A doctor accused of failing to spot Baby P's injuries during an examination says she has been "deeply affected" by his death.

The trial of three men over the murder of Russian reporter and Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya is closed to the public.

Two UK hostages on the Saudi Arabian oil tanker hijacked by Somali pirates are named, as families call for a safe return.

Al-Qaeda deputy leader calls on Muslims to harm America, describing President-elect Obama as a "house slave".

Net immigration to the UK increased by 46,000 in 2007 to 237,000, according to official statistics.

A senior Rwandan presidential aide is extradited to France from Germany in connection with the killing of a former Rwandan president.

Police are searching for a suspected murderer who escaped from a south London mental health unit.

The son of comedian Roy "Chubby" Brown is charged following a series of drugs raids on Teesside.

A nursery school toilet that didn't even flush - until volunteers spent 10 weeks building a new one.

US consumer prices dropped by a record 1% in October as fuel costs kept falling for a third month in a row.

The chief officer of West Midlands Fire Service resigns after his arrest in a child pornography inquiry.

The owners of a Saudi oil tanker hijacked by Somali pirates are negotiating a possible ransom, the Saudi foreign minister says.

Former political journalist John Sergeant has decided to pull out of the BBC One show Strictly Come Dancing.

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The inadequacy of many reviews of child abuse cases in England means lessons are not learnt, says Ofsted's annual report.

An inquiry is launched after a fire crew was delayed reaching a blaze in which a pensioner died.

Pirates operating off the Horn of Africa are accused of forming ties with some Somali Islamist insurgents.

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The bodies of Royal Marines Neil Dunstan, of Bournemouth, and Robert McKibben, are flown to the UK.

BNP members say they have received threatening phone calls and e-mails after their details were published on the internet.