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Describing Michael Jackson as "rambling ... weak and fatigued," Kenny Ortega, choreographer and co-director of Jackson's planned "This is it" comeback tour -- said his friend was very excited about the show at London's O2 arena, reports The Sun.

The Raoul Moat inquest jury has delivered a unanimous suicide verdict.

David Croft, the co-writer and producer of some of England's classic comedy shows has died at the age of 89.

A house fire that killed a family of six including five children in north London was started by a chest freezer.

Hundreds of passengers were injured in a collision in Shanghai today, which is just one of numerous previous transportation disasters in China’s commercial epicentre.

Defence company BAE has finally confirmed its plans to cut over 3,000 jobs across the UK, with most of the cuts occurring in the military aircraft division.

Dr Conard Murray's lawyers accused Michael Jackson of being drunk at the announcement of his show 'This Is It' tour in London, reported The Telegraph.

10 appeals against the sentences handed to people during the rioting and looting across England in August will be heard at the Court of Appeal today, including appeals by two men who were jailed for four years for setting up Facebook pages inciting others to riot.

Syrian troops firing machine guns and backed by tanks have stormed into the restive central town of Rastan, activists say.

The shadow culture secretary will suggest that journalists who are found guilty of gross malpractice should be taken off a professional register to stop them from working in news in the future.

A previously unknown footballer has become an overnight sensation by scoring a goal from inside his own half – using his head.

A shipwreck loaded with silver worth more than £130million has been discovered at the bottom of the Atlantic. Odyssey Marine Exploration announced that it has confirmed the identity and location of the shipwreck site of the SS Gairsoppa nearly 4,700 meters below the surface of the North Atlantic, approximately 300 miles off the coast of Ireland in international waters.

AQA to give more points to less fortunate students

The New York police officer identified by Anonymous and a number of Occupy Wall Street protesters as responsible for attacking peaceful participants with pepper spray is already being investigated for acts of brutality in an earlier protest, according to media reports.

Facebook is said to be launching its long-awaited iPad app at Apple's iPhone 5 launch event sometime this month.

Libyan authorities have said they will co-operate with Scottish prosecutors and police investigating the Lockerbie bombing, the Foreign Office have said.

The global social networking Twitter is going to establish an international office in Ireland.

A new breast cancer drug can bring a halt in the growth of cancer by five months while reducing the chances of other side effects, trial report suggests.

The residents at the UK's largest illegal Travellers site have won a temporary reprieve in their long-running battle to stay on Dale Farm.

Bafta award-winning actor Chris Langham has said that he thought he would be "admired" after downloading child porn images as research for a television role.

In a recent report, 43 percent of the sexually active teenagers in Britain, aged between 16 and 19, have confessed to unsafe sex without adequate protection with new partners. This is far more than 36 percent of teenagers who responded the same way in 2009.

4 Reasons why Dale Farm Travellers Must be Evicted Today.

U.S. mobile network operator, Verizon Wireless has stepped into the legal battle between Apple and Samsung, claiming that banning Samsung's 4G devices would harm both Verizon and consumers.

Three men have been taken to custody after two dogs attacked a woman and killed her pet in Newport last night.

Following the release of a video allegedly showing a policeman macing a group of Occupy Wall Street protesters, Anonymous has released a slew of statements naming and shaming the officer caught on tape.

Police have recovered £5million of antiques stolen during raids in stately homes.

The Scottish government hopes to receive support from the rest of the UK in its bid for the distinctive "dotSCOT" suffix, in the Top Level Domains (TLDs) application window.

Six men are due to appear in court today on terrorism charges, three of which have been charged with plotting a suicide bombing campaign in the UK.

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