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Two killed in explosion at Chevron crude oil refinery in Pembroke Dock

By Lee MoranLast updated at 9:18 PM on 2nd June 2011 Two people have been killed in a 'massive explosion' at an oil refinery in ...

Max Mosley renews privacy law battle

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 9:12 PM on 2nd June 2011 Privacy fight: Max Mosley will put his case before a 17-judge panel after it ...

4 out of 5 caught with knife are NOT jailed despite Theresa May pledge

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 8:59 PM on 2nd June 2011 Knife crime: Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed to death in a fight at Victoria station Four ...

Asylum chaos as Damian Green insists there is no amnesty despite Border Agency blunders

By Jack DoyleLast updated at 6:30 PM on 2nd June 2011 Tens of thousands of asylum seekers have in effect been granted an amnesty to stay ...

Tragedy at the Queen's salute: Horse is put down after being run over by a gun carriage

By Rebecca EnglishLast updated at 6:24 PM on 2nd June 2011 Members of the public looked on in horror today as an army horse died on ...

Foul-mouthed, sexist, racist primary school HEADTEACHER is banned from teaching for life

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 6:05 PM on 2nd June 2011 A primary school headteacher who launched foul-mouthed racist and sexist attacks on staff and ...

War on drugs has failed and caused 'devastating consequences for societies worldwide' claims global narcotics watchdog

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 3:44 PM on 2nd June 2011 The worldwide war on drugs and organised narcotics gangs has been a 'failure' according ...

Another 'fine' mess... Over-zealous traffic wardens slaps parking ticket on MOBILITY SCOOTER

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 5:00 PM on 2nd June 2011 A disabled man, who stopped in at his pensioner's club for breakfast, leaving his ...

MPs claimed a staggering £3.2m expenses in TWO MONTHS (and just £4,633 of claims were turned down)

By Richard Hartley-parkinsonLast updated at 4:56 PM on 2nd June 2011 Lord Warwick was this week imprisoned for fiddling his expenses to the tune of £11,000 Politicians ...

Public sector workers 'are scapegoats' as figures reveal pay increases remain at zero

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 2:48 PM on 2nd June 2011 TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber: '...real pain is being inflicted on public sector workers.' Public ...

Dunblane massacre survivor Ryan Liddell faces jail for battering pensioner

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 4:46 PM on 2nd June 2011 Ryan Liddell tore off 76-year-old's clothesHe was aged five when shot in massacre'Mummy am ...

Watford bank siege: Man arrested was carrying 'a bomb'

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 4:43 PM on 2nd June 2011 A man arrested after a three-hour siege at a bank was carrying a bomb, ...

Care homes face dawn raids after Winterbourne view abuse exposed

By Tim ShipmanLast updated at 4:43 PM on 2nd June 2011 The whistle-blower at the centre of a 'shocking' case of abuse of adults with learning ...

Hang on, it's NOT going to be a sizzling June: Met office pours cold water on rival forecasts

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 4:34 PM on 2nd June 2011 The scene was set for a very bright outlook. But soon after it was ...

Top Tarmac: The best and worst roads in Britain revealed

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 4:19 PM on 2nd June 2011 Cambridgeshire trunk road is the worst in BritainThe M4 from Swindon into Wales - ...

Caught in the act: The petrol thieves left high and dry after they ran out of FUEL

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 4:05 PM on 2nd June 2011 A pair of petrol thieves handed police a vital clue after their own car ...

Pictured: The horrific last moments of student shot in the head while trying to save his father

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 4:03 PM on 2nd June 2011 These are the terrifying last moments of a student captured on CCTV just moments ...

Terriers stuck in crevice for six days are finally lured out - by a dead fox on a stick

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 4:00 PM on 2nd June 2011 A pair of dogs survived for six days after plunging down a crevice – ...

UV rays: Nursery owner invents wristband that warns children when to stop playing in the sun

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 3:54 PM on 2nd June 2011 A nursery owner has invented a wristband that will protect children from skin cancer.Bali ...

Extremely rare score written by Mozart discovered in bundle donated to charity shop

By Louise JansonLast updated at 3:43 PM on 2nd June 2011 Volunteer who found manuscript is expert in sheet musicFind will net the charity thousands at ...

