Shannon mother case is 'flawed'
12:44pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
The case against the mother of Shannon Matthews is "fatally flawed", a court has heard.
Girl critical after 'arson' attack
12:44pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
A three-year-old girl is fighting for her life after a suspected arson attack on her home.
Brits still stranded in Thai chaos
12:44pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Thousands of British tourists stranded in Thailand are facing chaos and confusion as a court banned the country's ruling party.
Top officer probes Home Office leak
12:44pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
A senior police officer has been appointed by Acting Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson to review the handling of the police inquiry into Home Office leaks.
Child services face tougher reviews
12:44pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Tougher inspection regimes for child protection services across the country have been introduced to avoid a repeat of failings exposed by the Baby P tragedy.
Tesco reports drop in sales growth
12:44pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Supermarket giant Tesco has reported a halving in UK sales growth in the third quarter after it said like-for-like sales rose by 2%.
Jobless face losing benefits
12:44pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Unemployed people should do a 9 to 5 day looking for work or undertake community service style duties such as digging gardens under moves to tackle the hardcore of joblessness, the author of a Government-commissioned report said.
Radical preacher is back in jail
12:44pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Firebrand cleric Abu Qatada has been returned to jail after an immigration court ruled he breached the terms of his bail.
Call for end to 'benefits culture'
12:44pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith has called for an end to a "benefits culture" on council estates as he unveiled proposals to give tenants who pay rent and make a positive contribution help in buying a stake in their homes.
Menezes: Unlawful killing ruled out
12:44pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
The coroner at the inquest of Jean Charles de Menezes has ruled out a verdict of unlawful killing.
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Humps to be removed
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Three year LAP plan
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Bus death crash boy named
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Humps to be removed
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Drop in and talk transport
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