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Five-year-old took 4x4 on joyride

A five-year-old boy took his family's automatic 4x4 on a four-mile "joyride" before crashing it into a wall, it has been disclosed.Read

Landfill rubbish ban cost warning

Councils should not be expected to foot the bill for plans to ban certain types of rubbish from landfill, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said.Read

George Cross for bomb disposal men

Two Army bomb disposal experts have been awarded the George Cross for the extraordinary bravery they displayed in tackling Taliban explosives in Afghanistan.Read

Universities told of funding cuts

The vast majority of England's universities will see their public funding slashed next year.Read

Tribute to soldiers killed in blast

Tributes have been paid to two British soldiers killed in an explosion in Afghanistan.Read

Ex-detective jailed over drugs plot

A former detective who was "pivotal" to the success of a £200 million cocaine-smuggling plot has been jailed for 22 years.Read

BA boss in last minute strike talks

British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh is involved in surprise last minute talks over the planned strike by the airline's cabin crew.Read

Car production up by 63 per cent

Car and commercial vehicle production accelerated sharply ahead last month, it has been announced.Read

Warning on cost of landfill ban

Councils should not be expected to foot the bill for plans to ban certain types of rubbish from landfill, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said.Read

Borrowing soars but tax receipts up

Britain's borrowing ballooned by another £12.4 billion last month, but tax receipts rose year-on-year as the economic recovery gathered pace, official figures revealed.Read

Freed kidnap boy Sahil heading home

The five-year-old boy freed by kidnappers in Pakistan after his family paid a £110,000 ransom is on his way home, sources have said.Read

RBS unveils new bonus schedule

Part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland has unveiled new bonus plans for bosses which could see chief executive Stephen Hester reap as much as £4.8 million in shares.Read

Hague: I was wrong on Ashcroft tax

William Hague has admitted he was wrong to declare Lord Ashcroft would pay "tens of millions of pounds" more in tax as a result of a deal struck to allow him to take a seat in the Lords.Read

Government condemned over bill

Labour has spent more than £780 million on reorganising government departments and their associated bodies over the last five years despite producing no tangible benefits for taxpayers, the Whitehall spending watchdog has said.Read

Dragons' Den stars in non-dom spat

Duncan Bannatyne has had a dig at Dragons' Den colleague James Caan over his tax status.Read

Freed kidnap boy 'really happy'

The five-year-old boy freed by kidnappers in Pakistan after his family paid a £110,000 ransom was "really happy" to be reunited with his father, a spokesman for the British High Commission said.Read

Kidnap boy reunited with father

A five-year-old boy freed by kidnappers after his family paid a £110,000 ransom has been reunited with his father.Read

Eco-friendly plans boost car giants

The motor industry has been given a double boost with news of huge investments by two of the UK's biggest carmakers, safeguarding thousands of jobs.Read

23% of MPs 'would escape politics'

A quarter of MPs (23%) would not go into politics if they were starting their careers again, according to a poll which uncovered low morale at Westminster in the wake of the expenses scandal.Read