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Biker murder jury to be sworn in

A jury is expected to be sworn in to try seven defendants accused of murdering a biker who was shot dead on the M40. Read

City expects gloomy update from M&S

Marks & Spencer is set to reveal the latest scars of the consumer spending squeeze with a gloomy trading update. Read

Rhys shooting murder trial to start

A teenager accused of murdering schoolboy Rhys Jones is due to go on trial. Read

PM creates financial emergency team

Gordon Brown is to set up an emergency committee to take charge of Britain's response to the financial crisis. Read

US Senate vote backs rescue package

The US Senate has passed a £385 billion rescue package for the nation's troubled economy. Read

Memorial to shot police officer

Family, friends and former colleagues of a police officer shot dead on duty by a former US Marine are due to gather where he died to unveil a memorial in his honour. Read

Finances of NHS trusts 'improving'

The financial health of the NHS is improving although some trusts are still struggling to meet minimum standards on how they manage their money, a report has revealed. Read

Cannabis 'less harmful than drink'

Cannabis use is less harmful than drinking or smoking cigarettes and should be legalised, according to a new report. Read

Pupils 'miss out on school trips'

Some schools are still put off taking pupils on trips because of health and safety and workload concerns, an Ofsted report has found. Read

Immigrants abscond from centre

Seven immigrants - including four who escaped via a network of pipes - are on the run from a detention centre. Read

Brown praise for pensioners

Gordon Brown has hailed the contribution older people make to society as "massively" important to the success of the nation. Read

Man charged with cousin attack

Police have charged a 21-year-old man with assaulting the cousin of a banker who died following a city centre brawl. Read

High-class conwoman admits £2m scam

A high-class swindler bounced cheques worth around £2 million on some of Europe's top auction houses. Read

HBOS shares surge in takeover hope

Shares in Halifax Bank of Scotland closed 21% higher amid hopes a rescue takeover by Lloyds TSB will go ahead as planned. Read

'Don't challenge Gurkhas ruling'

Tory leader David Cameron has urged the Government not to try and overturn a landmark court ruling giving Gurkhas the right to stay in Britain. Read

Priest jailed for sex abuse

A priest who sexually abused six boys at a Catholic boarding school has been sentenced to six years in jail. Read

No probe into TV phone-in scandals

The Serious Fraud Office has said it will not carry out an inquiry into the TV phone-in scandals. Read

Sword-wielding robber tackled

Shop staff who beat a samurai sword-wielding robber into submission and locked him in a store room were back at work after a judge said their actions were "entirely reasonable". Read

Ex-royal butler admits child abuse

A former royal butler to the Queen has admitted a string of child abuse offences. Read

Cameron is 'a man with a plan'

David Cameron has presented himself as the "man with a plan" to rebuild Britain's battered economy and repair its "broken society". Read

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