03-05-2008 | Royal Black-Mail
Amy Seabrook
Two men who demanded £50,000 from a Royal Family member in exchange for tapes featuring gay sex claims have been jailed for blackmail.
Ian Strachan, 31, and Sean McGuigan, 41, were jailed for 5 years each for attempting to extort money from the unidentified royal....
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29-04-2008 | Friends and Family Pay Respects to Speight
Humayra Sadiq
Respects were paid by hundreds of people who attended the funeral of BBC presenter, Mark Speight.
Mr Speight was found dead after his body was found hanged in a remote area of London’s Paddington Street. It was believed that he was devastated by the death of his...
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25-04-2008 | Teachers on Strike
Amy Seabrook
Thousands of schools will be forced to close this Thursday as teachers stage their first strike in 20 years, in a dispute with the government over pay.
Up to 200,000 members of the National Union of Teachers will take part in the one-day action in protest...
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23-04-2008 | Clinton's Pennsylvanian Triumph
Shruti Sheth
Hillary Clinton beat rival Barack Obama in a critical vote in Pennsylvania and then said that Americans deserved “a president who doesn’t quit”. She spoke after a crucial 10-point win in a battle to be the Democrats’ presidential candidate.
Despite this, Mrs. Clinton is still...
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23-04-2008 | Babysitter Guilty of Murder
Humayra Sadiq
A babysitter, 17, has been found guilty after sexually abusing and murdering a child.
Joshua Cook was charged after he killed a 22-month old child, Charlie Johnson who died in a ‘sustained and violent’ attack, the Bradford Crown Court heard.
Charlie Johnson died from critical...
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18-04-2008 | Six Found Guilty in Terror Trial
Amy Seabrook
Six British Muslim men were found guilty on Thursday of inciting acts of terrorism or raising money for terrorists purposes.
The guilty verdicts follow a three month trial at Kingston Crown Court, 10miles west of London.
Among the six was Omar Brooks, a man who...
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17-04-2008 | Rhys Murderer Charged
Shruti Sheth
A teenager who has been charged with the murder of 11-year-old- Rhys Jones is due in court. The 17-year-old has been accused of shooting Rhys in the neck in Croxteth Park on August 22 last year.
Also appearing at Liverpool Magistrates Court will be Gary Kayes,...
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16-04-2008 | Mark Speight Hanged Near Paddington
Humayra Sadiq
The missing BBC presenter, Mark Speight, who was found dead yesterday, was said to be hanged on a building near Paddington Railway Station, the British Police announced today.
The railway staff members found a body hanging on the roof of MacMillan House on Sunday which was...
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13-04-2008 | McCanns Want Amber
Amy Seabrook
Kate and Gerry McCann have asked European leaders to implement an Amber Alert system throughout the continent, claiming it may have helped find their daughter.
Amber Alert is a missing child alert system releasing information on abductions including details of the child and any suspected...
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09-04-2008 | Darling Defends Downturn
Shruti Sheth
Alistair Darling has defended his budget forecast after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) relegated the UK’s economic growth.
Mr Darling, speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, said that “there were grounds for optimism” regardless of the “unprecedented shock to the economy.” He also said...
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