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Leaders: Coalition is built to last
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 23:23On the eve of Parliament's return after the summer recess, David Cameron and Nick Clegg insisted the coalition Government they have created is "built to last" for a full five years.
BP spill well 'no longer a threat'
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 23:18The ruptured well which pumped almost five million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico has been secured and no longer constitutes a threat, it has been confirmed.
Fresh match-fixing claims reported
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 22:21Pakistan Test opener Yasir Hameed claimed his team-mates were involved in fixing "almost every match", it was reported as fresh allegations threatened to further rock the cricket world.
Two die in light aircraft collision
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 20:43Two men have died when their aircraft collided mid-air with another light plane during an air race, organisers said.
Burned body found on golf course
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 17:12A badly-burnt body has been found in undergrowth at a seaside golf club, police said.
Debt collectors' mind games blasted
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 13:56Mind games used by aggressive debt collectors can cause suicidal feelings and have a "devastating" effect on mental health, a charity has warned.
Cheaper coins proposal 'a disaster'
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 13:48The Treasury has admitted that cheaper versions of the 5p and 10p coins could be brought in despite opposition from the vending machine and parking meter industries.
Moat TV coverage 'cannot be right'
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 12:59A chief constable has questioned the decision by broadcasters to beam live TV coverage of the last hours of gunman Raoul Moat, saying: "It cannot be right."
Fresh legal bid over Kelly's death
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 12:42A fresh legal bid to force an inquest into the death of Government scientist David Kelly is to be launched within the next few days, it has been disclosed.
Duke's portraits of Queen revealed
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 12:07Pictures painted by the Duke of Edinburgh, including portraits of the Queen in intimate surroundings, are being published in a book.
Blair faces protest at book signing
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 11:51Tony Blair faced a barrage of abuse on Saturday as he was confronted by anti-war protesters at his first book signing.
Shoes and eggs thrown at Blair
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 11:51Shoes and eggs have been pelted at Tony Blair as he attended his first book signing in the Irish Republic.
Briton among plane crash victims
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 08:40Nine people including a British man have been killed after a skydiving plane crashed in a ball of flames in New Zealand.
Quake rocks N Zealand South Island
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 07:25New Zealand's South Island was under a state of emergency and rocked by aftershocks after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake caused widespread damage.
Government pressed over Coulson row
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 04:17Labour has called for an urgent Government statement to MPs on the allegations surrounding phone-hacking at the News of the World at a time when Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson was its editor.
Police defend phone-tapping probe
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 04:17The Metropolitan Police has defended its handling of phone-hacking allegations after former home secretary Alan Johnson suggested an independent investigation.
Pakistan cricketers freed by police
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 04:03The three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of match-fixing allegations were released without charge after being questioned under caution by police.
Leave Hague alone, media warned
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 04:03A long-standing friend and political colleague of William Hague called on the press to "back off", branding coverage of the Foreign Secretary's personal life "contemptible".
Bishop condemns trafficking stance
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 03:21The Archbishop of York has called the Government's decision to stay out of a new draft EU directive on human trafficking "seriously flawed".
Six million facing tax bill shock
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 01:37HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) admitted that it has to "improve accuracy" after it emerged that nearly six million people paid the wrong amount of tax, with about 1.4 million facing demands for more payments.