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| Violinist plays for taxi driver | A violinist who left his 285-year-old instrument in the back of a New York cab has played a concert to thank the driver who returned it to him. |
| The Budget & Taxi Vehicle Excise Duty (Road Tax) | In the Chancellor's recent budget Gordon Brown announced that Vehicle Excise Duty, or Road Tax as we know it would be increased for the most polluting vehicles i.e. the 4x4 brigade would end up paying more road tax for their "Chelsea Tractors". |
| Blair Urges G8 Pact to Halve Greenhouse Gas Emmission by 2050 | Former British prime minister Tony Blair urged the Group of Eight rich nations on Friday, June 27, to agree to a global goal of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, despite signs top carbon emitter the United States would not back the target. |
| One in Four British Homes at Flood Risk, Says RMS | London – June 24, 2008 – As many as one in four homes in Britain is at risk of flooding caused by excessive rainfall and rivers overflowing, according to Risk Management Solutions (RMS), the world’s leading catastrophe modeling experts. |
| Nationwide in second mortgage rate rise in two weeks | Nationwide Building Society, the UK\'s second largest mortgage lender, today signalled that the mortgage squeeze is far from over as it ramped up rates yet again by up to half a percentage point. It is the second time the building society has raised rates on its products in two weeks. |
| Bank of England governor warns 'innocent bystanders' may lose homes | Mervyn King today called for an improved system of financial stability for Britain as he admitted that prolonged turmoil in the markets had left the economy facing a period of rising inflation and weaker growth. |
| Tesco growth slows as consumers cut back | Tesco said on Tuesday that it had made a strong start to its financial year with first quarter sales up 13.7 per cent across the group. |
| Insurers braced for Atlantic storm claims | While insurers are still receiving claims for damage caused in last month?s earthquake, an Atlantic storm is raging across southern Britain. |
| Quit smoking and save on life insurance | The smoking ban came into effect last July and with No Smoking Day (NSD) on March 12, those who give up smoking could save more than ?2,000 on their life insurance. |
| 5 Years For £11m Fraud | An insurance broker behind a near ?11 million fraud was jailed for almost 5 years yesterday. |
| Blair 'Must Listen On When To Quit' | Prime Minister Tony Blair has been urged to take on board advice about the timing of his departure from Downing Street. |
| The Lowdown on "Mr.Loophole" | Britain?s leading policemen are cracking down on reckless motorists who use legal loopholes to escape conviction. The Association of Chief Police Officers yesterday announced it is fed up of lawyers exploiting gaps in the present system, enabling motorists to walk free from court on charges of drink driving and speeding. |
| PM Rapped Over Unemployment Leak | Prime Minister Tony Blair was accused of "naivety" after leaking good news about a drop in unemployment a day before the official release of the market-sensitive information. |
| Stingray Kills TV Croc Hunter Irwin | Steve Irwin, the Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the Crocodile Hunter, has been killed by a stingray barb during a diving expedition, media reports said. |
| Norwich Union's Car Rates To Rise By A Third | ONE in seven motorists will see the cost of their car insurance rise by up to 35 per cent after Britain?s second-largest motor insurer revealed plans to shed unprofitable business. |
| Hunt For Man After Family Found Murdered | Police launched a manhunt after the discovery of a mother and her three children murdered at their family home. |
| Bomb Suspects Due In Court | LONDON (Reuters) - Eight British Muslims are due to appear in court on Tuesday charged with plotting to blow up U.S.-bound planes after police found bomb-making equipment, suicide notes and "martyrdom videos". |
| Terror Threat Still 'Very Serious' | There is still a "very serious" risk of a terrorist attack, despite the downgrading of the official threat level, Home Secretary John Reid said. |
| Brothers Guilty Of Damilola Manslaughter | Two teenage brothers have been found guilty of the manslaughter of Peckham schoolboy Damilola Taylor six years after his death. |
