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Sahil back with 'overjoyed' family

Sahil Saeed embraces his mother at his home in Oldham

4:00am Friday 19th March 2010

Exhausted Sahil Saeed is enjoying his first full day back home since being freed from his two week kidnap ordeal in Pakistan.

Becks and Smithy relax for charity

James Corden and David Beckham enjoy some relaxation in a Sport Relief sketch

3:49am Friday 19th March 2010

Footie ace David Beckham is spotted enjoying some pamper time with another Essex boy - actor James Corden - in a Sport Relief sketch.

BA talks resume as time runs out

Tony Woodley, joint leader of Unite, leaves the TUC HQ after a meeting with BA chief Willie Walsh

3:35am Friday 19th March 2010

Talks to avert a damaging strike by British Airways cabin crew are resuming as time runs out on efforts to break a deadlocked row over cost-cutting.

Teachers' A-level quality fears

A rising number of teachers are concerned about the quality of A-levels

3:35am Friday 19th March 2010

Rising numbers of teachers are concerned about the quality of A-levels, a report suggests.

Student loans at risk of new delays

England's student loans and grants system is at substantial risk of being hit by delays again

12:47am Friday 19th March 2010

England's student loans and grants system is at "substantial" risk of being hit by delays again this year, a damning report has warned.

Abandoned newborn baby boy dies

A newborn has died in hospital after being abandoned behind a shop in south Wales

12:32am Friday 19th March 2010

A newborn baby boy has died after being abandoned behind a convenience store.

Rabies warning over pet passports

Dachshund Dante with his new pet passport

12:20am Friday 19th March 2010

Loosening controls on pet passports could herald a return of rabies to the UK, experts have warned.

Councils 'missing housing targets'

Councils are failing to meet affordable housing targets, Shelter said

12:11am Friday 19th March 2010

Around 98% of councils have failed to provide the affordable housing needed in their area, a charity said.

Petrol soars 4p ahead of tax hike

Average petrol prices have risen 4p a litre in the last four weeks

12:11am Friday 19th March 2010

Average petrol prices have risen 4p a litre in the last four weeks, taking them to the highest level since July 2008, the AA said.






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