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UK's one-time youngest lottery winner found dead
Britain's one-time youngest ever lottery winner has been found in the isolated bungalow where he lived alone.

'Extreme weather event' expected in Britain
Millions of people living in southern England and the Home Counties were told to prepare themselves for up to 40cm of snow last night as Britain remained in the grip of the longest prolonged spell of cold weather for 30 years.

Gordon Ramsay's 2009 financial nightmare
2009 was not a great year for celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.

Scotland: Highland fling
Detours restaurant reviewer Peter Calder renews his acquaintance with the "chieftain of the pudding race" and other Scots delicacies.

<i>Little Britain</i> star quits play over ex-partner's death
Matt Lucas has pulled out of his debut performance in a West End play following the sudden death of his former civil partner.

Spotlight on UK sex offenders
Child sex abuse by women is more widespread than realised, say experts, who believe there could be 64,000 female offenders in Britain.

Vikings were scared of Scots
The Viking reputation as bloodthirsty conquerors has endured for more than a millennium but new research shows that some Norsemen approached the British islands with more than a little trepidation.

Three-year-old criminal suspects in UK
It has emerged that police officers in Strathclyde, Scotland visited the home of a three-year-old after receiving a complaint of damage to household property

Scotland: Discovering the real Burns
Graham Reid goes in search of the most loved of all Scotland's writers.

Scotland: Glowing Glasgow
Once notorious for slums, industrial grime and hard-drinking locals, the largest city in Scotland has staged a whopper of a comeback.

Scots MPs' Lockerbie bomber fury
The Scottish Justice Secretary faced down a barrage of angry criticism from members of the Scottish Parliament yesterday amid mounting dismay over his decision to release the Lockerbie bomber.

Rugby: Grand plans again on All Blacks' agenda
The All Blacks will head off for another Grand Slam tour next year - their third in five years.

Ronnie Biggs released from prison
The great train robber has been granted a release on compassionate grounds.

Sex without condoms can keep you sane - study
Scottish psychologist finds unprotected sex may prevent depression.

<i>Jim Salinger:</i> Arnie's right on global warming
Rising sea levels support Schwarzenegger's bold greenhouse gas reduction target.