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Mother accused of killings remanded

Sasikala Navaneethan has been charged with the murder of her son and daughter

1:06am Saturday 11th October 2008

A mother accused of stabbing her son and daughter to death at their home has appeared in court.

Northern Bank prosecution defended

Chris Ward has had the bank robbery charges against him dropped

1:06am Saturday 11th October 2008

The head of Northern Ireland's prosecution service has defended his decision to put Chris Ward in the dock over the £26.5 million Northern Bank robbery.

MPs 'furious' as MoD data missing

The MoD has confirmed the theft of files containing the personal records of thousands of RAF staff

1:06am Saturday 11th October 2008

MPs have demanded a "cultural change" in public sector data handling as it emerged that a computer hard drive possibly containing the private details of Armed Forces personnel was missing.

Petrol prices continue to fall

Petrol prices are still 11p higher than this time last year

1:06am Saturday 11th October 2008

Petrol costs 9% less than three months ago as oil prices fell to their lowest level for a year, the AA said.

Terror police 'did not check photo'

Jean Charles de Menezes shot at Stockwell Tube station in 2005

1:06am Saturday 11th October 2008

An anti-terror detective failed to check pictures which could have stopped police mistaking Jean Charles de Menezes for a suicide bomber, an inquest has heard.

£250bn wiped off Footsie stocks

FTSE 100 index endured worst week since Black Monday crash of 1987

1:06am Saturday 11th October 2008

Stock markets worldwide were gripped by fear as London's FTSE 100 Index endured its worst week since the Black Monday crash of 1987.

Follow our lead, Darling urges

Chancellor Alistair Darling urged world's economies to follow Britain's lead

1:06am Saturday 11th October 2008

Chancellor Alistair Darling has warned that it was "essential" that the world's leading economies took action to stabilise financial markets.

Treasury in Iceland for bank talks

Iceland bank Landsbanki

1:06am Saturday 11th October 2008

Treasury officials are in Iceland for urgent talks after the collapse of the country's banking sector left councils and charities in Britain facing losses of up to £1 billion.

Car bomb hero in intensive care

John Smeaton rushed to hospital after suffering serious asthma attack

1:06am Saturday 11th October 2008

Glasgow Airport car bomb hero John Smeaton is fighting for his life a day after the two men accused over the attack went on trial.

'Teenager admitted killing Rhys'

Rhys Jones was murdered on his way home from football practice

1:06am Saturday 11th October 2008

The teenager accused of murdering Rhys Jones admitted to the killing just minutes after the schoolboy was shot, a court has heard.


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Mother accused of killings remanded

Sasikala Navaneethan has been charged with the murder of her son and daughter

Updated 1:06am Saturday 11th October 2008

A mother accused of stabbing her son and daughter to death at their home has appeared in court.


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