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  • Brown has two months to save premiership after Labour's crushing by-election defeat

    Gordon Brown has two months to save his premiership after Labour crashed to a catastrophic defeat in the super-safe seat of Glasgow East.

  • Why millions of people may be just 11 days from financial ruin

    More than a third of adults could survive financially for only 11 days if they were to lose their job or be too ill to work, according to a survey.

  • British BP boss forced out of Russia in battle with the oligarchs

    A row between oil giant BP and several shareholders in its Russian joint venture TNK-BP has deepened after the venture's British boss was forced out of the country.

  • Cellar victim Elisabeth banishes her mother as Fritzl women fall out over incest children

    Incest cellar victim Elisabeth Fritzl has ordered her mother Rosemarie out of the villa they have been sharing at a psychiatric clinic.

  • Briton charged with strangling her newborn son in Crete hotel room collapses after six-hour interrogation

    A British mother accused of strangling her newborn son moments after giving birth in a hotel room in Crete collapsed during a six-hour court grilling.

  • Harriet Harman becomes the first woman to run Britain since Thatcher as she covers for Brown during his holidays

    Harriet Harman is to stand in for Gordon Brown while the prime minister is on holiday, it emerged today.

  • Mid-air terror for British passengers as Boeing 747 plunges 20,000ft after three-metre hole appears in its belly

    Passengers vomited into oxygen masks, debris flew through the cabin and part of the ceiling collapsed when a three-metre hole torn in the belly of a Qantas Boeing 747 forced an emergency landing in Manila today.

  • Hauled to court on race charge, ex-WPC who told rowdy youths: 'Go back where you come from'

    After being woken for the third time in one night, a grandmother told a group of noisy university students to'go home' - and was arrested on race charges.

  • Painter given £30 fine for smoking 'at work'...in his own van

    A painter and decorator who lit a cigarette in his own van was fined£30 on-the spot - for smoking in his workplace.

  • Wife Swap contestant died of drink and drugs binge after partner ran off with lesbian lover

    A father-of-two who appeared on Channel 4's Wife Swap died after a massive drink and drugs binge when his life spiralled out of control after appearing on the show.

  • Judge pulls out KNIFE in court during teenage stabbing trial

    A judge stunned a court when he pulled a blade out of his pocket - while sitting on a knife crime case.

  • The 12-minute commercial break: Ads get longer as watchdog relaxes rules

    TV viewers are facing the prospect of individual adverts lasting as long as 12 minutes. The media regulator dropped rules preventing long commercials on the main channels.

  • You must be nicer to Muslims, Britain is told by UN human rights chiefs

    Britain was told yesterday by a United Nations committee to take firm action to combat'negative public attitudes' towards Muslims and criticised for some of its anti-terror measures.

  • Good news for first-time buyers as Halifax cuts home loan rates for the third time this month

    Britain's biggest mortgage lender announced today that it was cutting its mortgage rates for the third time this month.

  • Police called after neighbours hear blood-curdling screams...to find actors rehearsing Sweeney Todd

    When residents heard blood curdling screams cleaving the night air in their quiet suburban street they immediately called the police.

  • The Queen puts her Royal banqueting rooms on the tourist menu at Buckingham Palace for the first time

    This is the scene which has greeted foreign monarchs, presidents and prime ministers - the Buckingham Palace ballroom prepared for a state banquet.

  • Beauty student, 17, dies after taking powerful painkiller to calm her nerves before exams

    Beauty student Milly Walker was so nervous before taking her exams that she took a powerful painkiller to help calm her nerves.

  • Mother sees her husband and three children fall to their deaths on Alpine climbing holiday

    A woman was recovering in hospital last night with deep shock after seeing her husband and three children fall 1,500feet to their deaths in the Italian Alps.

  • 'Embarrassed' girl, 9, gets court protection in New Zealand to change her name from 'Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii'

    What's in a name? Quite a lot if you're called Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. That's the unfortunate appellation a New Zealand girl was given by her parents.

  • Here comes the bargain bride... in a £2.50 bespoke wedding dress bought on eBay

    It was the perfect dress for her dream wedding - apart from the small matter of the£1,500 price tag. However Emma Dunn managed to get her hands on it for a mere £2.50.

  • What price morality? Judge champions Max Mosley's right to hold S&M orgies

    Max Mosley has opened the back door to new privacy laws with a High Court judgment that championed his right to hold a spanking and bondage orgy with five prostitutes.

  • Number of new mortgages plummets by staggering 70%

    The number of homes sold has halved in a year, according to official figures issued yesterday.

  • Why Cruella de Vil's cigarette could put an 18 certificate on 101 Dalmatians

    They don't immediately stand out as films which might corrupt young people. But 101 Dalmatians all be given 18 certificates under moves to discourage smoking.

  • Jailed: Supermarket supervisor faked till refunds to steal £500,000 over five years

    A supermarket supervisor who stole nearly half a million pounds from her employer and used it to bail out her two sons has been jailed for three years.

  • Retail figures in biggest fall since 1986 as credit crunch hits the high street

    High street sales suffered a record one month fall in June as the credit crunch kept shoppers away.

  • Man, 74, died after days trapped with head stuck down drain

    An elderly man died after getting his head stuck down a drain and becoming trapped there for days.

  • Prison Service announce new jails crackdown ... no more violent video games

    Prisoners will be banned from playing violent computer games, it emerged today.

