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Peter Moore reveals ordeal in captivity

Former hostage Peter Moore arrived back in Britain, at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, on 1 January. Photograph: EPA Peter Moore, the British IT expert who spent more than two years in captivity after being kidnapped in Iraq, tonight revealed how he ...

From JAMES STURCKE, Guardian Unlimited,  11 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Peter Moore

Nick Clegg sets four tests for Labour and Tories in case of hung parliament

The Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, last night spelled out the four "tests" he will set for Labour and the Conservatives if they are to seek his party's support in a hung parliament following the general election. His "four steps to fairness" are: ...

From JAMES STURCKE, Guardian Unlimited,  10 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Nick Clegg,  UK Conservative Party,  Liberal Democrats

Police dig up body in London garden after tip-off

Police digging up the garden of a man with terminal cancer last night found human remains. A body wrapped in carpet was discovered at the back of a home in Fulham, west London, after a tip-off. The remains are believed to be up to 20 years old. Roy ...

From JAMES STURCKE, Guardian Unlimited,  10 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Fulham

Expenses investigation targets Cohen

Police have launched an investigation into the expenses claims of the Labour MP Harry Cohen who received more than £70,000 in a second home allowance for a house he rarely visited, it was reported last night. Cohen, who was severely criticised last ...

From JAMES STURCKE, The Observer,  10 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Harry Cohen,  Elliot Morley,  David Chaytor,  Jim Devine,  Eric Illsley

Spanish snow leaves 250,000 without power

A couple walk on the beach during a snow storm in Barcelona, Spain. Photograph: David Ramos/AP Nearly a quarter of a million people in north-eastern Spain were without power yesterday after the heaviest snowfall in decades brought major disruption to ...

From JAMES STURCKE, Guardian Unlimited,  9 Mar 2010

Jon Venables could be murdered if identity revealed - judge

The judge who granted anonymity to one of the killers of James Bulger warned last night that Jon Venables risked being murdered if his new identity was revealed. Lady Butler-Sloss said she backed Jack Straw, the justice secretary, in that it would not ...

From JAMES STURCKE, Guardian Unlimited,  9 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Jack Straw,  James Bulger,  House of Lords,  Home Office

Husband charged with attempted murder after car blast

A bomb disposal expert was last night charged with the attempted murder of his pregnant wife and her eight-year-old son in a car explosion. Nicholas Fabian, 32, of Vigo, near Meopham, Kent, will appear at Dartford magistrates court today, Kent police ...

From JAMES STURCKE, Guardian Unlimited,  8 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Ministry of Defence

Canadian MPs put seal meat on parliament's menu in rebuff to EU

Seal meat banned by the EU will be served to Canadian MPs in Ottawa to show public backing for the country's annual seal hunt Spotted seals. Canadian authorities say seal hunting provides valuable income for isolated communities. Photograph: China ...

From JAMES STURCKE, Guardian Unlimited,  8 Mar 2010

US missionary on kidnap charge in Haiti released from custody

One of two US Baptist missionaries still held on kidnapping charges in Haiti was released today, but the group's leader remained in custody. Charisa Coulter was taken to the airport by US embassy staff more than a month after she and nine other ...

From JAMES STURCKE, Guardian Unlimited,  8 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Laura Silsby,  Charisa Coulter

Working outdoors reduces men's risk of kidney cancer, study says

Exposure to sunlight reduces the risk of kidney cancer among men working outdoors, a study has found. Photograph: AP Men who work outdoors, enabling their bodies to create vitamins through exposure to sunlight, have a reduced risk of kidney cancer, ...

From JAMES STURCKE, Guardian Unlimited,  8 Mar 2010

Related Topics: American Cancer Society,  National Cancer Institute

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