UK & World News for 26 September 2009

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Darling sounds Labour rallying call Sep 26 2009

Alistair Darling has castigated Labour for looking like it has lost "the will to live" and urged the party to mount a spirited fightback as a general election approaches.Read

Gaddafi denies Megrahi release deal Sep 26 2009

Colonel Gaddafi has said no deal was done to secure the release of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing.Read

Doctors 'must report knife crime' Sep 26 2009

Doctors will be told to report knife injuries to the police and can pass on the patient's personal information, according to new guidelines.Read

Ex-mayor Livingstone marries at zoo Sep 26 2009

Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone has married his long-term partner Emma Beal at London Zoo.Read

Voters prefer Cameron as PM - poll Sep 26 2009

Voters think David Cameron would make a better prime minister than Gordon Brown by two to one, according to a new poll.Read

Miliband eyes Iran nuclear solution Sep 26 2009

Iran must take "concrete steps" to calm fears over its nuclear ambitions, David Miliband said, as he refused to rule out the prospect of military action against the country.Read

Bag woman dumped weeks after death Sep 26 2009

The body of a woman found in a suitcase on farmland is believed to have been kept elsewhere before being dumped at the remote spot, police said.Read

University dean found dead at home Sep 26 2009

A Cambridge University cleric has been found dead at his home, police said.Read

Woman bailed as car hits children Sep 26 2009

A 40-year-old woman arrested after a car ploughed into a group of schoolchildren has been released on bail, police said.Read

Man remanded over student's murder Sep 26 2009

A 30-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a fine art student.Read

Pakistan suicide attacks kill 16 Sep 26 2009

Two suicide car bombs have killed 16 people and wounded about 150 others in separate attacks in north-western Pakistan.Read

Eurostar passengers left stranded Sep 26 2009

Eurostar passengers spent several hours waiting in darkness after two trains were left stranded by a power cut to overhead lines.Read

Miliband 'seeking Iran resolution' Sep 26 2009

David Miliband has refused to rule out the prospect of military action against Iran over its nuclear ambitions - but insisted the international focus was on a diplomatic resolution to the row.Read

Car bombs kill 12, dozens wounded Sep 26 2009

Two car bombs killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens in separate attacks in north-west Pakistan, just days after the Taliban warned more suicide strikes were coming if the military pressed forward with an army offensive.Read

BBC 'dragged into bias argument' Sep 26 2009

The BBC has beens dragged into a fresh row with the Government after Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw accused the corporation of bias.Read

Robbery suspect shot by officers Sep 26 2009

A suspected armed robber has been shot by police and remains in hospital, the Independent Police Complaints Commission said.Read

Hospitals make millions in parking Sep 26 2009

NHS hospitals raked in more than £110 million in car parking charges last year, research by the Liberal Democrats revealed.Read

Stanford in hospital after fight Sep 26 2009

Jailed Texas billionaire Sir Allen Stanford was taken to hospital after being injured during a fight with another inmate, a US Marshals Service spokesman said.Read

Woman quizzed as car hits children Sep 26 2009

A 40-year-old woman was being questioned by police after a group of schoolchildren were struck by a car on a supervised walk around a village.Read

Post mortem due on suitcase body Sep 26 2009

The results of a post mortem examination on the body of a woman found stuffed in a suitcase and dumped on farmland are expected.Read

Harman tackled over women's rights Sep 26 2009

Former deputy prime minister John Prescott warned there was "something lacking" at the top of the Labour Party and accused Harriet Harman of concentrating too much on women's rights.Read

Iran on path to confrontation: US Sep 26 2009

President Barack Obama declared that Iran is on a path to confrontation with world powers unless it agrees to "come clean" and disclose all its nuclear activities.Read

Soldier's anger at expenses claims Sep 26 2009

A serving soldier who was moonlighting as a private security guard in the office where MPs' expenses claims were being censored described his "disappointment and disgust" when he found out how taxpayers' money was being spent on "frivolous" items.Read

Young 'may ditch Labour over fees' Sep 26 2009

The Labour Party risks losing the support of young voters if it fails to reassure students that it will not raise tuition fees, union leaders have warned.Read

Iran 'on path to confrontation' Sep 26 2009

President Barack Obama declared that Iran is on a path to confrontation with world powers unless it agrees to "come clean" and disclose all its nuclear activities.Read

PM to promise two-week cancer tests Sep 26 2009

Patients are to be given access to key diagnostic tests for cancer within two weeks of their GP expressing any doubt about their condition, the Prime Minister is set to announce.Read

Parents 'unaware' of student debts Sep 26 2009

Parents are out of touch with the amount of the debt their child will face after graduating from university, a survey has suggested.Read

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