Special investigation: How could the thugs who did this get away with just cautions?
The use of cautions to punish everything from burglary to shoplifting is soaring - with 2.2 million being issued to criminals from 2000-08. But it is their use for violent crimes, exposed by the investigation, that is most disturbing.
Anti-Taliban mayor and 11 others killed in suicide blast in Pakistan market
The bombing, in the town of Adazai, killed the town's mayor, Abdul Malik who had formed a local militia to help fight the Taliban.
Davies laments 'worst ever' Bolton performance after Villa thrashing
Kevin Davies admitted that he produced one of his worst performances in a Bolton shirt during the team’s 5-1 thrashing at Aston Villa.
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Lloyds dependency on loans at ?165bn
Lloyds Banking Group's dependency on loans and guarantees from the world's central banks now stands at ?165bn.
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Has middle age ceased to exist? Clubbing, dating, backpacking - today's fifty-somethings just refuse to grow up
During the months preceding my 40th birthday, I fell into an emotional slump. Middle aged and miserable is what I felt at the prospect of reaching the official half-way point of my life.
MONDAY VIEW: Banks are now a threat to the capitalist system itself
Call it the tax that never was. Gordon Brown's suggestion of a levy on financial transactions in St Andrews was a piece of political grandstanding that unraveled within hours.
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X Factor: Lucie Jones sent home as Jedward survive elimination thanks to Simon Cowell
A shock result saw Welsh girl Lucie Jones leave the X Factor competition after facing the twins in the bottom two. The decision will add fuel to the speculation that Cowell secretly loves the twins, seeing their potential as a money-making novelty chart...
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So many of my mummy friends seem to take perverse pleasure in telling me horror stories about it never being the same again.
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Wales 12 New Zealand 19: They’re going to get Carter, but all too late
Dan Carter goes into the dock today charged with foul play, a tacit admission the All Black superstar ought to have been sent off against Wales.
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Bent recalled to depleted England squad as Capello ignores Owen again
Darren Bent has been recalled to the England squad for next week's friendly with Brazil in Qatar. The Sunderland striker has been in fine form with eight goals this season.
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Why 1948 babies are the luckiest: Their generation saw free schooling, free healthcare ... and an end to National Service
They were born as Britain was getting back on its feet after the war, and would go on to enjoy a lifetime of help from the state. So it is little wonder those born in 1948 have been declared the luckiest generation.
Young jobless hits 1m: More 16 to 24-year-olds out of work in UK than in any other EU nation
Youth unemployment has leapt by 107,000 this year, more than double the figure in Germany. The number of jobless university leavers is also due to top 100,000 this week.
Husband who ended 20-year affair told to pay ?55,000 compensation - to his MISTRESS
A businessman was sued by his secret lover for compensation for the care and affection she had given him and the shock she received when he said goodbye.
'Apologise to Gordon Brown' Simon Cowell tells Louis Walsh as X Factor judges tear into each other amid escalating tension
Tension between the judges continued to escalate and Louis Walsh responded to the Prime Minister's opinion that Jedward are not 'very good'.
Too much time in the gym 'can reduce women's fertility'
Researchers found that 'superwoman work-outs' made fertility problems three times more likely, and could sap the body of the energy it needs for pregnancy.
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Pet dog 'baked to death' after owner left her in car during heat wave
Experts said that the inside of the BMW was as hot as an Aga cooker and the dog had died after two hours inside the vehicle.
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Brawling English football fans force plane to make emergency landing in Germany
The plane was forced to put down at Frankfurt Airport after the pilot radioed to ground control that he feared the situation on board was escalating.
How British motorists pay more tax on diesel than any other drivers in the European Union
British motorists pay more tax on diesel than drivers in any other European Union country, according to Government figures which also reveal that we pay at least 12p a litre more than other nations.
Mark Owen's bride Emma Ferguson shows her nerves as she arrives for wedding
The ceremony is expected to take place near Inverness today, followed by a reception for 50 guests at the historic Cawdor Castle.
