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Cabinet reshuffle as Huhne quits

David Cameron and Nick Clegg have been forced into a mini-reshuffle of their ministerial team after the dramatic resignation of Chris Huhne from the Cabinet.Read

John Terry loses England captaincy

The Football Association has said John Terry will not captain the England team until the allegations against him are resolved.Read

Three shot dead in Egypt clashes

Three people have been shot dead in clashes between Egyptian police and protesters angry over a football match riot that left 74 dead.Read

Three die in Legionnaires' outbreak

A third British pensioner has died from Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain, officials say.Read

Insolvencies at three-year low

Personal insolvencies have dropped to their lowest level since 2008, despite the tough economic conditions, official figures have shown.Read

Huhne quits as minister over charge

Energy Secretary Chris Huhne is to resign from the Government after it emerged he is to face prosecution over allegations that he asked his ex-wife to take a speeding penalty for him.Read

Dale Farm clearance costing £7m

The cost of clearing the UK's largest illegal travellers' site has been confirmed as £7 million - but the council in charge has warned a fresh enforcement action remains likely.Read

Miliband urges bankers to reconnect

Ed Miliband has warned bankers they must wave goodbye to their culture of "excessive" bonuses and reconnect with the rest of the country.Read

Bankers' big pay needs 'correction'

Bankers' pay is too high and needs to be "corrected", the chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland Sir Philip Hampton has said.Read

Huhne's ex: there will be charges

Energy Secretary Chris Huhne's ex-wife Vicky Pryce has reportedly said there will be charges over allegations that Mr Huhne dodged a speeding penalty.Read

BT in 'ultra-fast' broadband pledge

Telecoms firm BT stepped up the pace of its broadband expansion by promising "ultra-fast" speeds of up to 300Mb by next spring.Read

Disruption as freight train derails

A freight train derailment has caused major disruption to travellers on one of Britain's busiest rail lines.Read

Mercury at minus 11, snow on way

Temperatures have plunged to minus 11C as Britain braced itself for more bitterly cold conditions ahead of a spell of snow this weekend.Read

OAPs die in Legionnaires' outbreak

Two elderly British holidaymakers have died after contracting Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain.Read

William begins Falklands posting

The Duke of Cambridge is beginning his six-week posting in the Falklands amid heightened tensions between Britain and Argentina over the disputed islands.Read

Royal college blasts health reforms

The UK's largest medical royal college has called for the Prime Minister to scrap the Health and Social Care Bill, branding it "damaging, unnecessary and expensive".Read

Warning over weekend NHS admissions

A large-scale review of NHS data has uncovered further evidence that people are more likely to die if they are admitted to hospital at weekends.Read

Police kill two in Egypt clashes

Egyptian police have shot and killed two protesters in Suez, a health official said, the first to die in clashes that erupted around the country after a riot at a soccer stadium killed 74, as sports violence spiralled into a new political crisis for Egypt.Read