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A T-shaped design has been announced of the winner of a competition to find the new design of the next generation of pylons

Father Laurence Soper, under investigation for child abuse, has jumped bail and may have fled to Italy, say police.

The pick of today's Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 14 October, 2011. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.

Alongside reports that the movement has collected $150,000 in private donations, Occupy Wall Street and the host of groups associated with it has put out a global call-to-arms, asking all like-minded individuals to join it on 15 October, turning a host of isolated protests into a "world revolution."

Former England international Paul Merson was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of drink-driving after crashing into a lorry in the early hours of the morning.

Nintendo have announced their latest new-look console will hit the stores on November 8, just in time for your Christmas shopping.

The pick of today's Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 13 October, 2011. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.

Javier Hernandez's successful first season at Old Trafford has been rewarded in the form of a new five-year contract worth in the region of £80,000-a-week, his agent has revealed.

In the first case of its kind in Britain, a mother killed her baby daughter by pouring liquid food into her lungs from a milk jug The Old Baily heard.

DNA from the bacteria that was responsible for the Black Death have been pulled from the teeth of four plague victims buried in east London.

With the Occupy the London Stock Exchange protest set to begin on Saturday, critics have begun to question whether, given its recent track record with the student protests and August riots, UK police forces will be able to handle another protest.

All the latest Arsenal transfer news, rumours and gossip. Arsenal had a bid for Lille playmaker Eden Hazard turned down in the summer, according to the player's agent. The Gunners have also been linked with a £23m January move for Porto frontman Hulk in today's press, as Wenger looks to bolster his strike force in the winter transfer window.

Harry Potter star Jamie Waylett, who played the Hogwarts bully Vincent Crabbe, has been charged for possessing a petrol bomb during the London riots.

The U.S. has vowed to put increasing pressure on the Islamic state as Iran continues to strongly deny accusations of its involvement in a plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the U.S.

A Facebook campaign called: “Give Bruce Forsyth a Knighthood,” finally got their wish today when the 83-year old entertainer was knighted by the Queen at Buckingham Palace earlier today.

Southwark Crown Court on Monday sentenced a man and woman 10 and 2 and a half years of jail term respectively.

The Occupy protests sweeping across America will spread to British shores Saturday, organizers say, with thousands of individuals pledging to march on the London Stock Exchange.

BlackBerrys are still not working to their full capacity Wednesday after a 72-hour server collapse at their Slough data centre hit service across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Shares in Burberry were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the luxury fashion retailer reported a rise in revenue in the first half ended 30 September 2011.

In what is being described as an important crackdown, officials of the Middlemarket Drugs Partnership and the UK Border Agency have intercepted and seized two kilograms of heroin, at London's Heathrow Airport. The heroin, which has an estimated street value of £80,000, was reportedly found hidden inside in a consignment of vegetables - a variety of East Asian radish.

One of London's most famous landmarks, Big Ben will eventually fall down in several thousand years, it was revealed today.

Transport for London Commissioner, Peter Hendy, has given a novel piece of advice to avoid the long queues at next year's Olympics. Have a beer before heading back home.

Blackberry users have been left frustrated after they were left without messaging, email and web browsing services for 20 hours yesterday.

Amy winehouse’s dad, Mitch Winehouse is all set to pen a tell all memoir about his late daughter. It will supposedly be a" very heartfelt and revelatory memoir" and will bring "the many layers of her life together - the personal, the private and the public". He has signed a deal with Harper Collins who will release the book. It is due for a summer 2012 release.

Sir David Attenborough was honoured by the gadget world last night, when he was awarded for his outstanding contribution to technology at the annual T3 awards in London.

Ashley Cole, the estranged husband of British pop star Cheryl Cole, reportedly enjoyed a private lap dance from Playboy twins, at a London night club.

Justice may still come to bear for the former 'King of Kings' .

BlackBerry and phone networks worldwide were forced to apologies to tens of millions of customers yesterday, as a server crash in Slough caused the loss of internet data, email and BlackBerry Messenger.

Newham Council are ready to announce the sale of the Olympic Stadium to West Ham United has collapsed, the Press Association has announced.

A new study from University College London and the University of Warwick suggests that critically ill patients could benefit from drugs or procedures that promote the body's production of nitric oxide.