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Guardian journalist: Phone hacking gave me a 'thrill'

Mr Leigh also used a number of blags – pretending to be someone else – to get stories. He said: ‘As for actually breaking the law? Well, it is hard to keep on the right side of legality on all occasions.’

What's the Point of Joining a Political Party?

Jonathan Sheppard used to be a member of the Conservative Party, but he can participate in politics without being a member of any party.

My encounter with the News of the World

Shropshire public relations consultant JOOLS PAYNE saw the workings of the News Of The World first hand last year when her family was touched by tragedy

Islamic extremists call to set up three independent states in the UK that fall under Shariah law

Muslims Against the Crusades wants to turn Dewsbury, Bradford and Tower Hamlets into Islamic emirates.

Social workers put boy and girl into care because they 'can't cope with Yorkshire culture'

‘Apparently, speaking with a Southern accent would cause ‘difficulties and isolation’.’

Missing Milly Dowler's voicemail was hacked by News of the World

when her friends and family called again and discovered that her voicemail had been cleared, they concluded that this must have been done by Milly herself and, therefore, that she must still be alive. But she was not.

David Cameron: Dad's gift to me was his optimism

"I also think we need to make Britain a genuinely hostile place for fathers who go AWOL. It’s high time runaway dads were stigmatised, and the full force of shame was heaped upon them. They should be looked at like drink drivers, people who are beyond the pale."

Fury over BBC's Nativity insult

THE BBC has angered Christians with a TV drama in which the Virgin Mary is branded a prostitute and sex cheat.

Former Llanelli teacher banned over bully claims

Teaching assistants said they were in fear of Mrs Partridge and claimed they had been told by a former headmaster that if they complained it would be their word against hers, the hearing was told.

More councils 'performing poorly' for children - Ofsted

figures showed that the number of local authorities rated "poor" overall for children's services had risen from nine in 2009 to 12 this year.

Bishop rejects 'Christians in Britain are persecuted' claims

Acknowledging the genuine and terrible persecutions in Christian history and affecting minorities around the world today, the bishop denied that the choices facing Christians in modern plural Britain were in any way comparable.

My Mum Is Not A Witch

Mr Yeboah said he was informed by his cousin, Mr Kofi Saman, with whom the deceased lived in the village, that she had left the village on the dawn of the day of the incident for Tema in her attempt to visit him (Yeboah) at Ashaiman.

Sharia lessons for pupils aged six: BBC uncovers 'weekend schools'

Children in Britain are being taught brutal Sharia law punishments, including how to hack off a criminal's hand or foot. So-called 'weekend schools' for Muslim pupils as young as six also teach that the penalty for gay sex is execution and that 'Zionists' are plottin …

Simon Schama interview: history is dangerous, teachers need to be brave

Schama hopes to spread his family's love of storytelling to every child in Britain.

Kirklees Council spends £3,000 helping staff map their minds

Twenty-six workers have attended the one-day sessions, which help them 'use specific tools to instigate change in the strategic cultural nature' of their departments.

Top charities give £200,000 to group which supported al-Qaeda cleric

Despite the group's views, it is still being provided with money by the Joseph Rowntree charity, to help with its "core costs", and by the Roddick Foundation

Baroness Warsi told by David Cameron not to appear at Islamic conference

An influential voice among the international Muslim community, Warsi believes that confronting extremists at public events is a more effective way to tackle fundamentalism than a refusal to engage with them.

Manchester City Council hires Facebook and Twitter manager but axes 900 jobs

The Twitter Tsar is one of three communications vacancies advertised by Manchester Town Hall in the past monthThe new media communications manager will be paid £38,000 to provide 'web presence' on the social networking websites and online interaction with the public.

Luke Angel: Teenager Banned from America For Life For Sending Abusive Email To Barack Obama

The email was sent while Luke Angel was drunk, after he had watched a programme about the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Fundamentalist-linked politician using sham Labour members to take control of £1 billion council

Lutfur Rahman, the fundamentalist-linked Labour councillor running for the top job in Tower Hamlets, has signed up entire families of sham "paper" Labour members – some of whom are explicitly opposed to the party – in order to provide him with a "vote bank" for tomorr …

The taxi driver who doubled as a bounty hunter

While most locals in the tightly knit south Asian community thought Zakir was merely picking up and dropping off passengers each day, his work provided perfect cover to exploit his contacts with fellow drivers and shopkeepers to hunt down runaway teenagers.

"Shakedown by Jamaica's radical sheik

El-Faisal says he really never meant to offend anyone. "The British misinterpreted my teachings," he said. "I spoke of jihad, and the British thought that meant killing."

Embrace Islam or leave Valley, Sikhs threatened

Sikhs have decided not to leave Kashmir, despite the anonymous threats.

Muslim-born Miss USA Rima Fakih says she opposes Ground Zero mosque and Islamic center

Miss USARima Fakih said the mosque "shouldn't be so close to the World Trade Center. We should be more concerned with the tragedy than religion."

Ryan Lovell-Hancox died of 75 injuries. His 'carers' were jailed for life

A trial earlier this year heard how Boleyn and Taylor blamed each other for Ryan's injuries. He was thrown against walls and floors, locked in a cupboard, punched and screamed at so aggressively that he wet himself in fear.

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