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Saatchi admits Nigella Lawson ‘altercation’ guilt
MILLIONAIRE art collector Charles Saatchi said yesterday he had accepted a police caution for clutching his wife Nigella Lawson's throat to stop the altercation "hanging over" them. The 70-year-old spoke out for a second time following the...
Stand by for 10 years of rain-soaked summers
EXPERTS who gathered yesterday to discuss recent unseasonal weather warned that Britain could face of up to a decade of wet summers. Cyclical warming of the Atlantic Ocean means the country is at risk of wetter than average summers for the next five to t
Mother of ‘abducted’ schoolgirl thought she was dead
THE mother of a schoolgirl
‘Nocturnal’ Ian Brady fears inmates, tribunal hears
Moors murderer Ian Brady only comes out of his room at night and shuns contact with others believing them beneath him - but also fears them, a mental health tribunal heard today. • Ian Brady lives nocturnal existence in maximum security hospital, mental
British Army set to inform soldiers of redundancy
THE MoD said personnel selected for redundancy would be told face to face by their commanding officer. It said it had done everything to avoid “non-applicant” redundancies, and 84% of those losing their jobs in the latest tranche had applied for redundan
Internet firms and government to tackle child porn
Technology giants and the Government have agreed a new approach to tackling online child abuse images with a beefed-up role for the internet watchdog. • Internet watchdog to take more proactive role in blocking child pornography • Firms including Google,
All-male FTSE 100 board called ‘outdated’
A FTSE 100 company with no women on its board has been attacked as "outdated" by a government spokesman in the House of Lords. Baroness Northover, speaking for the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, hit out at engineering group...
Victim of Stuart Hall speaks of ordeal
ONE of the victims of Stuart Hall has said she knows of more young people who were abused by the veteran broadcaster. The woman, who was 13 when she was sexually assaulted by Hall, spoke of her relief that Hall has been jailed. “At first I didn’t think h
Study reveals traffic link to autism
EXPOSURE to traffic fumes and industrial air pollution can dramatically increase a mother's chances of having a child with autism, research has shown. A large US study found that the risk was doubled for women living in the most polluted locations. “Our
Britain is the ‘whiplash capital of world’
BRITAIN is the "whiplash capital of the world", insurers have told MPs. The UK’s civil litigation system and wider compensation culture has led to a steep rise in road accident whiplash injury claims in recent years, the Association of...
Legal team to be tasked with breaking deadlock over Assange
A GROUP of legal experts is to be set up by the UK and Ecuadorian governments to try to break the deadlock over the
Football chiefs to hear requests over Wembley bagpipes
THE skirl of bagpipes may sound out at Wembley this summer after football chiefs promised to listen to requests to allow them for Scotland's forthcoming friendly against England. Concerns that the pipes may be banned under new stadium rules had sparked o
Andy Murray win drives Wimbledon ticket search surge
ANDY Murray's success at Queen's in London has sparked a surge in demand for Wimbledon tickets ahead of the tournament's start next week. The British No1 defeated Marin Cilic to win the Aegon Championships, seen by many as a Wimbledon warm-up, after miss
Queen attends Order of the Garter ceremony
THE QUEEN was all smiles as she took part in the historic Garter Day service at Windsor Castle yesterday. She joined members of her family and senior figures for the annual ceremony of pomp and pageantry staged in the grounds of Windsor Castle. The servi
Research on drinking in moderation while pregnant
Drinking in moderation through pregnancy does not harm a baby's neurodevelopment, according to research. Children whose mothers consumed the equivalent of a glass of wine a day were able to balance as well as those who had not been exposed to alcohol in
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