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Bromley binmen: Strike dates announced UNITE union has announced the first strike by Bromley binmen will take place on December 18 and they will then hit the Christmas collection period. ...

Hundreds more disabled workers at Remploy factories are at risk of losing their jobs under fresh closure plans, the Government has announced. A further 875 employees, including 682 disabled people, ...

A student has been convicted of being part of computer hacking group Anonymous's cyber attacks. "Hacktivist" Christopher Weatherhead, of Holly Road, Northampton, remained impassive as ...

Temperatures plunged below zero in many areas during the coldest night of the winter so far. And more cold conditions can be expected over the next week as Britain continues to feel the chill. John ...

'George Osborne has always insisted that keeping Britain's top AAA credit rating is a crucial reason to make spending cuts.' Photograph: Reuters ...

UN climate talks in Doha . Along with Edna Molewa of South Africa, he can claim to represent a country that has enshrined sustainable development in its constitution.But Griffiths can go further than ...

(1 hr 53 mins ago) Bank of England said it voted today to freeze its key interest rate at a record-low 0.5 percent and to maintain the level of quantitative easing cash stimulus that it has pumped ...

The more we heap praise on Alastair Cook, the better he gets and I am running out of superlatives to describe England's incredible captain. Over the course ...

Councils in the north east of England have insisted they were prepared for the wintry weather after drivers suffered disruption. Some drivers spent hours trying to get home on Tyneside, Wearside, ...

George Osborne today played down the prospect of Britain being stripped of its cherished AAA credit rating because of his failure to hit his targets for reducing ...

The 69-year-old was held at 7.40am on suspicion of sexual offences and taken to a central London police station.Clifford, one of the world's leading public relations experts, was arrested as ...

Three civil servants suspended over the West Coast franchise fiasco have had their suspensions lifted as the Government published a damning independent report into the botched bidding process.One of ...

Four children have been injured after a hedgetrimmer cut open a double-decker bus like a tin can.Paramedics were called to the freak accident in Essex at 8.22am on Thursday.Trevor Redburn, assistant ...

Tens of thousands of civil servants are set to vote on whether to launch fresh strikes in the new year in bitter disputes over pay and conditions.The executive of the Public and Commercial Services ...

PR guru Max Clifford has been arrested by detectives investigating the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal.The publicist was held at his Surrey home at 7.40am on suspicion of sexual offences and taken to ...

Hulk, the Zenit St Petersburg striker, left, was upset at being substituted in the Champions League game against Milan. Photograph: Daniel Dal ...

Darren Johnson has responded to the tragic news of another cycling fatality in London by calling for a doubling of the money spent on cycle safety measures in the Transport for London business plan. ...

A 41-story tower inspired by a tiara worn by Princess Diana has come very close to winning the skyscraper of the year award. The Great American Tower, which cost 322 million dollars to build, is 202 ...

Prince Harry could head back to Sin City Las Vegas for a wild boys-only party to celebrate William and Kate's baby arrival. Harry, nicknamed Elvis by US troops, was "delighted" by the ...

The hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge is being treated for severe pregnancy sickness has admitted it breached patient confidentiality after falling victim to a hoax call from an Australian ...

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