A man was shot by London police today in a raid by anti-terrorist officers and MI5 on a suspected bomb factory.

Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott will not face a criminal investigation into allegations about his affair with a secretary, Scotland Yard said today.

SCOTLAND Yard confirmed tonight it is looking into a complaint that Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott broke the law by allegedly having sex with his secretary in his Whitehall office.

Youths should be made to take off their hoods in shopping centres to cut shoplifting and prevent intimidation in the run-up to Christmas, it was demanded today.

Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos today said relations with Britain were recovering from strain created by the launch of Turkey’s accession talks with the European Union earlier this month.

Islamic fundamentalist cleric Omar Bakri, who left Britain, where he faces a criminal investigation in the wake of the London bombings, was arrested in Lebanon today.

The victims of the July 7 terror bombings were remembered across the globe today in a dignified and defiant two-minute silence.

THE cost of building a new home is three times cheaper in Britain than in Ireland, a conference was told yesterday.

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Tony Blair was heading tonight for a historic third term in office – but with a sharply reduced Commons majority of 66, according to a joint BBC-ITV News exit poll.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s government today unveiled a packed programme for Parliament with security at its centre – setting the scene for an election expected next year.

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair will go into hospital today for a two-and-a-half hour procedure to treat a heart condition.

Britain's Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott turned action hero to rescue a stricken kayaker over the weekend, it was reported today.

FOUR World War I veterans - the youngest of them 104 - have paraded in central London for the 90th anniversary of a conflict that killed around 10 million people and shaped the modern world.

GERMAN Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder yesterday honoured Poles who fought Nazi occupiers in the doomed Warsaw Uprising 60 years ago, acknowledging the “immeasurable suffering” Germans inflicted on their neighbours.

Veterans of the Warsaw Uprising laid wreaths and sang patriotic songs today as commemorations peaked with a visit by German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, a high-profile mission to atone for the Nazis’ brutal crushing of the revolt that began exactly 60 years ago.

Britain's Deputy Prime minister John Prescott arrived in Delhi today for talks with India’s new leaders aimed at enhancing the strong ties between the two countries, the British High Commission said.

BRITISH voters angry over Iraq punished Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday, relegating his Labour Party to an unprecedented third place in local elections.

CABINET colleagues tried to shore up Tony Blair’s position yesterday after Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott fuelled speculation about his leader’s future.

Tony Blair should step down before the next British General Election, almost half of voters said in a poll published today.

British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott launched the European election campaign today with a rousing call on voters to back “justice, freedom and equality”.

British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has called for a “step change” in the rate of home building to meet demand and rein in house price inflation.

Troubled pop star Michael Jackson’s trip to the UK was thrown into doubt today amid reports he has backed out.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair got a taste of what could be a tough week ahead today when he was heckled for his policy on Iraq.

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern paid an extraordinary personal tribute to British Prime Minister Tony Blair as both were awarded a major international peace prize yesterday.

Plans for elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly must be completed within weeks Bertie Ahern said today.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and British Prime Minister Tony Blair are to be honoured in the US for their role in advancing the Northern Ireland peace process, it was announced today.

A “smiling terrorist” who faces a firing squad for his part in the Bali bombings should not be executed, relatives of the British victims said today.

Lord Hutton – the man who will lead the inquiry into the death of David Kelly - joined mourners today at the UK government weapons inspector’s funeral.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair spoke to US President George Bush for 20 minutes after Prime Minister's Question Time finished in the British House of Commons at 12.30pm, Downing Street has said.

BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair suffered his first political casualty yesterday with the resignation of Robin Cook.

Nearly 40 firefighters in the North could have lost their jobs if a pay deal to end their strike had been accepted, employers claimed today.

THREE men are due in court today charged in connection with an alleged plot to carry out a terrorist attack which police sources say involved the London Underground.

Prime Minister Tony Blair today held 75 minutes of emergency talks at No 10 in the wake of the US terror attacks.

A 10-year-old boy who suffered severe burns in Sierra Leone after he was tortured by rebels has arrived in the UK to undergo medical treatment.

Judith and Alan Kilshaw, the couple at the centre of the transatlantic Internet adoption row, have vowed to adopt another child from the United States.

Conservative leader William Hague has become the latest high-profile British politician to have a close encounter with a foodstuff.

A man arrested following a violent confrontation with Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has been released on police bail pending further enquiries.

British Cabinet ministers have told Tony Blair to take on US president George W Bush over his rejection of global warming controls, it was reported today.

Tony Blair is set to announce £120m of loans to bolster the British tourist industry and the rural economy after the foot-and-mouth outbreak.

London Underground drivers are due to start a 24-hour strike.