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British forces have made progress in a fresh assault on the Taliban in southern Afghanistan and are holding two compounds.

A nine-year-old Welsh schoolgirl has died in a white water rafting accident while on holiday in southern Turkey.

A British schoolgirl has died in a white water rafting tragedy on holiday in Turkey, it has emerged.

Overnight, and into tomorrow, the rain will clear from most areas, but the odd showery outbreak may affect the south east in the morning.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's leading share index ended lower on Friday, led by falls in commodity stocks after weak U.S. growth data raised fresh concerns about the global economic recovery.

A disaster such as the Potters Bar train crash of 2002 could happen again, the coroner overseeing the inquest believes. 

LONDON (AFP) - London launched a major cycle hire scheme Friday which aims to make transport in the city greener ahead of the 2012 Olympics, following in the tracks of cities like Paris and Shanghai.

Government and society must have the guts to confront past wrongs in Northern Ireland if the region is to look to a better future, a senior Catholic Church leader said on Friday.

The Government has embarked on the huge task of radically reforming the UK's "antiquated" benefits system amid warnings that the overhaul will not work unless more jobs are created.

The mother of murdered British teenager Scarlett Keeling has told a court how she learned her daughter was dead in a phone call from the girl's boyfriend.