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Boston bomb probe man shot dead

Authorities have shot dead a Chechen immigrant who turned violent while being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bomb suspects.Read

Mandelson takes on ceremonial role

Lord Mandelson is to be installed in the ceremonial role of High Steward of Kingston Upon Hull.Read

Man, 80, oldest to climb Everest

Eighty-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura has become the oldest man to reach the top of Mount Everest.Read

April: Suspect's evidence resumes

The former slaughterman accused of abducting and murdering April Jones is to resume giving evidence after he denied "weaving a complex web of lies" about the schoolgirl's death.Read

FBI shoot dead Boston bomb suspect

Authorities have shot dead a Chechen immigrant who turned violent while being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bomb suspects.Read

Woolwich: PM leads crisis meeting

The Government's emergency response committee, Cobra, is to reconvene to discuss security measures after a man was butchered in broad daylight on the streets of London.Read

Call for compulsory sex education

Sex and relationships education should be compulsory in secondary schools as ministers are failing to take action to protect children and women, a damning report has claimed.Read

Poor nations 'deprived of billions'

Almost half of all money invested in developing countries is channelled through tax havens and deprives the world's poorest countries of tax revenue, according to charity ActionAid.Read

Police commissioner scrutiny urged

Stronger scrutiny is required of elected police commissioners to prevent "maverick decision making", a damning report by MPs has warned.Read

Two arrested after mosque attacks

Two men have been arrested after separate attacks on mosques following the terrorist incident in Woolwich.Read

Woman 'confronted Woolwich pair'

A mother confronted the Woolwich attackers, asking them to hand over their weapons and warning them: "It is only you versus many people, you are going to lose", it has been reported.Read

Anti-terror unit in Woolwich probe

Scotland Yard's top officer has confirmed two men had been arrested after a man was butchered in broad daylight on the streets of London.Read

It's an eye for an eye - attacker

Shocking footage has emerged of one of the Woolwich attackers, heavily bloodied and saying: "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."Read

'Crazed' attackers 'hacked victim'

Eyewitnesses have described seeing the "crazed" Woolwich attackers "hacking" at their victim and posing for pictures before charging at police wielding meat cleavers.Read

Man butchered by 'terror' pair

Terrorism returned to the streets of London as two suspected Muslim fanatics butchered a man in broad daylight in the name of "Allah".Read

UK 'will never buckle over terror'

Britain will "never buckle" in the face of terrorist incidents, David Cameron vowed, as he condemned the "absolutely sickening" killing of a man in a street in London.Read

Tandem couple killer drive jailed

Relatives of a "perfect couple" killed by a disqualified driver fleeing police have called for tougher sentences for motorists who kill.Read

Pair in 'barbaric' terror attack

One of the men behind a barbaric terror attack on the streets of London was filmed wielding a bloodied meat cleaver and saying, "We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you."Read

PM hails tax evasion crackdown bid

David Cameron has hailed a breakthrough in efforts to crack down on tax evasion and "aggressive" tax avoidance.Read

Mark Bridger denies 'web of lies'

The former slaughterman accused of abducting and murdering schoolgirl April Jones has denied "weaving a complex web of lies" when "fabrications" about his life history were revealed to a jury.Read

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