  • Fayed strikes oil millions from 'secret' oilfield under his estate

    Harrod's boss Mohamed al Fayed has won a stake in the proceeds of an oilfield in Surrey which had been pumping from under his land without his knowledge for 17 years.

  • Caught on camera: The moment a gang of teenagers nicked David Cameron's beloved bike

    It probably wouldn't have been the best moment to remind David Cameron about hugging hoodies. The Tory leader found teenage thieves made off with his bicycle.

  • Penpals meet 40 years after their friendship began via message in a bottle

    When 8-year-old Rosalind Hearse found a message in a bottle, it did not contain a cry for help. Instead it was an invitation for friendship - that has lasted for 40 years.

  • Two children die of heatstroke 'after fathers leave them locked in boiling cars'

    Two young children have died in two separate incidents after their fathers left them in the car during hot weather while they went to work.

  • One million listeners desert radio shows of Wogan and Moyles but radio bosses insist: 'We're not concerned'

    BBC radio's Terry Wogan and Chris Moyles have lost close to a million listeners, figures reveal.

  • End of an era: Relief for Sarkozy as French parliament scraps the 35-hour working week

    France's parliament passed a law on Wednesday that will allow companies to bypass compulsory 35-hour working week limits.

  • Meet the pet rabbit that didn't flopsy about when it came to saving its owners when their house burned down

    In a classic'believe it or not' example, a pet rabbit was being hailed a hero last night after saving his owners from a house fire.

  • British summer gets tropical as temperatures soar ... but get ready for the thunderstorms

    Britain is set to be hit with a one-day summer today with temperatures set to soar to a sweltering 29 degrees in some places.

  • British summer gets tropical as temperatures soar ... but get ready for the thunderstorms

    Britain is set to be hit with a one-day summer today with temperatures set to soar to a sweltering 29 degrees in some places.

  • Motorist 'demonised' by ministers in drive to cut pollution, says top government advisor

    The car and the motorist have been'unfairly demonised' in ministers' drive to cut pollution, a top Government adviser says.

  • Thousands of asylum seekers could be allowed to STAY in Britain in an 'effective amnesty'

    Hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers whose cases were lost or overlooked by the Home Office are set to be allowed to stay in Britain.

  • Governments propose Ireland border checks for the first time in 80 years

    Border checks are to be introduced between Britain and Ireland for the first time in 80 years.

  • Brown confronted over NHS delays... by an 8-year-old visitor to Downing St

    The Prime Minister received a grilling from an eight-year-old today who complained about how long he'd had to wait on a recent trip to hospital.

  • Labour plan will ban MPs from taking on lucrative second jobs

    MPs could be banned from taking second jobs under plans being drawn up by a minister.

  • STEPHEN GLOVER: No-one has voted for a privacy law - but that is exactly what we're getting

    Max Mosley yesterday declared that the judgment in his favour by Mr Justice Eady against the News of the World was'devastating'.

  • The French Fuhrer: Genocidal Napoleon was as barbaric as Hitler, historian claims

    Three days after the fall of France in 1940, Napoleon, lying in his marble tomb in Paris, received a visit from his greatest admirer.

  • PETRONELLA WYATT: Crime-ridden. Crushingly dull. Intellectually backward. Is there ANYTHING good about the countryside?

    Once it was claimed in a newspaper that I disliked the country. No, let us not be mealy-mouthed: that I detested the country.

  • Hiding behind the law: The sports star who kept his affair secret thanks to Justice Eady

    When an outraged husband discovered his wife was having an affair with a married sportsman, he decided the public should know the truth.

  • Britain 'to spend £3 billion on new nuclear warheads'

    The Ministry of Defence plans to spend more than£3bn on nuclear warheads, according to documents released under the Freedom of Information Act.

  • Trader is fined £300 by council for using black bin bags instead of grey

    A boutique has been fined£300 for throwing away rubbish in the wrong coloured bin bags.

  • The scramble for Beijing: Armed police called in as 40,000 Chinese queue for days to buy Olympics tickets

    Olympic athletes may have great endurance - but they've got nothing on these Chinese fans queuing for Beijing tickets.

  • We failed, says Maddie police chief... but he refuses to apologise to her parents

    The policeman who led the investigation into Madeleine McCann's disappearance admitted yesterday it was a failure.

  • Wanted: Nosey parkers to monitor police CCTV cameras

    Police leaders and civil liberty groups have condemned a scheme to use recruiting volunteers to monitor its CCTV cameras.

  • Police 'bribe' teenagers with junk food for good behaviour

    Police are bribing youngsters to behave with the offer of cheap fast-food. Teenagers who promise to be good are being given discounts on items such as Big Macs and stuffed-crust pizzas.

  • 250,000 Berliners go berserk for Obama ... and he hits Britain this afternoon

    In the end Barack Obama had no need to break into German to leave the 200,000 crowd roaring with delight. He confronted threats including climate change, religious intolerance and nuclear proliferation.

  • Cost of living outstripping pay packets by biggest margin for 20 years

    Workers are facing the biggest strain on their finances for nearly two decades. They are struggling with the largest gap between pay rises and cost of living rises since 1990.

  • the Mail online | Home

    Home

  • Brown has 'two months to save premiership' after Labour's crushing by-election defeat

    Gordon Brown faces the prospect of spending the next two months plotting to save his premiership after Labour crashed to a catastrophic defeat in the super-safe seat of Glasgow East.

