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Darling rules out 'giveaway' Budget

11:50pm Thursday 11th March 2010

Chancellor Alistair Darling has warned there would be no pre-election giveaway in the Budget.

Youth held over 'harassment' death

9:27pm Thursday 11th March 2010

A teenager has been arrested over the manslaughter of a man with learning difficulties who his neighbours claim was hounded to death by yobs.

Arrest over death of disabled man

9:09pm Thursday 11th March 2010

An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over the death David Askew at his home in Hattersley, Greater Manchester Police said.

Ex-hostage relives mock shooting

9:01pm Thursday 11th March 2010

Former hostage Peter Moore has described the moment he thought he had been shot dead when his captors staged a mock execution.

Still no word on BA strike dates

7:50pm Thursday 11th March 2010

Union leaders representing thousands of British Airways cabin crew have kept the airline waiting for any decisions on strikes after again holding back from announcing dates for industrial action.

Disabled man 'tormented to death'

6:51pm Thursday 11th March 2010

A 64-year-old man with learning difficulties was "tormented to death" after being bullied by yobs for more than a decade, neighbours claimed.

Teenager's torture gang jailed

4:05pm Thursday 11th March 2010

A gang who kidnapped and tortured a 16-year-old boy have been jailed for 40 years.

Straw meets James Bulger's mother

3:35pm Thursday 11th March 2010

Justice Secretary Jack Straw has met James Bulger's mother to discuss the return to prison of her son's killer Jon Venables, a Ministry of Justice spokesman confirmed.

MPs and peer deny expenses fraud

3:21pm Thursday 11th March 2010

Three Labour MPs and a Tory peer accused of expenses fraud said they would plead not guilty when they appeared in court for the first time.

Border Agency 'indifferent' to tip

2:53pm Thursday 11th March 2010

The Government is set to investigate claims that Border Agency (UKBA) officials told a potential whistleblower they were "indifferent" to concerns on illegal immigrants.