Members of an Islamic centre in Britain which suffered a suspected overnight arson attempt have said they are “very saddened” by what appears to be an anti-Muslim attack.

A three-year-old girl remains in a critical condition after a suspected arson attack that killed her mother and four siblings.

Friends of a mother and her four children killed in a suspected arson attack have paid tribute to a “beautiful, well-behaved family”.

A doctor who lost his wife and four children in a suspected arson attack on their home "fought hard" to save them, British police said.

A fourth child has died following a house fire early today which police are treating as suspicious.

A man arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found fatally injured in a street is now being questioned over the death of her unborn baby after it emerged she was heavily pregnant, police in Britain have confirmed.

Ed Miliband today declared that Labour was “winning back people’s trust” after a night of big gains in mid-term local elections across Britain.

The UK's coalition parties have suffered heavy defeats in local elections in England and Wales.

Steve Sparrow of Morning Parade tells Ed Power why the Essex outfit have no fears for the future of rock’n’roll.

The owner of Argos blamed the weak consumer electronics market today for another sharp drop in sales at the catalogue retailer.

Pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline unveiled a deal today to buy the company behind Maximuscle protein shakes used by rugby player Gavin Henson, cricket star Stuart Broad and footballer Jermaine Jenas.

Jade Goody's widower Jack Tweed has today been jailed for 12 weeks for assaulting a taxi driver.

Jade Goody’s friend and publicist Max Clifford said today that if her condition continued to worsen he would tell her that “enough is enough” and she should withdraw from the public eye.

Jade Goody was recovering in hospital today following surgery to relieve pain in her bowel.

A police force in the UK apologised to the father of a butcher found dead in the swimming pool of entertainer Michael Barrymore’s home ahead of the publication today of an inquiry into the handling of the case.

British prime minister Gordon Brown was today facing pressure from his own MPs for a radical change in direction after a nightmare at the polls saw Labour slump to its worst results for a generation.

The father of a man who died after suffering serious injuries while partying at the home of British TV presenter Michael Barrymore today said the entertainer had "no hope" of resurrecting his career.

A solicitor attempted to launch a private prosecution against the parents of Madeleine McCann today on grounds of alleged child neglect.

ENTERTAINER Michael Barrymore yesterday walked free from a police station, after lawyers said there was no “realistic prospect” of convicting him of sexually assaulting or murdering a man found dead at his home six years ago.

No-one should be charged with any criminal offences following a re-investigation into the death of Stuart Lubbock, who was found dead at the entertainer Michael Barrymore’s home in 2001, Essex Crown Prosecution Service has advised.

A fresh probe into the death of Stuart Lubbock whose body was found in a swimming pool at comedian Michael Barrymore’s home five years ago is under way.

Actress Gillian Taylforth was punched by her partner during an argument in front of their son, it was reported today.

Detectives today said they were reviewing the death of a butcher whose body was found in a swimming pool at the home of television entertainer Michael Barrymore.

The father of the man found dead in Michael Barrymore’s swimming pool has told the entertainer he does not blame him for his son’s death, it was reported today.

The solicitor trying to take legal action against Celebrity Big Brother contestant Michael Barrymore said today that he had been unable to deliver legal documents to the star.

Big Brother star Jade Goody has been arrested and questioned by police on suspicion of shoplifting at her local Asda supermarket, it emerged tonight.

David and Victoria Beckham’s Hertfordshire mansion may come under threat from a massive house-building scheme.

Telecom giant Nortel Networks, which has operations in England and Northern Ireland, is to slash its work force by 10% as it struggles to recover from an accounting scandal that led to a criminal investigation.

An intruder carrying a petrol can was tackled by security guards inside the grounds of David and Victoria Beckham’s British home, it was confirmed last night.

US President George W Bush today declared North Carolina a disaster area as Hurricane Isabel ploughed into coastal islands on the US eastern seaboard with 100 mph winds.

Television entertainer Michael Barrymore today said the support of the public and help from Alcoholics Anonymous had kept him from descending into a “pit of depression” after the death of a man found in a swimming pool at his home.

Michael Barrymore has called for a second inquest into the death of a partygoer found floating in his swimming pool.

THE anguished family of a man found floating in British entertainer Michael Barrymore’s pool still do not know how he met his death.

The anguished family of a man found floating in entertainer Michael Barrymore’s pool still do not know how he met his death.

Entertainer Michael Barrymore was expected to give evidence today at an inquest into the death of a man found floating in his swimming pool.

Television presenter Michael Barrymore was “drunk and foul-mouthed” the night a man was found floating in the swimming pool at his luxury home, an inquest heard today.

An inquest into the death of a butcher who died shortly after being found floating in a swimming pool at the home of television entertainer Michael Barrymore is scheduled to start tomorrow.

Detectives investigating the death of a butcher at the home of Michael Barrymore are to take no further action.

The uncle of Danielle Jones has been remanded in custody after appearing in court on sex offence charges.

The uncle of teenager Danielle Jones was today appearing before magistrates charged with a string of sex and drugs offences not related to the disappearance of his niece.

The uncle of teenager Danielle Jones has been charged with a string of sex and drugs offences not related to the disappearance of his niece.

A 43-year-old man has been arrested over the murder of Danielle Jones.

Police are examining Michael Barrymore's house after gaining a search warrant.

Michael Barrymore is due to answer police bail following his arrest on suspicion of drugs offences after the death of a man at his house.