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Chris Wheeler, 46, was pinned beneath a tree on a remote stretch of the River Dart at Mel Tor near Newton Abbot. Two fellow canoeists fought to free him as the river was turned into a raging torrent during heavy...

The latest opinion polls have suggested the Tory lead over Labour has narrowed, making a hung parliament a real possibility. An Ipsos Mori poll put the Conservatives' lead at just six percentage points, with 37 per cent of support, compared...

The archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams , took the highly unusual step yesterday of protesting personally to the pope about his shock announcement last month of special arrangements for the mass conversion to Catholicism of disillusioned, traditionalist Anglicans.

The Conservatives would hold an "emergency budget" within 50 days of winning a general election, David Cameron said today. The Tory leader insisted the financial package would be needed to tackle the soaring public deficit and "get the economy moving...

An auction house says it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" found in a family's guest lavatory in southern England...Christie's said the book is likely to sell for 60,000 pounds ($99,000)...Celebrations around...

Two people are under arrest on suspicion of murder after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death, police said yesterday. The youngster was rushed to hospital by ambulance after police found him suffering stab wounds at a house in the...

It means that an outright ban on the weapons in Scotland is now likely. However, there is little chance of any change before next year’s general election, which means that responsibility for implementing the transfer of powers could pass to...