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UNFIT men who work long hours double their risk of dying from heart disease, researchers warned today.

PEOPLE hit with an unexpected tax demand may be able to refuse to pay up, it was claimed today.

CANCER patients are missing out on access to radiotherapy and few people know it can help cure the disease, a charity claimed today.

CLIMATE change may be preventing bees from carrying out the vital job of pollination by upsetting their life cycles, a study has shown.

THE UK has seen its biggest fall in alcohol consumption in 60 years, according to new figures from an industry body.

THE Royal Mail today launched the world’s first “intelligent” stamp.

LONG-RUNNING television morning show GMTV bowed out today with presenter Andrew Castle thanking the loyal viewers who watched it in its 17-year run.

FOOTBALLER Kieron Dyer was banned from the road for six months after he was caught speeding.

THE universe was not created by God, scientist Stephen Hawking has said in his new book.

FOREIGN Secretary William Hague was attempting to get back to business as usual today after issuing a personal statement denying speculation about a relationship with a male aide.

TONY Blair today laid bare divisions in the Labour Party and his relationship with “maddening” Gordon Brown.

A PILL for chest pains could save the lives of thousands of heart failure patients, trial results have revealed.

A SPOOF video has been created showing a bizarre revenge act being carried out by a giant moggy on the “cat-in-a-bin” woman.

SENIOR military figures called on Downing Street to urgently review security arrangements after the Taliban tried to bring down David Cameron’s helicopter in Afghanistan, it was reported today.

FOOTBALL star Jermain Defoe should be “setting a good example” to fans when he drives, a road safety group said today.

THE case against a woman caught on CCTV dumping a cat in a wheelie bin will be considered by the RSPCA’s prosecutions department, the charity said today.

A SCOTTISH lorry driver was arrested in Romania on suspicion of sexually abusing young boys, police said.

FURTHER tests were to be carried out on the body of a murdered British spy today.

FUGITIVE tycoon Asil Nadir today said he had endured 20 years of injustice as he flew back to the UK.

CHANCELLOR George Osborne’s emergency Budget hit the poorest hardest, a leading economic think-tank said today.

DAVID Cameron and his wife Samantha were today considering what to call their new daughter.

A WOMAN who dumped a cat in a wheelie bin said today she “thought it would be funny”.

A MAN believed to be a British spy has been found murdered in a flat near the headquarters of MI6.

SENIOR police officers protected a Catholic priest suspected over the 1972 Claudy bomb outrage by halting their investigation of him, it was claimed today.

INTEREST rates could rise to 8% by 2012 if inflation gets out of control, a think tank warned today.

COUNCILS are pushing ahead with plans to charge for parking at workplaces, it was reported today.

THE funeral of a serviceman shot dead in southern Afghanistan was to take place today.

BP HAS been accused of withholding critical evidence needed to investigate the worst offshore spill in US history, it was revealed today.

BBC presenter Ray Gosling will be prosecuted for wasting police time over claims that he killed his gay lover.

A MAN and young boy have been found dead at a house in Dorset.

GUNMAN Raoul Moat’s ashes have been scattered by his family just a few miles from where he died.

A 58-YEAR-OLD man remained in a serious condition today after train hit a sewage tanker on a level crossing, police said.

MORE than 60,000 holidaymakers were facing disruption to their plans today after the collapse of budget travel firm Kiss Flights.

A MAN was due to appear in a Scottish court today after a three-year-old girl drank the heroin substitute methadone and was taken to hospital.

ENGLAND footballer Joe Cole was today found guilty of speeding at more than 100mph.

PUBLIC spending will be refocused on delivering economic growth as the Government attempts to tackle the deficit, Chancellor George Osborne was due to say today.

SCIENTISTS said today they had created a new biofuel made from whisky by-products which could be used to power cars.

THE Government should consider decriminalising drugs, a leading doctor said today.

CONSUMERS are paying up to 59% more for basic grocery items than they were three years ago, experts warned today.

A FATHER has told of his heartache as a new search was due to begin today for the body of his missing daughter.

AROUND 1,200 holidaymakers were facing travel chaos today following the collapse of tour operator Sun4u.