UK firefighters tackled a series of blazes across Britain during record-breaking temperatures yesterday.

TWO judges have ordered a re-run of the election for a parliamentary seat in northern England after Labour MP Phil Woolas was ruled to have made false statements about his Liberal Democrat rival.

Alex Ferguson is set to offer veteran duo Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes new contracts.

Britain's police chiefs have hinted they would be willing to take Ian Brady back to the scene of his crimes to find the body of his last missing victim.