  • Qantas 747 terror plunge 'could have been caused by bomb ripping a hole in the plane,' say experts

    Passengers vomited into oxygen masks, debris flew through the cabin and part of the ceiling collapsed when a three-metre hole torn in the belly of a Qantas Boeing 747 forced an emergency landing in Manila today.

  • Misery for thousands of brides-to-be as wedding list company battles to avoid going bust

    Thousands of couples are facing a wedding days disaster after wedding gift service Wrapit confirmed it was in talks to avoid administration.

  • Why millions of people may be just 11 days from financial ruin

    More than a third of adults could survive financially for only 11 days if they were to lose their job or be too ill to work, according to a survey.

  • Briton charged with strangling her newborn son in Crete hotel room collapses after six-hour interrogation

    A British mother accused of strangling her newborn son moments after giving birth in a hotel room in Crete collapsed during a six-hour court grilling.

  • Cellar victim Elisabeth banishes her mother as Fritzl women fall out over incest children

    Incest cellar victim Elisabeth Fritzl has ordered her mother Rosemarie out of the villa they have been sharing at a psychiatric clinic.

  • Mob of teenagers beat boy unconscious in park ... then take pictures of him on mobiles

    A 13-year-old boy is fighting for his life today after being brutally beaten up in a park by a mob of teenagers - who then took snapshots of him as he lay unconscious and bleeding.

  • You must be nicer to Muslims, Britain is told by UN human rights chiefs

    Britain was told yesterday by a United Nations committee to take firm action to combat'negative public attitudes' towards Muslims and criticised for some of its anti-terror measures.

  • Knife thug aged TEN slashed woman after she refused to give him a cigarette

    A knife thug aged 10 slashed a woman after she refused to give him a cigarette, it was revealed this morning.

  • Man, 74, died after days trapped with head stuck down drain

    An elderly man died after getting his head stuck down a drain and becoming trapped there for days.

  • Beauty student, 17, dies after taking powerful painkiller to calm her nerves before exams

    Beauty student Milly Walker was so nervous before taking her exams that she took a powerful painkiller to help calm her nerves.

  • British summer gets tropical as temperatures soar ... but get ready for the thunderstorms

    Britain is set to be hit with a one-day summer today with temperatures set to soar to a sweltering 29 degrees in some places.

  • Judge pulls out KNIFE in court during teenage stabbing trial

    A judge stunned a court when he pulled a blade out of his pocket - while sitting on a knife crime case.

  • Trader is fined £300 by council for using black bin bags instead of grey

    A boutique has been fined£300 for throwing away rubbish in the wrong coloured bin bags.

  • How to save the world - don't have more than two children

    British couples should have no more than two children to save the world from global warming, according to a green think tank.

  • Britain 'to spend £3 billion on new nuclear warheads'

    The Ministry of Defence plans to spend more than£3bn on nuclear warheads, according to documents released under the Freedom of Information Act.

  • Prison Service announce new jails crackdown ... no more violent video games

    Prisoners will be banned from playing violent computer games, it emerged today.

  • What price morality? Judge champions Max Mosley's right to hold S&M orgies

    Max Mosley has opened the back door to new privacy laws with a High Court judgment that championed his right to hold a spanking and bondage orgy with five prostitutes.

  • Having a fat friend could make YOU overweight as well

    Spending time with fat friends means you are more likely to become fat yourself, according to research.

  • Wanted: Nosey parkers to monitor police CCTV cameras

    Police leaders and civil liberty groups have condemned a scheme to use recruiting volunteers to monitor its CCTV cameras.

  • People SHOULD confront youths who misbehave despite fear of knife crime, says police chief

    A police chief yesterday called for a return to the days when adults told off youths they saw being unruly in public.

  • Bumped: EasyJet become the latest airline to cut back on flights

    EasyJet has become the latest airline to cut flights in a move which will see fewer cheap winter deals for holidaymakers.

  • the Mail online | News

    News

  • Brown has two months to save premiership after Labour's crushing by-election defeat

    Gordon Brown has two months to save his premiership after Labour crashed to a catastrophic defeat in the super-safe seat of Glasgow East.

  • Why millions of people may be just 11 days from financial ruin

    More than a third of adults could survive financially for only 11 days if they were to lose their job or be too ill to work, according to a survey.

  • British BP boss forced out of Russia in battle with the oligarchs

    A row between oil giant BP and several shareholders in its Russian joint venture TNK-BP has deepened after the venture's British boss was forced out of the country.

  • Cellar victim Elisabeth banishes her mother as Fritzl women fall out over incest children

    Incest cellar victim Elisabeth Fritzl has ordered her mother Rosemarie out of the villa they have been sharing at a psychiatric clinic.

  • Briton charged with strangling her newborn son in Crete hotel room collapses after six-hour interrogation

    A British mother accused of strangling her newborn son moments after giving birth in a hotel room in Crete collapsed during a six-hour court grilling.

  • Harriet Harman becomes the first woman to run Britain since Thatcher as she covers for Brown during his holidays

    Harriet Harman is to stand in for Gordon Brown while the prime minister is on holiday, it emerged today.

  • Mid-air terror for British passengers as Boeing 747 plunges 20,000ft after three-metre hole appears in its belly

    Passengers vomited into oxygen masks, debris flew through the cabin and part of the ceiling collapsed when a three-metre hole torn in the belly of a Qantas Boeing 747 forced an emergency landing in Manila today.

  • Hauled to court on race charge, ex-WPC who told rowdy youths: 'Go back where you come from'

    After being woken for the third time in one night, a grandmother told a group of noisy university students to'go home' - and was arrested on race charges.

