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Shunned Glitter returns to Thailand

Paedophile pop star Gary Glitter has returned to Thailand after being refused entry to Hong Kong, the Foreign Office said. Read

Airport strikes called off by union

Fears of bank holiday weekend airport chaos have eased after a trade union announced it was suspending a series of planned strikes. Read

Glitter running out of options

Paedophile pop star Gary Glitter is facing a return to Thailand only hours after he fled the country for Hong Kong. Read

Teenagers get GCSE results

Thousands of teenagers across the UK will receive their GCSE grades in what is expected to be another record year for results. Read

BAE wins £3bn ammunition contract

Arms giant BAE Systems has signed a 15-year deal with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply ammunition to British troops. Read

Call to scrap national census

The national census is a £500 million waste of money and should be scrapped, a think tank has declared. Read

Row over 'cancelled' NHS operations

A dispute has broken out over the issue of cancelled operations after figures from the Conservatives suggested thousands of NHS patients had their surgery cancelled more than once. Read

Labour MP Ann Cryer to step down

Campaigning Labour MP Ann Cryer has announced she would step down from parliament at the next general election. Read

Tories register record poll lead

The Conservatives have raced into a record 24-point opinion poll lead among those certain to vote as Labour hit a 30-year-plus voter rating low. Read

Brown hails France's stance on war

Gordon Brown has praised President Nicolas Sarkozy's determination to carry on in Afghanistan, despite the loss of 10 French soldiers in a Taliban ambush. Read

Man charged with murder of youth

A man has been charged over the killing of a 17-year-old boy who was stabbed in the neck, police said. Read

Queen 'shocked' by air disaster

The Queen said she was "saddened to learn of the dreadful loss of life" after 149 people died in an air crash in Spain. Read

Terror stereotype wrong, says MI5

British security chiefs warned it was difficult to identify potential terrorists in the UK as they were "demographically unremarkable", according to a new report. Read

Glitter refused entry to Hong Kong

Paedophile pop star Gary Glitter has been denied entry into Hong Kong by Chinese authorities after flying to the country from Thailand, the Foreign Office said. Read

Evacuation after pool chemical leak

Two children were taken to hospital suffering from breathing difficulties after a chemical leak at a swimming pool, the fire service said. Read

Leak prompts UK gas price hike

UK wholesale gas prices have soared by more than 14% after a leak on a North Sea pipeline prompted fears about supplies this winter. Read

Labour will win election says Brown

A defiant Gordon Brown claims Labour will win the next general election, despite the political and economic turbulence of recent months. Read

Council bosses ready for talks

Council bosses have insisted they are still prepared to talk to unions after an estimated 150,000 local government workers staged a one-day walkut over pay. Read

Disgraced star heads for Hong Kong

Paedophile pop star Gary Glitter has left Bangkok on a flight to Hong Kong, Thai police said. Read

Talks bid to avert airport strike

Talks were continuing tonight in an effort to avert a planned series of airport strikes that could cause travel chaos over the bank holiday weekend. Read

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