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A witness in the Rhys Jones murder inquiry is given £80,000 in compensation after his identity was revealed by Merseyside Police.

England slump to a 71-run defeat in the third Test in Dubai to suffer a series whitewash by Pakistan for the first time.

York holds a 21-gun salute to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne.

Police are investigating after racist abuse was sent to the Archbishop of York following comments he made about same-sex marriage.

A snowman is being sold on an auction website to raise money for the East Anglian Air Ambulance.

How Charles Dickens' childhood in Kent led to Great Expectations

London Underground is recruiting 300 Tube station staff but the RMT accuses it of plugging gaps after a 2010 cost-cutting measure.

The mayor of Bath, famed for its Roman and Georgian architecture, says the last of the city's gasometers should be saved from demolition.

Portsmouth have still not been paid their January wages, despite former owner Balram Chainrai saying he had made up the shortfall, BBC Solent understands.

Residents from 20 homes spend the night in temporary accommodation after a gas leak and explosion at Hampshire house which left a woman with burns.

An attack on a Salford bus by a gang of hooded youths was "completely irresponsible", police say.

The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery will take part in two gun salutes today to mark 60 years since Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne.

A 75-year-old man from Lancashire is arrested on suspicion of his wife's murder.

England coach Fabio Capello may have breached his contract by publicly criticising the Football Association's move to remove John Terry as captain, says former FA executive director David Davies.

Protesters camped outside Exeter Cathedral begin clearing their tents and belongings from the site.

Motorists are being warned to drive with extreme care as the icy conditions in England led to a series of accidents.

The Independent's Simon Calder explains why Heathrow airport was so badly affected by the severe weather on Sunday.

England coach Fabio Capello says he disagrees with the Football Association's decision to strip John Terry of the national team's captaincy.

Defence giant BAE Systems is to recruit 136 apprentices at its submarine building business in Barrow, Cumbria.

BAA has said services at Heathrow are expected to be back to normal and that some 500 fewer flights operated out of the airport on Sunday.