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Prince features on Jubilee single

Thu, 17 May 2012 04:38:50 +0100

Prince Harry has made his recording debut after being recruited by Gary Barlow to play on his Jubilee single.

Children's memorial plaque stolen

Thu, 17 May 2012 04:38:47 +0100

A memorial to two children killed in an IRA bomb has been stolen from a town centre by suspected metal thieves.

Household energy costs 'soaring'

Thu, 17 May 2012 04:38:44 +0100

The cost of household energy has risen more than five times faster than household income since 2004, according to a study.

Olympic Flame handed over to London

Thu, 17 May 2012 04:38:38 +0100

The Olympic Flame is expected to arrive in the UK on Friday after it was handed over at a ceremony in Athens.

Man, 52, charged over explosives

Thu, 17 May 2012 04:38:35 +0100

A 52-year-old man has been charged with explosives offences.

Two held over attack on pensioner

Thu, 17 May 2012 04:38:30 +0100

A man and woman arrested in connection with an attack on a 93-year-old pensioner who was severely beaten in her own home remained in police custody.

80mph limit 'will cost £1bn a year'

Thu, 17 May 2012 04:38:27 +0100

Raising the motorway speed limit to 80mph will cost society an extra £1 billion a year, campaign groups have warned.

Bahrain's King at Queen's lunch

Thu, 17 May 2012 04:38:24 +0100

The King of Bahrain, whose regime has been accused of brutally suppressing pro-democracy demonstrations, will have lunch with the Queen in celebration of her Diamond Jubilee.

Facebook set to make market splash

Thu, 17 May 2012 04:38:20 +0100

Facebook shares are being offered to the public for 38 US dollars (£24) in one of the biggest ever US stock flotations.

Cameron set for talks with Hollande

Thu, 17 May 2012 04:37:59 +0100

David Cameron is to hold his first face-to-face talks with Francois Hollande as they join world leaders in the US for a G8 summit set to be dominated by the eurozone crisis.

PM defends free parenting classes

Thu, 17 May 2012 04:21:11 +0100

Free parenting classes are not a "nanny state" policy, David Cameron insisted as he unveiled a number of initiatives aimed at helping families.

Spring weather baffles butterflies

Thu, 17 May 2012 03:56:48 +0100

The spring weather has baffled Britain's butterflies, with some emerging unusually early due to the warm March and others hit by the April deluge, conservationists said.

FO accused over royal lunch guests

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:42:45 +0100

The Foreign Office has been accused of putting the Queen in the position of having to dine with despots as the row over a royal lunch with foreign monarchs intensified.

Ahmadinejad 'blocked from Olympics'

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:42:42 +0100

Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims he has been blocked by the UK authorities from attending the Olympic Games in London.

I miss Ivan every day, says Cameron

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:07:18 +0100

David Cameron has spoken of his grief at the death of his son in a letter to the parents of a brain tumour victim.

Cameron 'told how to treat Murdoch'

Wed, 16 May 2012 21:27:26 +0100

News International executives briefed David Cameron on "what to say and how to say it" before he met Rupert Murdoch but he "refused to play ball", the Leveson Inquiry has been told.

Children suffocated, inquest told

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:19:00 +0100

Two babies allegedly murdered by their mother were suffocated, an inquest has heard.

Queen visits zoo on Jubilee tour

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:11:24 +0100

The Queen has come face-to-face with a rhinoceros as her Diamond Jubilee tour continued.

Media wins video footage battle

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:07:54 +0100

Media organisations have won their High Court battle against orders forcing them to give police film footage of the high-profile evictions of residents from the Dale Farm travellers' site.

Hallam murder conviction quashed

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:11:13 +0100

A young man who spent more than seven years behind bars for a murder he insists he did not commit has had his conviction quashed by judges.