An Extra £4bn To Be Cut From Welfare Budget

An extra £4bn will be slashed from the welfare budget, Chancellor George Osborne has said.

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The family of a lorry driver who was shot dead at his home have appealed for information about his murder.

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The UK economy has suffered a blow after figures showed the biggest ever gap between goods imported and exported.

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The Prime Minister has paid tribute to his father and said the family "will miss him terribly".

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If Wayne Rooney thinks the press attention into his off-field woes could not get any worse, he has obviously not been trawling through Asian news sites.

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The interest rate is staying unchanged at 0.5% for the 18th consecutive month, the Bank of England has announced.

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Vitamin B could prove to be a revolutionary weapon against age-related memory loss and Alzheimer's.

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Two planes narrowly avoided a mid-air collision over London, an air accident report has revealed.

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The Reverend Ian Paisley has urged the Government to cancel next week's state welcome for the Pope.

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Fabio Capello has confirmed he will quit as England coach after Euro 2012.

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Labour's new shadow cabinet must contain at least six women, the party's MPs have decided.

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Snooker star John Higgins has been fined £75,000 and suspended from the sport after being filmed apparently agreeing to lose frames in matches.

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The Pope has spoken in English at his weekly general audience, where he thanked the British people for the "vast amount of work" they have carried out for his upcoming UK visit.

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Animal safety experts are preparing to rescue a humpback whale that is stranded off the Shetland Islands after getting tangled in ropes used to catch shellfish.

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Rupert Murdoch has been urged to give evidence over the News Of The World phone hacking row - as MPs referred the matter to the Commons' Standards and Privileges Committee.

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The price of petrol in the UK is now 50% more than it was before the nationwide fuel protests 10 years ago.

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A search is on for a missing teenager who has gone on the run with her ex-boyfriend and their 11-month-old baby.

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Defence giant BAE Systems is to axe more than 900 jobs from its military divisions.

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The father of a nine-year-old girl who died while white-water rafting in Turkey has told Sky News of his attempt to put unscrupulous tour firms out of business.

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A top budgerigar breeder whose champion bird was stamped to death by thieves has appealed for the return of 21 other birds stolen in the raid.

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Supermarket chain Morrisons is to open convenience stores and may sell groceries online, the company has said.

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Piers Morgan has said he was "thrilled" after being chosen to replace TV chat show veteran Larry King on CNN.

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David Cameron's father has died shortly after the Prime Minister reached his hospital bedside.

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A British holidaymaker has drowned in a doomed attempt to save his elderly father when he got into difficulties in rough seas off the coast of southern Spain.

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