Don of all doners: Chef creates world's most expensive kebab costing stomach-churning £750

Last updated at 3:41 PM on 2nd June 2011 Amazing snack ingredients include gold and saffronCreator says it's for 'a high class drunk on his way ...

'Vigilantes' burn down home of burglar who targeted his neighbours... leaving him with NOTHING

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 3:41 PM on 2nd June 2011 Drug addict jailed for five offences of burglary and attempted burglary around his villageA ...

Scots Guards search for bearskins after photo outside Buckingham Palace

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 3:37 PM on 2nd June 2011 It's the distinctive bearskin hat that sets them apart - just not from each ...

Long commute? Don't fret - you are likely to earn more than people who live round the corner from work

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 3:07 PM on 2nd June 2011 Three out of four workers take less than half an hour to get to ...

161,000 asylum seekers allowed to stay in UK after Border Agency blunders

By Jack DoyleLast updated at 3:01 PM on 2nd June 2011 Tens of thousands of asylum seekers have in effect been granted an amnesty to stay ...

Four out of five caught with a knife are NOT being jailed despite Theresa May pledge

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 2:22 PM on 2nd June 2011 Knife crime: Sofyen Belamouadden was stabbed to death in a fight at Victoria station Four ...

E.coli outbreak: British families told to wash their salads

By Sean PoulterLast updated at 2:21 PM on 2nd June 2011 More than 1,500 ill as outbreak spreads across the continentWorld Health Organisation say E.coli is ...

French open investigation into former minister who had 'orgy with little boys' in Morocco

By Peter AllenLast updated at 2:19 PM on 2nd June 2011 The French prosecutor's office has today opened an investigation after a former government minister ...

'Depraved' killer who murdered young woman and dumped her body in his wheelie bin is jailed for life

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 2:10 PM on 2nd June 2011 A 'cold-hearted and callous' killer who murdered a vulnerable young woman and dumped her ...

Thief caught by Hidden app after victim remotely controls MacBook

By Chris ParsonsLast updated at 1:55 PM on 2nd June 2011 Arrested after software identified him as a taxi driverA designer who had his laptop stolen ...

James Bulger killer Jon Venables marked anniversary of toddler's murder with drink-fuelled party

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 1:24 PM on 2nd June 2011 Time to stop protecting killer's identity, says James's mother One of the killers of ...

Britain's strongest man 'caught with £66,000 of super-strong cannabis in car boot'

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 1:17 PM on 2nd June 2011 A former champion of Britain's Strongest Man was reportedly caught at the centre of ...

Feminist Germaine Greer blames dogs for killing bluebells

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 12:44 PM on 2nd June 2011 Germaine Greer: 'If you love your bluebells, kill your dog'Dogs should be killed to ...

Job loss fears as council outsources up to 100 posts to India

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 12:38 PM on 2nd June 2011 Birmingham to move 100 posts, but unions fear other local authorities will followUnion bosses ...

Antlers ripped off the heads of deers and stags sold on eBay for just £10

By James TozerLast updated at 12:09 PM on 2nd June 2011 Poachers are shooting deer and sawing off their antlers to sell on eBay for as ...

Cambridge University student sex attacker on the loose

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 11:49 AM on 2nd June 2011 E-fit: His victims have said he is about 5ft 10ins to 6ft tall and ...

Meet Lee Buller, senior manager at Kate Middleton's family firm Party Pieces

By Fay Schlesinger and James McmeekinLast updated at 11:09 AM on 2nd June 2011 With his shirt off and a cigarette in his hand as he ...

State-funded Lambeth primary school hires libel lawyers to sue council

By Kate LoveysLast updated at 11:08 AM on 2nd June 2011 A state-funded primary school has spent nearly £200,000 on a PR firm and on top ...

Morton Hall: Inside newest holding centre for migrants

By Chris GreenwoodLast updated at 10:55 AM on 2nd June 2011 Its manicured lawns and gravel paths decorated with stone statues would look at home in ...

Bear cub Medo walked into family's garden in Slovenia and refused to leave

By Lee MoranLast updated at 10:05 AM on 2nd June 2011 He's cute and cuddly - pictured here rolling about on a sofa, play-fighting with his ...

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