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Hands out of pockets, police told

A police force has issued a "modern" behaviour guide and appearance code to its officers. Read

Failing teachers 'too hard to sack'

Weak teachers can put children off learning and are too difficult to sack, the chief inspector of schools has warned. Read

Briton defies US evacuation order

A Briton who runs a pub in New Orleans said he will defy the mayor's order to evacuate the city as Hurricane Gustav thundered towards the Gulf Coast. Read

Diana tributes on crash anniversary

Tributes will be paid to Diana, Princess of Wales, on the 11th anniversary of her death. Read

Perfumes linked to infertility fear

Pregnant women are being urged to stop using perfumes or scented creams after research suggested the products could cause unborn boys to suffer infertility or cancer in later life. Read

SNP suspends Kalashnikov councillor

An Scottish Nationalist Party councillor caught on video firing a Kalashnikov assault rifle in Pakistan has escaped expulsion from his party. Read

Brown to review UK-Russia relations

Gordon Brown threatened a "root and branch" review of relations with Russia and insisted it must not be allowed to hold the West to ransom. Read

UK to use pigeon to mislead Nazis

British Intelligence considered using carrier pigeons to help defeat the Germans during the Second World War, it was revealed. Read

Holiday-makers warned over Gustav

British holiday-makers in Cuba have been warned that Hurricane Gustav could be about to hit the country as 240,000 people were evacuated. Read

Nimrod crash families in legal move

Relatives of some of the 14 servicemen killed when their RAF Nimrod plane exploded in Afghanistan are to take legal action against the Government, their barrister said. Read

Body at blaze mansion is shot wife

A murder investigation has been launched after one of two bodies found at the burnt-out Shropshire home of missing businessman Christopher Foster was identified as his wife, police said. Read

Boy, 14, stabbed to death

A 14-year-old boy has been stabbed to death following a fight with a group of youths, police said. Read

Measures for housing market planned

The Government will try to put its recent problems behind it this week when it unveils a package of measures to help struggling homeowners and first-time buyers. Read

Collapsed airline's debt tops £20m

Bosses at a collapsed transatlantic budget airline said its debts are likely to total £20-£25million. Read

Body at fire-hit house is shot wife

One of two bodies found at the burnt-out Shropshire home of missing businessman Christopher Foster has been identified as his wife Jill, West Mercia Police said. Read

Teenager quizzed over stab death

A 15-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of murder will continue to be questioned by detectives investigating the stabbing of teenager Luke Howard. Read

Firms 'freezing recruitment plans'

Three out of four employers are freezing their recruitment plans because of the effects of the economic downturn, according to new research. Read

Brown backs Darling's bleak outlook

Gordon Brown fully agrees with the Chancellor's dire assessment of the UK economic outlook, a Cabinet minister has said. Read

Prayers for mansion blaze family

Prayers were said at a church service for a family officially missing since their home was destroyed by fire last week. Read

Hands out of pockets, police told

A police force has issued a "modern" behaviour guide and appearance code to its officers. Read

Failing teachers 'too hard to sack'

Weak teachers can put children off learning and are too difficult to sack, the chief inspector of schools has warned. Read

Briton defies US evacuation order

A Briton who runs a pub in New Orleans said he will defy the mayor's order to evacuate the city as Hurricane Gustav thundered towards the Gulf Coast. Read

Diana tributes on crash anniversary

Tributes will be paid to Diana, Princess of Wales, on the 11th anniversary of her death. Read

Perfumes linked to infertility fear

Pregnant women are being urged to stop using perfumes or scented creams after research suggested the products could cause unborn boys to suffer infertility or cancer in later life. Read

SNP suspends Kalashnikov councillor

An Scottish Nationalist Party councillor caught on video firing a Kalashnikov assault rifle in Pakistan has escaped expulsion from his party. Read

Brown to review UK-Russia relations

Gordon Brown threatened a "root and branch" review of relations with Russia and insisted it must not be allowed to hold the West to ransom. Read

UK to use pigeon to mislead Nazis

British Intelligence considered using carrier pigeons to help defeat the Germans during the Second World War, it was revealed. Read

Holiday-makers warned over Gustav

British holiday-makers in Cuba have been warned that Hurricane Gustav could be about to hit the country as 240,000 people were evacuated. Read

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