More than 1,000 police officers will be on the streets to ensure the showpiece event of the football season - the FA Cup - passes off peacefully.

Peter Phillips, the Queen's eldest grandson, will marry his fiancee Autumn Kelly in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has accused Burma's government of "inhuman" treatment of Cyclone Nargis survivors for its refusal to allow aid to get through.

Two people have been arrested in connection with a fire in a domestic garage which killed a 14-year-old boy, police said.

A six-year-old girl was killed in a hit-and-run crash when she was knocked down by van, police have said.

The mother of murdered schoolboy Jimmy Mizen has vowed she will not let bitterness destroy her family.

A man has been charged with attempted wounding with intent on the Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe at Broadmoor hospital, police have said.

The husband of award-winning make-up artist Diane Chenery-Wickens has appeared in court charged with her murder.

A former soldier has described how he dragged a policeman away from a mob of Glasgow Rangers fans on the rampage.

The Ministry of Defence covered up the full truth about the destruction of an RAF Hercules aircraft by Iraqi insurgents to stop the enemy claiming a high-profile propaganda victory, a new report discloses.

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