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• Iraq: the last secret
• Nephew 'shocked' at peer's expenses
• Segway rider fined for pavement ride
• Let's float that idea... Boris's 2012 biosphere
• Phone-hacking: third Coulson employee linked to scandal
• Hundreds of bus services to be axed as councils cut subsidies
• Canoe conman John Darwin freed from jail
• Night of the long-winded: peers waffle to sabotage voting reform legislation
• Pizza still a key clue in Yeates murder
• Police 'know motive' in Dewani case
• Undercover units to be reviewed
• 7/7 rescue delayed by fear over secondary bus bomb
• Diplomats 'kept in dark' about legal chief's doubts
• 'Eat and run' – the fine-dining crimewave
• Gay couple win damages from Christian hoteliers
• Peers sit for just 80 minutes after marathon debate
• Fourth arrest over honeymooner Michaela McAreavey's murder
• 7/7 blast sent up 'chimney' of smoke and body parts
• Two bodies found in flat
• 'Bullying' Labour accused over spin doctor plea
• Iraq inquiry cannot publish Blair-Bush exchanges
• 'Collapse' in new jobs, warns union
• TV star wins gagging order over phone sex story
• Segway rider guilty of travelling on pavement
• Police unlikely to prosecute over 'stop snitching' flyers
• Video: CCTV captures car crashing into a shop
• Driving agency closure plan 'a huge blow'
• Alcohol sale reform 'won't resolve binge-drinking'
• Gay couple win bed and breakfast snub case
• Boris Johnson calls for new airport in the south east
• Video: Kate Middleton wedding dress rumours
• Three killed in M4 motorway crash
• Parents of Jo Yeates make appeal to public
• 'Journeyman' bankers are overpaid, admits RBS boss

Iraq: the last secret Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Private memos sent between Tony Blair and George Bush in the months leading up to the Iraq invasion are to be kept secret after the head of the Civil Service consulted the former prime minister and refused to allow their publication.

Nephew 'shocked' at peer's expenses Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST A relative of a former Tory peer accused of making false expenses claims said yesterday that he was "shocked" and "quite angry" when told the politician had used his address as his main residence on claim forms.

Segway rider fined for pavement ride Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST An unemployed factory worker yesterday became the first person in the UK to be convicted of riding a Segway on a pavement.

Let's float that idea... Boris's 2012 biosphere Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST A futuristic floating park has been proposed for the 2012 Olympics and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

Phone-hacking: third Coulson employee linked to scandal Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST The insistence of Rupert Murdoch's News of the World that phone hacking was restricted to a single "rogue reporter" unravelled further yesterday when the name of another former senior executive at the paper was linked to the activities of the private investigator at the heart of the scandal.

Hundreds of bus services to be axed as councils cut subsidies Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Hundreds of bus services, including vital links to remote rural areas, are to be scrapped or scaled back because of the squeeze on public spending, The Independent has discovered.

Canoe conman John Darwin freed from jail Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST John Darwin, the canoeist who became famous after faking his own death, has been released from jail and is living a few miles from his former home.

Night of the long-winded: peers waffle to sabotage voting reform legislation Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST In bizarre and ill-tempered scenes in the House of Lords, unelected peers are trying to sabotage legislation for May's referendum on voting reform by holding it up with enormously long speeches, straying on to such diverse subjects as cannibalism, the merits of Facebook, Scottish football rivalries and prime numbers.

Pizza still a key clue in Yeates murder Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Jo Yeates did not eat the pizza she bought on the evening that she disappeared, police said yesterday.

Police 'know motive' in Dewani case Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST The intrigue surrounding Anni Dewani's murder in Cape Town grew yesterday, as the local police commissioner claimed that a motive would be announced tomorrow.

Undercover units to be reviewed Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST The way undercover police operations are conducted is to be reviewed, after the body in control of covert investigations was stripped of the responsibility.

7/7 rescue delayed by fear over secondary bus bomb Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST A box found in the wreckage of a bus and marked "microwave" began a security alert which delayed the emergency services after the 7/7 attack.

Diplomats 'kept in dark' about legal chief's doubts Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST Britain's most senior diplomats were never told that the Government's legal chief disagreed with Tony Blair's public statements about the legality of the Iraq war, it emerged last night.

