Triple amputee wants to return to Aghanistan

TOM NEATHWAY's last tour of duty in Kajaki was cut short by a blast that felt, he said, like "being hit by a hard rugby tackle".

Flood warnings issued as storm heads for UK

Flood warnings were issued across much of Britain tonight as the tail end of an Atlantic storm that has killed at least 40 people in France threatened to batter Britain.

David Cameron tells Tories to 'get up and fight'

David Cameron ordered his party to ?get up and fight? to prevent five more years of Gordon Brown as told the Tories' spring conference that he now has the confidence to run Britain.

Mother of suspected child killer Anthony Marsh begs him to give himself up

The mother of a suspected killer being hunted by police after his ex-girlfriend and their baby daughter were found stabbed to death has appealed for him to give himself up.

Tony Blair 'almost resigned over Iraq'

Tony Blair was in such despair over the aftermath of the Iraq war that he told Gordon Brown and John Prescott that he intended to stand down as prime minister, according to a new book.

Gordon Brown on course to win election

GORDON BROWN is on course to remain prime minister after the general election as a new Sunday Times poll reveals that Labour is now just two points behind the Tories.

BA flies ?ghost planes? to train strike-breaking crews

BRITISH AIRWAYS is running ?ghost flights? to train strike-breaking cabin crews ahead of a threatened walkout next month.

Kate Middleton set for £10,000 privacy victory

KATE MIDDLETON, the girlfriend of Prince William, is set to win a controversial claim for alleged invasion of her privacy.

Jonathan Ross's wife Jane Goldman spawns girl assassin, 11

THE wife of Jonathan Ross, not one to be outdone by her husband in shocking the public, has written a film featuring a foul-mouthed 11-year-old serial killer.

Christopher Hitchens' gay fling with Tories

THE government of Margaret Thatcher was not known for its friendliness to gay rights or leftwingers.

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Falklands arms boost

?Battery? dairy of 8,000 cows sparks protests

A GIANT factory farm for ?battery cows? is being planned for the British countryside with an 8,000-strong herd, a 24-hour milking operation and cubicles covered with sand instead of fresh pasture.