  • Painter given £30 fine for smoking 'at work'...in his own van

    A painter and decorator who lit a cigarette in his own van was fined£30 on-the spot - for smoking in his workplace.

  • Wife Swap contestant died of drink and drugs binge after partner ran off with lesbian lover

    A father-of-two who appeared on Channel 4's Wife Swap died after a massive drink and drugs binge when his life spiralled out of control after appearing on the show.

  • Judge pulls out KNIFE in court during teenage stabbing trial

    A judge stunned a court when he pulled a blade out of his pocket - while sitting on a knife crime case.

  • The 12-minute commercial break: Ads get longer as watchdog relaxes rules

    TV viewers are facing the prospect of individual adverts lasting as long as 12 minutes. The media regulator dropped rules preventing long commercials on the main channels.

  • You must be nicer to Muslims, Britain is told by UN human rights chiefs

    Britain was told yesterday by a United Nations committee to take firm action to combat'negative public attitudes' towards Muslims and criticised for some of its anti-terror measures.

  • Good news for first-time buyers as Halifax cuts home loan rates for the third time this month

    Britain's biggest mortgage lender announced today that it was cutting its mortgage rates for the third time this month.

  • Police called after neighbours hear blood-curdling screams...to find actors rehearsing Sweeney Todd

    When residents heard blood curdling screams cleaving the night air in their quiet suburban street they immediately called the police.

  • The Queen puts her Royal banqueting rooms on the tourist menu at Buckingham Palace for the first time

    This is the scene which has greeted foreign monarchs, presidents and prime ministers - the Buckingham Palace ballroom prepared for a state banquet.

  • Beauty student, 17, dies after taking powerful painkiller to calm her nerves before exams

    Beauty student Milly Walker was so nervous before taking her exams that she took a powerful painkiller to help calm her nerves.

  • Mother sees her husband and three children fall to their deaths on Alpine climbing holiday

    A woman was recovering in hospital last night with deep shock after seeing her husband and three children fall 1,500feet to their deaths in the Italian Alps.

  • 'Embarrassed' girl, 9, gets court protection in New Zealand to change her name from 'Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii'

    What's in a name? Quite a lot if you're called Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. That's the unfortunate appellation a New Zealand girl was given by her parents.

  • Here comes the bargain bride... in a £2.50 bespoke wedding dress bought on eBay

    It was the perfect dress for her dream wedding - apart from the small matter of the£1,500 price tag. However Emma Dunn managed to get her hands on it for a mere £2.50.

  • What price morality? Judge champions Max Mosley's right to hold S&M orgies

    Max Mosley has opened the back door to new privacy laws with a High Court judgment that championed his right to hold a spanking and bondage orgy with five prostitutes.

  • Number of new mortgages plummets by staggering 70%

    The number of homes sold has halved in a year, according to official figures issued yesterday.

  • Why Cruella de Vil's cigarette could put an 18 certificate on 101 Dalmatians

    They don't immediately stand out as films which might corrupt young people. But 101 Dalmatians all be given 18 certificates under moves to discourage smoking.

  • Jailed: Supermarket supervisor faked till refunds to steal £500,000 over five years

    A supermarket supervisor who stole nearly half a million pounds from her employer and used it to bail out her two sons has been jailed for three years.

  • Retail figures in biggest fall since 1986 as credit crunch hits the high street

    High street sales suffered a record one month fall in June as the credit crunch kept shoppers away.

  • Man, 74, died after days trapped with head stuck down drain

    An elderly man died after getting his head stuck down a drain and becoming trapped there for days.

  • Prison Service announce new jails crackdown ... no more violent video games

    Prisoners will be banned from playing violent computer games, it emerged today.

  • Fayed strikes oil millions from 'secret' oilfield under his estate

    Harrod's boss Mohamed al Fayed has won a stake in the proceeds of an oilfield in Surrey which had been pumping from under his land without his knowledge for 17 years.

  • Caught on camera: The moment a gang of teenagers nicked David Cameron's beloved bike

    It probably wouldn't have been the best moment to remind David Cameron about hugging hoodies. The Tory leader found teenage thieves made off with his bicycle.

  • Penpals meet 40 years after their friendship began via message in a bottle

    When 8-year-old Rosalind Hearse found a message in a bottle, it did not contain a cry for help. Instead it was an invitation for friendship - that has lasted for 40 years.

  • Two children die of heatstroke 'after fathers leave them locked in boiling cars'

    Two young children have died in two separate incidents after their fathers left them in the car during hot weather while they went to work.

  • One million listeners desert radio shows of Wogan and Moyles but radio bosses insist: 'We're not concerned'

    BBC radio's Terry Wogan and Chris Moyles have lost close to a million listeners, figures reveal.

  • End of an era: Relief for Sarkozy as French parliament scraps the 35-hour working week

    France's parliament passed a law on Wednesday that will allow companies to bypass compulsory 35-hour working week limits.

  • Meet the pet rabbit that didn't flopsy about when it came to saving its owners when their house burned down

    In a classic'believe it or not' example, a pet rabbit was being hailed a hero last night after saving his owners from a house fire.

  • British summer gets tropical as temperatures soar ... but get ready for the thunderstorms

    Britain is set to be hit with a one-day summer today with temperatures set to soar to a sweltering 29 degrees in some places.

  • British summer gets tropical as temperatures soar ... but get ready for the thunderstorms

    Britain is set to be hit with a one-day summer today with temperatures set to soar to a sweltering 29 degrees in some places.

