transplant grown from her own stem cells. The British scientists are hailing a new dawn in transplant surgery.
A man who posed as a war hero at Remembrance Day parades across Britain has been exposed as a fake.
A trusted teacher began a relationship with a schoolgirl after she became infatuated with him, a court was told.
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The hospital consultant accused of failing to spot Baby P's broken back today told of her devastation. Dr Sabah Alzayyat, 52, spoke out for the first time to insist that she has devoted her career to treating children. She also told of her "deep shock" over the 17-month-old toddler who died at his north London home two days after she examined him.
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Eight British sailors have been questioned by Italian police after they ransacked a pub during shore leave.
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