Three to face PM death plot charges Three men are due to appear in court charged over an alleged plot to assassinate the Prime Minister.They were arrested at Manchester Airport and in Accrington, Lancashire, on August 14 and are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court in central London. (29/08/2008) 
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Search teams to enter fire-hit home Investigators are hoping to be able to enter the fire-ravaged home of a missing millionaire and his family amid fears they may be dead inside.The Shropshire home of Christopher Foster, his wife Jill and 15-year-old daughter Kirstie was devastated in a suspected arson attack shortly before 5am on Tuesday. (29/08/2008)
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Zoom travellers seeking way home Hundreds of travellers left stranded following the collapse of low-fare airline Zoom are facing up to the fact they will have to make their own way home.The UK and Canada-based firm grounded all flights on Thursday night as it prepared to go into administration. (29/08/2008)
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Court to rule on 'torture' evidence The High Court is due to announce whether it will order the Government to disclose 'secret' material which an al-Qaeda suspect says supports his case that evidence against him was obtained by torture.Ethiopian national Binyam Mohamed, 30, who came to Britain in 1994 seeking asylum, was arrested in Pakistan in 2002 and has been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba for the past four years. (29/08/2008)
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Pay deals falling behind inflation Average pay deals are increasing, but they are still falling further behind the rising rate of inflation, according to a report.Settlements over the three months to July averaged 3.5%, up by 0.2% on the quarter to June, an analysis by pay specialists Industrial Relations Services (IRS) found. (29/08/2008)
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Hospital care discrepancies found Patients may have a vastly different experience of NHS hospital care depending on whether they live in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, it has been reported.An analysis for the Health Service Journal (HSJ) found discrepancies in the number of patients admitted and discharged on the same day and in the numbers of people attending A&E. (29/08/2008)
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Abbey latest to cut mortgage rates Abbey has become the latest lender to announce it was cutting its mortgage rates in a further sign that competition is returning to the market.The group is shaving 0.2% off its two-year fixed rate deal for people borrowing 70% of their home's value and 0.1% off its three-year fixed rate loan. (29/08/2008)
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MP issues fuel poverty warning A group of backbench MPs is willing to take the Government "right to the line" to help those struggling to pay their fuel bills, former welfare minister Frank Field has warned.The outspoken backbencher called on ministers to introduce a package to help people in fuel poverty, saying a windfall tax could be one option. (29/08/2008)
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Force denies discrimination claims The Metropolitan Police has issued a sharp rebuke to one of its most senior officers who is accusing the force of race discrimination.Deputy Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson said the force would "robustly challenge" the claims made by Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur. (29/08/2008)
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Arrest made over eBay computer sale Police have made an arrest over the sale on eBay of a computer said to contain the personal details of thousands of council tax payers.A criminal investigation was launched after the names and addresses, bank account numbers and sort codes of people in the Charnwood Borough Council area of Leicestershire were reportedly found on its hard drive. (29/08/2008)
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