  • Motorist 'demonised' by ministers in drive to cut pollution, says top government advisor

    The car and the motorist have been'unfairly demonised' in ministers' drive to cut pollution, a top Government adviser says.

  • Thousands of asylum seekers could be allowed to STAY in Britain in an 'effective amnesty'

    Hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers whose cases were lost or overlooked by the Home Office are set to be allowed to stay in Britain.

  • Governments propose Ireland border checks for the first time in 80 years

    Border checks are to be introduced between Britain and Ireland for the first time in 80 years.

  • Brown confronted over NHS delays... by an 8-year-old visitor to Downing St

    The Prime Minister received a grilling from an eight-year-old today who complained about how long he'd had to wait on a recent trip to hospital.

  • Labour plan will ban MPs from taking on lucrative second jobs

    MPs could be banned from taking second jobs under plans being drawn up by a minister.

  • STEPHEN GLOVER: No-one has voted for a privacy law - but that is exactly what we're getting

    Max Mosley yesterday declared that the judgment in his favour by Mr Justice Eady against the News of the World was'devastating'.

  • The French Fuhrer: Genocidal Napoleon was as barbaric as Hitler, historian claims

    Three days after the fall of France in 1940, Napoleon, lying in his marble tomb in Paris, received a visit from his greatest admirer.

  • PETRONELLA WYATT: Crime-ridden. Crushingly dull. Intellectually backward. Is there ANYTHING good about the countryside?

    Once it was claimed in a newspaper that I disliked the country. No, let us not be mealy-mouthed: that I detested the country.

  • Hiding behind the law: The sports star who kept his affair secret thanks to Justice Eady

    When an outraged husband discovered his wife was having an affair with a married sportsman, he decided the public should know the truth.

  • Britain 'to spend £3 billion on new nuclear warheads'

    The Ministry of Defence plans to spend more than£3bn on nuclear warheads, according to documents released under the Freedom of Information Act.

  • Trader is fined £300 by council for using black bin bags instead of grey

    A boutique has been fined£300 for throwing away rubbish in the wrong coloured bin bags.

  • The scramble for Beijing: Armed police called in as 40,000 Chinese queue for days to buy Olympics tickets

    Olympic athletes may have great endurance - but they've got nothing on these Chinese fans queuing for Beijing tickets.

  • We failed, says Maddie police chief... but he refuses to apologise to her parents

    The policeman who led the investigation into Madeleine McCann's disappearance admitted yesterday it was a failure.

  • Wanted: Nosey parkers to monitor police CCTV cameras

    Police leaders and civil liberty groups have condemned a scheme to use recruiting volunteers to monitor its CCTV cameras.

  • Police 'bribe' teenagers with junk food for good behaviour

    Police are bribing youngsters to behave with the offer of cheap fast-food. Teenagers who promise to be good are being given discounts on items such as Big Macs and stuffed-crust pizzas.

  • 250,000 Berliners go berserk for Obama ... and he hits Britain this afternoon

    In the end Barack Obama had no need to break into German to leave the 200,000 crowd roaring with delight. He confronted threats including climate change, religious intolerance and nuclear proliferation.

  • Cost of living outstripping pay packets by biggest margin for 20 years

    Workers are facing the biggest strain on their finances for nearly two decades. They are struggling with the largest gap between pay rises and cost of living rises since 1990.

  • the Mail online | News

    News

  • Brown has two months to save premiership after Labour's crushing by-election defeat

    Gordon Brown has two months to save his premiership after Labour crashed to a catastrophic defeat in the super-safe seat of Glasgow East.

  • Why millions of people may be just 11 days from financial ruin

    More than a third of adults could survive financially for only 11 days if they were to lose their job or be too ill to work, according to a survey.

  • British BP boss forced out of Russia in battle with the oligarchs

    A row between oil giant BP and several shareholders in its Russian joint venture TNK-BP has deepened after the venture's British boss was forced out of the country.

  • Cellar victim Elisabeth banishes her mother as Fritzl women fall out over incest children

    Incest cellar victim Elisabeth Fritzl has ordered her mother Rosemarie out of the villa they have been sharing at a psychiatric clinic.

  • Briton charged with strangling her newborn son in Crete hotel room collapses after six-hour interrogation

    A British mother accused of strangling her newborn son moments after giving birth in a hotel room in Crete collapsed during a six-hour court grilling.

  • Harriet Harman becomes the first woman to run Britain since Thatcher as she covers for Brown during his holidays

    Harriet Harman is to stand in for Gordon Brown while the prime minister is on holiday, it emerged today.

  • Mid-air terror for British passengers as Boeing 747 plunges 20,000ft after three-metre hole appears in its belly

    Passengers vomited into oxygen masks, debris flew through the cabin and part of the ceiling collapsed when a three-metre hole torn in the belly of a Qantas Boeing 747 forced an emergency landing in Manila today.

  • Hauled to court on race charge, ex-WPC who told rowdy youths: 'Go back where you come from'

    After being woken for the third time in one night, a grandmother told a group of noisy university students to'go home' - and was arrested on race charges.

  • Painter given £30 fine for smoking 'at work'...in his own van

    A painter and decorator who lit a cigarette in his own van was fined£30 on-the spot - for smoking in his workplace.

  • Wife Swap contestant died of drink and drugs binge after partner ran off with lesbian lover

    A father-of-two who appeared on Channel 4's Wife Swap died after a massive drink and drugs binge when his life spiralled out of control after appearing on the show.

