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Second body found in Indian crocodile river

Sat, 26 May 2012 13:40:58 GMT

The body of the second of two British men who died during a trip on a crocodile-infested river in India has been found.

Thousands to head for the coast as dreary May turns Mediterranean

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

It's the perfect weather for the Jubilee bank holiday – unfortunately it's come a week early.

The torch relay: Golden moment or flaming nuisance?

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

The Olympic torch received a rapturous reception as it crossed the borders of Wales yesterday, the second home nation to host the relay on its winding way to London and the Olympic Stadium. As crowds lined the streets of Monmouth to see the flame arrive on the seventh day of the 8,000-mile relay, it marked the culmination of a week in which the UK has been touched with a curious – and timely – outbreak of Olympic enthusiasm.

The Portas Plan: £1m to get UK high streets back in black

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Its town centre was set ablaze as rioters went on the rampage last summer, in some of the worst scenes of the riots. Now Croydon's shopping area is one of 12 selected by the retail expert Mary Portas to receive government funding.

Britain's waste: Now it's coming back to haunt us

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Amid the stacks of shipping containers towering over Britain's busiest port, an unusual suspected-crime scene unfolded this week.

Where most royalists will raise a toast...

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:45:48 GMT

Is Hertfordshire the most patriotic place in the country?

The Clinton charity gala? It was the worst party ever...

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:12:26 GMT

It was billed as the chance to exchange small-talk with Bill Clinton and rub shoulders with glamorous celebrities. But angry guests who attended a London fundraiser for the former US president are to receive refunds after the hosts admitted that the event, described as the “worst party ever”, was a total shambles.

UK 'hotter than Africa' as mercury hits 28C

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:38:38 GMT

The unseasonably fine weather sent temperatures soaring again today, making the UK hotter than parts of Europe and Africa.

Briton dead and second missing after horror crocodile attack in India

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:15:31 GMT

The body of a British man who went missing whilst holidaying with a friend on a crocodile infested river in India has been found.

British man dead and second missing after crocodile horror in India

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:55:31 GMT

One British man is dead and another missing after reportedly being attacked by crocodiles on a river trip in India.

Schoolboy spiked brownies with cannabis in cookery class

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:29:13 GMT

A teenager who spiked cookery lesson brownies with cannabis has been expelled after he and four schoolchildren who ate them were taken to hospital.

'60 stone' Welsh teenager remains in hospital

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:10:12 GMT

A chronically obese teenager cut free from her home by workmen after she grew too big to go outside remained in hospital today.

Police letter reveals St Paul’s cathedral involvement in Occupy eviction

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:41:00 GMT

Evidence has emerged of the critical role St Paul’s cathedral played in giving police permission to remove praying Christians from its steps when the Occupy London Stock Exchange camp was forcibly evicted earlier this year.

Baby P social workers lose tribunal appeal

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:23:35 GMT

Two of Baby P's social workers have lost an appeal against an employment tribunal ruling that they were fairly sacked.

Britons get ready to make the most of 'barbecue weekend' as scorching weather continues

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:04:35 GMT

Supermarkets are stocking up on sausages and burgers, zoo animals are being given soothing ice lollies, and thousands are getting ready to head to the beach as Britons look set to enjoy the first barbecue weekend of the year.

M25 shut after fatal lorry crash

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:40:29 GMT

Drivers on Britain's busiest motorway endured long delays today after a section of the road was shut following a two-lorry fatal accident.

Catcalls, whistles, groping: the everyday picture of sexual harassment in London

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:00:01 GMT

Nearly half of young women in London were sexually harassed in public last year, with many forced to endure unwanted male attention on buses and trains, a new study shows.

Union demands Tube management probe after week of chaos on London Underground

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:10:18 GMT

A leading rail union today called for an inquiry into the running of London Underground after claiming that spending cuts over recent years led to this week's chaos on the Tube.

50 stone teenager cut free from home in Wales

Fri, 25 May 2012 06:59:12 GMT

A teenager thought to weigh more than 50st had to be cut free from her home by emergency services because she was too big to leave the house.

Second Briton is tested for rabies

Fri, 25 May 2012 06:14:38 GMT

A possible new British case of rabies is being investigated, disease control experts have confirmed.

Huhne's partner left with £400,000 bill after losing legal case against Daily Mail

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Carina Trimingham, partner of the former cabinet minister Chris Huhne, was left with a massive legal bill yesterday after a judge threw out her invasion of privacy and harassment claim against the Daily Mail.

Draw to create 100 millionaires

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

A one-off National Lottery draw will create 100 millionaires as a "thank you" to participants for helping to fund the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Huhne's partner defeated in landmark harassment case against Daily Mail

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Eddie Izzard abandons his attempt to run 27 marathons in 27 days

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Eddie Izzard has been forced to abandon his attempt to complete 27 marathons in 27 days in South Africa due to "unforeseen medical complications".

Celebrity fundraisers: Just to watch is a feat of endurance

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Eddie Izzard may have failed in his bid to run 27 marathons in 27 days but the itinerant comedian has succeeded in fuelling a trend among celebrities that, to the slovenly and, perhaps, uncharitable observer, is as exhausting as any of the challenges they contrive.