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Miliband pledges tax crackdown
Labour leader Ed Miliband will write new rules to tackle corporate tax dodgers if he wins the next election, even if there is no international consensus for action. Prime Minister David Cameron will lead efforts at next month's G8 summit of world leaders
Four hurt in suspected gas blast
Four casualties have been taken to hospital after a suspected gas blast which destroyed a terraced house. Neighbours spoke of their shock at the severity of the explosion in Newark, Nottinghamshire, which reduced the property to rubble and prompted polic
Father admits killing children
A British father has admitted slitting the throats of his two young children in France following a difficult divorce, sources said. The 47-year-old is alleged to have killed his daughter, five, and son, 10, after he was entrusted with them for the first
One dead, two hurt in plane crash
A man has died while a boy and another man are fighting for their lives after a light aircraft crashed on the approach to an airport runway. The victim, who was a passenger in the plane, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident at Caernarfon Airp
Miliband pledges tax crackdown
Labour leader Ed Miliband will write new rules to tackle corporate tax dodgers if he wins the next election, even if there is no international consensus for action. Prime Minister David Cameron will lead efforts at next month's G8 summit of world leaders
Four hurt in suspected gas blast
Four casualties have been taken to hospital after a suspected gas blast which destroyed a terraced house. Neighbours spoke of their shock at the severity of the explosion in Newark, Nottinghamshire, which reduced the property to rubble and prompted polic
Father admits killing children
A British father has admitted slitting the throats of his two young children in France following a difficult divorce, sources said. The 47-year-old is alleged to have killed his daughter, five, and son, 10, after he was entrusted with them for the first
Cable denies plotting against Clegg
May 19 2013 Business Secretary Vince Cable has refused to rule out becoming leader of the Liberal Democrats, but insisted that it was "not something I'm thinking about". He dismissed claims that he was plotting to challenge Deputy Prime...
Five people hurt in gas explosion
May 19 2013 Five casualties have been taken to hospital after a suspected gas blast which ripped through a house, police have said. The explosion in Newark. Nottinghamshire, prompted police to ask local people to remain indoors and keep their windows sh
One rescued following gas blast
May 19 2013 One person has been rescued by fire crews after a suspected gas explosion ripped through a house. Nottinghamshire Police said up to four people were thought to have sustained injuries in the blast at a property in Wright Street, Newark. At l
Father admits killing children
May 19 2013 A British father has admitted slitting the throats of his two young children in France following a difficult divorce, sources said. The 47-year-old is alleged to have killed his daughter, five, and son, 10, after he was entrusted with them f
Couple dip into coffers to help save lives at school
A kind-hearted couple have been using their retirement fund to help save lives. Pensioners Joyce and Bob Maxfield dug into their savings to buy life-saving equipment for their local school. The couple, who live in Longton, near Preston, were so shocked t
One rescued following gas blast
One person has been rescued by fire crews after a suspected gas explosion ripped through a house. Nottinghamshire Police said up to four people were thought to have sustained injuries in the blast at a property in Wright Street, Newark. At least five fir
One rescued following gas blast
One person has been rescued by fire crews after a suspected gas explosion ripped through a house. Nottinghamshire Police said up to four people were thought to have sustained injuries in the blast at a property in Wright Street, Newark. At least five fir
One rescued following gas blast
One person has been rescued by fire crews after a suspected gas explosion ripped through a house. Nottinghamshire Police said up to four people were thought to have sustained injuries in the blast at a property in Wright Street, Newark. At least five fir
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