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Kraft sorry over UK factory u-turn

3:12pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

US food giant Kraft has issued a public apology for raising hopes that a doomed Cadbury factory could be saved and issued a two-year guarantee on jobs after facing a furious attack over its controversial takeover of the chocolate-maker.

MP Kumar died from natural causes

3:00pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

Labour MP Ashok Kumar, who was found dead in his home, died from natural causes, police have said.

Home repossessions rise by 15%

2:52pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

The number of people who lost their homes leapt by 15% during 2009, new figures have shown.

Comic claims self defence

2:39pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

Blue comic Roy 'Chubby' Brown has denied hitting a 21-year-old woman in the face during a foul-mouthed row in a supermarket car park.

Mother's joy as kidnap son is freed

1:08pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

The mother of a five-year-old British boy kidnapped by gunmen in Pakistan has told of her joy after he was released unharmed.

MPs attack Cadbury and Kraft chiefs

12:50pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

Executives from Cadbury's and its new American owner have come under fire from angry MPs amid uncertainty about the chocolate-maker's future in the UK.

Call for Omagh intelligence probe

12:39pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

A new investigation must be set up to examine whether the state withheld vital intelligence from detectives hunting the Omagh bombers, a parliamentary report has said.

Joy as Pakistan kidnap boy freed

12:31pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

The family of a five-year-old British boy kidnapped by gunmen in Pakistan are "overjoyed" after he was found wandering alone in a field.

Expat pensioners lose court battle

12:13pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

Pensioners have lost the final round in a long-running battle for equal pension rights abroad.

Officers probed over abuse inquiry

11:22am Tuesday 16th March 2010

Ten police officers are under investigation for the way they handled the case of a mother and her disabled daughter who were found dead in a burnt-out car after years of abuse from youths, a watchdog has confirmed.