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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Gaddafi son raps 'greedy' relatives The son of Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has accused relatives of the Lockerbie victims of being "very greedy" for seeking compensation.Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi said the Lockerbie families had traded with "the blood of their sons and daughters" during negotiations over payouts for the deaths of loved ones. (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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Presenter Fiona Phillips quits GMTV TV presenter Fiona Phillips is leaving GMTV after 12 years to devote more time to her children and her elderly father, her agent has confirmed.The 47-year-old will leave the programme at the end of this year. (29/08/2008)
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