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Kiwifruit sprouting in 'Garden of England'
A New Zealand fruit distributor is behind efforts to secretly grow kiwifruit in southern England.

British PM promises 'people power revolution'
The British public is being urged to suggest their own spending cuts as the Government steps up its search for billions of pounds of savings.

Life goes on amid helicopters and police snipers
As armed police continue their manhunt for accused killer Raoul Moat, life goes on in rural Rothbury.

London's 7/7 bombings: The aftermath of tragedy
Five years after the terror attacks on London's public transport system, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown reflects on what's been learned.

Inquiry into Iraq torture claims demanded
Claims that more than one hundred Iraqi civilians were tortured and abused by British soldiers must be fully investigated, Britain's High Court was told yesterday.

Celebrations on ice as Queen faces Diamond Jubilee in the red
The Queen is down to her last £1m and will go into the red in the year of her Diamond Jubilee in 2012, new figures reveal.

Lewis: A little gem cast adrift in the North Atlantic
Gaelic is still widely spoken on the island of Lewis, the northernmost, largest and lowest-lying of the Outer Hebrides.

Jordan 'upset' at wedding blessing fracas
Like everything in Katie Price's life, her wedding blessing was full of drama and photographers on Saturday. She married cage-fighter Alex Reid in Las Vegas in February but the couple wanted a lavish ceremony at home for friends and family.

From gate to plate - chefs grow their own
Chefs from London to Loch Voll are growing their own produce, from bumper crops of carrots to unusual herbs they find difficult to source.

FIFA World Cup: Germany batters Argentina to reach last four
Germany saw off Argentina with a 4-0 goal fest in South Africa this morning.

Female postie bids to row Tasman solo
Anamarie Ewins wants to deliver another sporting milestone for New Zealand and become the first woman to row solo across the Tasman.

Top chef hits back in school-meal row
Jamie Oliver has hit back at a loss of UK Government support for his highly publicised campaign to get schoolchildren eating healthy food.

Elle Macpherson new host of <i>Britain's Next Top Model</i>
The leggy Australian is drawing on her three-decade career as a supermodel to relaunch her television career.