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4:42pm Monday 28th May 2012

A British housewife could face the death penalty after being arrested over a £1.6 million cocaine haul on a tropical island.

3:39pm Monday 28th May 2012

Jordanian terror suspect Abu Qatada will remain in Britain for at least another five months while he launches a fresh appeal against deportation.

2:59pm Monday 28th May 2012

A codeine addict who contaminated packets of Nurofen Plus in a ruse to fund his habit has been jailed for 18 months.

2:43pm Monday 28th May 2012

An oil refinery which went bust is to close after administrators failed to find a buyer or the cash needed to keep it going, putting around 850 jobs at risk.

2:37pm Monday 28th May 2012

Tony Blair has defended his relationship with Rupert Murdoch, insisting he had never done a deal with the media mogul and claiming they only grew close after he quit Downing Street.

2:20pm Monday 28th May 2012

A woman has been arrested by detectives investigating allegations of voicemail hacking.

2:16pm Monday 28th May 2012

Visitors to Edinburgh Zoo have taken refuge in one of the park's monkey enclosures as staff dealt with escapee pigs.

1:29pm Monday 28th May 2012

A mother and stepfather who forced their 11-year-old son to live in a filthy converted coal bunker have each been jailed for two years.

1:23pm Monday 28th May 2012

The Lords Commissioner for Standards is considering whether to investigate allegations over under-pressure Conservative co-chairman Baroness Warsi's expenses.

1:18pm Monday 28th May 2012

Tony Blair's evidence to the Leveson Inquiry was interrupted when a protester burst in and yelled "this man should be arrested for war crimes".