Abu Hamza's son Imran Mostafa found guilty of £70,000 jewellery robbery
A son of controversial Muslim cleric Abu Hamza has been found guilty of taking part in a £70,000 smash-and-grab jewellery robbery. Radical cleric: Abu Hamza faces extradition to the US as his son is...
View ArticleWell well well: couple find medieval shaft beneath sofa
For almost three decades, Colin Steer had wondered what had caused the living room floor beneath his sofa to dip but it was only after he retired that he discovered his family had been sitting on a...
View ArticleBright red earplugs – the Queen's statement on stadium rock
The Queen appeared to have taken drastic measures to avoid an assault on her eardrums as she arrived at the Paralympic opening ceremony wearing bright red earplugs. The Queen officially opens the...
View ArticleSouth African miners charged with murder of colleagues shot by police
The 270 miners arrested over this month's violent strikes in South Africa have been charged with the murder of their 34 colleagues who were shot dead by police. Supporters of arrested mine workers...
View ArticleSyrian fighters 'take over part of airbase and shoot down bomber jet'
President Bashar al-Assad faced a double blow on Thursday as fighters claimed to have taken over part of a key airbase and shot down a regime bomber jet. Syrian Army soldiers during clashes in the El...
View ArticleChristian girl accused of blasphemy in Pakistan must stay in prison after...
A young Christian girl accused of blasphemy in Pakistan faces spending more time in a high-security prison in Pakistan after her bail hearing was adjourned on Thursday. Photo: Alamy By Rob Crilly,...
View ArticleSkydiver 'ought to be dead' after 13,000ft fall
A British skydiver whose parachute failed to open during a jump in New Zealand said he was 'sitting there dying' afterwards, but is now recovering in hospital. Liam Dunne was treated at the scene by...
View ArticleAcademic arrested after polite grafitti is found on cars
Luxury car owners found words such as 'really wrong,' 'arbitrary' and 'very silly' scratched on to their vehicles with a screwdriver. Christine Carr's Mercedes SLK Kompressor, one of the posh cars...
View ArticleHundreds of thousands of first class letters delivered late despite stamp...
Hundreds of thousands of first class letters and parcels every day are not being delivered on time despite a huge increase in the price of stamps, new figures show. Hundreds of thousands of first...
View ArticleHusband of Pakistani singer is arrested over her murder
Police in Pakistan's north-western city of Peshawar say they have arrested the husband of a glamorous young singer who was killed in June. Ghazala Javed, who sang in her native Pashto language, was...
View ArticleChristians demand separate province in Pakistan to protect them from...
Pakistan's embattled Christian minority have launched a campaign for a separate province to protect them from persecution after a wave of brutal attacks and arrests for blasphemy. In 2009, at least...
View ArticleMet police shot suspect within a second of stopping car
Armed police shot dead a young suspect less than a second after stopping his car, an unprecedented public inquiry has heard. Azelle Rodney Photo: NICHOLAS RAZZELL By Martin Beckford, Home Affairs...
View ArticleBlind woman sees light with prototype bionic eye
A blind woman has been able to see spots of light for the first time in 20 years after scientists in Australia performed an implant of a prototype bionic eye that has been heralded as a world's first....
View ArticlePrince Philip's bittersweet nursing home visit
The Queen and Prince Philip brighten up the day of a nursing home resident with a Trebor mint Prince Philip himself doesn’t like too much of a fuss being made of him during his own enforced stays in...
View ArticlePhone Hacking: Tom Crone, former News of the World legal manager is arrested
Tom Crone, the former legal manager of the News of the World has been arrested by police investigating the phone hacking scandal. Tom Crone, the News of the World's former legal chief, speaking at the...
View ArticleHurricane Isaac: a victim not once, or twice but three times
For Carla Ruffin, the scenario was depressingly familiar. Seven years to the day that her home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina and just over six years since she was forced to flee Hurricane Wilma,...
