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Mother guilty over Shannon kidnapShannon Matthews' mother and co-accused Michael Donovan are convicted of kidnapping and imprisoning the schoolgirl in a plot to claim a £50,000 reward.
UK Honda staff facing redundancySome 800 workers at Honda in Northamptonshire face redundancy, following news the F1 team is up for sale.
Rhys killing 'appalled country'The murder of schoolboy Rhys Jones was a killing which appalled the whole country, a judge tells a jury in his summing up.
Police shot man had 'blanks gun'A 39-year-old man shot dead by police outside Guildford Cathedral was carrying a gun that fired blanks, fire arms experts say.
UK universities' fortunes divergeUniversities in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are losing ground to those in England, a report says.
Plan for £12m stroke ad campaignA campaign will be launched by the government in the new year to help people remember what the first symptoms of stroke are.
Hairdresser denies part in raidA man accused of a £53m robbery conspiracy had ambitions to become a celebrity hairdresser, the Old Bailey hears.
Controversial Lapland theme park closes downThe firm running a Lapland-style theme park in the New Forest criticised by visitors as "hell" and a "scam" close it down.
The children hoping for a festive hit with Strictly star SergeantChildren from Northamptonshire feature alongside Strictly Come Dancing star John Sergeant in a song vying to be Christmas number one.
Roy Keane resigns as Sunderland boss after 27 monthsRoy Keane stands down as Sunderland manager after 27 months in charge at the Stadium of Light.
England's cricketers lack preparation - MooresEngland captain Kevin Pietersen says he did not have to persuade any of his Test squad to return to India following the Mumbai terror attack.
Liverpool striker Torres out of action for a monthLiverpool striker Fernando Torres faces a minimum of four weeks on the sidelines because of a hamstring injury.
Family 'degraded'Karen Matthews' brother and sister feel 'shamed'
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Charity championsBrothers fight to keep their mother's memory alive
DNA dilemmaWill European ruling result in more unsolved crimes?
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Council's 'ghost' library claim A south London council is accused of setting up 'ghost libraries' to dupe government inspectors.
Menezes family's inquest protestThe family of Jean Charles de Menezes have walked out of the inquest into his death at the Oval Cricket Ground in London in protest.
Couple 'seen in ice-scrape car'Detectives hunting a car thief who ran over a Berkshire mother are investigating sightings of a couple seen in the stolen car.
Transplant campaign toddler diesA toddler with leukaemia who was treated in hospital in Oxford dies just weeks after a bone marrow transplant to try to save her life.
Detective denies inspector attackA police inspector accuses the detective sergeant she lived with of assaulting her in their home in Essex.
Decision on third runway delayedA decision on whether a third runway should be built at Heathrow Airport has been put back to 2009.
Baby Faith remains seriously illA baby girl remains seriously ill after her conjoined twin died following emergency surgery to separate them.
DNA murderer in sentence appealThe first person ever to be convicted of murder on the basis of DNA evidence is given the go-ahead to appeal against his sentence.
Drug gang must pay back £2mFour members of a gang jailed for smuggling large amounts of drugs into the UK are ordered to pay back more than £2m.
Asylum seeker awarded £38,000An asylum seeker who fled her African homeland is awarded £38,000 damages for unlawful detention.
Arrests in gamekeeper stabbingPolice investigating the fatal stabbing of a gamekeeper in Nottinghamshire arrest three people.
Safety fears over Christmas treeHealth and safety fears prevent a group of volunteers from putting up a Christmas tree in an Essex town.
No decision over Shields pardon The High Court reserves judgement in the case of jailed Liverpool fan Michael Shields, who has started a pardon bid.
DNA database 'breach of rights'Keeping the DNA of two Britons with no convictions was a breach of their human rights, a European court rules.
Overnight snow causes disruptionSnow is causing traffic delays and has led to school closures across the north-west of England.
Man charged with 1984 rapeA man is due in court charged with the 1984 rape and abduction of a woman who was 18 at the time.
Sailors learn to cope with piracyA three-day course on how to survive piracy is being run for sailors in Newcastle.
Power cut hits a thousand homesBad weather leaves more than 1,000 homes without power across Teesside and North Yorkshire.
Mother on baby danger chargeA mother appears in court charged with exposing a child to danger over a baby boy found in a railway station toilet.
Mother's campaign changes lawA Dorset mother forced to wait 18 months to bury her two-year-old son celebrates after her six-year campaign leads to change in the law.
MMR 'not linked' to baby's deathA baby from Cheltenham who had the MMR jab shortly before his death died of natural causes, an inquest rules.
Policeman cleared of sex claimsA police officer from Devon arrested over allegations of sexual assault is cleared of any offence.
Apology in botched cancer testsA hospital apologises to patients recalled for tests amid fears they may have been wrongly given the all-clear from cancer.
Three charged over stabbingThree men appear before magistrates charged with wounding after a man is stabbed in the head in Plymouth.