'We'll be in Afghanistan for another five years,' warns head of the armed forces
Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup believes it could take longer for the Afghan forces to be ready to take over responsibility for security themselves.
War crimes tribunal imposes lawyer on Karadzic... then adjourns his genocide trial until next March
Karadzic, who is standing trial for genocide, has been boycotting the proceedings. He argued this week that his human rights have been violated with prosecutors not allowing him enough time to prepare his defence.
Student hailed hero as he takes on Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei - but was it all a set up?
Incredibly, Mahmoud Vahidnia, has not been taken to task over his actions – which are usually punishable by prison.
West Ham 1 Everton 2: Returning hero Louis Saha puts Toffees back on track
Louis Saha and Dan Gosling gave Everton a much-needed victory at struggling West Ham. French striker Saha - missing in midweek - netted from 20 yards.
FA CUP DRAW: Northwich land Lincoln after shocking League One Charlton
Blue Square North side Northwich Victoria have dumped League One high-flyers Charlton out of the FA Cup. Their reward is a second round tie against Lincoln City.
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Sex tape shame of dethroned Miss California, the anti-gay marrriage pin-up girl
Her opposition to gay marriage and strong ties to religion made her an overnight celebrity and a top pin-up for American conservatism.
Wigan Athletic 1 Fulham 1: Latics pay penalty for not finishing off Cottagers
Wigan were left frustrated after Clint Dempsey's penalty earned Fulham an away point. The home side had dominated and taken the lead through Emmerson Boyce but were thwarted.
British couple are oldest in the world to divorce - at age 98
Bertie and Jessie Wood were granted a decree absolute to end their 36-year union - but just a few months later, Bertie passed away.
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Goldman Sachs chief claims 'we do God's work' as he defends the bank's bumper profits
Lloyd Blankfein said that bankers 'do God's work' and that banks serve a 'social purpose' while defending plans to pay a record ?12billion in salaries and bonuses this year.
Obama hails 'historic' vote on landmark bill to overhaul America's healthcare system
Barack Obama was last night celebrating a key victory in his controversial bid to overhaul America’s healthcare system.
England boss Fabio Capello rules out Ledley from England World Cup plans
England manager Fabio Capello has revealed that Tottenham Hotspur defender Ledley King will not be in his World Cup plans because of the defender's injury problems.
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Hull City 2 Stoke City 1: Jan's the man - but is it too late to save boss Brown?
Hull manager Phil Brown breathed again as Seyi Olofinjana and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink fired his side to a priceless Barclays Premier League win over 10-man Stoke.
Britain's biggest boyband? The JLS juggernaut gathers speed with rip-roaring set at G-A-Y
The R&B quartet played a storming gig in London's Heaven nightclub on Saturday night - and even flashed those famously toned torsos too.
David Haye bursting for Vitali Klitschko unification fight after stunning Nikolai Valuev to be crowned world champion
David Haye immediately set his sights on a "mega showdown" with Vitali Klitschko after being crowned as the new WBA heavyweight champion - but first he has to fight John Ruiz.
Liverpool chief Tom Hicks insists: We don't have to sell Gerrard and Torres
Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks has insisted no star players will be sold, despite the club's financial woes and a start to the season that sees the Reds lie seventh in the League.
Falkirk 3 Celtic 3: SPL basement club stun Tony Mowbray's giants
A late equaliser from substitute Mark Stewart gave Falkirk a share of the spoils against Celtic in today's remarkable Clydesdale Bank Premier League match at the Falkirk Stadium. Hoops midfielder Aiden McGeady had a first-half penalty saved by Robert...
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Cleaning up: Vacuum inventor Dyson gifts his three children ?15million each
The three Dyson offspring have been bequeathed shares worth a total of ?45 million in a move that bucks the trend for entrepreneurs to make extravagant donations to charity and leave little to their children.