View ArticleDavid Cameron's hospital menu – let them eat pâté
A David Cameron aide has told residents of an Essex hospital that the Prime Minister recommends mackerel pâté. The Prime Minister, David Cameron, has told Essex hospital residents of his fondness for...
View Article102 Border Agency staff re-employed after receiving payoffs
Former border officials who received payoffs totalling more than £4million have been re-employed soon after, because too many were laid off. Queues to get through passport control at Heathrow Terminal...
View ArticleCameron and Obama could soon be drowning in debt
The voters will not be placated for ever by governments that fail to deliver on their word Paul Ryan speaking at the Republican convention made a devastating argument, not talking about 'structural...
View ArticleOld-fashioned high street makes a comeback
The traditional high street is making a comeback as the number of new bakeries, tea rooms and old-fashioned sweet shops rises sharply. Les and Nell Wait outside their greengrocery in Brockley Rise,...
View ArticleThe Queen’s earplugs are just the lead we require in the battle on noise
Since when did the nation find it impossible to tolerate silence? Hear no evil: the Queen is doing her bit for noise reduction Photo: REUTERS By Harry Mount 8:15PM BST 30 Aug 2012 Comments Who can...
View ArticleBusy Chinese bachelors advertise themselves on billboard
Standing 20ft tall above the Beijing traffic, three Chinese bachelors have plastered their photographs on the side of a building in the hope of finding love. One dating agency in Shanghai, Diamond...
View ArticleEx-Maldives president's supporters launch street protest
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed’s supporters mounted a street campaign on Thursday to topple the government after an inquiry found he and his ministers had not been ousted in a coup earlier...
View ArticleForeign students to be marked out in immigration figures
Overseas students are to be clearly identified in official immigration figures as part of a Government drive to keep closer tabs foreigners entering and leaving the country. Students are to be more...
View ArticleWoman, 20s, killed by falling window frame
A young woman has been killed after a large window frame fell onto a pavement in a busy area of central London. The scene at Hanover Square Photo: National Pictures 3:23PM BST 30 Aug 2012 A young...
View ArticleConservative police commissioner candidate stands down
A Conservative police commissioner candidate has stood down after refusing to join the party, in a fresh blow to the Government’s flagship law and order initiative. Police Photo: GETTY IMAGES By...
View ArticleBritons increasingly negative about impact of immigration
Britons have become “increasingly negative” about the impact of mass immigration on society and the economy over the past decade, research shows. By Martin Beckford, Home Affairs Editor 7:00AM BST 17...
View ArticleUniversity is a privilege, and must be earned, not bought
The visa scandal at London Metropolitan reminds us that students must earn their place at university Graduation day: attending university in Britain is a privilege not a right Photo: ALAMY By Graeme...
View ArticleGreen taxes on fuel bills nearly double, website says
Green taxes on energy bills have nearly doubled in two years to almost £100 as companies pass on the costs of becoming environmentally-friendly to households. Insulation is one way of reducing energy...
View ArticleTheresa May rejects efforts to keep population below 70m
The Home Secretary has rejected calls by MPs and immigration campaigners for Britain’s population to be kept below 70million. Campaigners say England is the fifth most crowded country in the world....
View ArticleTake students out of immigration figures say MPs ahead of debate on 70m...
Students should be removed from immigration statistics, MPs have claimed ahead of a key debate on attempts to keep Britain’s population below 70million. By Martin Beckford, Home Affairs Editor 7:00AM...
View ArticleGraphic: Net migration falls as new student visas drop by 20 per cent
Net migration to the UK decreased in 2011 compared to the previous year as fewer student visas were granted and more people left the country, according to new figures from the Office for National...
View ArticleRecord number of babies born to foreign-born mothers
Record numbers of babies were born to foreign mothers last year, while fewer British women gave birth. The number of babies born to British women fell for only the second time in a decade Photo: Alamy...
View ArticlePopulation still growing by 216,000 a year despite student visa cuts
Britain’s population is still growing by more than 200,000 people a year despite a sharp cut in the number of visas being given to overseas students. The UK population is set to rise by 10 million...
