Latest headlines, breaking news stories and video reports from around the UK.
British man shot dead in Texas barA British man has been shot dead after a gunman opened fire after walking into a bar in the United States.
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Police: House fire death was murderPolice are treating the death of a woman in a house fire sparked by a firework as murder, and warned the culprits that they will be caught.
Brown in call for global 'contract'Gordon Brown has called for a new global "economic and social contract" with the financial institutions to ensure taxpayers around the world will never again have to bear the cost of banking failure.
'Stitch-up' reports on MP expensesThere have been accusations of a "behind-the-scenes stitch-up" following reports that key elements of the proposed plan to clean up the system of MPs' expenses could be scrapped.
ITN
- Darling says climate change deal 'essential'
Alistair Darling has said that a deal to tackle climate change is "essential", as he prepares for a summit with international finance ministers and bankers.
- Murder inquiry opens after firework attack
Police have launched a murder inquiry following a fatal house fire in Cornwall.
- Britsh winners scoop record lottery jackpot
Two British ticketholders have won a share of the massive £90 million jackpot in Friday's Euromillions draw.
Reuters
- Brown warns Karzai he could lose backing
By Adrian CroftLONDON (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai, winner of a fraud-tainted election, risks losing British and international support unless he acts decisively to fight corruption, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Friday.
- Parents of nursery abuse victims "should get choice"
LONDON (Reuters) - Parents whose children might have been abused by nursery worker Vanessa George should be able to choose to know if their children were among her victims, a judge said on Friday.George, 39, and her co-defendants Angela Allen, 39, and Colin Blanchard, 38, pleaded guilty last month to a string of charges of sexual assault and making and distributing indecent images.
- Seasonal flu may hit Europe after H1N1 - experts
By Kate KellandSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The H1N1 pandemic flu virus could kill up to 40,000 people across Europe and be followed by seasonal flu waves that could kill the same number, European health experts said Friday.
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