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More time to quiz PM 'plot' suspect

Gordon Brown

8:23am Thursday 28th August 2008

Police have been granted more time to question a white Muslim convert arrested in connection with an alleged plot to kill the Prime Minister.

Sailors test positive for cocaine

18 sailors from HMS Liverpool have tested positive for Class A drug

8:23am Thursday 28th August 2008

Eighteen sailors on a Royal Navy warship have tested positive for a class A drug.

Hutton: Era of cheap energy is over

John Hutton

8:23am Thursday 28th August 2008

Hard-pressed consumers facing higher gas and electricity bills have been warned that the era of cheap energy is over.

UK 'fat map' shows obesity hotspots

New UK 'fat map' suggests obesity problem is getting worse

8:23am Thursday 28th August 2008

A new "fat map" of the UK shows high levels of obesity in the Midlands, Wales, North East and parts of the South East.

Search for mansion blaze family

Christopher Foster, 50, his wife Jill, 49, and their 15-year-old daughter Kirstie

8:23am Thursday 28th August 2008

A missing millionaire and his family are feared dead following a suspected arson attack on their home.

Titan prisons a 'massive mistake'

The UK prison population has topped 90,000 a report says

8:23am Thursday 28th August 2008

Pressing ahead with plans to build three huge "Titan" prisons would be a "costly and hugely damaging mistake", the Government has been warned.

UK condemns Russian military action

David Miliband is concerned about the Russian presence in Georgia

8:23am Thursday 28th August 2008

Britain has condemned Russia's "excessive use of military force" in Georgia.

Sentencing of crimeworld guns maker

A man converted replica submachine guns into weapons, a court heard

8:23am Thursday 28th August 2008

A gunsmith whose converted weapons were used in dozens of gangland shootings is due to be sentenced.

Chief reveals race case against Met

Tarique Ghaffur, the assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police

8:23am Thursday 28th August 2008

One of Britain's most senior police officers is stepping into the public spotlight to make a series of explosive allegations against his force.

House prices dip 10.5% in 12 months

House prices have plunged by 10.5% in the past 12 months

8:23am Thursday 28th August 2008

House prices are falling at their fastest rate for nearly 18 years as potential buyers stay away from the market.


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Titan prisons a 'massive mistake'

The UK prison population has topped 90,000 a report says

Updated 7:35am Thursday 28th August 2008

Pressing ahead with plans to build three huge "Titan" prisons would be a "costly and hugely damaging mistake", the Government has been warned.


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