Air firm Zoom suspends operations

1:23am Friday 29th August 2008

Low-fare transatlantic airline Zoom, which flew from five UK airports, has suspended all operations and cancelled all flights after running into financial difficulties.

MP issues fuel poverty warning

1:23am Friday 29th August 2008

A group of backbench MPs is willing to take the Government "right to the line" to help those struggling to pay their fuel bills, former welfare minister Frank Field has warned.

Trio charged in PM death plot probe

1:23am Friday 29th August 2008

Three men questioned about an alleged plot to assassinate Gordon Brown have been charged with terror offences, Lancashire Police said.

House prices dip 10.5% in 12 months

1:23am Friday 29th August 2008

Annual house price falls hit double digits during August for the first time in nearly two decades, figures showed.

Force denies discrimination claims

1:23am Friday 29th August 2008

The Metropolitan Police has issued a sharp rebuke to one of its most senior officers who is accusing the force of race discrimination.

Search teams to enter 'arson' house

1:23am Friday 29th August 2008

Police are preparing to enter the fire-ravaged home of a millionaire and his family amid fears their bodies are inside.

Pay deals falling behind inflation

1:23am Friday 29th August 2008

Average pay deals are increasing, but they are still falling further behind the rising rate of inflation, according to a report.

Arrest made over eBay computer sale

1:23am Friday 29th August 2008

Police have made an arrest over the sale on eBay of a computer said to contain the personal details of thousands of council tax payers.

Two youths quizzed over stab death

1:23am Friday 29th August 2008

Two more teenagers have been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old near the site of a proposed Olympics party, police said.

Life for murder weapon gunsmith

1:23am Friday 29th August 2008

A self-taught gunsmith who converted replica weapons into working machine guns used in a series of gangland murders has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 11 years.

Hacker loses extradition appeal

Updated 9:16pm Thursday 28th August 2008

A computer expert who hacked into top secret US military networks has lost his last-ditch legal appeal and will be extradited to the US in the next two weeks.

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