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Attack on soldier caught on CCTV

Investigation launched after attack of a soldier caught on CCTV

9:13pm Sunday 30th November 2008

An investigation has been launched into two police officers and a special constable who were caught on camera attacking a soldier.

Road users 'needlessly killed'

Road users are being 'needlessly killed' by drivers using mobile phones

9:13pm Sunday 30th November 2008

Road users are still being "needlessly killed" through the flouting of mobile phone rules five years after they were introduced, accident prevention chiefs have said.

Couple had been battered to death

Uplands Road, Bournemouth, where the bodies of two pensioners were found

9:13pm Sunday 30th November 2008

Two pensioners murdered in their home were battered to death, it has emerged.

Close UK borders, says 'curry king'

'Curry king' Sir Gulam Noon wants a ten-year ban on immigrants to Britain

9:13pm Sunday 30th November 2008

Britain should close its borders to all immigrants for up to 10 years to prevent potential racial unrest, says one of the country's highest-profile Indian-born businessmen.

'UK must reassess terror response'

Jacqui Smith said UK should reassess its response to terrorists attacks

9:13pm Sunday 30th November 2008

Britain must reassess its ability to respond to terrorists attacks in the wake of the massacre in Mumbai, the Home Secretary said.

Mumbai survivors talk of Taj terror

Commandos stormed the Taj Mahal hotel and ended the siege

9:13pm Sunday 30th November 2008

The bloody rampage carried out by suspected Muslim militants at 10 sites across Mumbai killed at least 174 people and wounded 239, officials have said.

Smith defends police over MP arrest

Jacqui Smith has backed police over arrest of Tory MP Damian Green

9:13pm Sunday 30th November 2008

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has defended the right of police to arrest a Tory MP over alleged Home Office leaks - suggesting the case was more serious than reported.

Situation 'tense' for trapped Brits

Anti-government protesters break through a police roadblock near Suvarnabhumi airport

9:13pm Sunday 30th November 2008

Efforts were being "stepped up" to repatriate British tourists left stranded in Thailand by six-days of anti-government demonstrations, the Foreign Office said.

Man fights for life after gas blast

Two people seriously hurt after explosion at flat in Wigan

9:13pm Sunday 30th November 2008

A man is fighting for his life after a gas explosion "like an earthquake" destroyed three flats.

Man shot dead by police

A man was shot dead by police, near the cathedral in Guildford

9:13pm Sunday 30th November 2008

A man has been shot dead by armed police, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said.


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