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Minister visits Jordan over Qatada

A Home Office minister is to fly to Jordan to try to gain assurances that would enable radical cleric Abu Qatada to stand trial in the country.Read

Capello quits as England manager

Fabio Capello has quit as England manager, the Football Association has announced.Read

Pandas a hit with YouTube viewers

They have a reputation for sleeping and eating but the UK's only giant pandas have now been showing off their climbing skills after keepers gave them new toys to play with.Read

Coogan settles NotW hacking claim

Steve Coogan and Paul Gascoigne headed a list of phone-hacking damages claims which have been settled close to trial.Read

Tory MPs demand Livingstone apology

Conservative MPs have demanded an apology from Labour's candidate for London mayor, Ken Livingstone, after an interview in which he said their party was "riddled" with homosexuals and claimed Baroness Thatcher was "clinically insane" while prime minister.Read

Redknapp cleared of dodging tax

Harry Redknapp has welcomed the final whistle on his bung slur "nightmare" after his acquittal on tax fraud charges cleared the way for him to land football's top job.Read

Hague discusses Syria with Russia

Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken to his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov amid continuing anger at Moscow's decision to block a United Nations Security Council resolution on Syria.Read

Hacker 'in terror' over extradition

Computer hacker Gary McKinnon is "unable to control the terror that consumes his every waking moment" as he fights extradition to the US, his mother said.Read

Pay to freeze for MPs in 2012/13

MPs' pay is to be frozen at £65,738 for 2012/13, it has been announced.Read

Cameron call to Russia over Syria

Russia has to "look at its conscience" following its veto of a United Nations resolution calling on Syria's president to quit, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.Read

PM urges Britons to avoid Male isle

David Cameron has warned Britons to avoid an island in the Maldives amid political turmoil in the paradise destination.Read

PM denies NHS Bill 'disaster' claim

David Cameron has mounted a passionate defence of the coalition's controversial health reforms despite the legislation being branded a "disaster".Read

Bank set to add £50bn economy boost

The Bank of England is expected to unleash another multi-billion round of emergency support for the UK economy on Thursday despite signs that the UK's financial health may be starting to improve.Read

Qatada: Minister to visit Jordan

A Home Office minister is to fly to Jordan to try to gain assurances that would enable radical cleric Abu Qatada to stand trial in the country.Read

Gazza's phone-hacking 'distress'

Ex-footballer Paul Gascoigne suffered "mental harm and distress" after his phone messages were hacked by the News of the World, the High Court has been told.Read

Mills will give evidence to Leveson

Heather Mills is to give evidence at the Leveson Inquiry into press standards, it has emerged.Read

'Passionate' PM defends NHS reforms

David Cameron has launched a passionate defence of the Government's controversial NHS reforms in the face of Labour calls to drop the troubled legislation.Read

Met in gang crime crackdown boost

Scotland Yard is to nearly double its resources for fighting gang crime in a renewed crackdown on the problem.Read

Milly killer appeal bid rejected

Former bouncer Levi Bellfield has lost a bid to challenge his conviction for the kidnap and murder of teenager Milly Dowler.Read

Falkland military claims rejected

Downing Street has rejected Argentine claims that Britain is creating a risk to international security by "militarising" the long-running dispute over the Falkland Islands.Read

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