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Police hunt for Real IRA bomb

Police in Dublin and Belfast are racing to find a dissident republican bomb, after intelligence information suggested that a large device had been smuggled by car into Northern Ireland from the south. The Guardian is reporting that a plot to explode the bomb in the north has been...[continued]

German gunman Tim Kretschmer targeted girls

German police are continuing their inquiry into why an "unremarkable" teenage boy went on a shooting spree yesterday morning, killing nine pupils and six adults before turning the weapon on himself. Investigators are focusing on the fact that all except one of his student victims were female, possibly suggesting a... [continued]

Iraqi shoe-thrower jailed for 3 years

The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George Bush was sentenced to three years in prison, his defence lawyer said today. Muntazer al-Zaidi was given a three-year sentence for assaulting a foreign head of state during an offcial visit. The 30-year-old, who worked for the...[continued]

‘Baby P report’ urges action on child protection as bosses to be retrained

Britain's social work departments are failing to protect children adequately, a report into child safeguarding services is expected to say. Lord Laming's review, which was commissioned by the government after the death of 17-month-old Baby P in Haringey, north London, is likely to criticise local authorities for failing... [continued]

House prices ‘could fall 55%’

House prices could fall by a further 55 per cent and there is a "very real probability" that Britain will be bankrupted, a leading investment bank has warned clients. A 298-page report from City investment bank Numis Securities paints an extremely bleak picture of the British property market, predicting... [continued]

Ex-Guantanamo man ‘in Taliban’

An ex-Guantanamo inmate freed by the United States in 2007 is now leading attacks on British troops in southern Afghanistan, according to US officials. Abdullah Ghulam Rasoul had persuaded a US military tribunal that he wanted to live peacefully with his family, yet back in Afghanistan became a Taliban... [continued]

Man survives Niagara Falls plunge

A man has survived the 180-foot plunge over Niagara Falls, becoming only the second person in over 100 years to go over the falls without a protective device and live. The American, believed to be in his late 30s and who seemed distraught, was seen climbing over a guard...