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Pakistan says U.N. favourable to Bhutto inquiry
Pakistan has reached a 'broad understanding' with the United Nations on aspects of a proposed U.N. investigation into the killing of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto but details remain to be worked out, its foreign minister said on Thursday.
Davis regains seat amid low turnout
Former shadow Home Secretary David Davis on Friday won the Haltemprice and Howden by-election triggered by his decision to make a stand over civil liberties, although only a third of voters turned out.
Nine British soldiers hurt by friendly fire
Six of the nine British soldiers hurt in a friendly fire incident in southern Afghanistan have returned to duty after treatment, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday.
Electoral register details 'should not be sold'
Selling the electoral register to marketing companies is no way for local authorities to treat people's personal information and could even put them off voting, according to a report.
Paedophiles abroad targeted by law change
The Home Office is to target paedophiles who travel abroad for sex by changing the law to allow for their prosecution in the UK, it said on Friday.
Man remanded over murder of French students
A 33-year-old man charged with the murder of two French students in a frenzied knife attack last week has appeared in court.
Brown attempts 'Heathcliff' makeover
Prime Minister Gordon Brown sought to soften his image on Thursday with a chatty interview that pried into his private life, but drew ridicule after he compared himself to a tormented literary character.
Car tax hike to hit 9 million
The drivers of nine million cars, nearly half of all those in Britain, will be worse off under government plans to raise vehicle duty for polluting cars, according to figures from the Treasury.
Bank holds interest rates at 5 percent
The Bank of England held interest rates at 5.0 percent on Thursday as policymakers tussle with slower economic growth and surging inflation, but analysts say rates will have to fall eventually.
Turkey detains four and tightens security
Police detained four suspects and patrolled the high-walled perimeter of the U.S. consulate in Istanbul on Thursday after 3 policemen and 3 gunmen were killed in what a minister said was a suicide attack.
Bank holds interest rates at 5 percent
The Bank of England held interest rates at 5.0 percent on Thursday as policymakers tussle with slower economic growth and surging inflation, but analysts say rates will have to fall eventually.
Car tax changes to leave 9 mln worse off
The drivers of nine million cars, nearly half of all those in Britain, will be worse off under government plans to raise vehicle duty for polluting cars, according to figures from the Treasury.
Nearly half of UK troops think of quitting
Almost half of the members of Britain's armed forces regularly think about quitting, a Ministry of Defence survey showed on Thursday, reflecting the hardship of fighting wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Iran tests more missiles
Iran tested more missiles in the Gulf on Thursday, state media said, and the United States pledged to defend its allies against any Iranian aggression.
Pentagon reopening aerial tankers contest
Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday reopened a bitter $35 billion (17.7 billion pounds) aerial tanker contest after the selection process that picked Northrop Grumman Corp and EADS over Boeing Co was found to be flawed.
Six dead in Leicestershire crash
Six young people have been killed after a serious crash involving a car and a lorry near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, police said on Thursday.