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Police to get more Tasers

Police will reportedly be armed with 10,000 Taser guns in violent crime crackdown

1:28pm Sunday 23rd November 2008

Police are to be armed with 10,000 Taser stun guns as part of a drive to tackle violent crime, it was reported.

Teenager speaks of regret over baby

A teenager who witnessed the abuse of Baby P has spoken of her regret

1:28pm Sunday 23rd November 2008

A teenage girl who witnessed the suffering of Baby P told of her guilt after failing to save him, it has been reported.

Icy conditions as snow hits Britain

Drivers were urged to take extra care on the roads

1:28pm Sunday 23rd November 2008

Drivers were urged to take extra care on the roads after a blast of Arctic weather left large swathes of the country blanketed in snow.

Boy and grandmother die on railway

British Transport Police investigating wealthy financier's death

1:28pm Sunday 23rd November 2008

A six-year-old boy and his grandmother were killed as they crossed a railway, it has emerged.

MPs want clarity on suspect 'death'

British terror suspect Rashid Rauf thought to be killed in US missile attack in Pakistan

1:28pm Sunday 23rd November 2008

Two senior MPs have called for the Government to reveal whether it knew in advance about a US missile strike in Pakistan that reportedly killed a British terror suspect, it was reported.

Four policemen killed in road crash

An off-duty policeman was allegedly the victim of a bomb attack

1:28pm Sunday 23rd November 2008

Four police officers were killed in a road accident in Northern Ireland.

Arrested 12 released on bail

BNP-linked men arrested after distributing leaflets were released on bail

1:28pm Sunday 23rd November 2008

Twelve men linked to the British National Party were released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of distributing racist material in a city centre, police said.

Concern over Army expenses fraud

Sir David Richards warned of fraud by officers and soldiers during the economic downturn

1:28pm Sunday 23rd November 2008

The incoming head of the British Army warned of widespread fraud by officers and soldiers in the economic downturn, in a letter leaked to a newspaper.

Tax cut plans not a gamble, says PM

Gordon Brown denied tax cuts in the Pre-Budget Report would be a 'gamble'

1:28pm Sunday 23rd November 2008

Prime Minister Gordon Brown denied that the massive package of tax cuts expected in the Pre-Budget Report would be a "gamble", insisting action was "necessary and responsible".

Ex-critic backs Brown amid turmoil

Charles Clarke said PM Gordon Brown had done 'really well' amid the financial turmoil

1:28pm Sunday 23rd November 2008

Charles Clarke moved to bury the hatchet with Gordon Brown, acknowledging the Prime Minister had done "really well" over the past two months.


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