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Harman's husband wins nomination

Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman's husband, Jack Dromey, has been selected as a Labour candidate in the forthcoming general election.

Soldier shot dead on patrol named

The second of three British servicemen killed in Afghanistan in as many days was named by the Ministry of Defence as Rifleman Martin Kinggett from ...

Union warns of 'BBC cuts' action

Union bosses warned of possible industrial action over proposed BBC cuts which could see two national radio stations closed and online services scaled back. ...

Met Office staff get £12m bonuses

Staff at the Met Office were awarded more than £12 million in bonuses in the last five years, official figures show. ...

Woman killed in 4x4 river plunge

A woman died when a Land Rover was swept down a swollen moorland river as it was apparently trying to negotiate a ford. ...

Woman had sex with 12-year-old boy

A woman who had sex almost 200 times with a 12-year-old boy has been jailed for nine years. ...

First trips of ferry service cancelled

THE Swansea-to-Cork ferry service due to resume next Monday has got off to a bad start after the first three sailing were cancelled yesterday because ...

Welsh thalidomide survivors to get extra cash for care

SURVIVORS of the thalidomide scandal in Wales last night welcomed a £1.9m funding boost to improve their care. ...

Dylan Thomas’ hard-drinking last days brought to life in play at hotel where he died

ITS towering walls have borne witness to suicides, murders, fires and drug taking, and it’s been home to the punks and poets of a bygone ...

Army head predicts five more years

Britain will remain "militarily engaged" in Afghanistan for another five years, the head of the Army has said. ...

Britain bracing for floods

Parts of the UK were bracing themselves for flooding this weekend after predictions the torrential rain which claimed the life of one motorist would intensify ...

Plane passenger eats scratch card

An airline passenger ate his £8,930 winning scratch card after he was told he could not claim the money immediately, it has emerged. ...

PM faces fresh calls over agenices

Gordon Brown is facing fresh calls to overhaul the system of parliamentary oversight of the intelligence agencies after MI5 was sharply criticised by one of ...

If new boss Steven Pressley keeps us in SPL he should keep his job, says Falkirk star Tam Scobbie

FALKIRK full-back Tam Scobbie insists caretaker boss Steven Pressley should be handed the Bairns job on a permanent basis - if he keeps the club ...

Martin Canning: We need to start winning ugly if we want to save our season

FRUSTRATED Martin Canning reckons Hamilton need to start winning ugly after losing every scrappy game they have been involved in this year. ...

Steven Old: I want to beat New Zealand teammate McGlinchey then win place in World Cup squad

STEVEN OLD hopes to put one over Kiwi compatriot Michael McGlinchey tomorrow in Kilmarnock's top-six battle - before joining the Motherwell loan star for the ...