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A Home Office contractor has lost a memory stick containing the personal details of thousands of criminals.

Gary Glitter is on board a flight bound for London's Heathrow airport from Bangkok, the Foreign Office has confirmed.

A 16-year-old boy who plunged to his death from a block of flats was trying to escape a gang of masked youths.

New amateur video showing the devastating aftermath of the holiday jet crash that killed 153 people at Madrid's Barajas airport has been released.

Superhuman sprinter Usain Bolt has been slammed by Olympic chiefs for excessive "showboating" on the eve of his bid for a third gold medal.

A teenage girl has been killed on her way to collect her GCSE results.

The Taliban in Pakistan say they carried out a double suicide blast at a government arms factory near the country's capital.

Millions of people have been hit by double-digit energy bill hikes after two of the UK's "big six" companies put up their prices.

Kerry Katona has been made bankrupt at a High Court hearing after failing to pay an £82,000 tax bill.

Londoner Phillips Idowu has had to settle for an Olympic silver medal in the triple jump after British sailing duo Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson earlier claimed gold.

Gordon Brown has pledged more British help to train the Afghan national army.

Disgraced glam-rocker Gary Glitter has agreed to return to the UKfrom Thailand, say police.

The granddaughter of former US president Dwight Eisenhower says she is officially leaving the Republican Party.

A man is fighting for his life in hospital after being viciously beaten for a cigarette.

One in five British teenagers achieved top grades in their GCSEs as nationwide results hit another record high.

British retail sales have unexpectedly risen by 0.8%, despite prices rising at their highest rate in a decade.

A 16-year-old boy who plunged to his death from a block of flats may have been chased, according to police.

A man is fighting for his life in hospital after being viciously beaten for a cigarette.

A double suicide bomb blast outside an arms factory in Pakistan has left 37 dead and 50 injured, according to local officials.

Over four million British customers will be hit by E.On's decision to increase gas prices by 26% and electricity prices by 16%.