View ArticleNick Clegg's wealth tax is latest plan to make rich pay more
Nick Clegg’s plan for an emergency wealth tax is the latest in a series of proposals on how to make the richest people in Britain contribute more towards Treasury coffers. Nick Clegg's new emergency...
View ArticleBeijing-New York plane 'spends hours in air before returning’
An Air China plane bound for New York allegedly spent hours flying only to return to Beijing after receiving a “threatening message”. JFK’s website said it had 'no recent information' about the flight...
View ArticleMarseille mayor calls for army to be deployed to tackle gang warfare
François Hollande on Thursday faced calls from the Socialist mayor of a tough Marseille neighbourhood to send in the army to tackle the city's gang warfare. Speaking from Madrid, President Francois...
View Article26/11 Mumbai attack gunman death penalty upheld
India’s Supreme Court has cleared the way for Ajmal Kasab, the last surviving member of the Pakistani terrorist organisation that killed 166 people in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, to be executed. Mohammed...
View ArticleCouncillor allowances increase by up to 28 per cent despite downturn
Councillors have pushed through increases of up to 28 per cent in their allowances, despite calls for restraint from ministiers the deepest recession since the Second World War, a report has found....
View ArticleAmazonian community wiped out by illegal goldminers
At least 80 members of a remote Amazonian tribal village may have been wiped out after gold miners launched an assault on the indigenous community, tribal leaders said. Yanomami Indians Photo: Alamy...
View ArticleAnother major Japanese earthquake could kill 323,000
As many as 323,000 people could be killed if a major earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan, according to a new study based on lessons learned from last year's Great East Japan Earthquake. A...
View ArticleChinese official 'flees country with £20m public money'
A senior Chinese official has reportedly fled the country allegedly taking with him as much as £20m of public money. In 2011 an official report issued by China’s Central Bank claimed that as many as...
View ArticleAustralia shark attacks promp calls for ban of killing great whites
A series of shark attacks along Australia’s west coast - including the mauling of a big-wave surfer - has prompted authorities to consider overturning a ban on killing great whites and easing...
View ArticleCheryl Cole and Will.i.am injured in car crash
Pop stars Cheryl Cole and Will.i.am have been injured in a car crash. Pop stars Cheryl Cole and Will.i.am Photo: PA 8:03AM BST 30 Aug 2012 Pop stars Cheryl Cole and Will.i.am have been injured in a...
View ArticleJapan unveils motorbike powered by animal waste
Japan’s best-known lavatory maker on Wednesday unveiled a “poop-powered” motorcycle that can travel as far as 180 miles on a tank filled with animal waste. A rider drives Japanese toiletry goods maker...
View ArticlePay rises for councillors as budget cuts bite
Councillors at more than 30 local authorities increased their pay by up to 28 per cent this year. Members of Boston borough council, in Lincolnshire, will receive the biggest rise of 28 per cent,...
View ArticleLisa Snowdon suffers breast cancer scare
Lisa Snowdon, the television presenter, says she recently suffered a breast cancer health scare. Lisa Snowdon is the 'face' of two breast cancer charities Photo: REX FEATURES Tim Walker. Edited by...
View ArticleChinese toddler's karaoke tantrum ends in bloodbath
A Chinese toddler's refusal to give up the microphone during a family karaoke evening started a quarrel that left two men hacked to death with a meat cleaver. Photo: Alamy 11:51AM BST 30 Aug 2012 The...
View ArticleTimes reporter arrested over police blogger hacking
A former Times reporter has been arrested for allegedly hacking into an anonymous police blogger’s email account in an attempt to expose his identity. Mr Foster was a former graduate trainee on The...
View ArticleNet migration fall partly driven by increase in student visitor visas,...
The biggest fall in net migration for four years was driven in part by foreign students opting for visitor visas to avoid a crackdown on bogus students, a think-tank has claimed. Student visitor visas...
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