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Welfare budget 'faces £4bn cuts'

7:44pm Thursday 9th September 2010

Chancellor George Osborne has signalled a renewed crackdown on the "out of control" welfare budget - announcing further cuts of £4 billion would be made in the spending review this autumn.

JLS condom range has sex factor

5:13pm Thursday 9th September 2010

From X Factor to extra safe - the lads from JLS are urging Everybody in Love to keep it covered.

Policing Pope visit may cost £1.5m

4:36pm Thursday 9th September 2010

The cost of policing the Pope's visit to Britain could reach £1.5 million, police chiefs have said.

New death linked to Legionnaires'

4:31pm Thursday 9th September 2010

A second pensioner has died of suspected Legionnaires' disease, health officials have confirmed.

Two pedestrians killed on motorway

2:43pm Thursday 9th September 2010

Two pedestrians have been knocked down and killed on one of the country's busiest motorways.

Police reveal plans to protect Pope

2:38pm Thursday 9th September 2010

The Pope's visit to Britain will be met with an unprecedented police operation across the country, police chiefs have said.

Lansley denies NHS Direct closure

2:30pm Thursday 9th September 2010

The Health Secretary has been accused of a climbdown over plans to scrap NHS Direct.

Obama wants Koran burning cancelled

2:21pm Thursday 9th September 2010

US President Barack Obama has condemned a preacher's plan to stage a burning of the Koran, saying it would be "a recruitment bonanza for al Qaida".

Sleaze watchdog to probe hacking

1:53pm Thursday 9th September 2010

The phone-hacking row has escalated as MPs approved an investigation by a parliamentary sleaze watchdog.

Mr Loophole makes daughter pay

1:17pm Thursday 9th September 2010

A lawyer known as Mr Loophole for helping celebrity clients evade driving bans has refused to help his own daughter fight a speeding ticket.