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Policeman badly hurt in gas blast

Four people have been injured in a gas explosion in Gateshead

9:21pm Monday 21st May 2012

A police officer has suffered serious burns to his face in a suspected gas blast which injured five others.


Four injured as gas blast hits flat

Four people have been injured in a gas explosion in Gateshead

7:52pm Monday 21st May 2012

Three police officers and an engineer suffered serious injuries after a suspected gas explosion at a flat, a spokesman has said.

Miliband plays down EU poll talk

Ed Miliband has sought to play down speculation that he will promise a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU

7:16pm Monday 21st May 2012

Ed Miliband has sought to play down speculation that he will promise a referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union if he takes power - insisting it was not his priority.

'Evil' boyfriend guilty of murder

Aspiring-model Emily Longley, 17, was murdered by jealous boyfriend Elliot Turner, 20 (Dorset Police/PA)

7:04pm Monday 21st May 2012

A violent boyfriend who strangled his aspiring-model girlfriend in a jealous rage has been described as "evil" by the dead teenager's grieving family.

PM reaffirms Afghan pull-out date

David Cameron with President Obama during the meeting on Afghanistan at the Nato Summit (AP)

6:57pm Monday 21st May 2012

David Cameron has reaffirmed plans to withdraw British troops from Afghanistan amid fresh warnings the country could re-emerge as a terrorist haven once international forces have gone.

Daughter 'murdered out of shame'

The parents of Shafilea Ahmed deny murdering the 17-year-old at their home in Warrington

6:24pm Monday 21st May 2012

A couple murdered their "westernised" teenage daughter because they believed her conduct was bringing shame on the family, a court has heard.

'Disgust' at police killer sentence

Constable Stephen Carroll was shot dead in Craigavon, Co Armagh, in March 2009

5:53pm Monday 21st May 2012

The widow of murdered police officer Constable Stephen Carroll has spoken of her "disgust" at the jail term handed to one of the killer gang.

Man guilty of murdering girlfriend

Aspiring-model Emily Longley, 17, was murdered by jealous boyfriend Elliot Turner, 20 (Dorset Police/PA)

5:18pm Monday 21st May 2012

A violent and obsessed boyfriend has been found guilty of murdering his aspiring model girlfriend in a jealous rage.

Probe into Bank of England actions

Sir Mervyn King admitted he was 'late to the game' in tackling the banking collapse

4:47pm Monday 21st May 2012

Sir Mervyn King is to come under increased scrutiny after an independent review was announced into the Bank of England's actions at the height of the financial crisis.

Shame 'drove couple to kill child'

The parents of Shafilea Ahmed deny murdering the 17-year-old at their home in Warrington

4:43pm Monday 21st May 2012

A couple murdered their teenage daughter because they believed her conduct was bringing shame on the family, a court has heard.



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