Ministry of Defence staff recorded sightings of alien craft over Wallasey Town Hall and a saucer-shaped Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) hovering over Waterloo Bridge, it has been revealed.

Police are questioning two men in connection with the murder of a man fatally stabbed in Oxford Street.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has set out his plans for the coming year in a draft Queen's Speech which he said would create a "fairer, more prosperous" Britain.

Economic experts are questioning the impact of Chancellor Alistair Darling's surprise announcement of £2.7 billion to compensate people who lost out from the abolition of the 10p income tax rate.

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe has instructed a top legal team to use human rights legislation to establish the minimum time he must serve behind bars.

Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has braced households for a further budget squeeze as policymakers struggle to get a grip on runaway inflation.

Unemployment has increased and the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance has risen at the highest rate for two years, new figures show.

Tory leader David Cameron has joined the Prime Minister in urging the Burmese regime to let more aid in to help those hit by the recent cyclone.

The former partner of Shannon Matthews' mother has appeared in court on charges of possessing child pornography.

The Parliamentary sleaze watchdog has dismissed a complaint about the taxpayer-funded taxi journeys of Commons Speaker Michael Martin's wife.

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