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Student terror conviction quashed

A student dubbed a "wannabe suicide bomber" has had his conviction quashed by appeal court judges.Read

Pitt and Jolie sue over reports

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are suing over a report that their marriage has hit the rocks.Read

EastEnders star strips for charity

Actress Hannah Waterman wears a giant rose and nothing more as she strips off to encourage others to take heart.Read

Digital code set up for children

First there was the Green Cross Code - but parents are now being told to teach their children the Digital Code for online safety.Read

Afghan toll 'exceeds Falklands'

Three soldiers killed in Afghanistan have pushed Britain's death toll past that of the Falklands War.Read

BSkyB sells shares to end ITV saga

Broadcasting giant BSkyB has suffered a near-£350 million hit after selling a 10.4% stake in ITV and admitting defeat in a long-running legal battle.Read

8,500 Toyota cars in brakes recall

Around 8,500 Toyota Prius cars are to be recalled in the UK because of a braking problem in the latest blow to the reputation of the giant Japanese company, it has been announced.Read

Crash pilot reveals death fear

The former British Airways pilot whose stricken jet crash-landed at Heathrow Airport two years ago has spoken of his fear that all 152 people on board would die.Read

Britain braced for fresh snowfall

A fresh blast of wintry weather will hit Britain, bringing more snow and icy conditions, forecasters have said.Read

Blair slams 'conspiracy theorists'

Tony Blair attacked the hunt for a "conspiracy" and a "scandal" over his decision to commit British troops to the Iraq war in 2003.Read

Toyota in worldwide Prius recall

Toyota is to recall about 400,000 Prius and other gas-electric hybrid cars worldwide for brake problems.Read

Toyota announces Prius car recall

Toyota has filed papers to recall about 223,000 hybrid cars in Japan, including the Prius, for braking problems -- the latest in a string of embarrassing safety problems at the world's largest car manufacturer.Read

Electoral reform plans considered

MPs are due to vote on proposals to hold a referendum on abandoning the first-past-the-post system for general elections.Read

Ainsworth set to be grilled by MPs

Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth is due to face MPs over the latest developments in Afghanistan and the "tough choices" faced by the UK's military in the future.Read

Teacher qualification shake-up call

A group of MPs have called for the bar to be raised on the qualifications needed to become a teacher, amid concerns the current requirements are too low.Read

Winter weather hits housing market

The winter weather put a freeze on the housing market during January as buyers and sellers put their moving plans on hold, research has shown.Read

Benefit overpayment errors at £800m

Benefits overpayments resulting from civil service mistakes have doubled in the past decade, according to a report by MPs.Read

Sales hit by snow and economic woes

The high street suffered its worst January in at least 15 years after snow and economic woes hurt sales, the British Retail Consortium has said.Read

'Ice problem' in BA jet accident

Plane safety requirements did not cover the particular ice problem which probably caused a Boeing 777 to crash-land at Heathrow Airport two years ago as the risk was "unrecognised at that time", an official accident report has said.Read

Immigration system 'ineffective'

Britain's immigration system is not operating effectively and faces a damaging loss of public support, a report has warned.Read

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