  • Judge pulls out KNIFE in court during teenage stabbing trial

    A judge stunned a court when he pulled a blade out of his pocket - while sitting on a knife crime case.

  • The 12-minute commercial break: Ads get longer as watchdog relaxes rules

    TV viewers are facing the prospect of individual adverts lasting as long as 12 minutes. The media regulator dropped rules preventing long commercials on the main channels.

  • You must be nicer to Muslims, Britain is told by UN human rights chiefs

    Britain was told yesterday by a United Nations committee to take firm action to combat'negative public attitudes' towards Muslims and criticised for some of its anti-terror measures.

  • Good news for first-time buyers as Halifax cuts home loan rates for the third time this month

    Britain's biggest mortgage lender announced today that it was cutting its mortgage rates for the third time this month.

  • Police called after neighbours hear blood-curdling screams...to find actors rehearsing Sweeney Todd

    When residents heard blood curdling screams cleaving the night air in their quiet suburban street they immediately called the police.

  • The Queen puts her Royal banqueting rooms on the tourist menu at Buckingham Palace for the first time

    This is the scene which has greeted foreign monarchs, presidents and prime ministers - the Buckingham Palace ballroom prepared for a state banquet.

  • Beauty student, 17, dies after taking powerful painkiller to calm her nerves before exams

    Beauty student Milly Walker was so nervous before taking her exams that she took a powerful painkiller to help calm her nerves.

  • Mother sees her husband and three children fall to their deaths on Alpine climbing holiday

    A woman was recovering in hospital last night with deep shock after seeing her husband and three children fall 1,500feet to their deaths in the Italian Alps.

  • 'Embarrassed' girl, 9, gets court protection in New Zealand to change her name from 'Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii'

    What's in a name? Quite a lot if you're called Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. That's the unfortunate appellation a New Zealand girl was given by her parents.

  • Here comes the bargain bride... in a £2.50 bespoke wedding dress bought on eBay

    It was the perfect dress for her dream wedding - apart from the small matter of the£1,500 price tag. However Emma Dunn managed to get her hands on it for a mere £2.50.

  • What price morality? Judge champions Max Mosley's right to hold S&M orgies

    Max Mosley has opened the back door to new privacy laws with a High Court judgment that championed his right to hold a spanking and bondage orgy with five prostitutes.

  • Number of new mortgages plummets by staggering 70%

    The number of homes sold has halved in a year, according to official figures issued yesterday.

  • Why Cruella de Vil's cigarette could put an 18 certificate on 101 Dalmatians

    They don't immediately stand out as films which might corrupt young people. But 101 Dalmatians all be given 18 certificates under moves to discourage smoking.

  • Jailed: Supermarket supervisor faked till refunds to steal £500,000 over five years

    A supermarket supervisor who stole nearly half a million pounds from her employer and used it to bail out her two sons has been jailed for three years.

  • Retail figures in biggest fall since 1986 as credit crunch hits the high street

    High street sales suffered a record one month fall in June as the credit crunch kept shoppers away.

  • Man, 74, died after days trapped with head stuck down drain

    An elderly man died after getting his head stuck down a drain and becoming trapped there for days.

  • Prison Service announce new jails crackdown ... no more violent video games

    Prisoners will be banned from playing violent computer games, it emerged today.

  • Fayed strikes oil millions from 'secret' oilfield under his estate

    Harrod's boss Mohamed al Fayed has won a stake in the proceeds of an oilfield in Surrey which had been pumping from under his land without his knowledge for 17 years.

  • Caught on camera: The moment a gang of teenagers nicked David Cameron's beloved bike

    It probably wouldn't have been the best moment to remind David Cameron about hugging hoodies. The Tory leader found teenage thieves made off with his bicycle.

  • Penpals meet 40 years after their friendship began via message in a bottle

    When 8-year-old Rosalind Hearse found a message in a bottle, it did not contain a cry for help. Instead it was an invitation for friendship - that has lasted for 40 years.

  • Two children die of heatstroke 'after fathers leave them locked in boiling cars'

    Two young children have died in two separate incidents after their fathers left them in the car during hot weather while they went to work.

  • One million listeners desert radio shows of Wogan and Moyles but radio bosses insist: 'We're not concerned'

    BBC radio's Terry Wogan and Chris Moyles have lost close to a million listeners, figures reveal.

  • End of an era: Relief for Sarkozy as French parliament scraps the 35-hour working week

    France's parliament passed a law on Wednesday that will allow companies to bypass compulsory 35-hour working week limits.

  • Meet the pet rabbit that didn't flopsy about when it came to saving its owners when their house burned down

    In a classic'believe it or not' example, a pet rabbit was being hailed a hero last night after saving his owners from a house fire.

  • British summer gets tropical as temperatures soar ... but get ready for the thunderstorms

    Britain is set to be hit with a one-day summer today with temperatures set to soar to a sweltering 29 degrees in some places.

  • British summer gets tropical as temperatures soar ... but get ready for the thunderstorms

    Britain is set to be hit with a one-day summer today with temperatures set to soar to a sweltering 29 degrees in some places.

  • Motorist 'demonised' by ministers in drive to cut pollution, says top government advisor

    The car and the motorist have been'unfairly demonised' in ministers' drive to cut pollution, a top Government adviser says.

  • Thousands of asylum seekers could be allowed to STAY in Britain in an 'effective amnesty'

    Hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers whose cases were lost or overlooked by the Home Office are set to be allowed to stay in Britain.

