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.
The hospital consultant accused of failing to spot Baby P's broken back today told of her devastation. Dr Sabah Alzayyat, 52, spoke out for the first time to insist that she has devoted her career to treating children. ...read
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.
Around 1.3million homeowners with an interest-only mortgage could be facing financial ruin, shocking research claims.
Interest rates could drop to the milestone figure of 1 per cent after the Bank of England hinted further cuts will be needed to hit its 2 per cent inflation target.
Shannon Matthews' mother confessed to neighbours about her daughter's disappearance while sitting in the back of a police car, a court heard today.
A schoolboy who went from straight-A student to Triad gangster in weeks was today facing years in prison for killing a former top criminal.
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.
Supermarket giant Asda today reignited the fuel price war by lowering its petrol prices to 90.9p per litre.
More than 500,000 foreigners migrated to Britain last year as net immigration rose to its second highest level on record.
US authorities expect as many as four million people to attend Barack Obama's inauguration as president.
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