UK & World News for 2 April 2011

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Bomb murder Pc 'a modern-day hero' Apr 02 2011

Tributes have been paid to a young Catholic police officer murdered by a booby-trap car bomb in Northern Ireland.Read

PM slams 'cowardly' bomb murder Apr 02 2011

David Cameron has condemned the "wicked and cowardly" bomb attack which killed a young police officer in Omagh.Read

Severed arm murder victim named Apr 02 2011

Detectives investigating the discovery of a severed arm in a lake have named the man it belonged to.Read

Policeman killed in car bomb attack Apr 02 2011

A 25-year-old police officer has been killed by a booby-trap car bomb in Northern Ireland, police have confirmed.Read

Rebels 'killed by coalition plane' Apr 02 2011

At least 12 Libyan rebels are reported to have been killed by a coalition plane enforcing the no-fly zone.Read

Car blast outside policeman's home Apr 02 2011

A police officer is understood to have been caught up in a booby-trap car bomb in Northern Ireland.Read

Protest march passes off peacefully Apr 02 2011

A protest march by a far-right group and a counter demonstration by anti-fascists passed off largely peacefully after a huge police operation.Read

Nine killed in Koran burning riot Apr 02 2011

Anger over the burning of the Muslim holy book at a church in the US has fuelled a second day of deadly violence in Afghanistan, where demonstrators set cars and shops on fire in a riot which left nine protesters dead.Read

Man held after severed arm found Apr 02 2011

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after fishermen found a severed arm in a lake.Read

Parents thank stab girl's rescuers Apr 02 2011

The parents of a 14-year-old girl who was repeatedly stabbed near the gates of her school have thanked bystanders who confronted and detained her attacker.Read

Nine killed in second Koran protest Apr 02 2011

At least nine civilians have been killed in southern Afghanistan during a protest against a US church's burning of the Muslim holy book.Read

AV 'would end MP jobs for life' Apr 02 2011

MPs would be denied 'jobs for life' through holding safe seats if Britain switched to the Alternative Vote system in next month's referendum on the electoral system, Greg Dyke, the former director general of the BBC, says.Read

Man remanded over shop shootings Apr 02 2011

A man has been remanded in custody charged with two counts of attempted murder following the shooting of five-year-old Thusha Kamaleswaran and a 35-year-old man.Read

Five killed in second Koran protest Apr 02 2011

At least five civilians have been killed in southern Afghanistan during a protest against a US church's burning of the Muslim holy book.Read

McCann parents run for charity Apr 02 2011

Madeleine McCann's parents have completed a 10 kilometre run in aid of a missing people's charity.Read

Nato probes 'airstrike on rebels' Apr 02 2011

Nato is investigating reports from Libyan rebels that a coalition plane struck one of their positions that was firing into the air near the front line of the battle with Muammar Gaddafi's forces.Read

New leak of radioactive water found Apr 02 2011

Japan's tsunami-stricken nuclear power plant is leaking highly radioactive water into the sea, safety officials have said.Read

Hague blasts 'brutal' Afghan attack Apr 02 2011

Foreign Secretary William Hague and the United Nations have condemned the "brutal" attack on a UN compound which killed around 20 people in Afghanistan.Read

Libya rejects 'mad' ceasefire offer Apr 02 2011

The Libyan government has dismissed as "mad" an offer of a conditional ceasefire by rebel forces.Read

New arrest at Olympic park site Apr 02 2011

A 61-year-old man is being questioned after he was arrested at London's Olympic Park site on suspicion of supplying an explosive substance.Read

Man in court over girl's shooting Apr 02 2011

A man is due to appear in court charged with two counts of attempted murder following the shooting of five-year-old Thusha Kamaleswaran and a 35-year-old man.Read

Concern over competition in banking Apr 02 2011

Lloyds Banking Group's "powerful" position in the retail banking sector could be damaging competition in the UK, MPs have warned.Read

Policy help urged for poor parents Apr 02 2011

The Government needs to help poor parents by developing a "substantive family policy", a new report claims.Read

Severed arm found floating in lake Apr 02 2011

A police investigation has begun after a man's severed arm was found in a lake.Read

Arrests after UN compound killings Apr 02 2011

Afghan police have arrested the suspected mastermind behind a "brutal" attack on a UN compound in the country which has killed around 20 people.Read

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