  • Governments propose Ireland border checks for the first time in 80 years

    Border checks are to be introduced between Britain and Ireland for the first time in 80 years.

  • Brown confronted over NHS delays... by an 8-year-old visitor to Downing St

    The Prime Minister received a grilling from an eight-year-old today who complained about how long he'd had to wait on a recent trip to hospital.

  • Labour plan will ban MPs from taking on lucrative second jobs

    MPs could be banned from taking second jobs under plans being drawn up by a minister.

  • STEPHEN GLOVER: No-one has voted for a privacy law - but that is exactly what we're getting

    Max Mosley yesterday declared that the judgment in his favour by Mr Justice Eady against the News of the World was'devastating'.

  • The French Fuhrer: Genocidal Napoleon was as barbaric as Hitler, historian claims

    Three days after the fall of France in 1940, Napoleon, lying in his marble tomb in Paris, received a visit from his greatest admirer.

  • PETRONELLA WYATT: Crime-ridden. Crushingly dull. Intellectually backward. Is there ANYTHING good about the countryside?

    Once it was claimed in a newspaper that I disliked the country. No, let us not be mealy-mouthed: that I detested the country.

  • Hiding behind the law: The sports star who kept his affair secret thanks to Justice Eady

    When an outraged husband discovered his wife was having an affair with a married sportsman, he decided the public should know the truth.

  • Britain 'to spend £3 billion on new nuclear warheads'

    The Ministry of Defence plans to spend more than£3bn on nuclear warheads, according to documents released under the Freedom of Information Act.

  • Trader is fined £300 by council for using black bin bags instead of grey

    A boutique has been fined£300 for throwing away rubbish in the wrong coloured bin bags.

  • The scramble for Beijing: Armed police called in as 40,000 Chinese queue for days to buy Olympics tickets

    Olympic athletes may have great endurance - but they've got nothing on these Chinese fans queuing for Beijing tickets.

  • We failed, says Maddie police chief... but he refuses to apologise to her parents

    The policeman who led the investigation into Madeleine McCann's disappearance admitted yesterday it was a failure.

  • Wanted: Nosey parkers to monitor police CCTV cameras

    Police leaders and civil liberty groups have condemned a scheme to use recruiting volunteers to monitor its CCTV cameras.

  • Police 'bribe' teenagers with junk food for good behaviour

    Police are bribing youngsters to behave with the offer of cheap fast-food. Teenagers who promise to be good are being given discounts on items such as Big Macs and stuffed-crust pizzas.

  • 250,000 Berliners go berserk for Obama ... and he hits Britain this afternoon

    In the end Barack Obama had no need to break into German to leave the 200,000 crowd roaring with delight. He confronted threats including climate change, religious intolerance and nuclear proliferation.

  • Cost of living outstripping pay packets by biggest margin for 20 years

    Workers are facing the biggest strain on their finances for nearly two decades. They are struggling with the largest gap between pay rises and cost of living rises since 1990.

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  • Brown has two months to save premiership after Labour's crushing by-election defeat

    Gordon Brown has two months to save his premiership after Labour crashed to a catastrophic defeat in the super-safe seat of Glasgow East.

  • Why millions of people may be just 11 days from financial ruin

    More than a third of adults could survive financially for only 11 days if they were to lose their job or be too ill to work, according to a survey.

  • British BP boss forced out of Russia in battle with the oligarchs

    A row between oil giant BP and several shareholders in its Russian joint venture TNK-BP has deepened after the venture's British boss was forced out of the country.

  • Cellar victim Elisabeth banishes her mother as Fritzl women fall out over incest children

    Incest cellar victim Elisabeth Fritzl has ordered her mother Rosemarie out of the villa they have been sharing at a psychiatric clinic.

  • Briton charged with strangling her newborn son in Crete hotel room collapses after six-hour interrogation

    A British mother accused of strangling her newborn son moments after giving birth in a hotel room in Crete collapsed during a six-hour court grilling.

  • Harriet Harman becomes the first woman to run Britain since Thatcher as she covers for Brown during his holidays

    Harriet Harman is to stand in for Gordon Brown while the prime minister is on holiday, it emerged today.

  • Mid-air terror for British passengers as Boeing 747 plunges 20,000ft after three-metre hole appears in its belly

    Passengers vomited into oxygen masks, debris flew through the cabin and part of the ceiling collapsed when a three-metre hole torn in the belly of a Qantas Boeing 747 forced an emergency landing in Manila today.

  • Hauled to court on race charge, ex-WPC who told rowdy youths: 'Go back where you come from'

    After being woken for the third time in one night, a grandmother told a group of noisy university students to'go home' - and was arrested on race charges.

  • Painter given £30 fine for smoking 'at work'...in his own van

    A painter and decorator who lit a cigarette in his own van was fined£30 on-the spot - for smoking in his workplace.

  • Wife Swap contestant died of drink and drugs binge after partner ran off with lesbian lover

    A father-of-two who appeared on Channel 4's Wife Swap died after a massive drink and drugs binge when his life spiralled out of control after appearing on the show.

  • Judge pulls out KNIFE in court during teenage stabbing trial

    A judge stunned a court when he pulled a blade out of his pocket - while sitting on a knife crime case.

  • The 12-minute commercial break: Ads get longer as watchdog relaxes rules

    TV viewers are facing the prospect of individual adverts lasting as long as 12 minutes. The media regulator dropped rules preventing long commercials on the main channels.

