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Pakistan kidnap ordeal father back

3:26pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

The father of a five-year-old British boy held captive in Pakistan has returned to the UK, sources said.

Man guilty of daughter's murder

3:26pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

A father who stabbed his teenage daughter to death and then drove her dead body around for 10 hours has been found guilty of murder.

75 starlings crashed to death

3:26pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

Mystery surrounds the death of 75 starlings after they crashed on to a driveway, an animal charity said.

Deputy head 'had sex with pupil'

2:58pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

A female deputy head of a special school had sex with one of her pupils four times in the toilets of the British Library, a court heard.

Roy 'Chubby' Brown 'punched woman'

1:47pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

Blue comic Roy 'Chubby' Brown hit a 21-year-old woman in the face during a foul-mouthed dispute in a supermarket car park, a court has been told.

Plane spotters return from India

12:11pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

Two British plane spotters are back home after avoiding a 10-year sentence in an Indian jail on spying charges.

Economic storm not yet over - Brown

11:47am Wednesday 10th March 2010

Gordon Brown has admitted that recession-hit Britain faces more "bumps in the road" - but declared he has the character to lead the country to economic recovery.

Berezovsky wins libel payout

11:25am Wednesday 10th March 2010

Boris Berezovsky has won £150,000 High Court libel damages over claims on a Russian TV broadcast about the radiation poisoning murder of Alexander Litvinenko.

Standing ovation for Phantom sequel

11:08pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

Andrew Lloyd Webber and stars of Love Never Dies have received a standing ovation at the world premiere of the stage musical.

Katie Price: My marriage is legal

10:28am Wednesday 10th March 2010

Katie Price has insisted her marriage to Alex Reid is "legal" and genuine.