Mother blinded after asking drunken yob to stop swearing in front of her 13-year-old daughter
Seamstress Julie Hobson, 38, needed surgery to remove her left eye after she was repeatedly punched by Thomas Wilkinson.
Liverpool chief Tom Hicks wants ?250m for naming rights to new Anfield
Defiant Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks has predicted the club will fetch a world record sum of about ?250m from stadium naming rights when they eventually leave Anfield.
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Father of England football captain John Terry filmed 'dealing cocaine'
Ted Terry allegedly handed over over three wraps of coke in the toilet of an Essex wine bar, taking a ?40 profit and telling an undercover reporter, 'The stuff's all right. I get off on it.'
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Bid to block paedophiles on Facebook fails over concerns about human rights laws
The Home Office has been forced to climb down after announcing in April that it was putting measures in place to restrict registered sex offenders from accessing internet sites used by children.
I'm fired! Sir Alan Sugar considers resigning as Govt business czar... because he's getting too much flak
He sparked controversy this week when he dismissed businesspeople who complain they cannot obtain credit from their banks to keep their firms afloat as 'moaners' who 'live in Disneyland'.
Police officer tasked with catching shoplifters at HMV caught on camera stealing computer games
PC Peter Cokell, 34, was found guilty of theft after he was caught on CCTV shoplifting from the store he was being paid to protect.
Queen leads Remembrance Day ceremony as Britain stops to remember the 200 soldiers killed in Afghanistan
As Big Ben chimed 11am, the queen joined thousands of troops, veterans and civilians in the traditional two-minute silence.
All trains cancelled on Great Northern route for Remembrance Sunday because of lack of drivers
The Great Northern Route, which runs from Hertfordshire and Kings Lynn into Kings Cross, was knocked out as drivers for First Capital Connect refused to work.
Children with 'tough love' parents do better in life
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Harry: I'll take the ?14.60 chicken wrap and chips... and can I have my 20 per cent Army discount please?
Staff offered to give him the ?14.60 meal for free, but the 25-year-old Prince insisted on paying. He didn't, however, leave a tip.
Goliath defeated: British boxer David Haye beats the Beast from the East to win world heavyweight title
Despite being 9in shorter and almost 7st lighter than his ogre-sized opponent, Haye rocked 7ft 2in Valuev in the last seconds of the final 12th round.
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Princess Margaret rejected marriage to Townsend 'because she was unsure, not out of duty'
A newly discovered letter has overturned the long-held view that Princess Margaret was forced not to marry Group Captain Peter Townsend.
After Derrieregate, a new Commons ‘sex pest’ row: 'I dreamt about you last night, Labour veteran told ‘disgusted’ Tory Nadine'
A senior Labour MP made sexually provocative comments to Tory Nadine Dorries, after saying he had dreamt about her the previous night, it has been alleged.
Gaddafi offered to hand over WPC Yvonne Fletcher's killers 17 years ago in secret meeting with Britain
Libya offered to extradite the killers of WPC Yvonne Fletcher to Britain during a secret meeting between the countries, according to leaked documents.
Secret court takes four months to give elderly their own money, and then charges ?400 for the privilege
The secretive and controversial Court of Protection – which controls the finances of some of Britain’s most vulnerable people – is taking an average of four months to release people’s cash, while charging them ?400 to apply for it.
Theatre stars to perform special tribute to Rumpole creator Sir John Mortimer
Britain's leading actors will take part in a special performance to celebrate the extraordinary life of writer and barrister Sir John Mortimer, creator of Rumpole of the Bailey.
MPs' expenses watchdog 'in wrong frame of mind' as third marriage fails after 29 years
The future of the man charged with cleaning up MPs’ expenses was in doubt last night after claims that he is ‘in the wrong frame of mind’ to perform the job after his third marriage ended in failure.
McCanns use psychologist to help tell twins about Madeleine's disappearance
The parents of Madeleine McCann have revealed how a child psychologist is helping them to tell their two other children about her disappearance.