  • You must be nicer to Muslims, Britain is told by UN human rights chiefs

    Britain was told yesterday by a United Nations committee to take firm action to combat'negative public attitudes' towards Muslims and criticised for some of its anti-terror measures.

  • Good news for first-time buyers as Halifax cuts home loan rates for the third time this month

    Britain's biggest mortgage lender announced today that it was cutting its mortgage rates for the third time this month.

  • Police called after neighbours hear blood-curdling screams...to find actors rehearsing Sweeney Todd

    When residents heard blood curdling screams cleaving the night air in their quiet suburban street they immediately called the police.

  • The Queen puts her Royal banqueting rooms on the tourist menu at Buckingham Palace for the first time

    This is the scene which has greeted foreign monarchs, presidents and prime ministers - the Buckingham Palace ballroom prepared for a state banquet.

  • Beauty student, 17, dies after taking powerful painkiller to calm her nerves before exams

    Beauty student Milly Walker was so nervous before taking her exams that she took a powerful painkiller to help calm her nerves.

  • Mother sees her husband and three children fall to their deaths on Alpine climbing holiday

    A woman was recovering in hospital last night with deep shock after seeing her husband and three children fall 1,500feet to their deaths in the Italian Alps.

  • 'Embarrassed' girl, 9, gets court protection in New Zealand to change her name from 'Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii'

    What's in a name? Quite a lot if you're called Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. That's the unfortunate appellation a New Zealand girl was given by her parents.

  • Here comes the bargain bride... in a £2.50 bespoke wedding dress bought on eBay

    It was the perfect dress for her dream wedding - apart from the small matter of the£1,500 price tag. However Emma Dunn managed to get her hands on it for a mere £2.50.

  • What price morality? Judge champions Max Mosley's right to hold S&M orgies

    Max Mosley has opened the back door to new privacy laws with a High Court judgment that championed his right to hold a spanking and bondage orgy with five prostitutes.

  • Number of new mortgages plummets by staggering 70%

    The number of homes sold has halved in a year, according to official figures issued yesterday.

  • Why Cruella de Vil's cigarette could put an 18 certificate on 101 Dalmatians

    They don't immediately stand out as films which might corrupt young people. But 101 Dalmatians all be given 18 certificates under moves to discourage smoking.

  • Jailed: Supermarket supervisor faked till refunds to steal £500,000 over five years

    A supermarket supervisor who stole nearly half a million pounds from her employer and used it to bail out her two sons has been jailed for three years.

  • Retail figures in biggest fall since 1986 as credit crunch hits the high street

    High street sales suffered a record one month fall in June as the credit crunch kept shoppers away.

  • Man, 74, died after days trapped with head stuck down drain

    An elderly man died after getting his head stuck down a drain and becoming trapped there for days.

  • Prison Service announce new jails crackdown ... no more violent video games

    Prisoners will be banned from playing violent computer games, it emerged today.

  • Fayed strikes oil millions from 'secret' oilfield under his estate

    Harrod's boss Mohamed al Fayed has won a stake in the proceeds of an oilfield in Surrey which had been pumping from under his land without his knowledge for 17 years.

  • Caught on camera: The moment a gang of teenagers nicked David Cameron's beloved bike

    It probably wouldn't have been the best moment to remind David Cameron about hugging hoodies. The Tory leader found teenage thieves made off with his bicycle.

  • Penpals meet 40 years after their friendship began via message in a bottle

    When 8-year-old Rosalind Hearse found a message in a bottle, it did not contain a cry for help. Instead it was an invitation for friendship - that has lasted for 40 years.

  • Two children die of heatstroke 'after fathers leave them locked in boiling cars'

    Two young children have died in two separate incidents after their fathers left them in the car during hot weather while they went to work.

  • One million listeners desert radio shows of Wogan and Moyles but radio bosses insist: 'We're not concerned'

    BBC radio's Terry Wogan and Chris Moyles have lost close to a million listeners, figures reveal.

  • End of an era: Relief for Sarkozy as French parliament scraps the 35-hour working week

    France's parliament passed a law on Wednesday that will allow companies to bypass compulsory 35-hour working week limits.

  • Meet the pet rabbit that didn't flopsy about when it came to saving its owners when their house burned down

    In a classic'believe it or not' example, a pet rabbit was being hailed a hero last night after saving his owners from a house fire.

  • British summer gets tropical as temperatures soar ... but get ready for the thunderstorms

    Britain is set to be hit with a one-day summer today with temperatures set to soar to a sweltering 29 degrees in some places.

  • British summer gets tropical as temperatures soar ... but get ready for the thunderstorms

    Britain is set to be hit with a one-day summer today with temperatures set to soar to a sweltering 29 degrees in some places.

  • Motorist 'demonised' by ministers in drive to cut pollution, says top government advisor

    The car and the motorist have been'unfairly demonised' in ministers' drive to cut pollution, a top Government adviser says.

  • Thousands of asylum seekers could be allowed to STAY in Britain in an 'effective amnesty'

    Hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers whose cases were lost or overlooked by the Home Office are set to be allowed to stay in Britain.

  • Governments propose Ireland border checks for the first time in 80 years

    Border checks are to be introduced between Britain and Ireland for the first time in 80 years.

  • Brown confronted over NHS delays... by an 8-year-old visitor to Downing St

    The Prime Minister received a grilling from an eight-year-old today who complained about how long he'd had to wait on a recent trip to hospital.