Five arrested in Birmingham anti-terror raids

Anti-terror raids took place early this morning in the British city of Birmingham, police said. The raided locations included five residences and two businesses."Five people have been arrested in Birmingham in a series of dawn anti-terror raids, police said today. West...

Maldives heads to historic presidential poll

Asia's longest serving political leader is facing the prospect of losing his job as the President of the Maldives. The Indian Ocean tourist paradise is having its first taste of democracy with multi-party elections being held to choose a president for the next five years. The...

Top British officers arrested over theft

Two senior police officers have been arrested in the UK over allegatons of a wine theft. They're accused of attempting to shoplift some wine from a Marks and Spencer."Two high-ranking police officers have been suspended from their jobs after being arrested on suspicion of...

Statins 'prevent artery ageing'

"Drugs given to heart patients to lower cholesterol may have an additional benefit - keeping their blood vessels feeling younger. Advanced heart disease patients have arteries which have effectively aged faster than the rest of their bodies. University of Cambridge...

Four more held over 14-year-old's murder

The murder of a 14 year old teenager in London is closer to being solved as four more people have been held in the case."Four more teenagers have been arrested over the murder of a 14-year-old boy stabbed outside his east London home, Scotland Yard said on Thursday. ...

Daughter secretly reunites her parents 40 years after they were forced apart ...

Nice to read a story with a happy ending for a change.Good luck and God bless to them all."Two lovers banished from each other's sight when they conceived an illegitimate child nearly 40 years ago have been reunited by their daughter and are to marry.Christine Orchard, 57,...

Bodies of two women found in UK flat after party

In what could prove to be a high-profile tabloid case, the bodies of two women have been found in an apartment in Birmingham, UK after a weekend party. Police are investigating several lines of inquiry, including a possible connection with a local escort agency. This...

Hunt for man after sex attack on girl in Wales

Police in Wales are searching for an older man in Wales who is suspected of sexually assaulting a 17 year old girl in Swansea. "A SERIOUS sexual assault against a 17-year-old girl in Swansea was yesterday being investigated by South Wales Police. Police issued a description...