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Middle East faces 'darkest moment'
Gordon Brown has warned that the Middle East is facing its "darkest moment yet" amid more bloodshed in Gaza - but expressed hope that a deal could be struck for an immediate ceasefire.

Warning to M&S amid job cuts claims
Union leaders are seeking urgent talks with high street giant Marks & Spencer as workers braced themselves for huge job losses in the wake of the economic slowdown.

Knife crime claims 'misleading'
The statistics watchdog has reignited the row over Government knife crime figures with a detailed critique of a controversial Home Office press statement.

Big freeze set to continue
Britain's big freeze has intensified as forecasters warned temperatures would continue to plunge.

Baby dies in hospital bug outbreak
One baby has died and six others are being treated in an isolation ward after a bug hit a hospital's neo-natal unit.

Britain 'immune' from gas shortages
Britain will be immune from any gas shortages caused by the row between Russia and Ukraine, the Government has said.

British woman dies of rabies
A woman who contracted rabies while abroad has died in a Northern Ireland hospital.

Speeding player spared driving ban
Road safety campaigners have condemned a judge after a Premier League footballer caught doing 106mph in his Porsche was spared a driving ban.

'Turbulent year' for homes market
Britain's biggest building society has said house prices fell by a record 15.9% during 2008 as it warned the property market was in for another turbulent year.

Staff praised as Woolworths closes
Tribute has been paid to Woolworths workers who face redundancy for "seeing the job through" to the company's very last day of trading.