| Airline Terror Threat Foiled By Police | A plot to blow up passenger flights in mid-air has been foiled by police and security services. |
| 'UK Faces Biggest Threat Since War' | Britain is facing its most sustained period of serious threat since the end of the Second World War, Home Secretary John Reid is due to say in a high-profile speech on security. |
| Minister Plays Down Car Tax Hike | The Government has distanced itself from steep rises in car taxes being called for in a report by MPs. |
| Rice In Israel To Lobby For Peace | US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice is lobbying Israeli leaders in an attempt to silence the guns and halt the bloodshed on both sides of the Lebanese border. |
| Government To Target Cyber-Bullies | The Government is aiming to get tough on "cyber-bullying", with new guidelines to support schools in tackling the problem and force bullies' mothers and fathers to attend parenting classes. |
| HMS Bulwark Arrives in Cyprus | HMS Bulwark has arrived in Cyprus carrying 1,300 Britons from Lebanon. |
| UK Braced For Hottest Day Of The Year | Britain was braced for the hottest day of the year so far with temperatures forecast to rocket to 36C (96.8F). |
| Body Found In Missing Jogger Hunt | Experts are conducting an intensive forensic search of the scene where a body was found close to where missing ex-Harrods worker Egeli Rasta was last seen. |
| Menezes Death Charge Decision Due | Police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes will learn if they are to face charges. |
| First UK Evacuees Arrive Back Home | The first Britons evacuated from bomb-ravaged Lebanon have arrived back in the UK, relieved to have escaped unharmed from the terrifying week-long Israeli bombardment. |
| Three Lions Labour In Victory | It may have been less than convincing but England got their World Cup campaign off on a solid footing with a 1-0 Group B win over Paraguay in Frankfurt. |
| TV Says 1966 Win A Curse For England | BONN, Germany (Reuters) - A German television documentary has taken a swipe at England's 1966 World Cup triumph and the controversial goal scored by Geoff Hurst. |
| Liverpool Win 2006 FA Cup | Liverpool 3-3 West Ham (aet), Liverpool win 3-1 on penalties... |
| MOD Names Soldiers Killed In Iraq | LONDON (Reuters) - The Ministry of Defence named the two British soldiers killed in a roadside bomb attack in southern Iraq last week as Private Joseva Lewaicei and Private Adam Morris of the Royal Anglian Regiment. |
| England World Cup Squad Announced | Provisional World Cup squad announced... |
| FIFA Confirm Rooney Deadline | Fifa have revealed that England will have until the day before their World Cup campaign begins to replace Wayne Rooney, should they need to. |
| Jade Slammed Over Marathon Training | Big Brother star Jade Goody has come under fire from London Marathon organisers after she failed to prepare properly for the 26.2-mile course. |
| Tax Credits Overpaid On "Gigantic Scale" | LONDON (Reuters) - The government has overpaid tax credits to millions of families by over 4 billion pounds in the last two years forcing revenue officials to scramble for repayments, a parliamentary committee said on Tuesday. |
| China Says Britain Also Harvested Human Organs | BEIJING (Reuters) - China took a swipe on Thursday at British transplant experts who accused it of removing organs from executed prisoners in order to sell them, saying similar practices used to happen with patients in Britain. |
| England Fans Urged To Chant In German | LONDON (Reuters) - England fans are being encouraged to learn the German versions of well known football chants before the World Cup. |
| Hunt For Mother Of Dead Humber Boy | LONDON (Reuters) - Police were investigating on Tuesday whether the mother of a 12-year-old autistic boy had jumped off the Humber Bridge with her son after his body was found in the river below. |
| Jury Transfixed By Tape Of 9/11 Plane | ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) - In the last minutes before United Flight 93 crashed into a Pennsylvania field on September 11, a passenger urged others to help storm the cockpit and take on the hijackers because "if we don't we die," a jury heard on Wednesday. |
| Bernardo Provenzano, Legend Of A Big Fish | ROME (Reuters) - As big fish crime legends go, the fish don't come much bigger than Bernardo Provenzano or survive as long as he has. |
