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Teen killed buying Lottery ticket

A teenage boy who was murdered in his local shop had gone to celebrate his 16th birthday by buying his first Lottery ticket, his father said. Read

Hard up soldiers need food vouchers

Some soldiers are so hard up they are having to be issued with food vouchers to pay for their meals, an internal Army report has revealed. Read

Levy accuses Brown over funding

Tony Blair's former chief fundraiser, Lord Levy, said it was "inconceivable" Gordon Brown did not know about the secret loans which led to the "cash for honours" inquiry. Read

1.5m Burmese in danger - Oxfam

The lives of up to 1.5 million Burmese cyclone victims are in danger from diseases if clean water and sanitation are not provided soon, Oxfam has warned. Read

Teen killed buying lottery ticket

A teenage boy who was murdered in his local shop had gone to celebrate his 16th birthday by buying his first Lottery ticket, his father said. Read

'3,000 post offices could close'

Another 3,000 post offices could be forced to close if subpostmasters lose the right to handle state pensions and benefit payments, the Government was warned. Read

£6bn care funding gap consultation

A public consultation will be launched to discuss the future of social care which is heading towards a £6 billion funding gap within 20 years, it was reported. Read

Church in saviour siblings dilemma

Science can tell us what is possible but it is up to individuals to decide what is right, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said ahead of the second reading of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. Read

Tories ahead in by-election poll

Labour could be heading for defeat in a crucial by-election in 10 days' time, according to an opinion poll. Read

Prayers for Burma victims

Prayers will be said across the UK for the thousands of people displaced in the Burmese cyclone crisis, as aid agencies face a desperate bid to get supplies and volunteers to the survivors. Read

Labour denies compulsory jabs

Labour has insisted it has no plans for compulsory vaccinations, after an MP in a key policy group raised the prospect that children would not be allowed to start school unless they had had all their jabs. Read

Prescott 'told Blair to sack Brown'

John Prescott has revealed how he challenged Gordon Brown to quit as Chancellor over Tony Blair's broken promises to make way for him as Prime Minister. Read

Brown defies independence calls

Gordon Brown pledged to do "whatever is necessary" to preserve the United Kingdom in the face of demands for Scottish independence. Read

Queen at first grandchild's wedding

Peter Phillips will become the Queen's first grandchild to marry when he walks down the aisle with fiancee Autumn Kelly next Saturday. Read

700 couples renew wedding vows

Hundreds of couples who have clocked up 43,000 years of marriage between them renewed their vows at a special ceremony. Read

Smog warning as Britain stays hot

Much of Britain sizzled in temperatures in the high 20s centigrade, eclipsing those of popular European holiday destinations. Read

Teenager murdered in bakery row

A teenager was murdered in a shop by another customer. Jimmy Mizen was found with serious neck injuries at Three Cooks in Lee, south east London. He celebrated his sixteenth birthday on Friday. Read

Neck injuries killed blast victim

A man killed in a house explosion died from neck injuries caused by debris, a post-mortem examination revealed. Read

Pressure mounts on Burma over aid

The Burmese authorities faced mounting pressure to allow supplies and volunteers into the country as aid agencies warned they were in a race against time to help prevent a humanitarian disaster. Read

Concern over rent-a-dog service

Animal welfare organisations expressed concern about a rent-a-dog service introduced in Britain which allows busy people to own part-time pets. Read