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Captain faces ‘friendly fire’ charge | Cameron aide calls independent schools status 'obscene' | Scarlett Keeling recalled to Goa

Correction: The wrong voice for Muslim Britain

Husband tells of wife and daughter's tragic death

Lorraine Cullen, 47, and Lauren, 14, lost their footing while crossing a swollen river near their holiday home in Spain

St Pancras station to get suicide art

Macabre image of a commuter falling into the path of a train driven by a Grim Reaper figure will appear on a bronze relief frieze

Mine’s a double: Lord Peter reveals full title

Peter Mandelson will sit in the Lords as Baron of Foy in the county of Herefordshire and Hartlepool in the county of Durham

Lottery results

Lotto rollover produced eleven jackpot-winning tickets worth £713,924

Councils invested £100m despite warnings

Local authorities were told months ago of the risks of investing in Icelandic banks because of fears about their stability

Flipping easy: how rich beat stamp duty

Iranian-born businessman reveals how the wealthy are using legitimate means to hide transactions involving vast sums

Financial crisis lifts Labour in polls

Latest poll for The Sunday Times finds that Labour have cut the Conservative's lead from 19% to 10% over the past month

Britain starts fight for billions in Iceland

Treasury officials have been sent to Reykjavik to repatriate the cash invested by councils and other public bodies

Terraced houses win top architecture prize

Modern-day Coronation Street of terraced houses without gardens won the Stirling prize, Britain’s premier architectural award

Flying yacht in battle to crack 50-knot barrier

Frenchman at the helm of a 'flying yacht' and a kite surfer are locked in a race to become the fastest through the 'wind barrier'

Brown heads to Paris for crisis talks with eurozone leaders

The French President called the emergency summit of 15 states ahead of an already planned Wednesday meeting

The pinkification of horseriding

Katie Price, aka former glamour model Jordan, is a shrewd businesswoman whose equestrian assault appears to be working

World leaders pledge united response to crisis

Emerging from the G7 Summit in Washington, Georrge Bush said 'we will do what it takes' to resolve the global financial crisis

Rhys teen 'admitted he shot child'

Prosecution alleges that Sean Mercer, accused of killing an 11-year-old, demanded help after shooting a 'kid' Watch video

‘You get involved in a gang just to take your caste forward’

What it means to be young and Asian in a sometimes troubled corner of Britain

Judge's warning over Chelsea lawyer killing

Police should not be able to compare notes before inquiries, judge says, after rejecting case brought by lawyer's sister