| Rooney Rejects Gambling Debt Fears | Football bosses sought to allay fans' fears about England's World Cup preparation as star striker Wayne Rooney shrugged off concerns about his alleged ?700,000 gambling debt. |
| Motorists Warned Over Address Scam | Motorists who try to dodge speeding fines by setting up fraudulent addresses so they cannot be traced have been warned that they will get caught. The scam works by people establishing mailbox addresses somewhere other than where they live and registering their car at that address. |
| The Queen Sent First Email In 1976 | LONDON (Reuters) - The Queen sent her first e-mail as long as 30 years ago, according to a list of 80 facts about the monarch released by Buckingham Palace to mark her 80th birthday on April 21. |
| Blair And Ahern To Unveil New Plan | |
| IRA Denies Spy's Murder | The IRA has denied any responsibility for the murder of Denis Donaldson, the Sinn Fein member who admitted to being a British spy for 20 years |
| Gnarls Barkley Makes British Pop Chart History | LONDON (Reuters) - Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" made British pop chart history on Sunday when it became the first song to reach number one based solely on sales of computer downloads, the Official UK Charts Company said. |
| French Connection In DNA-insurance.com Professional Masters | Christophe Lambert has beaten Scott Ross, the European Professional Champion, 10-5 in a superb final in the dna-insurance.com Professional Masters played to a packed arena in Jersey on February 26th this year. |
| H5 Bird Flu Found In Dead Swan | LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has found bird flu in a dead swan in Scotland, the government said on Wednesday. |
| Final Pensions Report Due | LONDON (Reuters) - Reform of the creaking state pension structure moves a step closer on Tuesday when a government-appointed panel of experts makes its final submission. |
| Record Deal For Hit Webcasts Singer | A singer has signed for one of the biggest record labels after webcasting gigs from her living room. |
| NTL Agrees To Acquire Virgin Mobile | LONDON (Reuters) - Cable company NTL said on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Virgin Mobile in a deal that values Richard Branson's mobile phone carrier's share capital at 962.4 million pounds. |
| Insurance Rip-Offs | Avoid insurance rip-offs... |
| French Workers Stage Fresh Strikes | PARIS (Reuters) - French transport workers and teachers staged new strikes on Tuesday and students across the country prepared to take to the streets for a protest they hope will sound the death knell for a youth hire-and-fire law. |
| Brothers Cleared Of Damilola Murder | LONDON (Reuters) - Two teenage brothers were found not guilty of the murder of Nigerian schoolboy Damilola Taylor at the Old Bailey on Tuesday but the jury could not reach an agreement on the lesser charge of manslaughter. |
| "FBI" Crime-Fighting Unit Launched | LONDON (Reuters) - A new national crime-fighting unit modelled on the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will be launched by the government on Monday with the aim of taking on major criminal gangs. |
| Straw And Rice Press Iraqi Leaders | BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Britain and the United States stepped up pressure on Iraq's leaders on Monday to break their deadlock over a new government and prime minister as quickly as possible to avoid civil war and take the country forward. |
| Doctors Tell Blair NHS Doesn't Work | LONDON (Reuters) - The state-funded National Health Service is unsustainable in its present form and patients will have to pay extra to fill gaps in provision, a campaign group of 870 NHS doctors told Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday. |
| Wembley Will Not Be Ready This Year | LONDON (Reuters) - The new Wembley stadium will not host any football matches this year, the English FA confirmed on Friday after weeks of speculation. |
| Rice Met By Anti-War Protest | BLACKBURN (Reuters) - Local Muslims and anti-war activists told U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to "Go Home" when counterpart Jack Straw led her on a tour of his home town on Friday. |
| Public Sector Pay Jumps | LONDON (Reuters) - Public sector workers will on average get a pay rise of 2.25 percent on April 1, Chancellor Gordon Brown said on Thursday as he signalled his desire to keep inflation under control. |
| New Campaign Urges Britons To Have A "Light Bulb Moment" | As the government announces it has missed its climate change targets perhaps it is time for individuals to take a stand... |
