Burnham: High-Sugar Cereals Should Be Banned

High-sugar breakfast cereals should be banned to stop children getting fat, according to the shadow health secretary Andy Burnham. The Labour frontbencher said regulations should be introduced to cap the levels of salt, fat and sugar in food. Mr Burnham...

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Nepali Army Officer Faces Torture Charges

A Nepali army officer has been in remanded in custody charged with two counts of torture after being arrested in the UK. Colonel Kumar Lama, 46, of St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, is accused of inflicting severe pain or suffering when he was acting...

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Girl Guides Could Drop God And Queen From Oath

The Girl Guides are considering whether to remove any mention of God or the Queen from their oath. The voluntary organisation, which boasts more than half a million members, has launched an online consultation into changes to the pledge that Guides...

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Duncan-Bailey Search: Woman's Body Found

A body has been found by police officers investigating the death of a mother-of-two, Scotland Yard has said. Officers believe it is that of Janelle Duncan-Bailey, 25, who has not been seen since she went missing in south London in the early hours of...

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David Cameron Defends Child Benefit Cuts

David Cameron has defended controversial cuts to child benefit payments that come into effect at midnight, insisting the reforms were "fundamentally fair". The Prime Minister insisted the move - which will see families with one earner on more than £50,000...

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Voters Promised A 'Real Choice' On Europe

Voters should be "in no doubt" they will be offered a "real choice" on Europe at the next election, the Prime Minister has said. David Cameron said any vote would happen within five years but refused to be drawn on whether a poll would include the question...

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Skydiver Dies After 'Parachute Failure'

A 56-year-old man who died after his parachute apparently failed to open during a skydive has been named as David Ball. Mr Ball was from the Barnton area of Edinburgh, police said. The accident happened at Strathallan Airfield near the town of Auchterarder...

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Belfast: Community Leaders Hold Peace Talks

Police have made 70 arrests and charged a total of 47 people with public order offences after three nights of disturbances on the streets of Belfast. A statement released by Chief Constable Mr Matt Baggott claimed that laser pens had been directed at...

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Elvis Impersonators Battle To Be King Of Europe

Elvis impersonators from across the world have been competing in Birmingham to be crowned Europe's king of rock n' roll. More than 70 sequinned singers swivelled their pelvises in front of a panel of judges at the European Elvis Championships. The...

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Policeman Killed Driving To 999 Call Named

A police officer who died after his car crashed into a tree while answering an emergency call in North Yorkshire has been named. PC Andrew Bramma, 32, was killed when his patrol car hit a tree in the village of West Tanfield, near Ripon, at 7pm on Saturday,...

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