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According to the Lincolnshire police, no gunshots were fired and the police entered the building at around10.30 pm, the BBC has reported.

Royal Bank of Scotland former chief executive loses knighthood for bringing system into disrepute.

Police officer injured and residents ordered to get indoors as armed standoff takes place in Lincolnshire village.

Samsung has denied reports that European Union regulators are investigating whether the company breached anti-trust laws during its current series of patent infringement cases.

Gameplayer who beat up and threatened 13-year-old boy in real world to drop online possessions found guilty of theft.

West Kirby head teacher suspended teenagers after sex-in-toilet claims posted on Facebook - without checking truth of story.

News of World successor plans postponed after three senior News International journalists arrested in police bribe probe.

Rimvydas Liorancas, charged with killing Avtar and Carole Kolar in their home, in suspected suicide.

Railway operator admits breaching health and safety laws over deaths of two teenagers hit by train on level crossing in Essex in 2005.

Complications set in after Caroline Lovell, who called for legal protection for home midwives, gives birth to second child.

Severe weather warnings put in place from Shetlands to Kent as UK braces for another cold snap.

Facebook is, for most of us, a rather harmless, if addictive, pastime. There are, however, darker sides to the popular social networking Web site.

The Internet, most of us will know, is a notoriously unsafe space. Brandon J. Bergthold has been accused of trawling Craigslist, looking for fathers willing to pimp their young daughters.

Two people accused of trying to blackmail Coleen Rooney jailed over stolen camera plot.

Holiday couple held for 12 hours then deported back to UK by unamused Homeland Security officials.

Yad Veshem launches international seminars Wing as hunger fior Holocaust education continues to grow.

Louise Speed, the widowed wife of Welsh footballer Gary Speed, who committed suicide on Nov. 27, has testified before the coroner at the Warrington Coroner's Court, for an inquest into the causes and nature of her husband's death.

In a survey released by Lloyds TSB International, 46 percent of British nationals questioned said they missed the British countryside the most.

Thousands of competitors brave fire, mud and smoke bombs to take part in the Tough Guy challenge in Perton, Staffordshire.

YouTube users decide which questions will be raised during White House social media initiatve.

Private security guards drafted in to stop repeat driver's attack that killed nine and injured 30

The Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) have doubtlessly by now taken note that their path to Independence is not going to be as smooth as they had been allowed to believe, between their spectacular May 2011 Scottish Assembly Election victory and 08 January 2012. Spoiling their progress on that day, British Prime Minister David Cameron, brought Scotland's SNP First Minister, Alex Salmond and his administration down to earth with a jolt.

Man arrested after Occupy protester dragged along street on bonnet of car as eviction turns ugly.

South Korean smartphone giant loses another court battle against Apple over patents row.

Drivers in London can avoid traffic congestion after Transport for London launches 'jam cam' website pinpointing traffic blackspots.

If cutting down on extra flab is on the New Year resolution's list, take the healthy way out and ditch fad diets.

The attack was launched by the Sudan People's Liberation Army against a road-building site in South Kordofan, where the Chinese workers were employed.

Teens struggling with smoking addictions have a new gizmo guide to help them get rid of that addiction.

Operation Elveden, Scotland Yard's probe into illegal payouts to its officers, is now expected to focus on the role of former Sun editor Rebekah Brooks.