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Boy, 11, 'lived in old coal bunker'

Preston Crown Court has been told how an 11-year-old boy was forced to live in a filthy converted coal bunker

2:41pm Monday 21st May 2012

A mother and stepfather forced their 11-year-old son to live in a filthy converted coal bunker, a court has been told.


MacAskill defends Megrahi release

Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, the man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, has died

2:30pm Monday 21st May 2012

Scotland's Justice Secretary has defended his decision to release the Lockerbie bomber almost three years ago as the only man convicted of the tragedy is buried in Libya today.

Chief cleared of firefighter deaths

Paul Simmons was found not guilty of manslaughter over a warehouse blaze

2:07pm Monday 21st May 2012

A fire service manager accused of the manslaughter of four firefighters who were killed in a warehouse blaze has been found not guilty after a judge directed a jury to acquit him.

Police worried for father and girl

Police are seeking Javed Khaliq, who went missing with his daughter Rihannah Dawson on Sunday evening

1:37pm Monday 21st May 2012

Police have serious concerns for the welfare of a father who went missing with his three-year-old daughter on Sunday night.

Watchdog launches Hunt inquiry

Westminster's sleaze watchdog is investigating Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt

1:03pm Monday 21st May 2012

Westminster's sleaze watchdog has launched an inquiry into Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt following claims that he failed to register donations from media firms, it was revealed.

Missing children website relaunched

The Missing Kids website includes pictures and information about children who have disappeared

12:41pm Monday 21st May 2012

An official website to help find missing and abducted children from the UK has been relaunched by the police's specialist child protection agency.

Olympic flame goes out during relay

The Olympic torch flame went out for a brief period during the relay, organisers said

12:07pm Monday 21st May 2012

The Olympic torch went out for the first time during the London 2012 relay, organisers have confirmed.

Blair 'said no deal with Murdoch'

Former culture secretary Tessa Jowell says she asked Tony Blair if he had made a deal with Rupert Murdoch over media regulation

11:47am Monday 21st May 2012

Tessa Jowell sought an assurance from Tony Blair he had made no deal with Rupert Murdoch on media regulation when she was appointed culture secretary, the Leveson Inquiry has been told.

MoD set to sign Trident subs deal

Ministers are said to be close to signing contracts for the design of new submarines to replace the Trident nuclear deterrent

11:41am Monday 21st May 2012

The replacement of the Trident nuclear deterrent is expected to come a step closer when ministers announce the signing of multimillion-pound contracts to design new submarines.

Miliband attacks social inequality

Labour leader Ed Miliband is calling for 'closed circles' in many careers to be opened by improving access to university and vocational training

11:34am Monday 21st May 2012

Ed Miliband has accused the Government of taking backward steps on social mobility by allowing inequality to grow and denying bright youngsters from poor backgrounds the chance to succeed.



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