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Four people, including a teenage girl, are jailed for the random killing of a barman who survived the Soho nail bomb attack.
Sarah Storey and Rachel Morris won their second gold medals for Britain at the 2010 UCI World Paracycling Road Championships in Canada. Riding in the C5 category, defending champion Storey outsprinted ...
Nearly 20,000 music fans turned out for the first day of Glasgow's biggest music event in a decade. The Stereophonics and Paul Weller topped the bill on the first night of the first ever Gig on the ...
The caution given to Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc, who crossed himself during a match against Rangers, has brought the issue of sectarianism in Scotland back into sharp focus. The rivalry between ...
Four people accused of laundering millions of pounds of drug money from a base in Nottinghamshire have been found guilty by a jury. The verdicts came after a nine-week trial at Nottingham Crown Court.
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Fifty years ago, on 5 March 1953, the Soviet leader Josef Stalin died. His political life as a dictator who dominated millions has been minutely dissected over the decades. But his last days continue ...
Two men who attacked a police dog handler while on the run have been found guilty of attempted murder. Blake Tracey, 39, of no fixed address, and Darren Wisbey, 32, of Chesterton, Cambs, assaulted Pc ...
What is the law which allows the UK to detain or deport foreign terrorism suspects without trial - and how does it work? BBC News Online explains the background to a controversial and secretive court ...
Heyday, a new membership organisation for those approaching or in retirement, has launched in the UK with the backing of Age Concern. Similar groups already operate in the US, including the American ...
Each of the trains was laden with commuters; office workers, students and schoolchildren. Three of the trains set off from Alcala de Henares, about 12km to the east of Madrid. The fourth originated ...
The decision to strip Michael Schumacher of pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix after his controversial stop at the Rascasse hairpin provoked plenty of reaction. Stewards decided Schumacher had ...