Bargain hunters flock to the shops

Retailers have enjoyed bumper sales with one department store clocking up record figures.Read

Big chill to blow in for New Year

The UK is facing further cold, wintry weather as it moves towards New Year's Eve and a cold start to 2010, forecasters said.Read

Prayers mark tsunami anniversary

Buddhist monks chanted on white-sand beaches in Thailand and thousands prayed at mosques in Indonesia to mark the fifth anniversary of the Asian tsunami that left 230,000 people dead.Read

Family 'nightmare' over missing man

The mother of a man who vanished from a Swiss ski resort said the family was living "a nightmare".Read

Thousands show support for hunting

Thousands have braved sub zero temperatures to support Boxing Day hunts, as campaigners called for a vote to scrap the Hunting Act.Read

Body found in hunt for missing boy

Police searching for a teenage boy who went missing on Christmas Eve have found a body in a river near where he was last seen.Read

Bingo calls axed over court fears

A local councillor who calls the numbers at charity bingo sessions has stopped saying "two fat ladies 88" and "legs 11" because council officials fear players might take offence and sue.Read

Earthquake on tsunami anniversary

A strong earthquake has struck deep under the sea in eastern Indonesia on the fifth anniversary of another quake that spawned the Asian tsunami that left 230,000 people dead in a dozen countries around the Indian Ocean rim.Read

Search for missing man continues

The search for a 23-year-old British man who went missing from a Swiss ski resort has continued, with police scouring the hotel where he and his family were staying.Read

Tears, prayers for tsunami memories

Buddhist monks chanted on white-sand beaches in Thailand and thousands prayed at mosques in Indonesia to mark the fifth anniversary of the Asian tsunami that left 230,000 people dead.Read

City searches after plane plot

Searches are being carried out in central London after a man with suspected links to al Qaida allegedly tried to blow up a transatlantic plane, Scotland Yard said.Read

Big freeze easing for many

Weather conditions were improving for many people, after a week of freezing weather and Christmas travel chaos.Read

Bargain hunters at Boxing Day sales

Boxing Day sales are getting under way as high street retailers open their doors to bargain-savvy shoppers.Read

Britishness plan 'a waste of money'

The Government's national consultation on Britishness has been criticised by the Tories as a "colossal waste of money" as they claimed it had been widely snubbed.Read

US plane suspect 'a London student'

An al Qaida-linked suspect who allegedly tried to blow up a transatlantic plane is studying at a UK university, it has been reported.Read

Passengers tackled would-be bomber

Have-a-go passengers who tackled a man trying to blow up a plane may have saved hundreds of lives, US intelligence sources have said.Read

VAT increase 'could stall recovery'

Putting VAT back up in January could stall a recovery from recession, an economic forecaster has warned.Read

Benn in hunt attack on Tories

Environment Secretary Hilary Benn will kick off a campaign to support the fox-hunting ban amid fears from supporters of the legislation that a Tory government would scrap it.Read

Tories slam Irish health funding

The Government has been accused by the Tories of wrongly diverting millions of pounds from the National Health Service to pay for the healthcare of pensioners in Ireland.Read

Report critical of 2004 tsunami aid

British aid agencies working in the wake of the Asian tsunami "left a legacy that is more than just bricks and mortar", according to a new report.Read

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