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Ripper claims 'human rights breach'

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe is making a legal bid for freedom by claiming his human rights have been breached. Read

UK unemployment up by 14,000

Unemployment has increased and the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance has risen at the highest rate for two years, new figures show. Read

MPs set out terror Bill amendments

Proposals to scrap the Government's controversial plans to detain terror suspects for up to 42 days have been published by MPs and peers. Read

Pair arrested over hotel death fire

Two people have been arrested in connection with one of Britain's worst hotel fires, police have said. Read

Sainsbury's profits soar by 28%

Sainsbury's has crowned a three-year turnaround plan by ringing up bumper annual profits of £488 million. Read

Mortgage bank in £300m cash call

Mortgage bank Bradford & Bingley has asked shareholders for £300 million in a bid to bolster its balance sheet. Read

Bosses highlight cost of reoffending

Law and order policies are not working and must be radically reformed to restore faith in the criminal justice system, a leading business organisation has said. Read

Freud picture in £17m record sale

A life-size Lucian Freud painting of a naked Jobcentre supervisor sleeping broke the world auction record for a work by a living artist when it sold for more than £17m, Christie's said. Read

Demand for workers at four-year low

Demand for new staff has reached a four-year low, but there is no sign of a dramatic downturn in the jobs market, according to a new report. Read

Tax package 'may break debt rule'

Economic experts are questioning the impact of Chancellor Alistair Darling's surprise announcement of £2.7 billion to compensate people who lost out from the abolition of the 10p income tax rate. Read

Man quizzed over Jimmy murder

A man is being questioned by police investigating the murder of 16-year-old "gentle giant" Jimmy Mizen. Read

'UFO' spotted over Waterloo Bridge

Ministry of Defence staff recorded sightings of alien craft over Wallasey Town Hall and a saucer-shaped Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) hovering over Waterloo Bridge, it has been revealed. Read

'NHS cleanliness not improving'

Patients believe cleanliness levels in NHS hospitals are not improving, the health watchdog has said. Read

Tories slam 'Shameless' parenting

"Shameless"-style parenting is becoming the norm in many parts of Britain, Conservatives will warn. Read

PM unveils draft Queen's Speech

Prime Minister Gordon Brown will seek to regain the political initiative with a legislative programme for the coming year designed to show the Government is "on the side of the British people". Read

Two held over Oxford Street murder

Police are questioning two men in connection with the murder of a man fatally stabbed in Oxford Street. Read

Wedding date helps pair win jackpot

A couple scooped nearly £1.5 million on the Lottery a week after getting married and changing their numbers to incorporate their wedding day. Read

Man arrested over Jimmy murder

Police investigating the murder of 16-year-old "gentle giant" Jimmy Mizen have arrested a man. Read

Police in bid to cut knife crime

Police stop and search teams are to be deployed in the capital in an effort to reduce knife crime after the "horrific events" of the last 48 hours. Read

£2.7bn help plan for 10p tax losers

Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced a £2.7 billion cash injection to help low paid workers hit by the scrapping of the 10p tax rate. Read