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Second terror suspect wins bail
A tribunal has ruled a second Jordanian counter-terrorism detainee, known only as "OO", should be released.

Renegade Tamil Tiger transferred
A former leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels who was jailed in the UK in January is transferred to an immigration detention centre.

Football: Hleb 'not leaving' club
Emmanuel Adebayor vows to stay at Arsenal, while boss Gunners boss Arsene Wenger says he is mystified at reports that Alexander Hleb is leaving.

Widower loses fight to stay in UK
A man whose wife died after an injection mix-up during childbirth loses his fight to stay in the UK.

European nations issue Lebanon travel warnings
Britain and France advise nationals against visits to Lebanon after Hizbullah seizes control of part of Beirut

Networked from birth: John Harris on politics and privilege
Boris Johnson's election as mayor now means that there are two men with remarkably similar histories at the top of the Tory party: both he and leader David Cameron are Old Etoni...

Teenage boy's killers jailed
Two youths found guilty of murdering 16-year-old schoolboy Kodjo Yenga are given life sentences.

Poor results force government rethink on progress tests
Pilot project that let pupils sit exams when ready backfires

BAA shareholders forced to inject £400m
The owner of Heathrow airport admits that a critical £9.6bn debt refinancing might not happen

Study warns of sexual health crisis due to drug use
University researchers say unprotected sex is rife in Europe as rising drug use drives young people into bed

Youth died after girlfriend row
A teenager walked into the sea and drowned after rowing with his mother over his girlfriend, an inquest hears.

We're not like John Major, says Harman
Harriet Harman sought to rally Labour morale today as a new poll showed the party 26 points behind the Conservatives

Get tough with Burma, says Clegg
Aid should be dropped into Burma whether the authorities there allow it or not, says Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg.

Repossessions climb by 17%
The number of homeowners facing action for not keeping up mortgage payments rises sharply, figures show.

BBC kept charity phone money
The BBC is to broadcast an apology after admitting a subsidiary firm kept £106,000 from charity phone-ins.

'No British casualties' in Burma
Britain's ambassador to Burma says he believes there are no British or European casualties of the cyclone.

Apple core lands man in jail
A man spent a night in a police cell after being arrested for dropping an apple core, it was revealed today

Mugging killers jailed for life
Two men who strangled two mugging victims in separate robberies are jailed for life.

In the culture club
Each and every day, British people throw away more than a million pots of unopened yoghurt. Why?

Siege barrister shot five times
A barrister was hit at least five times by police weapons during a siege at his home, an inquest hears.