| Huge Pensions Strike Hits Country | LONDON (Reuters) - Up to 1.5 million local government workers went on strike across the country on Tuesday, closing thousands of schools and disrupting travel in a bitter row about pensions. |
| Man To Appear In Court Over Cartoon Protest | LONDON (Reuters) - A 23-year-old man will appear in court on Monday, charged with soliciting murder and inciting racial hatred at a February demonstration in London over the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad. |
| Blair Says Maybe Mistake To Rule Out 4th Term | MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tony Blair, facing media calls to resign over a "cash-for-favours" controversy, said on Monday it may have been a mistake to rule out a fourth term. |
| George Cross For Wounded Bomb Expert | LONDON (Reuters) - A British bomb expert who continued to protect his men after his body was ripped apart by a mine in Iraq has been awarded the George Cross. |
| Kember Freed In Iraq Rescue | BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces freed three Christian peace activists, including Briton Norman Kember, held hostage in Iraq on Thursday in an operation mounted two weeks after the kidnappers tortured and killed their American colleague. |
| Ingvar Kamprad | What car do you drive when you are a multi-billionaire? |
| Police Probe Labour Over Peerages | LONDON (Reuters) - Police said on Tuesday they were investigating the Labour party to find out whether it offered Lordships to wealthy businessmen in exchange for large loans of money. |
| Brown To Present 10th Budget | LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor Gordon Brown will deliver his 10th and possibly last annual budget on Wednesday as calls for him to replace Prime Minister Tony Blair are getting louder. |
| Motorway Car-share Lane Gets Approval | LONDON (Reuters) - The government has given the go-ahead for the first U.S.-style car-share lane to be built on a motorway in a bid to ease mounting congestion, Transport Secretary Alistair Darling said on Monday. |
| Blair To Visit Oz | MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tony Blair will attend the Commonwealth Games and address parliament during a visit to Australia that begins this weekend, officials said on Monday. |
| Introduction Of 24-hr Drink Laws Handled Badly | LONDON (Reuters) - The government mishandled the introduction of 24-hour drinking laws, causing unnecessary stress for pub landlords, local councils and residents, an all-party report said on Friday. |
| Inquiry Into Drug Trial Continues | LONDON (Reuters) - An investigation was continuing on Thursday into a clinical drugs trial which left two men critically ill and four others serious in intensive care after suffering violent reactions to the drug. |
| How Your Job Affects Your Car Insurance | Octane loving footballers such as Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand face higher insurance premiums than their bank managers. Why? |
| Milosevic To Be Buried In Belgrade | THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Slobodan Milosevic will be buried in Belgrade, his lawyer has said, following wrangling between the Serbian government and hardliners over restrictions posed by Belgrade. |
| UEFA Champions League Draw | Fixture list for the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League |
| Cash Firm Securitas Hit In Second Raid | Robbers attacked a cash van in northern England operated by Securitas, the company hit by Britain's biggest cash heist in an armed depot raid last month, police and media said on Thursday. |
| 1 Million Drivers Facing A Ban | Smile...you are on camera! |
| Wanna Advertise Your Business? | Advertise with DNA |
| Car Battery Dead? Call The AA. Driver Dead? Ah, Better Push The Car | It's proud boast is that, to its members, the Automobile Association is the fourth emergency service. But death, it seems , may not be classed as much of an emergency by the AA... |
| Loan Row To Be Debated | LONDON (Reuters) - The row over political party funding which has embarrassed Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Labour party will be discussed at a meeting of the National Executive on Tuesday. |
| Chelsea Handed Barca Repeat | The Champions League draw has finally come round with some massive ties being drawn out of the hat... |
