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Venables was 'trivial' risk: Report

A psychiatric assessment of James Bulger killer Jon Venables compiled prior to his release said he posed only a "trivial" risk to the public, it has been reported.Read

Budget in two weeks, confirms Brown

The Budget will take place in two weeks, Gordon Brown has confirmed as he made a key speech pledging to pull the economy through the "storm" of recession.Read

£15m bonus bill as Rock cuts losses

Northern Rock will pay £14.9 million in bonuses to staff after losses narrowed last year.Read

Bali bombings suspect shot dead

Indonesia's president said a top-ranked Southeast Asian militant wanted for planning the 2002 Bali bombings, in which 28 Britons died, has been identified as the man shot dead by police in a raid on the island of Java.Read

Credit card fraud losses drop 28%

Fraud losses on UK credit and debit cards fell by 28% during 2009 as a raft of industry initiatives paid off, figures show.Read

Standing ovation for Phantom sequel

Andrew Lloyd Webber and stars of Love Never Dies have received a standing ovation at the world premiere of the stage musical.Read

Asda offers teenagers 'real work'

Supermarket giant Asda is to offer 15,000 youngsters the chance of a week's worth of "real" work experience rather than simply making tea or running errands, it was announced.Read

BA strike deal 'touch and go'

Hopes of a deal to avert a strike by thousands of British Airways cabin crew are hanging in the balance after a deadline to reach an agreement was extended.Read

Darling set to reveal budget date

Alistair Darling is to announce the date of the budget on Wednesday morning, the Treasury has disclosed.Read

Risk warning over Baby P rules

Rules to improve child protection introduced after the Baby P tragedy may in fact leave vulnerable youngsters at greater risk, council leaders have warned.Read

Crime rehab failure 'costs £10bn'

The failure to rehabilitate tens of thousands of serial criminals is costing the country up to £10 billion a year, a report has said.Read

Darling set to reveal Budget date

Alistair Darling is to announce the date of the budget on Wednesday morning, the Treasury has disclosed.Read

Venables was 'trivial' risk: report

A psychiatric assessment of James Bulger killer Jon Venables compiled prior to his release said he posed only a "trivial" risk to the public, it has been reported.Read

Ex-MI5 head: US concealed torture

A former head of MI5 has claimed that US intelligence agencies had deliberately concealed their mistreatment of terror suspects.Read

Seven held over 'cartoonist plot'

Seven Muslims arrested in the Republic are being questioned over an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog.Read

BBC Trust boss hits back at critics

BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons has hit back at the body's critics, saying it should not be replaced by a "glorified complaints office".Read

Assembly passes justice devolution

The Northern Ireland Assembly has voted in favour of the devolution of policing and justice powers from Westminster, despite opposition from the Ulster Unionist Party.Read

BNP constitution 'discriminates'

The British National Party has been accused of "indirectly" discriminating against black and Asian people even though the party no longer bars them from joining.Read

Tributes to Afghan death soldiers

Tributes have been paid to two British soldiers killed on the same day in Afghanistan.Read

BA cabin crew deal 'touch and go'