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The owner of a theme park has given his personal assurance of safety as he re-opened a rollercoaster from which a teenager fell to her death. The Hydro ride at the Oakwood park in Pembrokeshire was ...
A father and son were charged with kidnap after making a "citizen's arrest" on a boy they alleged smashed a window and spat at a customer at their chip shop. But can't anyone make a citizen's arrest?
Heather Fell failed to overturn a 19-second deficit in the 3,000m run of the modern pentathlon but the Briton won silver behind German Lena Schoneborn. Fell began the final of the five events in ...
Stunned Belgians are starting to get a clearer picture of the Belgian woman identified as a suicide bomber killed in Iraq last month. La Derniere Heure newspaper published a photo of the woman it said ...
Neath will kick-off the defence of their Principality Premiership title on Saturday, 1 September when they host Bridgend at ...
22 Jun: Police search a storage depot in Wembley, north London, and find a false passport for Bourgass. Sep: Police raid a flat in Ilford, east London, and arrest Mouloud Sihali. Police arrest David ...
A huge boring machine used to build the Channel Tunnel that links the south of England and France has been sold by online auction site eBay. The 580-ton drill went for £39,999 to a bidder using the ...
Liverpool and Netherlands winger Ryan Babel should be fit for the start of next season despite missing Euro 2008 with an ankle injury. Babel tore ligaments in training on Saturday, but Dutch coach ...
The EU budget is paid for by the 27 member countries. Click on the buttons to find out about different ways of looking at what each country paid in 2007.
A fire at Aardman's Bristol warehouse has destroyed artwork, sets and archives relating to some of British animation's most iconic characters. Aardman's Plasticine hero Morph first appeared on Take ...
A close friend of Kate and Gerry McCann has told the BBC she saw a man carrying a child through the Portuguese holiday resort where they were staying. In an exclusive interview, Jane Tanner said she ...
Letters from the late Diana, Princess of Wales, and from Prince Philip are being published in Paul Burrell's new book, causing Buckingham Palace lawyers to take notice. But who owns a letter once it's ...