UK & World News for 23 August 2008

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Call to improve existing abuse laws Aug 23 2008

Existing laws to protect children from abuse are more effective than the public identification of paedophiles, a leading children's charity has said.Read

Youths hunted over flats fall death Aug 23 2008

Police have released a CCTV image of five youths seen riding away from the scene of a teenager's fatal plunge from a block of flats.Read

New poll adds to Brown's woes Aug 23 2008

Gordon Brown's woes continued with a new poll showing Labour trailing 21 points behind the Tories.Read

Four Britons die in safari crash Aug 23 2008

Four British tourists were killed and three others injured in a road accident during a safari holiday to South Africa.Read

Ministers 'complacent' on data loss Aug 23 2008

The Government has been accused of complacency over its handling of personal information after laying the blame for the latest loss of sensitive data squarely at the door of an external contractor.Read

Man charged over railway track push Aug 23 2008

A man has been charged in connection with an incident in which a woman was pushed on to a railway line, the British Transport Police said.Read

Photo of shooting victim released Aug 23 2008

Police have released a photograph of shooting victim Ezekiel Adeboyego Ojo.Read

Holiday jet forced to land Aug 23 2008

A holiday jet bound for Barbados was forced to return to Gatwick airport after the pilot reported a technical problem.Read

Tributes to safari death boy Aug 23 2008

Tributes have been paid to a teenage boy killed in a minibus crash during a safari holiday in South Africa.Read

Heroes' welcome awaits Team GB Aug 23 2008

Britain's triumphant Olympic team will return home after the Beijing Games to a heroes' reception, Gordon Brown promised.Read

Slave-trade monuments protected Aug 23 2008

The tomb of the anti-slavery campaigner who wrote Amazing Grace is among a number of monuments which have been given new protection, the Government said.Read

Drop ID card call after data loss Aug 23 2008

The Government is under pressure to abandon its ID card plans after one of the main firms involved in the project lost thousands of criminals' personal details.Read

Officer lodges racism claims Aug 23 2008

Scotland Yard Commissioner Sir Ian Blair faces an expensive and potentially damaging public row after one of his closest colleagues pushed ahead with claims against him.Read

Get out of Georgia - Miliband Aug 23 2008

Foreign Secretary David Miliband is seeking to build an international consensus to pressure Russia into leaving Georgia completely.Read

Glitter in hiding after return Aug 23 2008

Sex offender Gary Glitter is in hiding after finally arriving back in Britain and being ordered to sign the sex offenders register.Read

Actress's family killed in crash Aug 23 2008

Four Britons have died in a minibus crash in South Africa.Read

Coastguards to strike Aug 23 2008

Coastguards will start a 48-hour strike over a long-running pay dispute.Read

Tax break plan for married couples Aug 23 2008

Shadow chancellor George Osborne has insisted the Tories were ready for government, with tax breaks for married couples a key plank of their strategy for a stronger society.Read

Johnson in London 2012 pledge Aug 23 2008

London mayor Boris Johnson has insisted that British ingenuity and resourcefulness would make the 2012 Olympics as impressive as the Beijing Games, despite concerns over the budget.Read

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