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Prince William Opens Up About His Role as Helicopter Rescue Hero

He may be second line to the throne, but Prince William has described his job as a search and rescue pilot as his greatest calling
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Tulisa Contostavlos Arrested Over 'Fixed £800 Cocaine Deal in Sting Operation'

Tulisa Contostavlos was today arrested on suspicion of supplying class A drugs, sources said. The 24-year-old former X Factor judge was arrested along with her 35-year-old friend, rapper Mike...
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Queen Elizabeth II Celebrates 60 Years Since Coronation

Last year, Britons celebrated Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee, which marked their 87-year-old monarch's ascent to the throne. This year marks the 60th anniversary of Elizabeth's...
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Britain Braces for Possible Copycat Attacks

LONDON — Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing activists and possible copycat terror attacks by Islamic extremists after the savage slaying of a young...
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Margaret Thatcher Funeral: Britain's Iron Lady Laid To Rest With Full Pomp

Margaret Thatcher, Britain's Iron Lady, was laid to rest Wednesday with a level of pomp and protest reflecting her status as a commanding, polarizing political...
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Will It Be Worse Than '78? Northeast Braces for Massive Nor'easter That May Dump Two Feet of Snow

The Northeast is bracing for what is expected to be a 'dangerous' Nor'Easter tomorrow that is packing a punch of heavy rain, wind and as...
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War Hero, 85, Dies of Heart Attack Just Hours After Burglars Destroy His Home and Take His Wife's Ring

A war hero died just hours after discovering burglars who ransacked his home had stolen the ring he gave to his wife to mark their...
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Heroin Addict Mom Guilty of Killing Her Two-Year-Old Son Who Died After Drinking Methadone From His Beaker

A couple wept in court today as they were convicted of killing their two-year-old son who died after drinking sipping methadone from his beaker.Riley Pettipierre...
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Airports Shutdown and Flights Cancelled as UK Shivers Under a Blanket of Snow With High of Ten Inches Falling in the Brrrr-econ Beacons

Britain shivered under a heavy blanket of snow today with up to ten inches falling and transport almost coming to a standstill.   Snow clearing teams at...
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18-Year-Old Student Stabbed to Death as He Walked Home in 'Bungled Mugging for His Mobile Phone'

A 'caring' gap year student who was stabbed to death as he walked home in broad daylight may have been the innocent victim of a...
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Jimmy Savile, BBC TV star described as one of the most prolific s*x attackers ever

THE number of alleged victims of Jimmy Savile soared to 300 today, with police probing the scandal calling it a "watershed" moment in child abuse...
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Jobless forced to pay for library internet access just as more services move online

18 Jun 2013 00:00 Many libraries are providing the first half-hour of internet access free and then charging a range of fees to stay online Getty Britain's libraries...

EastEnders killer Cindy Beale’s teenage daughter heading to Albert Square

18 Jun 2013 00:00 She will spend the summer holidays with her half-siblings Peter and Lucy after their dad Ian agrees to let her stay New face:...

TV licence dodgers' excuses revealed: Funniest 12 reasons given for not paying up

18 Jun 2013 00:00 One person even produced half a document to claim that they shared their licence with their next-door neighbour          Free Around 400,000 TV-owning households dodged...

Classic crossword - Tuesday 18th June

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Quiz crossword - Tuesday 18th June

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Quick crossword - Tuesday 18th June

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Cryptic crossword - Tuesday 18th June

18 Jun 2013 00:01 You can check the solution for today's cryptic crossword by calling 0900 586 2572 (61p/min) RoI 1550 999 302 ( € 0.95/min) You...

Joe Kinnear stuns Newcastle fans by getting their players' names wrong in radio interview

18 Jun 2013 00:01 Toon's proposed new director of football unable to pronounce Ben Arfa, Cabaye or Ameobi and makes string of other errors Radio Gaga: Interview...

Stuart Hall jailed for only 15 months for 14 sex attacks on girls as young as 9

Stuart Hall’s disgusted victims have slammed the 15-month jail term he was handed yesterday.The disgraced star, 83, admitted 14 sex assaults on girls as young...

Co-operative Bank pledges to stick with ethical values despite listing shares on Stock Exchange

18 Jun 2013 00:36 The bank will have shares listed on the Stock Exchange for the first time as part of the deal to strengthen its...

Ex-wife sues former husband over compensation for the 24 years he spent in prison for crimes HE DIDN'T COMMIT!

Steven Phillips was wrongly convicted of a string of sexual assaults he didn't commitDNA evidence cleared him of any wrongdoing in 2008As compensation for his...

Vladimir Putin tells Barack Obama they don't agree on Syria but must push for negotiations in civil war

Putin says both countries want negotiations and for bloodshed to stop But he admits after talks at G8 that they don't have a common solutionBarack...

Britain is on the verge of a tropical heatwave this week and will have its hottest day of the year

Temperatures will reach 28C (82F) across much of Britain on WednesdayBut it will be mainly cloudy and thundery, causing uncomfortable humidityExtremely hot air currently over...

Murray Walker: Legendary Formula 1 commentator diagnosed with cancer weeks after breaking pelvis in a fall

Voice of Formula 1 has a form of lymphatic system cancerDiagnosed after a fall in which he broke his pelvis last month By Francesca...

