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Britain now home to more pensioners than children
Official population figures show that the UK is now home to more pensioners than children for the first time in the country's history.
Clinton's brother 'in meeting to support McCain'
Hillary Clinton's youngest brother has met a top aide to John McCain, fuelling accusations that some of those close to the former First Lady are actively working against Barack Obama.
Glitter faces lifetime travel ban after return to UK
Disgraced pop star faces having passport confiscated after being forced to fly home to Britain as an international pariah.
Man 'forced to stay on Madrid disaster flight'
A victim of the Madrid air disaster told his wife before take-off that there was something wrong with the plane but was refused permission to get off, it has been claimed.
MI5 colluded in torture of British resident
MI5 colluded in the interrogation of a British resident held at Guantanamo Bay, the High Court has ruled.
Queen 12th in Forbes list of richest royals
The Queen has been trumped by new money in list of richest monarchs.
Conductor's pro-Russia concert
Valery Gergiev holds concert to celebrate the defeat of Georgia.
OTHER NEWS
Pupils shun GCSEs
Children are sitting fewer GCSEs in an attempt to boost overall grades, new results suggest.
Anger as veterans' parade cancelled while gay pride march goes ahead
War heroes have criticised a council after its cancelled a parade for veterans yet allowed a gay pride march to go ahead.
Build on green belt, says think tank
Green belt "not sacred" and should be built on to allow more affordable housing, think tank says.
Philippine peace process collapses
Peace process to end decades of conflict in the southern Philippines collapses amid spiralling violence displacing up to 60,000 people.
Psychologists probe voters' minds
Most floating voters have already made up their minds, even though they don't realise it.
Lifeboat crews find house built into cliff
Lifeboat crews have found a house built into a cliff face while searching a stretch of coastline.
Nigerian burns £1.2m in 'ritual'
A Nigerian official obsessed with witchcraft burned £1.2 million of stolen public money and smeared the ashes over his naked body in a bizarre ritual.
Standing room only for rail passengers
Bank holiday rail passengers will be forced to stand on scores of trains because of a shortage of seats this weekend, despite paying for the most expensive tickets.
Gaddafi's son abandons politics
Libyan ruler's heir apparent injects fresh uncertainty for prospects for an orderly succession in the 38-year-old dictatorship.
OTHER NEWS
Council refuses to collect bins from culs-de-sac
Householders have been told they must drag their rubbish to the end of the street after a council withdrew wheelie bin collections from culs-de-sac.
Pakistan suicide bombers kill 59
Two suicide bombers kill at least 59 people as part of campaign of violence in blow to country's stability.
Thief who flew to Las Vegas in breach of court order jailed
A safe raider who flew to Las Vegas to play poker when he should have been doing unpaid work ordered by a court has been jailed for three months.
iTunes 'hit by Chinese censorship'
Apple’s online music store has become the latest victim of China's censorship laws after the site was blocked apparently for offering free downloads of a pro-Tibet music album.
Work 'making Britons lose sleep'
Longer working hours and stress over financial worries have resulted in people going to bed increasingly late, researchers found.
Israel warns Russia over Syria deal
Further Russian missile sales to Syria would upset the power balance in the Middle East, Israel warns.
Karzai teases Brown over plots
PM suffers indignity of a joke about his leadership during Kabul visit.
Population change unprecedented
The make-up of Britain's population is changing at an unprecedented rate with more than one million people either settling in this country or leaving last year, official figures have revealed.
Cave house discovered in cliff
Lifeboat crews have discovered a mysterious house built into a cliff face while searching a stretch of coastline.
Pigeon held for drug smuggling
A Bosnian pigeon is in custody for smuggling drugs into one of the country's highest security jails, an official said.
Gordon Brown visits troops
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has paid tribute to British forces on a visit to Helmand province in Afghanistan.
A Most Wanted Man
John le Carré tackles extraordinary rendition and the war on terror in his new novel.
EDITOR'S CHOICE
Why Prince Charles is right on GM
Dr Vandana Shiva, the leading ecologist and activist, on why we need GM-free food.
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