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Brown admits defence spending slip

Gordon Brown is to clarify his evidence to the Iraq Inquiry over defence spending

6:45pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

Gordon Brown has admitted he wrongly claimed defence spending had risen in real terms every year when he gave evidence to the Iraq Inquiry.

Bid to ban mephedrone within weeks

Nicholas Smith died after apparently taking the legal drug mephedrone

6:33pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

The Government's drugs advisers could recommend a ban on mephedrone within weeks following the deaths of two teenagers thought to have taken the drug.

Afghan victim's family heartbroken

Captain Martin Driver, 31, from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment who died in hospital in Britain, from his wounds that he suffered while serving in Afghanistan.

6:33pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

The family of a British Army officer who died in hospital three weeks after being wounded in Afghanistan said they were "heartbroken" by their loss.

Pilot cleared over gyrocopter death

Bryan Griffiths, 55, of Bedworth, north Warwickshire, has been cleared of killing a hunt supporter who died after he was hit by a gyrocopter's rotor blade.

4:47pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

The partner of a hunt supporter who was killed by a gyrocopter's rotor blade spoke of her devastation after the aircraft's pilot was cleared of manslaughter.

Jedward signed by new label

X Factor twins Jedward have been given the boot by their record label, Sony

4:29pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

X Factor twins Jedward have been signed up by Universal, just 24 hours after it was revealed they had been dumped by their former record label.

BA adds more flights during strike

The Prime Minister has been accused of acting in the “union interest” over the BA strike

4:29pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

British Airways is to fly thousands more passengers during a three-day strike by its cabin crew after more staff volunteered to work.

Terry quizzed after steward hurt

John Terry has been breathalysed and questioned by police after his car collided with a member of Chelsea's security staff

3:49pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

Chelsea football captain John Terry was breathalysed and questioned by police after his car ran into a club steward.

Three face court over boy's kidnap

Sahil Saeed has been found safe and well

3:26pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

Three people arrested in Spain in connection with the kidnap of a five-year-old boy in Pakistan will appear in court on Thursday.

Man thrown off train over set list

Brandon Flowers of the Killers

3:01pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

A musician has spoken of his shock at being removed from a train for "behaving suspiciously" by writing a list of songs which included the band name The Killers.

Colman in court over child porn

Jeremy Colman, the former head of Wales's public spending watchdog

2:47pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

The former head of Wales's public spending watchdog has appeared in court accused of possessing hundreds of indecent images of children.



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