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More than three quarters of Britons think the taxpayer should not contribute to the cost of Pope Benedict's forthcoming visit to Britain.

Tony Blair is holding a public book signing in Ireland, the first since his memoirs were released this week.

Over one million people are facing a £1,500 bill for not paying enough tax thanks to a blunder at HM Revenue and Customs.

A Briton is among nine people who died when a light aircraft belonging to a skydiving company crashed and burst into flames near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps.

Tony Blair is due to hold his first public book signing since his political memoirs were released this week.

Over one million people are facing a £1,500 bill for not paying enough tax thanks to a blunder at the Inland Revenue.

LONDON (AFP) - Pakistan's scandal-hit cricket team sought to focus Saturday on the next stage of its England tour after British police questioned three of its star players over an alleged betting scam.

The Metropolitan Police has defended its handling of phone-hacking allegations after former home secretary Alan Johnson suggested an independent investigation.

An extra 350,000 primary school places reportedly will be needed by 2015 due to a surge in the number of four-year-olds, just as education spending is set to be cut by 20%.

A long-standing friend and political colleague of William Hague called on the press to "back off", branding coverage of the Foreign Secretary's personal life "contemptible".