Israel ready to invade Gaza as troops mass on border

The search for victims after a Hamas official’s house was hit

After four days of missile strikes, leaving up to 50 dead, the conflict is set to escalate

There is worse to come in Gaza

Egyptians gathered at the scene of a train crash that killed at least 47 people, most of them children, near Assiut in southern Egypt

Train hits nursery school bus at crossing killing 49 in Egypt

47 young children and two adults killed after bus crosses the tracks in village south of Cairo

Dismal turnout - but enough votes for humiliated Prescott to emerge as the loser

Only one in six vote as Labour brands police commissioner elections a 'complete shambles'

Ed Miliband with Labour’s victorious MP Andy Sawford

Labour completes hat-trick of election victories AND wins Louise Mensch's Corby seat

Ed Miliband claims middle England is turning red and rejecting the Tories after victory

‘Us older guys are tactile’: Dave Lee Travis speaks out about allegations

Former presenter bailed in Savile sexual assault investigation tells media: ‘I was accused of squeezing the boobs of a couple of women’

It could save children's lives - but can the NHS afford it? Breakthrough meningitis B vaccine approved for use

The meningitis bacterium lives harmlessly in the noses and throats of one in 10 people

'This is a landmark moment': Drug may be licensed within weeks and could virtually eliminate the disease that kills or maims hundreds of British children a year

One in eight drivers is under 25, but they account for one third of the number of people who die on the country's roads

Government considers new curbs on young drivers

Novice drivers would only be allowed to carry family members as passengers

Britain is the fattest nation in Europe

More than a quarter of the population is ranked as obese

The JeReVe was found washed up on a Tongan atoll

Stranded drug yacht reappears with dead body

There were two crew members on board when it set off from South America

Tony Blair pays tribute after 'remarkable' father Leo dies aged 89

Mr Blair's office said Leo Blair passed away peacefully with his son at his side

Is the US economy in recovery?

The country’s housing market dictates when the wider economy will recover. Some experts say it has turned the corner, but has it?

Public get a nudge to dig into their shopping habits

Ministers hope millions will be able to view data held about their lifestyles

Hacked Off: Newspapers accused of keeping readers in the dark on press regulation

Ikea used forced prison labour to make furniture

Homewares giant admits East German political prisoners were used to make goods for as long as 30 years

'I'm surprised any of the people who might object could read what I wrote as it is written in English' - Clarissa Dickson Wright responds to race row

Two Fat Ladies star caught in one big race row

Clarissa Dickson Wright responds to allegations after writing about 'ghetto'

Fooling around on the White House roof: life as a presidential brat

Jenna Bush Hager and Steven Ford at the panel in Texas

High jinks in the Oval Office - former first children including Steven Ford recall life at world's most famous address

François Fillon and Jean-François Copé are vying for the UMP job

'Sarko without the talent' or 'Mr Wait And See'? French right decides who will succeed Sarkozy

Shafilea Ahmed's parents have been convicted of killing her

Shafilea's sister avoids jail over robbery that ultimately led to parents' murder conviction

A Coast Guard official told a local TV station that 28 people were believed to have been aboard the Black Elk rig

'Two dead' after explosion and fire on Gulf of Mexico oil rig

At least four people were hospitalised but there are no reports of a spill

Michael Gove: The Education Secretary wants to see more vulnerable children removed from their parents

We need to take hundreds more children into care, says Gove

Education Secretary attacks 'preoccupation with rights of biological parents'

Arsenal ease to victory as Adebayor sees red

A moment of madness from Emmanuel Adebayor sparks a spectacular Tottenham collapse as Arsenal romped to victory

The plot thickens: Who is the real Jill Kelley?

Mystery woman at the heart of the Petraeus affair

Camilla Akrans - Kate: The Kate Moss Book edited by Fabien Barron with Jess Hallett and Jefferson Hack is published by Rizzoli and priced at £50

The making of Kate Moss, a modern muse

Kate Moss's career has inspired designers and consumers alike

Knives out

Mark Hix turns the tables on food critics Tracey MacLeod and John Walsh

Toothless United run out of comebacks as Norwich take points

Anthony Pilkington celebrates his winning goal

Norwich City 1 Manchester United 0: This time, there was no comeback – except, that is, at the top of the table

Robbie Ryan treats his current job on the Tube as seriously as his past career

From marking Ronaldo in an FA Cup final to working on the Tube

Robbie Ryan tells Sam Wallace about how he went from playing at Millwall to helping repair the Tube

Ian Bell in training this week. It didn't help him escape an embarrassing Golden Duck

England falter against India's spin

India 521-8 dec v England 191 & 111-0 at close of play on day three of the First Test in Ahmedabad

Celluloid's last hurrah

With most cinemas screening digitally, it's a dying breed

Guess Who’s sexist?

Classic board game’s gender bias leaves six-year-old fuming

50 Best Christmas gifts for children

Comedian Ross Noble: ‘I’m in my own little bubble, the whole TV thing is kind of irrelevant to me’

Writer and comedienne Gráinne Maguire spoke to fellow comic Ross Noble about his stand-up jubilee, t...

Friday Fives – Unusual conversions

Fancy living in a reservoir? Or a potting shed?

Motherhood interrupted: What’s it like to be the mother of a premature baby?

Saturday is World Prematurity Day - a time when we can focus on prematurity, celebrate our tiny babi...

Movember: Why would a woman choose to grow a moustache?

Why, oh why would a woman choose to grow a moustache? This was the question that passed through my m...

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