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Pupils collecting their A-level results were given goodie bags containing condoms and chlamydia tests at schools. The "summer savvy" bag put together by NHS Northamptonshire was aimed at reducing the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and helping young people avoid ending up in...

Wheel clampers are to be banned from operating on private land, the Government is set to announce. More than 2,000 existing clamping licences will be revoked under the plans for England and Wales, with towing away also outlawed Clampers banned from private land Wheel clampers are to be banned from...

Children could in future be screened for autism using a 15 minute brain scan developed by British scientists. The technique, which assesses structural changes in the brain, has already been tested on adults and shown to have an accuracy of 90 per cent. 15 minute brain scan could test for autism...

Rescue attempts are under way to reach hundreds of foreign tourists who are stranded in India's Himalayan region of Ladakh. The country's air force is trying to get them out of the Zanskar Valley near Leh by helicopters. At least 150 people have now died after flash floods hit the country....

Motorists are facing higher petrol prices, with the cost of a litre set to top 120p by the end of the month. The warning of a 3% rise came from the Retail Motor Industry Independent Petrol Retailers Association, which blamed the expected increase on currency movements and world oil price increases....

Russian ban on exporting grain looks set to heap more pressure on stretched household budgets in the UK. Russia has seen a severe drought wipe out 20 per cent of its crop. The ban has caused wheat prices to jump 60 cents to 7.85 dollars a bushel. Russian threat to UK pockets A Russian ban on...

Rescue and relief activity is continuing in flood-ravaged Pakistan where the death toll has climbed to over 1,400, and three million people have been affected so far. A spokesperson for the UN Children's Fund said 1.3 million people were severely affected by the floods in the northwest, triggering...

Aid agencies are warning of an impending catastrophe in Pakistan as the country suffers the worst flooding in nearly 40 years. More than 1,100 people have died but that number is expected to increase. Rising waters have ravaged huge swathes of the north west corner of the country. Aid efforts...

A 47-year-old woman has confessed to killing her eight newborn children and hiding their bodies in a village in northern France. French mother confesses to killing eight babies A 47-year-old woman has confessed to killing her eight newborn children and hiding their bodies in a village in northern...

Jon Venables, one of the killers of James Bulger, has been jailed for two years after admitting to downloading and distributing indecent images of children, after images were found on his computer when he left it at a police station amid fears his true identity had been discovered. Venables jailed...

A riot squad officer filmed knocking Ian Tomlinson to the ground during the G20 protests will not be prosecuted over his death, it has been announced. No charges for Tomlinson death officer A riot squad officer filmed knocking Ian Tomlinson to the ground during the G20 protests will not be...

Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has defended his government's decision to release the Lockerbie bomber. Mr Salmond believes the Scottish government made the right choice to free Abdelbaset al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds last August. "You can only take a decision based on information at...

The brings the number of those picked up by police to 20. A second post-mortem examination on the killer's body is thought to be taking place - possibly as early as Wednesday. Four more arrests in Raoul Moat inquiry The brings the number of those picked up by police to 20. A second post-mortem...

man who is paralysed below the neck and unable to speak has begun legal action to end his life. Tony Nicklinson, 56, can only communicate by blinking and nodding at letters to spell out words. Cameron unveils 'Big Society' Prime Minister David Cameron  has denied that his "Big Society" agenda...

Fears of a crime wave fuelled by the recession have proved unfounded as official figures revealed offending is at its lowest level since 1981. Crime at lowest level since 1981 Fears of a crime wave fuelled by the recession have proved unfounded as official figures revealed offending is at its...

The police officer injured by Raoul Moat has described how the gunman stared coldly into his eyes moments before he shot him in the face. Recalling the moment he was shot through the window of his marked car at a roundabout in East Denton, Newcastle, in the early hours of July 4, PC David Rathband,...

The Prime Minister has condemned the killing of three British troops by a rogue Afghan soldier, who the Taliban claim has joined the insurgency. David Cameron said the incident, at a base in Helmand province, was "appalling" but it should not change the strategy of working alongside the Afghanistan...

Liquid Bomb Plotters Receive Life Sentences - Life in jail for airline terrorists - PC Shot By Gunman Moat 'Bears No Malice' - Police Dig For More Tobin Murder Victims - Britain's Balance Of Payments Gap Widens. Liquid Bomb Plotters Receive Life Sentences Three men have been sentenced to life in...

Substitute cover for teachers in Co Down could be axed under £3.6 million cost-saving proposals, it has been revealed. Squeezing three pupils into bus seats designed for two, reducing school maintenance and even cutting book stocks could also be introduced under the plans. Substitute teachers may...