| Call Centre Jolt For Jeremy | The BBC's seminal 'boys' stuff show, Top Gear, had an interesting customer experience with an insurer's Indian call centre this week. |
| Norwich Union Exposed | Top Gear had an embarrassing 25 minute wait for a Norwich Union quote live on the hugely popular BBC programme, when they got through the voice on the other end was barely understandable. DNA thought they would research some customer reactions... |
| Kazakhs Pull Plug On Borat Website | The authorities in Kazakhstan, angered by a comedian's satirical portrayal of a boorish, sexist and racist Kazakh television reporter, have pulled the plug on his alter ego's Web site. |
| Village Shop Defies Might Of Tesco | All over the country, supermarkets are squeezing rural retailers out of existence. Here?s the tale of one village shop that refused to roll over and die. |
| Flintoff Voted 2005 Sports Personality | Andrew Flintoff was roused from his slumbers in Pakistan last night as he became the first cricketer for 24 years to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. |
| Hemel Hempstead Blaze Continues To Rage | As the fuel blaze in Hemel Hempstead continues to rage, fire-fighters are given the go-ahead to start trying to douse the flames. |
| Cameron Faces Big First Test | LONDON (Reuters) - David Cameron faces his first big challenge as Conservative leader when he takes on Tony Blair at prime minister's questions in parliament on Wednesday. |
| 'Get Help', Best Doctor Urges Gazza | Paul Gascoigne was urged to seek help over his personal troubles after he was released on bail after being questioned about an alleged attack on a photographer. |
| Revealed: Football?s Worst Drivers | Football?s worst drivers have been revealed and there was some tough competition for top spot. |
| Cannabis Can Double Fatal Car Crash Risk | LONDON (Reuters) - Driving under the influence of cannabis can double the odds of causing a fatal car crash and the risk increases if the drug is combined with alcohol, French scientists said on Friday. |
| George Best Passes Away | Manchester United legend George Best has died at the age of 59 after failing to recover from internal bleeding. |
| F1 Star Loses Driving Licence | The Italian Formula One star driver Giancarlo Fisichella has lost his driving licence after driving at 2.5 times the speed limit in Rome. |
| Sorry, It's Not Gonna Cost You... | It's a mechanic's nightmare come true - a car that services itself. |
| Blunkett Resigns After Mistakes | David Blunkett has said he is "deeply sorry" for the embarrassment he has caused Tony Blair, after he resigned as work and pensions secretary. |
| Murray Wins Battle Of Britain | Andrew Murray defeats Tim Henman in the first round of the ATP Swiss Indoors Tournament |
| Tescos New High Street Assault | TESCO plans to launch an in-store catalogue operation, selling everything from televisions to furniture, putting it on collision course with High Street chains such as Argos, Dixons and Debenhams. |
| Sorry, We are All Out Of Town | Fred Lambton makes himself heard |
| Former Fulham & England Great Haynes Dies After Crash | Former Fulham and England soccer player Johnny Haynes, one of the most gifted playmakers the country has ever produced, has died after a car crash in Scotland, a hospital spokesman said on Tuesday. |
| Stallone To Make Sixth Rocky Movie | Sylvester Stallone has spoken about reprising his role of Rocky Balboa the boxing champion in the sixth film, called Rocky Balboa. |
| Not To Be Sneezed At | Bird flu could kill 1 billion, or it could peter out. Whatever the outcome, we must be vigilant |
| New James Bond Announced | The search for the new James Bond is finally over... |
| Muzaffarabad A 'City Of Death' | MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Kashmir capital was a scene of utter devastation on Sunday, 24 hours after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck, killing about 18,000 people across northern Pakistan. |
| James Lawton On England's Performance: A Qualified Failure | A critical evaluation of England's journey to the World Cup Finals in Germany next Summer. |
| Tory Leadership Race Wide Open | The race for the leadership of the Conservatives was thrown open on Wednesday after frontrunner David Davis received only a lukewarm reaction to his main pitch to party members. |
| Legend Ronnie Barker Passes Away | Legendary comic Ronnie Barker has passed away peacefully at his home with his family aged 76. |
