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11.8m hit by new energy price rises
10:47pm Friday 29th August 2008
Energy firms Npower and Scottish Power have announced more bad news for households with steep hikes in gas and electricity prices.
Hard times ahead warns Darling
10:47pm Friday 29th 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.
Prince Harry returns to Army duties
10:47pm Friday 29th August 2008
Royal soldier Prince Harry has returned to his regiment after a summer break amid reports that he has repeated his request to return to front-line action.
Criminals 'let off' over sentences
10:47pm Friday 29th 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.
Passengers stranded in refund row
10:47pm Friday 29th August 2008
Passengers scrambled to get tickets for alternative flights following the collapse of transatlantic budget airline Zoom.
Honeymoon deaths police chief fired
10:47pm Friday 29th August 2008
Antiguan Police Commissioner Gary Nelson has been fired by the island's Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer.
Arson probe police examine computer
10:47pm Friday 29th 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.
PM death threat case: trio remanded
10:47pm Friday 29th August 2008
A man who allegedly threatened to kill Tony Blair and Gordon Brown in a posting on a jihadi website has been remanded in custody.
Child injured in mountain plunge
10:47pm Friday 29th August 2008
A six-year-old girl has been seriously injured and a man and woman have been airlifted to hospital after they fell around 200 feet down a mountainside.
Ill Winehouse pulls out of concert
10:47pm Friday 29th August 2008
Amy Winehouse has pulled out of a concert in Paris due to illness, her publicist said.
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Honeymoon deaths police chief fired
Updated 10:26pm Friday 29th August 2008
Antiguan Police Commissioner Gary Nelson has been fired by the island's Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer.
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