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Brit dies in Turkey rafting tragedy

A British schoolgirl has died in a white water rafting tragedy on holiday in Turkey, it has emerged.Read

Cancer patients in windpipe swap op

Doctors have successfully transplanted windpipes into two cancer patients in an innovative procedure that uses stem cells to allow a donated trachea to regenerate tissue and create an organ biologically close to the original.Read

WMD reports were 'tittle tattle'

Former deputy prime minister John Prescott privately harboured doubts about the intelligence used to justify the invasion of Iraq in 2003, he has disclosed.Read

Jobs must accompany benefit reform

The Government has embarked on the huge task of radically reforming the UK's "antiquated" benefits system amid warnings that the overhaul will not work unless more jobs are created.Read

Woman retells daughter's death call

The mother of murdered British teenager Scarlett Keeling has told a court how she learned her daughter was dead in a phone call from the girl's boyfriend.Read

Copter crash 'accident' killed Brit

The National Transportation Safety Board has ruled that a helicopter crash in Maryland, USA, that killed four people including a British man last summer was accidental.Read

'Immigrants' arrested at care home

Thirteen suspected illegal immigrants have been detained following a raid at a nursing home, the UK Border Agency (UKBA) has said.Read

22 killers at large despite recall

More than 20 killers remain at large despite being recalled to prison, the Ministry of Justice has said.Read

Coroner fears more rail accidents

A coroner has warned of more potential carnage on the railways as an inquest jury blamed a points failure for the deaths of seven people at Potters Bar.Read

Holiday balcony fall teenager dies

A teenager who fell from the seventh floor of an apartment block in Majorca has died, the Foreign Office confirmed.Read

Rail crash caused by unsafe points

Seven people died in the Potters Bar rail crash as a result of a points failure caused by their unsafe condition, an inquest jury has ruled.Read

Forces launch fresh Taliban attack

A fresh assault on the Taliban has been launched by British forces in southern Afghanistan.Read

Venables identity 'to stay secret'

The new identity of killer Jon Venables must be kept secret because of the "compelling evidence" of a threat to his safety, a judge has said.Read

Benefits system overhaul launched

The Government has unveiled radical proposals to reform the UK's "antiquated" benefits system, pledging the biggest overhaul in decades in a drive to simplify the structure and make work pay.Read

Prescott 'doubts over Iraq weapons'

Lord Prescott had doubts about intelligence on Saddam Hussein's weapons programmes before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the inquiry into the war has heard.Read

UK population 'to increase by 24%'

The UK will be the biggest country in Western Europe by 2050, overtaking both France and Germany, figures showed.Read

Politicians lose expenses appeal

Three former Labour MPs and a Tory peer have lost appeals over a ruling that they are not protected from prosecution by parliamentary privilege over allegations that they fiddled their expenses.Read

Senators head to UK over Lockerbie

An influential US Senate committee is ready to send members to the UK to question British witnesses on the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi on compassionate grounds.Read

Warning of 'new nuclear arms race'

Defence Secretary Liam Fox has warned of the risk of a "new nuclear arms race" as he defended the renewal of Trident as the most cost-effective way of maintaining Britain's deterrent.Read

Residents get council tax hike veto

The public will be given the power to veto excessive council tax rises, the Government has saidRead

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