EDWARD Kennedy, the last of the three brothers who dominated US politics for a generation, competed in a regatta yesterday just a week after he was diagnosed with cancer.

THE Scottish Government's plan for a local income tax has been dealt another blow after an expert said it would break European and UK law.

MPS could seek to avoid future embarrassment over expenses by awarding themselves an automatic lump sum of £23,000 a year to pay for a second home.

THOUSANDS of students in Scotland are being asked to repay more than £2,000 each as a result of a Scottish Government measure aimed at cutting debt.

UNEMPLOYED youths face being sent to "boot camp" under plans to be set out by the Tories today.

HOMEOWNERS are turning to DIY to add value to their properties as the market flattens, according to research.

A YOUNG convert to Islam suspected of setting off an explosion in a restaurant has been released from hospital.

A PARACHUTIST says "divine intervention" saved him when he was blown off course and left dangling 60ft above a graveyard.

A TAXI driver was arrested yesterday in connection with the death of a young woman who fell from a moving cab.

A 13-YEAR-OLD girl was killed by a falling tree yesterday, as high winds and heavy rain hit England.

A BRITISH diver and his girlfriend who were plucked from shark-infested waters off Australia's Great Barrier Reef after a 19-hour ordeal have been asked to help pay for t

IT IS an event unique in the sporting calendar: when brave men and women pit their speed and agility against a giant rolling cheese. Yesterday, torrential rain proved to be th

THE battered body of a teenager was found in a park yesterday, hours after reports of a gang fight in the area.

THE biggest overhaul of consumer protection laws in 40 years came into force yesterday. New regulations prohibit 31 types of unfair sales practices and tighten controls on tra