Goliath defeated: British boxer David Hayes beats the Beast from the East to win world heavyweight title
Despite being 9in shorter and almost 7st lighter than his ogre-sized opponent, Haye rocked 7ft 2in Valuev in the last seconds of the final 12th round.
At last, Gordon Brown runs for election... with an early-morning jog round the park
Joggers were astonished to find themselves alongside the PM.
Brown's reign as Hull manager will end this week - even if Tigers beat Stoke
Phil Brown's reign as Hull City manager will end this week, 18 months after he took the club into the Premier League for the first time.
Exposed: How Labour depends on the votes of Welfare Britain (and here are the tables to prove it)
A provocative league table published by the Tories ranks Commons seats according to the number of benefit claimants.
British diesel tax is highest in Europe
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COLONEL RICHARD KEMP, CBE: The seven eternal virtues of our brave young soldiers
On Remembrance Sunday, the former commander of British forces in Afghanistan pays a poignant tribute.
Civil servants being given time off for 'Christmas shopping trips and cake-baking competitions
Christmas shopping, jam-making, trips to the races... they're all in a day's work when you're a civil servant.
Euan Blair faces England rugby tickets probe after he offered to sell spares to colleagues... despite resale ban
Tony Blair's eldest son could be questioned by the Rugby Football Union after he offered to sell spare tickets for yesterday’s England international to his work colleagues.
David Miliband's lost cousin: The beauty who foiled the Nazis and married 007's friend
When Foreign Secretary David Miliband went to trace his family roots in Moscow last week, he might have been expecting a few surprises.
VINCE CABLE: 15 die each day and still no sign of justice
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FA Cup round-up: Oxford, Bath and Kettering all produce shocks
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My son had to live like a peasant in Guards barracks, says furious mother of hero killed by Afghan policeman
Heartbroken Elizabeth Chant, whose son Darren was killed last week, is calling on the Government to invest in better accommodation.
When Ab met Fab for lunch... England boss Capello spotted with Abramovich
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich was spotted with England manager Fabio Capello last week but for once the Football Association don't have to concern themselves.
Chelsea preparing to blow their entire January budget on ?35 million Aguero
Chelsea will have to blow their entire transfer budget on Kun Aguero, the Argentine who scored two goals against them this week, after their January transfer ban was lifted.
Edin Dzeko in Manchester City's sights as potential Robinho replacement
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Chelsea's diamond worthless as they don't have Kaka-type player - Fergie
Ferguson is confident there may be enough of a flaw in Chelsea system to help United to a first win at the Bridge since 2002 and end 100 per cent home record of Carlo Ancelotti.
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JOHN KETTLEY: Wet weather and cold spells for November
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Mother trailed by policeman and warned by council for telling off son at checkout
A mother who reprimanded her children at a supermarket was secretly followed by an off-duty policeman and interrogated by fellow officers who reported her to social services.
EXCLUSIVE: England heartache for Michael Owen: Fabio Capello ends striker's World Cup dream
Michael Owen's World Cup dream is all but over, with Fabio Capello refusing to recall the Manchester United striker for the England squad to play Brazil next Saturday.
Casualty's Simon MacCorkindale reveals he's got incurable cancer
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As she becomes a national treasure, he becomes more petulant: Why Cheryl and Ashley Cole are Mr and Mrs Glum
As Cheryl Cole grows ever more successful, stylish and famous, her husband Ashley gets more petulant, pouty and vain. And the tensions in their marriage are starting to show.
'I'm not ready to sleep with another woman,' says Peter Andre
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Nude portrait of Bond girl Eva Green who's 'not confident' with her body
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Teatime for the octuplets - in the world's biggest high chair
Four gallons of milk a day, eight loads of laundry, six nannies, a total of 14 children... In her first interview the 'Octomom' confesses that sometimes she can't even tell her babies apart, but says she would love to have another one.
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