Is there something fishy about the smoked salmon in YOUR supermarket? Prices are soaring - and, as Anne Shooter reveals, some brands are resorting to unsavoury short-cuts

By Anne Shooter PUBLISHED: 17:33 EST, 17 June 2013 | UPDATED: 17:35 EST, 17 June 2013 3 View comments When I was a girl, as a special treat my...

Whitey Bulger trial: Hitman John Martorano testifies against former mob boss

John 'The Executioner' Martorano has admitted to 20 murdersHe worked for James 'Whitey' Bulger in for decades and is expected to reveal many details of...

Our 'natural' IVF baby: Family celebrate birth of little Heath after pioneering new hormone technique that's safer for mum

New IVF technique using naturally occurring hormone kisspeptinHeath Kidd, seven weeks, is first child born as result of new treatmentKisspeptin safer for mothers and avoids...

Ian Brady: Mumbling Brady's contempt for his victims: Moors murderer says slaughter of five children was 'petty' and claims he is no worse than a politician as he is seen in public for first time in decades

Child killer's mental health tribunal began yesterdayHe has been on hunger strike for a decade and is force-fed via a tubeBrady wants to get out...

Britain's foreign aid madness: Cuts at home, but we STILL hand out more than every other G8 country

Between 2011 and 2012 several countries reined in foreign aid budgetsBut cash-strapped Britain didn't and spends 0.56% of national incomeBritain's aid make us the 'soft...

37 (years) and out! Village cricketers banned from practising with hard balls after decades on playing field because of health and safety fears

Bacton Cricket Club in Norfolk is caught in health and safety rowParish council says members of the public could be hit by stray ballsBut club...

'In my country, if they have died, then they have died': Dutch nurse's callous reaction to unresponsive patient, 81, who she and colleague failed to help

Evelyn Agbeko and Theresia Van Der Knaap found guilty of misconductBut the pair have been told that they will keep their jobsFailed to provide life...

The asylum bid that could cost us more than £40m: Julian Assange is prepared to hide in Ecuador's London embassy for NINE YEARS

William Hague and his Ecuadorian counterpart failed to reach agreement on Assange's future as he marks first anniversary of stay at embassy this weekHe will...

Why cancer spreads: Scientists say key breakthrough paves the way for a cure

Researchers have identified a mechanism known as the ‘chase and run’ effect, where diseased and healthy cells follow each other around the bodyThe breakthrough could prove...

How to blow £1m in a weekend: Private jet users' guide to ultimate mini-break in UK includes hiring Tower of London and helicopter tour of Scotland

Ultimate UK weekend for £1million put together by private jet magazineThree days in Britain includes hotel takeovers, caviar and private toursJet-setters will have exclusive access...

Daughter urges people to join the organ donor register after her father who died from a brain aneurysm saves four lives

Caitlin Robertson wrote an open letter begging people to join the registerHer father, Gary, 39, died of a ruptured brain aneurysm in March 2012He had...

Runaway teacher 'had sex with pupil eight times a night' as she tells jury: He only took me away because he feared I would kill myself

Teacher Jeremy Forrest, 30, accused of abducting schoolgirl, then 15 Schoolgirl said they had sex up to eight times a night and in his carGirl...

The amazing flying bicycle that means traffic jams, parking fines and road rage could be things of the past

John Foden and Yannick Read have created a bike that turns into an aircraftParavelo uses a fan to travel at up to 15mph on land...

If coffee perks you up, you need to STOP drinking it

Scientists differ on the effects of caffeine, but a new study reveals that...Coffee-drinkers aren't more alert than their caffeine-free counterpartsWhat's more, regular consumption of tea...

£60,000-a-year surveyor led secret life as leader of prolific graffiti gang which defaced hundreds of trains and buildings

Kristian Holmes, 32, caused £250,000 of damage to trains and buildings The father-of-two sprayed 'VAMP' tag across rail network and even abroadOne of his accomplices...

Ian Brady tribunal: See the first picture of Moors murderer since 1966

17 Jun 2013 12:51 Court artist sketches killer with wavy greying hair and wearing pair of dark glasses as Brady battles for 'right to die' Ian Brady...

Stuart Hall: Disgraced veteran BBC presenter jailed for 15 months over child sex attacks

17 Jun 2013 13:16 The 83-year-old admitted attacking 13 girls over 20 years -  the youngest aged just nine Stuart Hall arriving at Preston Crown CourtAndy Stenning Veteran...

Jet-setting Buddhist monks in lifestyle probe after YouTube video shows them travelling in luxury on lavish private trip

17 Jun 2013 13:19 Monks in the video were acting "inappropriately and not adhering to Buddha's teachings of simplicity and self-restraint"  Jet-setting Buddhist monks sporting stylish aviator...

When do the Premier League fixtures get released? A look ahead to the 2013/14 season

17 Jun 2013 13:26 Chelsea and both the Manchester clubs have new men at the helm and will soon find out who they will be facing...

Primary school teaching assistant sacked after her 18-year-old son was convicted of child sex offence wins £28,000 compensation

Tracy Hodgkinson, 47, informed her school bosses when her 18-year-old son was arrested in 2009 for having a relationship with an underage girlHer son was...