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Shop worker killed by lone gunman

A shop worker was killed in a hail of bullets, police have said. Read

Horror blaze father 'feared end'

A father has described how he thought it was "the end" after hiding in a bathroom with five of the six people who died as a blaze engulfed their tower block. Read

Anglo-French summit on immigration

Plans for a crackdown on illegal cross-Channel immigration will be discussed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy at an Anglo-French summit. Read

Pay freeze row sparks strike fears

Chancellor Alistair Darling has failed to rule out a pay freeze for public sector workers, sparking warnings of possible industrial action from union leaders. Read

Bishop urges gay people to repent

The Bishop of Rochester has been accused of going "against Christ's gospel" after he urged homosexuals to "repent and be changed". Read

Two soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Two British service personnel have been killed in attacks in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said. Read

Two solders killed in Afghanistan

Two British service personnel have been killed in attacks in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said. Read

Miliband dismisses MI6 Facebook row

Foreign Secretary David Miliband has defended the next head of MI6 after details of his personal life were posted on social networking website Facebook. Read

Ten held over shop shooting death

Ten people are being questioned over the fatal shooting of a man in a shop, police said. Read

SFO 'to examine MG Rover collapse'

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is to investigate the collapse of MG Rover after a four-year probe into the Midlands carmaker's demise, it was reported. Read

Probe continues into flats tragedy

Inquiries into how a blaze which ripped through a tower block killing six people, including a three-week-old baby girl, was able to spread so quickly are continuing. Read

Concern over MI6 chief web details

The Liberal Democrats are calling for an inquiry into whether the new head of MI6, Sir John Sawers, should be allowed to take up his post after his wife apparently published personal details on the Facebook website. Read

'More typical UK weather' on way

Britons should brace themselves for "much more changeable and considerably cooler" weather with rain at times over the next few weeks, weatherman John Kettley said. Read

Public sector pay 'must be fair'

Public sector pay must be "fair" to private-sector employees facing a recession-fuelled squeeze on wages, Chancellor Alistair Darling said after a spending watchdog called for a freeze. Read

'Honesty expected' over spending

A former Cabinet minister has warned that the debate over public spending needed to "deepen a little bit" because people expected honesty about future cuts. Read

CofE bishop 'urges gays to repent'

A Church of England bishop has urged homosexuals to "repent and be changed". Read

Iran set to release embassy worker

Iran has said it will release the eighth of nine British embassy employees detained in Tehran, Foreign Secretary David Miliband revealed. Read

Pair killed in Afghanistan blasts

Two British service personnel have been killed in attacks in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said. Read

Pair killed in Afghanistan blast

Two British service personnel have been killed in a roadside blast in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said. Read

Unions warn of marking inaccuracies

As hundreds of thousands of children anticipate their Sats results this week, teaching unions have claimed that up to a fifth of some results could still be inaccurate. Read

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