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Brown unveils mortgage help plan

People made redundant will be able to defer part of their mortgage payments for up to two years, Gordon Brown says.

MP raid police 'had no warrant'

Commons Speaker Michael Martin expresses regret as he reveals the police raid on an MP's office took place without a warrant.

Conjoined twin dies after surgery

Hope, one of the conjoined twins who was separated at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital, has died, the hospital says.

US presses Pakistan over Mumbai

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Pakistan must "co-operate fully" to bring Mumbai's attackers to justice.

Richardson gets US commerce nod

US President-elect Barack Obama names New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson to be his commerce secretary.