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Holiday balcony fall teenager dies

A British teenager who fell from the seventh floor of an apartment block in Majorca has died

1:21pm Friday 30th July 2010

A teenager who fell from the seventh floor of an apartment block in Majorca has died, the Foreign Office confirmed.

Rail crash caused by unsafe points

Seven people died in the Potters Bar rail crash as a result of points failure, an inquest has ruled

1:11pm Friday 30th July 2010

Seven people died in the Potters Bar rail crash as a result of a points failure caused by their unsafe condition, an inquest jury has ruled.

Holden lands royal role in Shrek

Amanda Holden will play leading lady Princess Fiona in Shrek The Musical on the West End

12:09pm Friday 30th July 2010

Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden is to put her own singing and dancing skills under scrutiny, by starring in Shrek The Musical.

Benefits system overhaul launched

The Government has unveiled 'radical' proposals to reform benefits after ministers described the system as 'broken'

11:45am Friday 30th July 2010

The Government has unveiled radical proposals to reform the UK's "antiquated" benefits system, pledging the biggest overhaul in decades in a drive to simplify the structure and make work pay.

Venables identity 'to stay secret'

The new identity of killer Jon Venables must be kept secret, a judge has said

11:07am Friday 30th July 2010

The new identity of killer Jon Venables must be kept secret because of the "compelling evidence" of a threat to his safety, a judge has said.

Prescott 'doubts over Iraq weapons'

Lord Prescott admitted doubts in evidence to the Iraq Inquiry

10:57am Friday 30th July 2010

Lord Prescott had doubts about intelligence on Saddam Hussein's weapons programmes before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the inquiry into the war has heard.

Shephard bids farewell to GMTV sofa

Ben Shephard said he is looking forward to a lie-in as he left GMTV on Friday

10:25am Friday 30th July 2010

Ben Shephard told viewers "I will miss you all" as he quit the GMTV sofa after a decade, adding: "Let's have a lie-in."

UK population 'to increase by 24%'

The UK's population is forecast to increase to 77 million in just 40 years' time

10:19am Friday 30th July 2010

The UK will be the biggest country in Western Europe by 2050, overtaking both France and Germany, figures showed.

Politicians lose expenses appeal

Three former Labour MPs and a Tory peer are not protected by parliamentary privilege over expenses allegations

9:50am Friday 30th July 2010

Three former Labour MPs and a Tory peer have lost appeals over a ruling that they are not protected from prosecution by parliamentary privilege over allegations that they fiddled their expenses.

Senators head to UK over Lockerbie

Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi was released on compassionate grounds

8:45am Friday 30th July 2010

An influential US Senate committee is ready to send members to the UK to question British witnesses on the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi on compassionate grounds.



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