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Date set for Pope's visit to UK

5:21pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

The Pope is to meet the Queen and take part in an ecumenical service at Westminster Abbey as part of the first official Papal visit to Britain, it has been confirmed.

Boy, 12, one of youngest prisoners

4:57pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

A 12-year-old boy who has committed more than 30 crimes has become one of the UK's youngest prisoners when he was given a 10-month custodial term.

Boss: Rather hire cons than heroes

4:29pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

A company boss has provoked outrage after refusing a request to employ former troops, saying that he would rather recruit paedophiles.

Killer stalker jailed for life

4:29pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

A stalker who carried out a "frenzied" knife attack on his ex-girlfriend after a campaign of harassment has been jailed for life.

Kraft sorry over UK factory u-turn

3:12pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

US food giant Kraft has issued a public apology for raising hopes that a doomed Cadbury factory could be saved and issued a two-year guarantee on jobs after facing a furious attack over its controversial takeover of the chocolate-maker.

MP Kumar died from natural causes

3:00pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

Labour MP Ashok Kumar, who was found dead in his home, died from natural causes, police have said.

Home repossessions rise by 15%

2:52pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

The number of people who lost their homes leapt by 15% during 2009, new figures have shown.

Comic claims self defence

2:39pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

Blue comic Roy 'Chubby' Brown has denied hitting a 21-year-old woman in the face during a foul-mouthed row in a supermarket car park.

Mother's joy as kidnap son is freed

1:08pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

The mother of a five-year-old British boy kidnapped by gunmen in Pakistan has told of her joy after he was released unharmed.

MPs attack Cadbury and Kraft chiefs

12:50pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

Executives from Cadbury's and its new American owner have come under fire from angry MPs amid uncertainty about the chocolate-maker's future in the UK.