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Pakistan launches ground offensive

More than 30,000 Pakistani soldiers have launched a much-awaited ground offensive in an al Qaida and Taliban stronghold along the Afghan border.Read

Home-town farewell to Boyzone star

About 1,000 mourners have lined the streets where Stephen Gately was raised in an unforgettable send-off to the late Boyzone star.Read

Gag lifted on 'toxic waste' report

A newspaper has hailed a "climbdown" after lawyers for oil traders Trafigura abandoned attempts to keep secret a scientific report.Read

Ten held ahead of climate protest

Ten people have been arrested near the site of one of Britain's biggest coal-fired power stations - hours before hundreds of climate change protesters were expected to converge at the plant.Read

Dilemma as balloon hoax fears grow

Police are to re-interview a Colorado couple as speculation mounted that the balloon drama that sparked a frenzied search for their six-year-old son was a huge publicity stunt.Read

SNP man's hung Parliament demands

First Minister Alex Salmond is expected set out an early shopping list for his demands at Westminster in the event of a hung Parliament.Read

Billionaire held in Wall St probe

One of America's wealthiest men has been arrested on the day he was due to fly to London over a £15.6 million insider trading case.Read

Firm's clothes are 'a perfect fit'

Body scanning technology is to be used to help women buy "perfectly fitting" clothes on the high street.Read

Salmond's hung Parliament demands

First Minister Alex Salmond is expected set out an early shopping list for his demands at Westminster in the event of a hung Parliament.Read

CWU boss warns of more post strikes

The postal workers' union boss has raised the prospect of further industrial action if the bitter Royal Mail dispute is not resolved after next week's strikes.Read

Gately to get home-town farewell

Stephen Gately is to be given an unforgettable send off, with celebrities and thousands of fans uniting in grief at his funeral.Read

Climate demo targets power station

Hundreds of climate change protesters are expected to converge on one of Britain's biggest coal-fired power stations for a demonstration.Read

Hunt for mother of wheelie bin baby

A police investigation to trace a woman who gave birth to a baby boy without medical help before dumping his body in a wheelie bin is continuing.Read

Taxman probes MPs' expenses claims

The tax affairs of 27 MPs are being investigated following inspections of their taxpayer-funded expenses payouts, it has emerged.Read

Government denies spying on Muslims

The Home Office has denied claims it has been using a £140 million-a-year anti-extremism project to "spy" on innocent young Muslims.Read

US anger over 'torture file' ruling

The future of intelligence sharing between Britain and the US is under threat after judges ruled secret evidence relating to the treatment of a former Guantanamo detainee should be released.Read