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War vets urged to secure funding

Second World War veterans are being urged to make sure they secure funding for commemorative trips to places where they fought.Read

Brown makes pledge over Afghanistan

Britain cannot afford to "walk away" from the mission in Afghanistan if it is to prevent future al Qaida attacks on the streets of the UK, Gordon Brown will warn.Read

12 die in US military base shooting

A mass shooting at a military base in Texas has left 12 people dead and 31 injured, according to reports.Read

'Mass shooting' at US military base

A mass shooting at a military base in Texas has left seven people dead and 12 injured, according to reports.Read

I will not seek re-election - Abbas

The Palestinian president has said he does not want to run for re-election in the January polls.Read

£20m game show deal for Ant and Dec

Ant and Dec have signed a new, exclusive two-year deal with ITV, thought to be worth around £10 million each to the presenters.Read

1,700 jobs go as off-licences close

More than 1,700 workers are to lose their jobs after administrators for Threshers parent First Quench announced the closure of 373 stores.Read

Helmand dead 'were men of courage'

Tributes have been paid to the five British soldiers murdered by an Afghan police officer as the death of another UK serviceman was announced.Read

Post strikes off after deal agreed

A fresh wave of postal strikes has been dramatically called off just hours before the latest walkouts were due to start.Read

Beauty queens in row over Gladiator

A pair of beauty queens have been involved in a nightclub fracas over a television Gladiator.Read

Prayer confession killer convicted

A man whose prayers for forgiveness were overheard by police who bugged his car has been convicted of murder.Read

Payne seeks 'clarity' on sentencing

Sentencing judges should spell out the exact amount of time a criminal is likely to spend in prison, Victims' Champion Sara Payne has said.Read

BA crews to work rota until hearing

British Airways cabin crews have agreed "unwillingly" to work the new schedules brought in by the airline until a full trial of the dispute next year.Read

Tories reject EU outburst by French

The Tories have said a backlash from Europe "won't make a difference" after David Cameron was accused by a leading French minister of "castrating" Britain's influence in Brussels.Read

Expenses inquiry clears Tory Duncan

Shadow prisons minister Alan Duncan has been cleared of wrongly claiming tens of thousands of pounds in mortgage interest payments on his second home.Read

Soldier killed in Afghanistan blast

A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan.Read

BA cabin crew launch legal action

British Airways cabin crew have launched legal action against changes which they say will harm the health and well-being of both staff and passengers.Read

Tributes to Afghan shooting victims

Tributes have been paid to the five "men of courage" killed when an Afghan policeman turned his gun on British soldiers.Read

Bank pumps extra £25bn into economy

Rate-setters have elected to pump an extra £25 billion into the economy amid concerns over getting the UK's faltering recovery out of recession.Read

Mum challenges council spy powers

A mother-of-three has branded a council "ludicrous and completely outrageous" as she took the authority to court for using controversial powers to spy on her family.Read