• Women held after immigration centre protest

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    Four women have been detained by police after a group of mothers at an immigration removal centre protested at being separated from their children.

  • Man given life term for murdering girlfriend

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    A man was beginning a life sentence today after his turbulent relationship with his girlfriend ended in murder.

  • IRA finally admits to man’s ‘execution’

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    Almost 40 years after the disappearance of Belfast man Joe Lynskey, republicans have finally admitted he was “executed and buried” by the IRA.

  • Student freed after miscarriage of justice

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    A student branded a "wannabe suicide bomber" walked free from court today after judges overturned his conviction on terrorism charges.

  • Paul Gascoigne arrested for the second time in two days

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    Former England football star Paul Gascoigne has been arrested for the second time in two days.

  • Fan denies throwing coin at Bellamy

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    A Manchester United fan today denied throwing a coin at Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy during last month's derby.

  • Hotel blaze in Burrington ’suspicious’, say police

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    A fire which caused hundreds of thousands of pounds-worth of damage to a rural hotel may have been started deliberately, police said today.

  • Police in bid to identify building site body

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    Police were today trying to identify a woman whose remains were discovered by workmen on a building site.

  • Farmer gets life for murdering estranged wife

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    A wealthy farmer has been jailed for a minimum of 18 years for murdering his wife, whose body has never been found.

  • Champagne celebrations at Scotland Yard as ‘universally hated’ Dizaei is exposed

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    The Statement from the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Paul Stephenson, was suitably sober and contrite. "Commander Ali Dizaei has been a police officer for nearly 25 years," he wrote. "It is extremely disappointing and concerning that this very senior officer has been found guilty of abusing his position and power."