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Blair’s fight to keep his oil cash secret: Former PM’s deals are revealed as his earnings since 2007 reach £20million
The former Prime Minister tried to keep the public in the dark over his dealings with South Korean oil firm UI Energy Corporation. Continue Reading
Body found in roof of Italian church ends 17-year riddle of missing schoolgirl – and could solve murder of British mother
Police investigating the murder of Elisa Claps (pictured) believe there may be a link between her death and the murder of a British mother in 2002. Continue Reading
Senior HSBC bank clerk who stole £120,000 is found hanged in suicide pact with husband after fleeing court
Bindi Dhanji, 31, and her husband Kishore were found dead in an apparent suicide pact after disappearing from court moments before she was due to be sentenced. Continue Reading
Mandarin who brokered Ashcroft peerage deal says he was never told about tax status concerns
Sir Hayden Phillips, then a senior official involved in approving honours, says he was only worried about whether the billionaire would be able to fulfil his duties in the Lords. Continue Reading
Boy of 11 dies of asthma attack after being left to sit in school corridor
Sam Linton was found alone and gasping for air by two fellow pupils after being told to sit in a corridor by his form tutor Janet Ford. Continue Reading
£1,000 fine for using the wrong bin: Families face new crackdown over household waste
Food scraps, tea bags and vegetable peelings thrown into the wrong dustbin could land them with hefty penalties under government plans to be unveiled. Continue Reading
Two Pakistanis and Romanian woman arrested after father ‘pays £100k ransom for kidnap boy Sahil Saeed in Spain’
Two Pakistani men and a Romanian woman were held by police at an address in the Mediterranean city of Tarragona, 60 miles south of Barcelona. Continue Reading
I was wrong on defence spending: Brown admits budget did NOT rise every year after Commons figures catch him out
The Prime Minister had to issue the humiliating climbdown after Commons figures proved his evidence to the official inquiry into the Iraq war was wrong. Continue Reading
Father commits suicide after being wrongly blamed by hate mob for death of baby daughter caused by GP error
Neil Jones and his partner Maxine Winfield were driven from their home as neighbours suspected they were responsible for the death of four-month-old Abbie. Continue Reading
Foreign doctor’s fatal blunder: ‘Negligent’ German surgeon flown in to tackle NHS staff crisis left grandmother dead
Ena Dickinson, 94, lost nearly half the blood in her body during what should have been a routine hip operation. Werner Kolb cut the wrong muscle, severed an artery and used the wrong cutting tool in what an expert witness described as the worst case of negligence he had come across. Continue Reading
Kidnap boy Sahil was ‘picked up by British intelligence’ after his 12-day ordeal in Pakistan
The five-year-old British boy kidnapped by gunmen in Pakistan was picked up by British intelligence officers shortly after his ordeal, it was claimed today. Continue Reading
Dossier reveals full extent of BA strike union’s grip on Brown as Tories claim ‘militant tendency is back’
The Tories unveiled an extraordinary document detailing how Unite is bankrolling 148 Labour MPs and candidates at the next election. Continue Reading
Mother’s joy as British kidnap boy Sahil is freed from 12-day ordeal ‘after father pays ransom’
The five-year-old British boy kidnapped by gunmen in Pakistan was released today after a ransom was paid, it has been claimed. Continue Reading
The crime hotspot map reveals where Britain’s most hardened criminals live
The research, compiled by the Conservatives, details for the first time the locations of the country’s 15,000 so-called ‘prolific and priority offenders’. Continue Reading
Lockerbie bomber is better than ever, brags Gaddafi’s son… seven months after terrorist was given only three months to live
Said Gaddafi said Abdelbaset Ali Mohamed al-Megrahi was doing much better since being released seven months ago by the Scots on compassionate grounds. Continue Reading
Warning – your child is unfit: Parents of pupils who fail school fitness tests to get letters from health police
If they fail, their parents will be told they are at risk of heart disease, brittle bones and obesity. The scheme was outlined by the Government’s chief medical officer, Sir Liam Donaldson. Continue Reading
Body of Labour MP, 53, discovered after ’sudden accidental death’
Ashok Kumar, who represented Middlesbrough South and Cleveland, was found at his home this morning. Police say it is too early to rule out the possibility of foul play. Continue Reading
Paedophile teacher walks free after victim’s parents demand £18,000 pay-off to stop them going to police
Instead of reporting paedophile Gerard Raffell to police, the parents demanded £18,000 for a deposit on their new home in return for silence. Continue Reading
Brown takes on union giant that bankrolls Labour party by attacking ‘deplorable and unjustified’ BA strikes
The Prime Minister told Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour that the action – by a union that bankrolls the Labour Party – should be called off. Continue Reading
Ed Balls ‘wants to expand 50p tax rate’ to DOUBLE the number of people who have to pay it
That would more than double the number of taxpayers affected to around 700,000, including GPs and top-earning head teachers. Continue Reading
Betrayal of 20,000 cancer patients: Rationing body rejects ten drugs (allowed in Europe) that could have extended lives
Up to 20,000 people have died needlessly early after being denied cancer drugs on the NHS, it was revealed yesterday. Continue Reading
Ed Balls ‘wants to expand 50p tax rate’ to double the number of earners hit
That would more than double the number of taxpayers affected to around 700,000, including GPs and top-earning head teachers. Continue Reading
Jack Straw confirms plan to abolish the House of Lords
Lord Adonis said the Justice Secretary Jack Straw will set out proposals to make the Lords a totally elected second chamber soon and they will be in Labour’s manifesto. Continue Reading
No job unless you’re Polish: Biggest Asda meat supplier excludes English speakers
Cooked meat manufacturer Forza AW effectively barred anyone but Poles for applying for jobs on its production line in East Anglia by insisting all staff speak the language fluently. Continue Reading
No job unless you’re Polish: Biggest Asda meat supplier excludes English speakers as ‘all instructions are in Polish’
Cooked meat manufacturer Forza AW effectively barred anyone but Poles for applying for jobs on its production line in East Anglia by insisting all staff speak the language fluently. Continue Reading
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