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Family of four injured in car crash

Four members of one family are in hospital after being hit by a car as they walked along a footpath. Read

MoD details major Afghanistan fight

Details have emerged of a massive operation by British, Afghan and coalition forces in Afghanistan in which troops fought at close quarters, in knee-deep mud and in fierce trench battles reminiscent of the First World War. Read

Election last thing on my mind - PM

Gordon Brown said that it was too early to judge the success of his £37 billion bank bail-out - and insisted he had "no plans" to call a General Election this year. Read

Pair arrested after armed siege

Two men were arrested when police officers forced their way into a house which was under siege for more than 36 hours. Read

PM urges immediate halt to violence

Gordon Brown has called for an immediate ceasefire to halt the violence in Gaza. Read

Israeli army deep inside Gaza Strip

Israeli ground troops and tanks have cut swathes through the Gaza Strip, bisecting the coastal territory and surrounding its biggest city as the new phase of a devastating offensive against Hamas gained momentum. Read

Woman charged over stabbing death

A woman will appear in court charged with the murder of a man who was found stabbed in a city centre street, police said. Read

Christmas Day battle in Afghanistan

Details have emerged of a massive operation by British, Afghan and coalition forces in Afghanistan in which troops fought at close quarters, in knee-deep mud and in fierce trench battles reminiscent of the First World War. Read

Voters 'back top earner tax hikes'

Voters want the Government to raise tax rates for top earners even further than the hike already planned by Chancellor Alistair Darling, a new survey showed. Read

Minister misplaces security pass

A Cabinet minister faced a second security embarrassment after it emerged that he lost his wallet, containing a Parliamentary security pass, on a busy central London street. Read

Israeli troops pour into Gaza

Thousands of Israeli troops, backed by columns of tanks, gunboats and warplanes, have poured into Gaza after nightfall to do battle with Palestinian militants after eight days of punishing airstrikes failed to halt increasingly menacing rocket attacks on Israel. Read

Israel moves in despite protests

Israel's ground operation to seize parts of Gaza is under way despite a day of demonstrations in Britain and around the world calling for an end to the violence. Read

Warning over disability treaty

Government efforts to put caveats on Britain's commitment to an international anti-disability discrimination treaty are being kept hidden from the very people it is supposed to benefit, MPs and peers warned. Read

Braille's 200th birthday celebrated

Blind people the world over are celebrating the 200th birthday of blind communication pioneer Louis Braille. Read

PM plays down bank bail-out reports

Gordon Brown has played down the prospect of a fresh injection of taxpayers' cash to the banks, insisting it was "not the first thing on any agenda". Read

Missing men's bodies found in river

The bodies of two men who went missing four days ago were found in a river on Saturday, police said. Read

Israel launches Gaza ground assault

Israel's military said that ground forces are crossing the Gaza border, in an expansion of Israel's week-old offensive against Hamas. Read

Matt Smith named as new Doctor Who

Matt Smith has been named as the new Doctor Who, the BBC said. Read

Hundreds of Woolworths stores close

Hundreds more Woolworths stores have shut as the end came closer for the beleaguered chain. Read

Police name plane crash death trio

A couple with two children who married last summer were among the three victims of a plane crash which closed one of the country's busiest rail routes, it emerged. Read

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