| What The Heckler's Going On? | Labour supporter, 82, thrown out for uttering ONE word of anti-war protest |
| Insurgents Inside Iraqi Police | Latest from Iraq... |
| Italy Win World Cup | Italy beat France 5-3 in a penalty shoot-out to win the World Cup after an absorbing 1-1 draw in Berlin. |
| Record Numbers Of Brits Go Bankrupt | The number of Brits declaring themselves bankrupt during the second quarter of 2006 soared to an all-time high, official figures have revealed. |
| UK Customers Defect Over Offshore Call Centres | DNA explore offshore callcentres |
| Consumers Say No To Offshoring | DNA investigates globalisation and offshoring |
| Consumers Shun Offshore Call Centres | Users do not see cost savings passed on, and are worried about UK job losses |
| Call Centre Jobs Brought Back To Britain | A call centre opened by a UK retailer in India is to close and jobs returned to Britain. |
| Homicide Charges Filed In Hurricane Deaths | An update on the devastation caused by hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, USA. |
| Vaughan Revels In Ashes Glory | DNA Would like to congratulate the England cricket team on their Ashes victory. Summary of the series here... |
| Personal Finance: Search and Save Moneynet.co.uk | WEBSITES THAT take the slog out of making financial comparisons are among the most popular on the internet these days, and among the leading exponents is www.moneynet.co.uk, the official financial link for this newspaper's website, www.independent.co.uk. |
| UK would face a tax of ?16bn a year to join euro | EITHER Tony Blair has given up on Britain swapping sterling for the euro or he no longer cares about the economic consequences. In the Treasury's 2003 assessment, one of the main barriers to joining was the Stability and Growth Pact that ruled the eurozone... |
| Work, Motherhood A Healthy Combo For Women | LONDON (Reuters) - Juggling a career along with being a wife or partner and parent may help to keep women healthy, scientists said on Monday. |
| New Games | 'New' games courtesy of blinkyou.com |
| Earthquake hits western Greece | 6.1 magnitude quake causes two deaths and damages hundreds of buildings |
| Henry To Stay A Gunner Until 2010 | Henry will lead Arsenal in their new stadium next season |
| Crouch Grabs Three For England | England signed off for the World Cup in perfect fashion as they tore Jamaica apart to claim a 6-0 victory at Old Trafford, with Liverpool striker Peter Crouch claiming an eventful hat-trick. |
| Federer Scrapes Past Nemesis | Roger Federer said he had felt under pressure to prove himself against Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon final. |
| Fuel strike leads to localised rationing | Fuel rationing has been introduced in parts of Britain as the impact of the Shell tankers drivers\' strike intensifies. |
| Hurricane Florence Edges Towards Bermuda | HAMILTON, Bermuda (Reuters) - Hurricane Florence advanced towards Bermuda as residents made last-minute preparations for the storm that was expected to pass near the island on Monday. |
| Hard Shoulder Opens To Ease Traffic | Motorists will be able to drive on the hard shoulder of one of the busiest stretches of motorway in Britain in a bid to ease congestion. |
| Aviva To Axe 4,000 Jobs | Norwich Union owner Aviva is to slash 4,000 jobs in the UK by 2008. |
| Schumacher Bows Out Of F1 | Formula One legend Michael Schumacher said he was "frustrated" and "disappointed" when his remarkable Formula One career came to an end. |
| Hunter Loses Battle With Cancer | Snooker star Paul Hunter has died aged 27 after a battle with cancer. The Leeds player was taken into the Kirkwood Hospice in Huddersfield last Friday and died on Monday evening. |
| Saddam In Court Again After Death Sentence | Two days after being sentenced to hang for crimes against humanity, ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was back in court on Tuesday to face genocide charges against ethnic Kurds in the late 1980s in a separate trial. |
| Gascoigne Arrested Over Assault Claim | Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm. |
| Women 'Dislike Blokey Garages' | Women are putting their lives at risk on the road because they dislike taking faulty cars into "blokey" garages, a survey has found. |
| Democrats Take Control Of Congress | Democrats took control of Congress from Republicans for the first time in 12 years with a narrow win in the Virginia Senate race. |
