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Gordon Brown urges Labour to "have confidence" in itself after the party's Glasgow East by-election defeat.
EDF Energy has announced it is putting up gas prices by 22% and electricity prices by 17% for domestic customers.
A British Army dog handler has been killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirms.
The UK economy grew 0.2% in the second quarter of the year, as the credit crunch took its toll on the housing market.
The Oyster card system used on London's transport system breaks down during morning rush hour.
A missing British climber was warned not to attempt a solo attempt on a 20,000ft (6,096m) summit in northern Pakistan, his sister says.
A nanny accused of killing the baby son of two police officers is cleared at Liverpool Crown Court.
Almost half of fertility experts say access to IVF should be conditional, a poll of international experts finds.
Members of the public should challenge rowdy behaviour despite the risks, says the Northumbria Police chief.
A farmer is given permission to turn thousands of tonnes of potato skins from a crisp factory into electricity.
People are subconsciously influenced by the weight of those around them, researchers suggest.
Andy Murray beats Stanislas Wawrinka to set up a Toronto Masters quarter-final against Novak Djokovic.
Everton captain Phil Neville signs a new four-year deal that will keep him at the club until 2012.
Brits Geraint Thomas and Mark Cavendish face trials to see who will race in the 4,000m individual pursuit in Beijing.
Cellists reach new heights on tallest UK peaks
All the drama as Labour lose in Glasgow East
Is accent more important than birthplace?
How a new twist was given to the latest Batman film
Papers reflect on what Max Mosley ruling will mean
Readers keep a diary to track their spending
Wedding gift firm Wrapit says it is having financial problems, amid fears that brides and grooms will not get their presents.
Life expectancy for people with HIV increases by 13 years on average since the late 1990s, survey finds.
The people of Greater Manchester will decide whether a congestion charge is introduced in the region.
People seeking to become teachers in England are better qualified than they were a decade ago, analysis shows.
Dozens of soldiers and marines serving with UK forces in Afghanistan and Iraq receive bravery awards.
Women who wear the wrong kind of bra could be damaging their breasts, researchers warn.
Regulator Ofgem tells energy companies the tariffs offered to their poorest customers must match their cheapest deals.
A British woman appears in court in Crete charged with murdering her newborn baby son in a hotel room.
Three people are killed and two others seriously injured in a crash between a lorry and people carrier in Cambridgeshire.
Caricatured as low brow and smutty, Carry On films were never much rated by movie critics. But do they tell us something more profound about the huge social changes in post-war Britain?
Fish and Chips, Benson and Hedges - crazy names for twins, but which is lawful and which isn't?
Swarms of flying ants have descended over the past few days, only to disappear just as suddenly. Why?
There is harsh criticism in the press of the High Court judge who ruled the News of the World breached motor racing boss Max Mosley's privacy.
Police are looking for a 10-year-old boy who slashed a woman's arm after she refused to him a cigarette.
A council which used powers to spy on people is using cameras to monitor a recycling centre.
A six-year-old boy and a teenager die in separate accidents while on holiday in Spain and Portugal.
Police appealing for witnesses to a serious sexual assault say they want to speak to people in nearby bars and nightclubs.
The Scottish National Party pulls off a stunning victory, winning one of Labour's safest seats by a few hundred votes.
A woman charged following a major security alert on a North Sea oil platform will not face court.
A man from Cardiff dies after being pulled from the sea on a family holiday in Devon.
An inquiry into a council's decision close a residential home for autistic children just months after it opened is ordered.
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