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Former atheist could be first woman bishop

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:46:49 +0000

Women priests in line to become the first female bishop include a former atheist, a trained soprano and a devoted Manchester City fan.

Family doctor loses £300,000 because of gambling addiction

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:41:03 +0000

A family doctor lost everything after becoming hooked on gambling while undergoing a “mid-life crisis”, a court heard.

David Davis by-election ‘will cost taxpayers £200,000′

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:36:36 +0000

David Davis, the former Tory shadow home secretary, has landed taxpayers with a £200,000 bill by calling a by-election for his Commons seat, it has been reported.

Jersey care home youngsters ‘taken to war bunker for abuse’

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:25:29 +0000

A Second World War bunker has become the focus of the child abuse investigation in Jersey after children claimed they were taken there from their care home and assaulted.

Worst lyric of all time: I’m serious as cancer, when I say rhythm is a dancer

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:12:41 +0000

Rhythm is a Dancer, the 1992 smash hit by Snap!, has won the title for worst lyric of all time.

Oxford graduate Zuby held at gunpoint by police at Bournemouth station

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:58:37 +0000

An innocent Oxford University graduate who was wrongly held at gunpoint by police in a dramatic raid at a train station has told how he felt he was part of a “terrifying” bad dream.

Bebo profiles picture teenagers holding guns and knives

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:12:35 +0000

Teenage gun and knife crime is being glamourised on Bebo, the social networking website, despite the violent deaths of 19 young people in London this year.

Knife crime ‘much worse’ in last five years, 80 per cent of police officers say

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:05:46 +0000

Knife crime has got worse in the last five years according to eight out of ten
police officers, a think-tank report has found.

Doctor Who and Jeremy Clarkson help BBC Worldwide to £118million profit

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:18:20 +0000

Doctor Who and Jeremy Clarkson helped BBC Worldwide reap £118 million in profits over the past year.

Fathers 4 Justice campaigners climb onto Harriet Harman’s roof

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:56:28 +0000

Two Fathers 4 Justice campaigners have climbed onto the roof of Labour Party deputy leader Harriet Harman, Scotland Yard said.