Cameron Urges Party To Fight On For Britain

David Cameron has faced down critics within his own party and urged the Tories to focus on the fight against Labour. The Prime Minister warned backbenchers and activists there are just 1,000 days to go before the next general election, implying there...

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Victoria Cross Award For L/Cpl James Ashworth

A soldier killed protecting his comrades in Afghanistan is to be awarded the Victoria Cross - the UK's top bravery medal. Lance Corporal James Ashworth's courage was hailed as "beyond words" by friends who served with him until his death last June....

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India: Tourist Gang-Raped And Husband Beaten

A Swiss tourist has been gang-raped in India and she and her husband were also reportedly beaten before being robbed. The pair were on a cycling trip in the impoverished Madhya Pradesh state, when they were attacked by seven to eight men. The perpetrators...

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US Boosting Defence After North Korea Threats

The US is beefing up its missile defence systems with new interceptors after recent threats of a nuclear attack by North Korea. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has announced the addition of 14 interceptors in Alaska to the US-based missile defence system,...

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Philpott Fire Trial: 'No Heroic Rescue Plan'

By Lisa Dowd, Midlands Correspondent A father accused of killing his six children in a house fire has told a court there was no plan to rescue the youngsters and be a "hero". Mick Philpott was being cross-examined by the prosecution during his...

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Cameron To Address Tory Spring Conference

David Cameron will promise to foster "aspiration" and give school sport a £150m cash boost when he addresses the Conservative party's spring conference after a bruising few weeks. Following the disastrous Eastleigh by-election which saw the Tories beaten...

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Pope's Childhood Love 'Made Him Become Priest'

A former child sweetheart of Pope Francis has claimed that he went on to become a catholic priest after she turned down his marriage proposal. Amalia Damonte, 76, grew up in the same Flores neighbourhood of Buenos Aires as Jorge Bergoglio and said that...

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Kevin McGeever Held By Police Over 'Kidnap'

An Irish property developer who claimed he was kidnapped for eight months is being held on suspicion of wasting police time. Kevin McGeever was emaciated and disorientated when found wandering barefoot on the side of the road near the Cavan-Leitrim...

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HS2 High-Speed Rail Scheme's 'Unlawful' Ruling

The Government's HS2 high-speed rail project could be delayed after a High Court judge ruled the consultation process for compensating those affected was "unlawful". It was the only successful case among five in which the judge had been asked to send...

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Pope Francis Slips Out Of Vatican For Prayers

Pope Francis started his new life as leader of the Roman Catholic Church by praying at one of Rome's oldest basilicas, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The 76-year-old, who has become the first Jesuit pope and the first pope to be named Francis, opened...

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Pope Francis: Profile Of New Catholic Leader

Francis is the first ever pope from the Americas, an austere Jesuit intellectual who modernised Argentina's conservative Roman Catholic Church. Known until Wednesday as Jorge Bergoglio, Pope Francis is respected as a humble man who denied himself the...

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Labour Peer Lord Ahmed Suspended By Party

Labour peer Lord Ahmed has been suspended by the party as it launched an investigation into claims he blamed a Jewish conspiracy for his jail term. The Muslim peer was jailed for 12 weeks for dangerous driving in 2009 after sending and receiving text...

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Pope Election: Black Smoke Signals No New Pope

Black smoke from the first two votes of the conclave entering its second day has signalled the cardinals tasked with electing a new pope are still not agreed on Benedict's successor. They reconvened for the papal conclave behind closed doors after the...

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Oklahoma Mum 'Tried To Sell Kids On Facebook'

A young mum has been accused of trying to sell her children on Facebook to bail her boyfriend out of jail. Police in Sallisaw, Oklahoma said Misty VanHorn contacted a potential buyer via the social networking site. They said the 22-year-old mother...

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Marijuana Bong: Toddler Made To Smoke By Mum

A mother who got her 22-month-old son to smoke her marijuana bong has been arrested, after mobile phone video emerged of the incident. Rachelle Braaten was detained by police in Centralia in Washington state last Friday. Rachelle Braaten appears in...

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Hells Angels: Oz Police Swoop On Biker Gangs

Hundreds of heavily-armed Australian police have taken part in raids on biker gangs in and around Sydney. Several high-ranking members of the gangs were arrested and explosives, guns, drugs and cash were seized. Some 350 police took part in dawn raids...

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Snow And Ice Cause Chaos On Rail And Roads

Police are still assisting hundreds of motorists stuck in their cars across the country after heavy snowfall - with more on its way. Ice warnings are in place for much of the country, and drivers in snow-hit areas have been urged to postpone journeys...

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Cardinals Prepare To Choose A New Pope

By Nick Pisa, Vatican City Cardinals are gathering for a ceremony steeped in tradition to elect a new pope to lead the Roman Catholic Church. The so-called Princes of the Church will assemble in the Vatican's beautifully ornate Sistine Chapel to...

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Weather: Heavy Snow To Cause Travel Problems

Heavy snowfall across parts of Britain is likely to cause travel disruption, as the possibility of a white Easter looms. The southern counties of England are expected to take the brunt of heavy, repeated snow showers moving in from the South West. ...

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India Bus Gang Rape Suspect Found Hanged

The man accused of leading the gang rape of a student on a New Delhi bus been found hanged in his prison cell. Police say Ram Singh took his own life in the high-security Tihar jail where he had been on suicide watch in an isolated cell. But the 33-year-old...

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Queen Cancels Westminster Abbey Visit

The Queen will no longer attend today's Commonwealth service as she recovers from gastroenteritis, Buckingham Palace says. The Duke of Edinburgh will attend the observance as planned. The palace said that the Queen will still attend the Commonwealth...

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'Mummy Tax': Cameron Under Fire Over Cuts

By Tadhg Enright, Business Correspondent David Cameron will have a Mother's Day card delivered to his door by campaigners for new mums whose benefits are about to be capped. Labour has accused the Government of imposing a "mummy tax" and said the...

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Paul Gascoigne Returns Home After US Rehab

Former England football star Paul Gascoigne has told how he thought he was about to die as doctors tied him to a bed to help him beat his alcohol addiction. The player, who has fought a lengthy battle against alcoholism, said his body went into seizure...

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Sex Trafficking Victims 'Failed' By Authorities

Full Interview With Sophie Hayes Updated: 1:53am UK, Sunday 10 March 2013 Sophie Hayes speaks to Sky's Richard Suchet about her life as a sexual and domestic slave at the hands of the man she thought was her boyfriend. SOPHIE: "I'd known my trafficker...

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