| Hammond Back Behind The Wheel | Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is back behind the wheel of a car just 8 weeks after escaping death in a 300mph jet car crash. His choice of car to get back in the saddle with? A rather more sedate classic Morgan. |
| Final Queen's Speech For Blair | The final package of proposed new laws Tony Blair hopes to bring in before he steps down as Prime Minister is being outlined by the Queen later. |
| Council Bans 'The Fag Break' | A local council has banned its staff from taking cigarette breaks throughout the day. |
| Blair Faces Grilling From Voters | A day after battling with political rivals over the contents of his final Queen's Speech, Tony Blair faces a grilling from voters on his future plans. |
| Hungary Legend Puskas Dies At 79 | Hungary and Real Madrid legend Ferenc Puskas has died at the age of 79. Puskas, who was in hospital for six years with Alzheimer's disease, died in Budapest at 0600 GMT on Friday after suffering from a fever and pneumonia. |
| Ex-Spy's Poison 'Radioactive' | Former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko may have been poisoned with "radioactive thallium", the toxicologist treating him disclosed. |
| PM Unveils Plans For 'Supernannies' | Tony Blair has unveiled plans for nearly 80 "supernannies" to help parents tame unruly children. |
| Report To Slam 'Inadequate' Schools | About one in ten schools was judged "inadequate" in the past year, a report from government inspectors is expected to say. |
| Roadside Fingerprint Reader Piloted | Police trials of a hand-held electronic fingerprint reader are being launched. |
| Eggert Eyes Champions League | West Ham chairman-to-be Eggert Magnusson has outlined his ambition to transform the London club into perennial top four contenders in The Premiership. |
| Desperate Shoppers See Jokers Smash PS3 | Jokers in New York waited for hours to buy a much-coveted PlayStation 3 - only to destroy it in front of desperate shoppers behind them in the queue. |
| Bell Fitness Boost For Ashes Opener | Ian Bell and Ashley Giles have given England a major boost ahead of the first Test in Brisbane after proving his fitness at The Gabba. |
| Boy Racers In Web Speed 'Challenge' | Boy racers have been driving through quiet suburban streets at more than 100mph and then posting their times on a website for others to beat. |
| Fuel protests: lorry drivers plan to bring London to standstill | Lorry drivers could bring London to a standstill today in what hauliers claim will be the biggest protest against fuel prices. |
| Recession \'looming\' for UK firms | The UK is facing a serious risk of recession within months, the findings of a survey of almost 5,000 small, medium and large businesses suggest. |
| David Beckham Signs Deal With L.A. Galaxy, Rejects Real Madrid Deal | David Beckham will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season to join the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in a five-year deal believed to be one of the richest in sports history. |
| MP Demands Action In CBB Racism Row | Channel 4 bosses are under pressure to halt alleged racism on Celebrity Big Brother as it was revealed that more than 10,000 complaints have been received about the programme. |
| Killer Storms Death Toll Reaches 13 | Britain's worst storms for nearly 20 years have left at least 13 people dead and are still causing transport chaos. |
| Miles Ahead Of The Others | Driving in Britain might be difficult but a survey of foreign motoring habits highlights countries where we find conditions even worse. |
| Wheelspin: Piaggio X8 400ie | Piaggio's 250 cc X8 review by Kieran Meeke |
| 'Out Of Control Britney Needs Help' | Britney Spears' recent behaviour is erratic and worrying and she needs help, according to a leading psychologist. |
| New Breed Of Robotic Driverless Car | A driverless robot car with an electronic brain and laser eyes that see everywhere at once has been built to demonstrate the future of road transport. |
| Anti-Road Charging Petition Closes | An anti-road charging petition on a Downing Street website which has attracted 1.6 million signatories is closing, with as much controversy surrounding the petition as its subject matter. |
| PFA Player Of Year Nominees | PFA Player of Year nominees 2007 |
| Hamilton Sets New Rookie Record | Britain's Lewis Hamilton sets new rookie record in this year's F1 season |
| Oldest Driver, 105, Loves To Hit Road | Britain's oldest driver has vowed to keep motoring - at 105. |
