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Prince features on Jubilee single

Thu, 17 May 2012 01:12:29 +0100

Prince Harry has made his recording debut after being recruited by Gary Barlow to play on his Jubilee single.

Britain 'should have own spaceport'

Thu, 17 May 2012 01:12:27 +0100

Britain should have its own spaceport where satellites and intrepid travellers could be blasted into orbit, according to business leaders.

Spring weather baffles butterflies

Thu, 17 May 2012 01:12:25 +0100

The spring weather has baffled Britain's butterflies, with some emerging unusually early due to the warm March and others hit by the April deluge, conservationists said.

PM defends free parenting classes

Thu, 17 May 2012 01:12:22 +0100

Free parenting classes are not a "nanny state" policy, David Cameron insisted as he unveiled a number of initiatives aimed at helping families.

Children's memorial plaque stolen

Thu, 17 May 2012 01:12:20 +0100

A memorial to two children killed in an IRA bomb has been stolen from a town centre by suspected metal thieves.

Household energy costs 'soaring'

Thu, 17 May 2012 01:12:18 +0100

The cost of household energy has risen more than five times faster than household income since 2004, according to a study.

Man, 52, charged over explosives

Thu, 17 May 2012 01:12:14 +0100

A 52-year-old man has been charged with explosives offences.

80mph limit 'will cost £1bn a year'

Thu, 17 May 2012 01:12:08 +0100

Raising the motorway speed limit to 80mph will cost society an extra £1 billion a year, campaign groups have warned.

Facebook set to make market splash

Thu, 17 May 2012 01:12:02 +0100

Facebook shares are being offered to the public for 38 US dollars (£24) in one of the biggest ever US stock flotations.

FO accused over royal lunch guests

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:42:45 +0100

The Foreign Office has been accused of putting the Queen in the position of having to dine with despots as the row over a royal lunch with foreign monarchs intensified.

Ahmadinejad 'blocked from Olympics'

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:42:42 +0100

Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims he has been blocked by the UK authorities from attending the Olympic Games in London.

Olympic Flame handed over to London

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:42:28 +0100

The Olympic Flame has been handed over to London.

Two held over attack on woman, 93

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:20:45 +0100

Police have arrested two people in connection with an attack on a 93-year-old woman who was severely beaten in her own home.

I miss Ivan every day, says Cameron

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:07:18 +0100

David Cameron has spoken of his grief at the death of his son in a letter to the parents of a brain tumour victim.

Cameron 'told how to treat Murdoch'

Wed, 16 May 2012 21:27:26 +0100

News International executives briefed David Cameron on "what to say and how to say it" before he met Rupert Murdoch but he "refused to play ball", the Leveson Inquiry has been told.

Children suffocated, inquest told

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:19:00 +0100

Two babies allegedly murdered by their mother were suffocated, an inquest has heard.

Queen visits zoo on Jubilee tour

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:11:24 +0100

The Queen has come face-to-face with a rhinoceros as her Diamond Jubilee tour continued.

Media wins video footage battle

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:07:54 +0100

Media organisations have won their High Court battle against orders forcing them to give police film footage of the high-profile evictions of residents from the Dale Farm travellers' site.

Hallam murder conviction quashed

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:11:13 +0100

A young man who spent more than seven years behind bars for a murder he insists he did not commit has had his conviction quashed by judges.

Social care 'at breaking point'

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:13:18 +0100

The social care system is at breaking point, with 88% of social workers fearing that cuts are putting vulnerable children's lives at risk.