BOXING promoter Frank Warren won a High Court ruling that he does not owe £50,000 to fighter Herbie Hide relating to a match nearly ten years ago.

VENISON is making a comeback in British households, according to the supermarket giant Tesco.

A BABY was crushed to death after a faulty sliding conservatory door fell on her, an inquest heard.

ENVIRONMENTAL groups yesterday condemned as a "failure" the climate change and energy deal agreed by EU leaders yesterday.

STERLING edged closer to parity with the euro yesterday after hitting a record low for the fifth consecutive day.

THE discount supermarkets are more expensive than all of their "big four" rivals, according to research released yesterday.

A MAJOR project aimed at tackling gang culture by addressing members individually was unveiled yesterday.

THE BBC will not televise Crufts next year, following a dispute over the inclusion of certain breeds of pedigree dog in the competition, the Kennel Club said yesterday.

GORDON Brown hailed agreement over a European Union-wide fiscal stimulus package yesterday as proof that countries were united on how to tackle the economic downturn.

FEARS over looming job cuts and damage to the Scottish economy grew yesterday after HBOS shareholders voted through the bank's takeover by Lloyds TSB overwhelmingly.

AS A 21-year-old geeky maths whizz, she was the first woman to appear on Channel 4. Now, 26 years later, a far more glamorous Carol Vorderman has placed her final consonant on

A MAN who tracked down his former wife years after their divorce and attacked her with an axe, leaving her paralysed, was jailed for 13 years yesterday.

JEAN Charles de Menezes was effectively a dead man as soon as he left his London home on the morning of 22 July, 2005, a jury ruled yesterday.

FOUR Royal Marines, three based in Scotland, were killed yesterday in one of the worst days yet for British forces in Afghanistan.

Nobody was "personally to blame" for the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes, Sir Ian Blair said today.

Former prime minister Sir John Major today launched a scathing attack on Gordon Brown, blaming him for the economic "train wreck" facing Britain.

VOTERS have delivered a resounding No to plans for Britain's biggest road-charging zone.

AN SNP councillor has defected to the Labour Party in Glasgow. Colin Deans, who had been in dispute with the SNP, switched sides on Thursday night.

JACK Straw, the Justice Secretary, has been given a slap on the wrist by the Electoral Commission for declaring a donation four years late.