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PM to quiz Merkel on cash guarantee
Gordon Brown will be speaking to Angela Merkel amid confusion over the extent of the German chancellor's commitments to protect bank deposits.

Millions 'paying over the odds'
Millions of households are unfairly paying over the odds for their energy supply, a report by the industry watchdog found.

Footballer jailed over crash deaths
A drunken professional footballer has been jailed for seven years for killing two young boys as he drove "like an idiot".

Met Police racism probe 'is flawed'
An investigation into alleged racism in Britain's largest police force is flawed before it has even begun, it has been claimed.

Tragic police chief's final message
Police chief Michael Todd sent a last text message before he died, saying: "I'm sorry for what I have done, forgive me in another life," the inquest into his death heard.

Ripper killer jailed for 30 years
A killer who tried to emulate Jack the Ripper has been jailed for life for the murder of two young mothers at the start of what may have become a killing spree.

Strike disruption threatens post
Postal deliveries were threatened with disruption on Monday when hundreds of workers refused to cross picket lines.

Fire boys 'trapped by slammed door'
Two young brothers killed in a house fire were left trapped when their mother ran for help and the front door slammed behind her, a witness said.

Menezes police 'did nothing wrong'
Jean Charles de Menezes was the victim of "terrible and extraordinary circumstances", the senior policewoman in charge of the operation that led to his death told an inquest.

Black group boycotts 'racist' force
The Metropolitan Black Police Association has said it would "actively discourage" new recruits from joining Britain's largest force, claiming it had "a hostile atmosphere where racism is allowed to spread".