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Tower block safety probe after fire

Calls have been made for a full public inquiry into fire safety in high-rise buildings after six people died in a tower block blaze. Read

Protester hijacks sculpture plinth

A protester has hijacked the "living sculpture" on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth. Read

Mum is the first 'living sculpture'

A housewife with two young children will be the first "living sculpture" on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth. Read

10 held over shopworker's killing

Ten people are being questioned over the murder of a shopworker who was killed by a hail of bullets. Read

Ailing Biggs shown in hospital bed

A new photograph of Ronnie Biggs shows the ailing Great Train Robber lying bare-chested in his hospital bed. Read

Coffee 'could be cure for dementia'

A few cups of coffee a day may be all that is needed to reverse the effects of Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests. Read

BA staff briefed over freeze talks

A mass meeting of British Airways workers is due to be held ahead of crucial talks aimed at agreeing cost cutting at the airline. Read

Cameron makes quangos cull promise

A Conservative government would cut the number of unelected quangos in "a massive shift in power from bureaucracy to democracy", David Cameron is set to promise. Read

Ticket news delights Jackson fans

Michael Jackson fans who beat the odds have begun to celebrate winning coveted tickets to the pop star's memorial service at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. Read

Obama seeking a new start in Moscow

Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev are set to end a seven-year gap in US-Russian summits. Read

Terror law adviser backs 'hacker'

The Home Office's adviser on terror laws has said that extraditing an autistic Briton accused of hacking into US military networks would be "cruel" when he could be prosecuted in the UK. Read

Rethink on UK foreign aid spending

Britain is to target foreign aid at improving security and justice in the world's most "fragile" states. Read

Police figures spark red tape row

The Home Office has been accused of "manipulating" figures to hide a rise in the time police officers spend on paperwork. Read

UK presses Iran on embassy worker

Iran faces mounting pressure from the UK to free British embassy workers being held by the authorities. Read

Union fury over public sector pay

The Government is facing a serious clash with trade unions after Chancellor Alistair Darling failed to rule out a pay freeze for public sector workers. Read

Afghan death three due to be named

Three British soldiers killed in separate attacks in Afghanistan, while taking part in one of the UK military's biggest co-ordinated air operations of modern times, are due to be named. Read

State-backed bank plans unveiled

The campaign for a Post Bank has been stepped up with calls for the Government-owned Northern Rock to be used as the basis for a new state-backed bank in post office branches. Read

Government urged to stem job losses

Business leaders have urged the Government to do more to help stem the tide of job losses, including a scheme aimed at providing an alternative to redundancy. Read

Talks on cross-Channel immigration

Plans for a crackdown on illegal cross-Channel immigration are being discussed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy at an Anglo-French summit. Read

Third soldier killed in Afghanistan

A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan while taking part in one of the UK military's biggest co-ordinated air operations of modern times, the Ministry of Defence said. Read

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