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The very latest national news too. en-gb http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/05/seven-share-91m-navy-carriers-work-84229-21268042/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:35:14 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/05/seven-share-91m-navy-carriers-work-84229-21268042/ Seven firms have won contracts worth £91 million as part of work on two giant aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/05/stab-victim-ben-s-appeal-to-brown-84229-21267930/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:05:20 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/05/stab-victim-ben-s-appeal-to-brown-84229-21267930/ Teenage stab victim Ben Kinsella made an appeal to Gordon Brown to stamp out knife crime, it has been reported. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/05/murdered-french-students-man-held-84229-21267637/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:05:13 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/05/murdered-french-students-man-held-84229-21267637/ A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murders of French students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, Scotland Yard said. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/05/nhs-faces-major-challenges-expert-84229-21267575/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:35:13 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/05/nhs-faces-major-challenges-expert-84229-21267575/ The NHS faces "major challenges" to its survival, the head of an influential health think tank said as the service celebrated its 60th anniversary on Saturday. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/05/met-cranks-up-blitz-on-street-gangs-84229-21267532/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:35:14 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/05/met-cranks-up-blitz-on-street-gangs-84229-21267532/ A team of police officers dedicated to targeting gangs will take to the streets in a bid to tackle knife crime in a week that has seen a spate of stabbings in London. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/05/tributes-to-bedsit-murder-students-84229-21267255/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:05:14 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/05/tributes-to-bedsit-murder-students-84229-21267255/ Family and friends have paid tribute to two French university students who were brutally murdered in the UK. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/05/london-mayor-misled-by-his-deputy-84229-21267116/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:35:15 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/05/london-mayor-misled-by-his-deputy-84229-21267116/ The Conservative Party is reeling from the resignation of Boris Johnson's deputy amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour and financial irregularities. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/05/gay-refugee-protest-at-pride-parade-84229-21267157/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:35:15 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/05/gay-refugee-protest-at-pride-parade-84229-21267157/ Gay and lesbian revellers plan to protest against the treatment of gay people from other countries by governments including Britain's at a colourful Pride parade. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/05/labour-candidate-announcement-delay-84229-21267198/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:35:15 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/05/labour-candidate-announcement-delay-84229-21267198/ Some candidates are getting started on the campaign trail in their bid to win the Glasgow East by-election. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/05/agency-slammed-over-criminal-errors-84229-21267075/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:35:14 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/05/agency-slammed-over-criminal-errors-84229-21267075/ A Government agency set up to protect children has branded hundreds of innocent people criminals, it emerged. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/05/pensioners-see-living-costs-soar-84229-21267004/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:35:14 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/05/pensioners-see-living-costs-soar-84229-21267004/ Pensioners have seen the cost of the goods and services they use soar by more than a third during the past 10 years, research has showed. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/johnson-s-deputy-mayor-resigns-post-84229-21266307/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:05:14 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/johnson-s-deputy-mayor-resigns-post-84229-21266307/ Deputy London Mayor Ray Lewis has resigned amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour and financial irregularities, he announced. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/prayer-refusal-pupils-disciplined-84229-21266723/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:35:16 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/prayer-refusal-pupils-disciplined-84229-21266723/ An education authority is investigating claims that two school pupils were punished for refusing to kneel down and pray to Allah during a religious education lesson. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/killed-youth-forced-to-drink-petrol-84229-21266227/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:05:15 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/killed-youth-forced-to-drink-petrol-84229-21266227/ A 17-year-old boy died after being tied to a tree, made to drink petrol and then set on fire, detectives have said. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/pm-bottled-mps-expense-reforms-84229-21266126/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:35:14 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/pm-bottled-mps-expense-reforms-84229-21266126/ David Cameron has accused Gordon Brown of "bottling" reforms to MPs' expenses amid bitter recriminations over the decision to keep the John Lewis List. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/stab-victim-pleaded-for-his-mother-84229-21265927/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:05:15 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/stab-victim-pleaded-for-his-mother-84229-21265927/ The latest teenage victim of London's knife crime crisis pleaded for his mother as he lay dying in the street. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/children-s-exam-results-delayed-84229-21265828/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:35:15 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/children-s-exam-results-delayed-84229-21265828/ Around 1.2 million children across England will be kept waiting for results to key school tests after administrative chaos delayed the marking of papers, it was announced. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/legal-action-threat-on-badger-cull-84229-21265869/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:35:15 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/legal-action-threat-on-badger-cull-84229-21265869/ Farmers have threatened legal action if the Government decides not to allow a cull of badgers to tackle tuberculosis in cattle. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/detention-plans-repulsive-geldof-84229-21265785/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:35:14 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/detention-plans-repulsive-geldof-84229-21265785/ Bob Geldof has called the Government's plans for holding terror suspects for up to 42 days without charge as "constitutionally repulsive". http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/theft-link-probed-in-murder-case-84229-21265584/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:05:15 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/theft-link-probed-in-murder-case-84229-21265584/ The victims of a sadistic double murder might have died for the sake of two handheld games consoles, police have said. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/call-to-over-rule-drug-refusal-84229-21265627/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:05:15 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/call-to-over-rule-drug-refusal-84229-21265627/ A judge has asked an NHS panel to reconsider its decision to refuse a powerful cancer drug to a woman who is the sole carer of her seriously ill husband. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/new-hospital-ward-for-hurt-soldiers-84229-21265222/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:05:15 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/new-hospital-ward-for-hurt-soldiers-84229-21265222/ A new military hospital ward for injured soldiers is to be built, the Ministry of Defence has announced. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/double-murder-game-consoles-sought-84229-21265046/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:35:14 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/double-murder-game-consoles-sought-84229-21265046/ Games consoles are believed to have been stolen from the bedsit where murdered students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez were discovered, police said, strengthening the theory that the Frenchmen may have been the victims of a bungled burglary. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/latest-teenage-knife-victim-named-84229-21263646/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:05:14 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/latest-teenage-knife-victim-named-84229-21263646/ A 16-year-old boy who died after he was stabbed in the street in south London has been named by police as Shakilus Townsend. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/emmerdale-actor-hornby-dies-aged-63-84229-21263689/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:05:15 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/emmerdale-actor-hornby-dies-aged-63-84229-21263689/ Clive Hornby - Emmerdale's flat cap-wearing Jack Sugden - died on Thursday night at the age of 63, it was announced. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/anger-over-badger-cull-decision-84229-21264410/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:05:15 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/anger-over-badger-cull-decision-84229-21264410/ Farmers have reacted angrily to reports that the government will not authorise a badger cull in the fight to control bovine tuberculosis (TB). http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/dedicated-taskforce-to-target-gangs-84229-21264304/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:05:14 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/dedicated-taskforce-to-target-gangs-84229-21264304/ A dedicated 75-man taskforce to target gang members and their associates is to be created in the fight against knife crime. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/technical-hitch-delays-sats-results-84229-21264346/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:05:14 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/technical-hitch-delays-sats-results-84229-21264346/ The results of Sats taken by children across England are to be delayed, Schools Secretary Ed Balls has announced. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/kinsella-stab-death-three-remanded-84229-21264263/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:05:13 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/kinsella-stab-death-three-remanded-84229-21264263/ The family of teenager Ben Kinsella came face to face with the three youths accused of his murder. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/spy-chief-seriously-ill-in-hospital-84229-21228597/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:05:15 GMT http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/07/04/spy-chief-seriously-ill-in-hospital-84229-21228597/ The Government's top intelligence adviser is seriously ill in hospital.