Thu, 23rd Feb 2012

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Tributes paid to funnyman Carson

11:24pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Comedian Frank Carson has died aged 85 after a long battle with cancer

Tributes have been paid to comedian Frank Carson, best known for his catchphrase "It's a cracker", who died has aged 85.

Comedian Frank Carson dies aged 85

9:31pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Comedian Frank Carson has died aged 85 after a long battle with cancer

Comedian Frank Carson, best known for his catchphrase "It's a cracker", has died, his family has said.

Carson dies after cancer battle

8:52pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Comedian Frank Carson has died aged 85

Comedian Frank Carson has died, his agent confirmed.

Mother and daughter given Asbos

6:39pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Kim Ohoro and her daughter Katie Scott, 17, have been handed Asbos after causing neighbours 'misery'

A mother and daughter have been given two-year Asbos after causing "misery" to their neighbours, police said.

Man accused of murdering vicar

6:23pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Stephen Farrow, 47, who has been charged with the death of a vicar and an old age pensioner

A 47-year-old man has been charged with the murders of vicar John Suddards and retired teacher Betty Yates, police said.

Man quizzed over women's murders

6:16pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

A murder inquiry is under way after two elderly women were found dead in their homes

A man is being questioned on suspicion of the murder of two elderly women who were found dead in their homes.

Reporter 'wanted to finish story'

5:46pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Marie Colvin was killed in the war-torn city of Homs, Syria, after saying she wanted to finish 'one more story', her mother said

Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin was killed after defying an order to leave the besieged Syrian city of Homs because she wanted to finish "one more story", her mother has said.

Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'

5:43pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Kabeer Hassan is accused, along with 10 other men, of exploiting five underage girls for sex

A teenager was repeatedly raped by members of a gang who used alcohol and threats of violence to force her to comply with their demands, a court has heard.

Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim

5:43pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Lawyers for Cherie Blair say she has lodged a claim over alleged phone hacking

Cherie Blair has become the latest high-profile figure to lodge a court claim over hacking of her phone.

Loner jailed for rape and murder

5:26pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Carl Whant brutally raped and murdered Nikitta Grender just weeks before she was due to give birth

A cocaine-addicted former nightclub bouncer has been jailed for at least 35 years for the rape and murder of heavily pregnant teenager Nikitta Grender.

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