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Blair defends Murdoch relationship
2:37pm Monday 28th May 2012
Tony Blair has denied doing any deals with Rupert Murdoch in return for the support of his newspapers.
Woman arrested in hacking probe
2:20pm Monday 28th May 2012
A woman has been arrested by detectives investigating allegations of voicemail hacking.
Visitor alert as pigs monkey around
2:16pm Monday 28th May 2012
Visitors to Edinburgh Zoo have taken refuge in one of the park's monkey enclosures as staff dealt with escapee pigs.
Couple jailed over coal bunker boy
1:29pm Monday 28th May 2012
A mother and stepfather who forced their 11-year-old son to live in a filthy converted coal bunker have each been jailed for two years.
Watchdog considers Warsi's claims
1:23pm Monday 28th May 2012
The Lords Commissioner for Standards is considering whether to investigate allegations over under-pressure Conservative co-chairman Baroness Warsi's expenses.
Blair interrupted by protester
1:18pm Monday 28th May 2012
Tony Blair's evidence to the Leveson Inquiry was interrupted when a protester burst in and yelled "this man should be arrested for war crimes".
Teachers threaten strike action
12:58pm Monday 28th May 2012
The two biggest teachers' unions have threatened co-ordinated strikes in the autumn against Government "attacks" on jobs, pensions, workload and pay.
British woman in Bali drugs arrest
12:58pm Monday 28th May 2012
A British woman has been arrested for allegedly smuggling cocaine worth £1.6 million into the tropical island of Bali.
Blair interrupted by protester
12:58pm Monday 28th May 2012
Tony Blair's evidence to the Leveson Inquiry was interrupted when a protester burst in and yelled "this man should be arrested for war crimes".
Peer refers herself over claims
11:36am Monday 28th May 2012
Under-pressure Conservative co-chairman Baroness Warsi has referred herself to the Lords Commissioner for Standards amid allegations over her expenses.
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