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Met defeated over Olympics policing

Scotland Yard bosses have admitted a goal to recruit 10,000 special constables to help police the 2012 Olympics is unattainable.Senior officers were under pressure...

Queen's Gulf tour comes to a close

The Queen has said goodbye to Oman and immediately received an invitation to return from the country's Sultan.The two heads of state are old...

'Record lows' as freeze continues

Britain shivered in some record low temperatures - including a "ridiculously low" minus 17C in Wales - as the big freeze maintained its grip...

Shareholders to vote on BA merger

The final hurdle to a merger between British Airways and Spanish carrier Iberia should be cleared when shareholders of the two airlines vote on...

China in call over Korean tensions

China's nuclear envoy is calling for an emergency meeting of North Korean disarmament talks to discuss the tensions on the Korean peninsula.Wu Dawei said...

Children 'never paddled in the sea'

Almost 20% of children aged eight to 15 have never paddled in the sea, either in the UK or abroad, according to a survey.And...

Alarm over 'high NHS death rates'

Death rates at 19 NHS hospital trusts in England were alarmingly high last year, according to an influential report.Two of these trusts - Hull...

Public quiz outgoing Barclays chief

Outgoing Barclays chief executive John Varley will be grilled by the public on Thursday at an event organised by the Independent Commission on Banking.The...

Leaks may endanger lives, US warns

The US government has warned online whistleblower WikiLeaks that its expected imminent release of secret documents would put "countless" lives at risk, threaten anti-terror...

Tube workers set for 24-hour strike

Thousands of London Underground workers are set to start a 24-hour strike, threatening travel disruption for commuters and other passengers.Members of the Rail, Maritime...

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