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Cameron battles new Tory rift on EU

Tory leader David Cameron is fighting to prevent a damaging new rift over Europe dominating his party's final conference before the general election.Read

Hope fades for man swept out to sea

Hope is fading for a teenager who vanished after being swept into the sea during a night out, coastguards have said.Read

Simpsons join fight against obesity

The Department of Health is to sponsor episodes of hit TV show The Simpsons in a bid to tackle obesity, it has been revealed.Read

Name your victims, paedophile urged

The husband of a nursery worker who committed a string of child sex offences has pleaded with her to identify her victims.Read

Blair backed for EU president's job

Foreign Secretary David Miliband has dismissed Tory opposition to Tony Blair becoming the first president of the European Union.Read

Five quizzed over boy's crash death

Five men have been arrested in connection with the hit-and-run death of a 10-year-old boy.Read

UN deadline for Iran nuclear checks

The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog has set the date for the inspection of Iran's newly revealed uranium processing facility for October 25.Read

The Simpsons join obesity battle

The Department of Health is to sponsor episodes of hit TV show The Simpsons in a bid to tackle obesity, it has been revealed.Read

Blair 'great choice for president'

Foreign Secretary David Miliband has condemned Tory opposition to Tony Blair becoming the first president of the European Union.Read

UN in deadline for Iran inspection

The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog has set the date for the inspection of Iran's newly revealed uranium processing facility for October 25.Read

Ellen: I'll still sail for pleasure

Yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur announced her retirement from competitive sailing, to concentrate on environmental campaigning.Read

UN deadline for Iran inspection

The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog has set the date for the inspection of Iran's newly revealed uranium processing facility for October 25.Read

Woman survives after cliff plunge

A woman is in stable condition after miraculously surviving an 80ft fall from the top of a cliff, mountain rescue said.Read

Cameron rejects Lisbon Treaty call

David Cameron has rejected calls by Tory Eurosceptics to commit to a referendum on the controversial Lisbon Treaty even if it has been ratified by the rest of the EU.Read

Tories plan welfare system reforms

David Cameron set out plans for a "very radical" reform of the welfare system to ease the mounting unemployment crisis as he pledged to make the Tories "the party of jobs and opportunities".Read

Tickets for Glastonbury go on sale

Tickets for next year's Glastonbury music festival have gone on sale.Read

Glastonbury tickets go on sale

Tickets for next year's Glastonbury music festival have gone on sale.Read

Aid agencies to help quake victims

Aid agencies have launched an appeal to help those left destitute by the devastating earthquakes and typhoons that have struck south-east Asia.Read

Man quizzed over diplomat's murder

Police in Jamaica are questioning a 23-year-old man in connection with the death of a British honorary consul.Read

Tributes paid to airman 'Big Ted'

A British airman known as "Big Ted" killed while patrolling close to the perimeter of the UK's main base in southern Afghanistan had only deployed to Helmand province last month, the Ministry of Defence has revealed.Read

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