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Solider killers known to security

The two men shot by police after the terrorist murder of a soldier were both known to security services, it has been confirmed.Read

Soldier-attack police raid home

Anti-terror police investigating the "barbaric" murder of a soldier in London have searched a property 150 miles away in Lincolnshire.Read

Net migration to Britain falls

Net migration into Britain has fallen by more than a third, according to fresh figures, as the number of immigrants arriving in the country dropped ''significantly''.Read

Men face quiz after soldier killing

Anti-terror police have been preparing to question the two men shot and injured after the Woolwich soldier killing as details about their backgrounds began to emerge.Read

Nissan in safety recall on Micras

Motor company Nissan is recalling thousands of cars in the UK due to a potential steering wheel problem.Read

How I confronted soldier's killers

A woman who risked her life to confront an armed man suspected of slaughtering a British soldier in broad daylight has described how she tried to calm him moments after the barbaric attack.Read

Call for child abduction UK 'hub'

Experts are calling for better recording and sharing of information to help tackle child abduction in the UK.Read

Eight held over family fire deaths

Eight people have been arrested by police investigating an arson attack that left eight members of the same family dead more than a decade ago.Read

Boston bomb probe man shot dead

Authorities have shot dead a Chechen immigrant who turned violent while being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bomb suspects.Read

Mandelson takes on ceremonial role

Lord Mandelson is to be installed in the ceremonial role of High Steward of Kingston Upon Hull.Read

Man, 80, oldest to climb Everest

Eighty-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura has become the oldest man to reach the top of Mount Everest.Read

April: Suspect's evidence resumes

The former slaughterman accused of abducting and murdering April Jones is to resume giving evidence after he denied "weaving a complex web of lies" about the schoolgirl's death.Read

FBI shoot dead Boston bomb suspect

Authorities have shot dead a Chechen immigrant who turned violent while being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bomb suspects.Read

Woolwich: PM leads crisis meeting

The Government's emergency response committee, Cobra, is to reconvene to discuss security measures after a man was butchered in broad daylight on the streets of London.Read

Call for compulsory sex education

Sex and relationships education should be compulsory in secondary schools as ministers are failing to take action to protect children and women, a damning report has claimed.Read

Poor nations 'deprived of billions'

Almost half of all money invested in developing countries is channelled through tax havens and deprives the world's poorest countries of tax revenue, according to charity ActionAid.Read

Police commissioner scrutiny urged

Stronger scrutiny is required of elected police commissioners to prevent "maverick decision making", a damning report by MPs has warned.Read

Two arrested after mosque attacks

Two men have been arrested after separate attacks on mosques following the terrorist incident in Woolwich.Read

Woman 'confronted Woolwich pair'

A mother confronted the Woolwich attackers, asking them to hand over their weapons and warning them: "It is only you versus many people, you are going to lose", it has been reported.Read