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Honeymoon deaths police chief fired

Eight held over murders of Catherine and Ben Mullany

7:02am Saturday 30th August 2008

Antiguan Police Commissioner Gary Nelson has been fired by the island's Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer.

Criminals 'let off' over sentences

Sir Igor Judge says the system is working as intended

7:02am Saturday 30th August 2008

More than 60 judges have given "unduly lenient" sentences to offenders convicted of some of the most serious crimes, according to new figures.

Woman killed in 200ft mountain plunge

30 people have been injured in a crash in Alton

7:02am Saturday 30th August 2008

A 38-year-old woman has died after falling about 200ft down a mountainside.

France rapist may have fled to UK

Interpol officers are probing the rape of a UK student in Calais

7:02am Saturday 30th August 2008

A man who raped a UK journalism student at an illegal immigrants' camp in Calais is believed be a people smuggler and may have fled to England, police have said.

Arson probe police examine computer

Christopher Foster, 50, his wife Jill, 49, and their 15-year-old daughter Kirstie

7:02am Saturday 30th August 2008

Police were examining a missing teenager's computer as they worked to solve the mystery surrounding her family's burnt-out country estate.

2012 Games ceremony to be city-wide

Gypsy encampment just 200 yards from the country home of Tessa Jowell

7:02am Saturday 30th August 2008

Organisers of London 2012 will not try to imitate the pageantry of the opening and closing ceremonies at the Beijing Games, Olympics minister Tessa Jowell has said.

Hard times ahead warns Darling

Alistair Darling has rejected claims of a fuel tax bonanza

7:02am Saturday 30th August 2008

Britain's economic downturn will be "more profound and long-lasting" than expected amid the worst global economic conditions for 60 years, Alistair Darling has warned.

Faith schools accused on employment

NAS/UWT union threatens teacher strike

7:02am Saturday 30th August 2008

The Government is being urged to reform faith schools to ensure they cannot discriminate against pupils and teachers on religious grounds.

Ill Winehouse pulls out of concert

Amy Winehouse performs at the Oxegen music festival

7:02am Saturday 30th August 2008

Amy Winehouse has pulled out of a concert in Paris due to illness, her publicist said.

Farm worker killed in baler tragedy

Staffordshire Police have raided a number of homes in Stoke-on-Trent

7:02am Saturday 30th August 2008

A farm worker has died after becoming trapped in a hay baler.


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Honeymoon deaths police chief fired

Eight held over murders of Catherine and Ben Mullany

Updated 7:02am Saturday 30th August 2008

Antiguan Police Commissioner Gary Nelson has been fired by the island's Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer.


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