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No action against son over suicide

1:26pm Friday 19th March 2010

The son of conductor Sir Edward Downes will not be charged with assisting his suicide, the Director of Public Prosecutions has said.

Scarlett's mother's benefit fraud

11:55am Friday 19th March 2010

The mother of murdered Scarlett Keeling has admitted benefit fraud, on the day two men went on trial over her daughter's death in Goa.

Katie Price in payout to ex-manager

11:55am Friday 19th March 2010

Katie Price's former manager has accepted "substantial" undisclosed damages from the reality star over a slanderous claim that she had an affair with Peter Andre.

Last-ditch talks in BA dispute

10:49am Friday 19th March 2010

Last-ditch talks to avert a damaging strike by British Airways cabin crew have resumed, with senior union officials meeting the airline's chief executive for one last attempt to reach a deal.

Concern for mum as baby found dead

10:11am Friday 19th March 2010

Concern is growing for a mother whose newborn baby was found dead behind a convenience store.

Tebbit could face dragon charges

9:21am Friday 19th March 2010

Tory peer Lord Tebbit could face prosecution over claims that he kicked a person wearing a dragon costume during Chinese New Year celebrations.

Social workers sacked in Khyra area

7:37am Friday 19th March 2010

Six social workers at a city council criticised over the death from starvation of a seven-year-old girl have been sacked.

Bradford 'least attractive city'

6:46am Friday 19th March 2010

Bradford in Yorkshire is the city travellers least want to visit as it is deemed "dangerous, ugly and boring".

Identity theft 'increases by 20%'

12:47am Friday 19th March 2010

Identity theft soared by 20% during 2009 as fraudsters increasingly targeted less well-off consumers, a report has claimed.

Obese mothers-to-be pose problems

5:58am Friday 19th March 2010

NHS maternity units are struggling to cope with the growing number of obese pregnant women.