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UK plug-in car sales surge to over 100 per day in record-breaking quarter
Record quarter sees one plug-in car bought every 13 minutes in the UK between January and March.
Libya: British plans to send in 1,000 ground troops to battle Isis thrown into disarray
Ministers hinted they would not accept international security assistance for fear of deepening divisions.
EU referendum: Tory donors 'incandescent with rage' to pump £5m into Brexit campaign
The move is seen as an effort to redress the balance after Cameron spent £9.3m on pro-EU leaflets.
Culture Secretary John Whittingdale admits to relationship with escort
The MP said that he met the woman on dating site Match.com in September 2013.
Over a third of British Muslims believe Jews talk too much about the Holocaust says new poll
The poll of British Muslims was conducted by ICM with analysis by the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism.
Refugee crisis: Austria begins work on 'anti-migrant' fence bordering Italy
The 250-metre structure will cover the Brenner Pass over several lanes of traffic on the border.
EU referendum: Tory MP accuses Cameron of 'Robert Mugabe antics' over £9m pro-EU leaflet
Europe Minister David Lidington said Nigel Evans' remarks were 'not his finest moment.'
Abuse against the elderly on the rise as £18m stolen from victims
People are being urged to install hidden cameras in the homes of vulnerable elderly family members.
Drone strike 'Kill List' - and Britain's role in it - will only make the world more dangerous
Kill List generates roughly 40 to 60 new enemies for every terrorist operative killed by drones
More than 50% of British Muslims back criminalising homosexuality, ICM poll reveals
According to the survey, 86% of British Muslims said they had a strong sense of belonging in Britain.
'Wake-up call for Westminster' as UK economy stutters in first quarter
Many business indicators tracked by the British Chambers of Commerce are 'at a low ebb.'
Ukip activist dubbed 'stupid' by his own party after blacking-up on Facebook
Jack Neill, from Hamilton in Scotland, posed in the bath with a blacked-up face 'for entertainment'.
Shane Tunney 'kicked to death' after asking teenagers to stop throwing food at people
The 24-year-old from Norton in Stockton-on-Tees was with a friend when he was attacked on 27 June 2015.
Mum found guilty of stamping 21-month-old daughter Ayeeshia Smith to death in Burton upon Trent
Smith died with injuries likened to that of a car crash victim on 1 May 2014
Hinkley Point C postponement 'still under discussion' says French energy minister
Ségolène Royal's comments have led to suggestions that EDF could be forced to halt the project.
Serious Fraud Office opens criminal probe into Tata Steel
Authorities examine allegations that certificates detailing the steel composition may have been falsified.
Missing PC Gordon Semple: Man arrested as human remains found in Southwark, London
PC Gordon Semple from Greenhithe in Kent had been missing since 1 April after visiting The Shard.
Man bludgeons 82-year-old to death then takes his car and uses his bank card in JD Sports
Raymond Sykes attacked his former neighbour, Arthur Walters-Girout, but says it was an act of mercy,
Dating website illicitencounters.com buys private island where the married can cheat risk-free
Guaranteed privacy on the island roughly 100 miles from Portsmouth says the dating agency.
Just 18% of Britons have truthful profile pages on Facebook and Twitter
The majority of British social media users lie to make their social profiles more interesting.
EU Referendum: Leaving would be an 'act of economic and political self-harm,' warns Cameron
According to a poll, 51% of voters support Remain compared to 44% who back Leave.
Panama Papers: Cameron's tax affairs 'private' says his office
No 10 refuses to say if the Prime Minister's family still had a stake in the fund run by his father.
EU referendum: Brexit would force US to put 'Humpty Dumpty back together again' says LSE boss Xavier Rolet
Statement comes ahead of poll to decide if Britain will 'Leave' or 'Remain' in the EU.
Panama Papers: UK and Australia launch tax investigations after explosive Mossack Fonseca leak
HM Revenue and Customs has promised to closely examine the material from Mossack Fonseca.
Lewisham murder investigation launched after 17-year-old stabbed to death
Police were alerted to an 'altercation' between youths on New Cross Road at about 7.40pm BST.
Child slavery: Rich Brits buying children who survived the Nepalese earthquake for £5,000
'We have supplied boys who have actually gone on to the UK,' revealed slave trader Makkhan Singh.
British MoD denies claims defence cuts have left Falkland Islands unprotected
No warships had been sent to the region since the recall of a frigate in November 2015.
Dover: Tory MP blames 'militant hard left' as anti-fascist and anti-immigration campaigners clash
Kent Police were out in force today in an effort to avoid ugly confrontations seen in the town in January.
EU referendum: Poll shows French are least supportive of UK staying in the bloc, Spain most keen
62% of the 4,277 people polled in UK, France, Spain, Germany and Italy hoped Britain votes to remain in EU.
Stefan Appleton murder: Teenager guilty of stabbing 17-year-old to death with 'Zombie Killer' knife
The youth has been found guilty of manslaughter after the attack in Islington in June last year.

