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Prison warning for cowboy clampers

Cowboy wheelclampers could be jailed for up to five years under tough new Government regulations.Read

Gang 'killed people for their fat'

Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics.Read

Officer missing as bridge collapses

A search has been launched for a police officer who went missing after a bridge collapsed during heavy flooding.Read

Floods cause devastation in Cumbria

Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes in Cumbria after flooding of 'biblical proportions'.Read

Police resign threat over Tory plan

Chief constables could resign if a Tory government presses ahead with plans to put police forces under the control of directly-elected local commissionersRead

Vicks nasal spray in health alert

Thousands of Vicks nasal sprays are being recalled amid fears they could contain a dangerous bacteria.Read

Policeman missing in flooding drama

A search has been launched for a police officer who went missing after a bridge collapsed during heavy flooding.Read

Scores rescued from floods in Cockermouth in Cumbria

Scores of people trapped in their homes by rising flood waters were helped to safety by the emergency services today after torrential rain caused rivers to burst their banks.Read

Council chiefs want cut in red tape

Needless centrally-imposed red tape is costing councils £4.5 billion a year which they need to fund vital services, town hall chiefs have said.Read

Ex-NHS chief backs greater freedom

A former head of the NHS under Labour has shown support for a Tory policy to free the health service from tight Government control.Read

Extend scrappage scheme, urges CBI

The leader of Britain's biggest business group has urged the Government to extend the car scrappage scheme until the general election to help the recovery from recession and boost employment.Read

Critics rap EU's unknown double act

Europe's new political double act are facing a baptism of fire over their credentials for two of the most important EU posts ever created.Read

Cumbrian flood chaos: 11 missing as storm batters Britain

ELEVEN people, including a police officer, were reported missing today as a massive storm battered parts of Britain.Read

Call for greater NHS freedom

A former head of the NHS under Labour has shown support for a Tory policy to free the health service from tight Government control.Read

£10m blitz on anti-social behaviour

The Government is to spend £10 million ensuring measures to tackle anti-social behaviour are properly used.Read

Dead due home in 100th repatriation

Two soldiers killed in Afghanistan are due to be returned to Britain in the 100th repatriation ceremony to pass through the market town of Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire.Read

GCSE exam grades 'are too generous'

Two of England's biggest exams boards are still being too generous when awarding grades for GCSE science, Ofqual has said.Read

Wogan hosts Children in Need night

Doctor Who, Strictly Come Dancing and Casualty are due to be part of the spectacular party for BBC Children in Need, hosted by Sir Terry Wogan, Tess Daly and Alesha Dixon.Read

Oprah Winfrey to end her talk show

US TV star Oprah Winfrey is due to announce that her talk show will end in 2011 after its 25th season on the air.Read

Hundreds stranded after town floods

About 200 people have been stranded after a town became cut off by floodwater.Read