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Baby P council boss makes appeal

A former children's services chief is appealing against her sacking over the Baby P tragedy.

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UK baby born without breast cancer gene

The first British baby genetically-selected to be born without the gene which causes breast cancer is "doing very well" in hospital.

Six quizzed over motorway body

Six men are being questioned over the death of a man whose burned body was dumped by a motorway.

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Hundreds join London Gaza protest

Hundreds of people have gathered at a rally in central London to protest against the Gaza conflict.

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Securitas heist jury discharged

An jury trying cage-fighter Paul Allen over Britain's biggest cash robbery has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict.

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More on Capital's Early Breakfast and Sunday Newsreader.

UK news Latest news from across the UK

Tory sorry for Madeleine prank

A leading Tory youth activist has issued an apology after dressing up as Madeleine McCann.

Woman identified after head found in bag

A woman whose head was found in a bag on a footpath has been named by police.

No dog cruelty charges for Edward

Prince Edward will not be prosecuted over claims he beat his dog, the RSPCA has said.

Showbiz News Who's doing what with who

Glamour girl evicted from BB house

Glamour model Lucy Pinder has became the first celebrity to be evicted from the 2009 Big Brother house.

Swayze hospitalised with 'pneumonia'

Actor Patrick Swayze has been hospitalised with pneumonia, a television network executive has said.

X Factor pay rates revealed

There have been reports the X Factor finalists are being paid as little as £100 a gig.

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Sport news The latest from the world of sport

Video: Bridge comes up trumps for City

Mark Hughes has warned Manchester City fans that Premier League success will not happen overnight.

Video: Ferguson boosted by Rio return

Man Utd will be boosted by the return from injury of defender Rio Ferdinand for their mouth-watering Premier League match against Chelsea.

Video: Raging Rafa blasts Ferguson

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has launched an astonishing attack on his Manchester United counterpart Sir Alex Ferguson.

Pompey tie-up Johnson contract

Portsmouth defender Glen Johnson has signed a new four-and-a-half year contract with the club.

Moody refuses to rule out coaching role

Tom Moody has prompted speculation that he is in line to become the new England coach.

The weird and the wonderful It's a strange, strange world...

Video: Obama graces another magazine cover

US President-elect Barack Obama, his face will soon be gracing the cover of yet another magazine - this time it is a Spider-Man comic.

Video: German weather is cool for cats

A curious cat has become famous in Germany after wandering on to the set of a live weather forecast.

Video: New theory blames robot planes for mangled wind turbine

New theory blames robot planes for mangled wind turbine

Video: Birthday boy Elvis discovered in Vegas

We meet Elvis in Las Vegas on his 74th birthday...

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Video: Robofarmer brings home the bacon

A Chinese farmer who never went to secondary school has become the unlikely inventor of bizarre robots.

Business & International Around the world and around the markets

Video: German weather is cool for cats

A curious cat has become famous in Germany after wandering on to the set of a live weather forecast.

Supertanker freed after $3m ransom paid

A Saudi supertanker captured with its $100 million crude oil cargo has been released after a $3 million ransom was paid.

Afghan suicide bomber kills ten

At least ten people have been killed and 20 wounded in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan.

FTSE closes at 4448.5

The FTSE 100 Index has slid further into the red closing 56.8 points down at 4448.5.

US unemployment at 16-year high

US unemployment figures rose 7.2 per cent in December to their highest level in nearly 16 years.