The BBC faced a backlash from viewers this evening after being accused of forcing John Sergeant to quit Strictly Come Dancing. The corporation's switchboard was flooded with complaints and one MP warned it would be a 'complete disgrace' if the former political correspondent had been 'elbowed out'.
A radio DJ and a police officer were the first alleged members of the BNP to face action from their employers today after the entire membership list of the party was posted on the internet.
An air hostess helped land a jet carrying 146 passengers after the co-pilot had an apparent mental breakdown over the Atlantic Ocean, investigators revealed today.
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Kenneth Clarke threw his weight behind George Osborne last night as he sensationally claimed his name was being used in a dirty tricks campaign against the Shadow Chancellor.
The two British sailors kidnapped on board the hijacked supertanker Sirius Star have today been named.
Supermarket giant Asda today reignited the fuel price war by lowering its petrol prices to 90.9p per litre.
Labour MP Paul Flynn was stripped of part of his £10,000 Parliamentary allowance for making fun of other MPs in his online diary.
One of Britain's top fire officers has resigned after being arrested over child pornography allegations.
A young Buddhist monk is being held by police in Cambodia for allegedly raping a British tourist he was guiding to mountain-top temples.
The last resident in a block of flats due to be demolished cut his own head off with a chainsaw to highlight the 'injustice' of being asked to move out, an inquest heard today.
Shannon Matthews' mother confessed to neighbours about her daughter's disappearance while sitting in the back of a police car, a court heard today.
More than 500,000 foreigners migrated to Britain last year as net immigration rose to its second highest level on record.
Marks & Spencer is to launch a surprise 'guerilla' sale tomorrow, with 20 per cent off prices across the store triggering a bloody Christmas trade war.
A council has launched a probe into social services after a murdered woman's child was 'ignored' for more than a month after telling her teachers 'My mum isn't at home'. The eight-year-old girl's teacher reported the child's fears to social workers 'several times', but her mum's body was not found until six weeks after her murder.
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The firm responsible for student grants has been axed, the Learning and Skills Council announced today.
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