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British aid heads for Burma

The first planeload of British aid is heading for cyclone-ravaged Burma as International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander joins emergency EU talks on the crisis. Read

Embryo Bill clears first hurdle

The Government avoided a major rebellion as controversial legislation to regulate the use of human embryos for research cleared its first Commons hurdle. Read

Queen begins Turkey state visit

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are beginning a four-day state visit to Turkey. Read

British tourists 'out of reach'

Fifteen British tourists are "out of reach" in the area worst hit by the earthquake that has killed about 10,000, according to reports. Read

Officer hurt in car bomb attack

An off-duty policeman was dragged from his blazing car after he was the victim of a bomb attack, it has been claimed. Read

QUEEN BEGINS TURKEY STATE VISIT

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are beginning a four-day state visit to Turkey. Read

POLICEMAN HURT IN CAR BOMB ATTACK

An off-duty policeman was dragged from his blazing car after he was the victim of a bomb attack, it was claimed. Read

Retail sales down for second month

The high street suffered its worst performance for three years in April as retail sales fell for the second month in a row, figures show. Read

Report shows sickness absence costs

Sickness absence is costing manufacturing firms up to £610 million a year, with continued barriers to rehabilitating workers slowing up improvements, according to a new report. Read

Call to end national school tests

National school tests should be scrapped as the pressure to meet Government targets has denied children their right to a rounded education, say MPs. Read

UK 'ready to help quake-hit China'

Britain "stands ready" to help China deal with the aftermath of a powerful earthquake which has killed more than 8,700 people, Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said. Read

UK 'ready' to help quake-hit China

Britain "stands ready" to help China deal with the aftermath of a powerful earthquake which has killed more than 8,700 people, Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said. Read

More than 8,700 dead in China quake

A powerful earthquake toppled buildings, schools and a chemical plant in China, killing more than 8,700 people and trapping untold numbers in mounds of concrete, steel and earth. Read

MPs split in embryo research debate

Deep splits among MPs over embryo research were exposed as controversial legislation to extend its use were debated in the Commons. Read

Man dies after Oxford Street attack

A man has been stabbed to death in Oxford Street, London, the Metropolitan Police said. Read

Murdered Jimmy remembered at school

The family and classmates of murdered 16-year-old "gentle giant" Jimmy Mizen remembered him on what would have been his last full day at school. Read

Teeth found in Jersey abuse probe

Police investigating decades of child abuse at a former Jersey children's home confirmed they have found bone fragments and five teeth in a secret underground chamber. Read

8,500 dead as earthquake hits China

A massive earthquake has toppled buildings across a wide area of central China, killing more than 8,533 people, trapping hundreds of students under the rubble of schools and spilling ammonia from a chemical plant. Read

Brown defiant amid fresh criticisms

Downing Street has insisted that Gordon Brown is confident of leading Labour into the next general election after the party's chief tax rebel urged him to consider his position. Read