'Eat and run' – the fine-dining crimewave Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST It is a crime many diners have contemplated, but few would ever actually commit. But in these straitened times it seems that record numbers of people eating out are choosing to dash for the door rather than settle the bill.

Gay couple win damages from Christian hoteliers Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST A gay couple who were refused a double room at a hotel run by a Christian couple have won damages after a judge ruled they were treated unlawfully.

Peers sit for just 80 minutes after marathon debate Posted: 18 Jan 2011 09:34 AM PST After a marathon all-night debate in the House of Lords on proposals for a referendum on changing the Westminster voting system and cutting the number of MPs, peers discussed the matter for just 80 minutes when business resumed today.

Fourth arrest over honeymooner Michaela McAreavey's murder Posted: 18 Jan 2011 09:30 AM PST A fourth man has been arrested by Mauritian police investigating the murder of Michaela McAreavey.

7/7 blast sent up 'chimney' of smoke and body parts Posted: 18 Jan 2011 08:52 AM PST The 7/7 bus explosion sent a massive "chimney" of grey smoke billowing into the air, laden with debris and human body parts, an inquest heard today.

Two bodies found in flat Posted: 18 Jan 2011 08:43 AM PST Two bodies have been found in a flat, police said today.

'Bullying' Labour accused over spin doctor plea Posted: 18 Jan 2011 08:42 AM PST Labour was accused of "bullying" journalists today after the party's new chief spin doctor appealed to broadcasters to change the way they describe the Government.

Iraq inquiry cannot publish Blair-Bush exchanges Posted: 18 Jan 2011 08:26 AM PST The head of the civil service has refused to allow the official inquiry into the Iraq War to publish notes sent by Tony Blair to former US president George Bush.

'Collapse' in new jobs, warns union Posted: 18 Jan 2011 07:16 AM PST The number of new jobs becoming available has "collapsed" in recent years, falling by over half in some areas, a leading union claimed today.

TV star wins gagging order over phone sex story Posted: 18 Jan 2011 07:13 AM PST A TV personality and his wife have won a High Court order preventing a woman with whom he had "telephone sex" from telling her story in a newspaper.

Segway rider guilty of travelling on pavement Posted: 18 Jan 2011 05:54 AM PST An unemployed factory worker today became the first person in the UK to be convicted of riding a Segway on a pavement.

Police unlikely to prosecute over 'stop snitching' flyers Posted: 18 Jan 2011 05:30 AM PST Police appear to be powerless to bring charges against people who distribute flyers warning potential informants against helping detectives, one of Britain's top officers admitted today.

Video: CCTV captures car crashing into a shop Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:49 AM PST A shop owner and customer escape without injury after a car ploughs into a store in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire.

Driving agency closure plan 'a huge blow' Posted: 18 Jan 2011 03:39 AM PST Union leaders today described the closure of an area Driving Standards Agency office with the loss of scores of jobs as a "huge blow".

Alcohol sale reform 'won't resolve binge-drinking' Posted: 18 Jan 2011 03:30 AM PST The Government's watered-down plans to ban the sale of alcohol below cost price will not resolve the problem of binge-drinking, campaigners said today.

Gay couple win bed and breakfast snub case Posted: 18 Jan 2011 02:01 AM PST Christian hotel owners who refused a gay couple a double room acted unlawfully, a judge ruled today.

Boris Johnson calls for new airport in the south east Posted: 18 Jan 2011 01:54 AM PST London mayor Boris Johnson today backed a report calling for a brand new south-east England airport.

Video: Kate Middleton wedding dress rumours Posted: 18 Jan 2011 01:46 AM PST Miss Middleton's mother and sister have been spotted in a designer's London boutique, fuelling rumours surrounding her wedding gown.

Three killed in M4 motorway crash Posted: 18 Jan 2011 01:08 AM PST Three people have been killed and two others injured, including a six-month-old baby, in an accident on the M4.

Parents of Jo Yeates make appeal to public Posted: 17 Jan 2011 11:01 PM PST Murdered landscape architect Jo Yeates probably knew her killer, her heartbroken parents said today as they made a desperate plea for help.

'Journeyman' bankers are overpaid, admits RBS boss Posted: 17 Jan 2011 11:01 PM PST Many bankers are paid more than they are worth, the chairman of taxpayer-backed Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has admitted.

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