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£26.7m loss as B&B crashes into red

Bradford & Bingley said it had crashed into the red in first half of 2008

7:41pm Friday 29th August 2008

Beleaguered lender Bradford & Bingley said it had crashed into the red in the first half of 2008, after credit crunch losses and rising bad debts.

PM death threat case: trio remanded

Gordon Brown

7:41pm Friday 29th August 2008

A man who allegedly threatened to kill Tony Blair and Gordon Brown in a posting on a jihadi website has been remanded in custody.

BA and American link-up probed

British Airways pilots will not take strike action over Easter

7:41pm Friday 29th August 2008

The proposed link-up between British Airways and giant US carrier American Airlines (AA) is to be investigated by the European Commission, it has been announced.

Prince Harry returns to Army duties

Prince Harry to receive medal for service in Afghanistan.

7:41pm Friday 29th August 2008

Royal soldier Prince Harry has returned to his regiment after a summer break amid reports that he has repeated his request to return to front-line action.

11.8m hit by new energy price rises

Energy bills have pushed UK inflation up to 2.5%

7:41pm Friday 29th August 2008

Energy firms Npower and Scottish Power have announced more bad news for households with steep hikes in gas and electricity prices.

Honeymoon deaths police chief fired

Eight held over murders of Catherine and Ben Mullany

7:41pm Friday 29th August 2008

Antiguan Police Commissioner Gary Nelson has been fired by the island's Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer.

Arson probe police examine computer

Christopher Foster, 50, his wife Jill, 49, and their 15-year-old daughter Kirstie

7:41pm Friday 29th August 2008

Police were examining a missing teenager's computer as they worked to solve the mystery surrounding her family's burnt-out country estate.

Criminals 'let off' over sentences

Sir Igor Judge says the system is working as intended

7:41pm Friday 29th August 2008

More than 60 judges have given "unduly lenient" sentences to offenders convicted of some of the most serious crimes, according to new figures.

Passengers stranded in refund row

Empty Zoom airlines check-in desks at Gatwick Airport

7:41pm Friday 29th August 2008

Passengers scrambled to get tickets for alternative flights following the collapse of transatlantic budget airline Zoom.

Passengers stranded in refund row

Empty Zoom airlines check-in desks at Gatwick Airport

7:14pm Friday 29th August 2008

Passengers scrambled to get tickets for alternative flights following the collapse of transatlantic budget airline Zoom.


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Honeymoon deaths police chief fired

Eight held over murders of Catherine and Ben Mullany

Updated 3:25am Saturday 30th August 2008

Antiguan Police Commissioner Gary Nelson has been fired by the island's Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer.


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