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Case review for wife-killer Malcolm Webster
Wife killer Malcolm Webster will have his case reviewed.

Crown accepts Pora's disorder diagnosis
The Privy Council last night heard that the Crown accepts Teina Pora suffers Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - but it disputes it would've led to a different verdict.

New UK doco spotlights Kiwis' success
An investment banker whose firm has a portfolio worth $8.2 billion, Gwyneth Paltrow's hairdresser and a fashion designer whose clients include the Duchess of Cambridge are among Kiwis profiled in a new documentary.

Chris Rattue: To England, where the excuses are primed
Looks like that poor little English rugby team is already running up the white flag or at least a distress signal. In other words, one con job over, and on to the next one.

Why we mark Guy Fawkes Day
For more than 400 years people have been celebrating the foiled plot by Guy Fawkes and his mates to blow up England's Parliament. Here's what you don't know.

Impotence not detailed at trial
An error in not calling evidence regarding erectile dysfunction of a serial rapist led Teina Pora to be wrongly convicted of a rape and murder, Privy Council hears.

Pora's mental age that of a child
Teina Pora has a mental age of nine or 10 years for the purpose of understanding, the Privy Council was told overnight, as his appeal began.

Insider's guide to Bristol
Anna-Louise Taylor finds 'something very Wellington' in Britain's south-west.

UK starts paying off WWI debt
One hundred years after the outbreak of World War I, Britain plans to repay some of the debt issued to help finance the conflict.

A playground for monster jets
London's Heathrow airport says airlines are using more giant wide-body super jumbos to escape the constraints of capacity curbs.

Ireland: A bit of blarney in the Emerald Isle
Drop into any pub in Ireland and you'll not stay a stranger very long, Bruce Morris discovers.

Gotcha! Film doses tabloid editors with own medicine
Senior British tabloid editors are shown naked, embarrassed and scuttling for cover in a new documentary targeting them with the kind of treatment usually dished out by their own newspapers.

'Loud bang' before plane gets RAF escort
A 'massive mystery explosion' shook residents outside of London, before two RAF jets reportedly escorted a Russian-made Latvian cargo jet into Stansted airport.

Security breach or 'brush' with runner?
British PM David Cameron's security detail is under investigation after a passing jogger ran right into him.

New alert to warn of jellyfish swarms
A sonar early warning system is being developed to stop swarms of jellyfish shutting down Britain’s nuclear power plants.

Russell Brand considers tilt at London mayor
Comedian Russell Brand is considering running as London Mayor - despite saying that voting is a waste of time.

Name's Bland, James Bland
Britain's spies the "exact opposite" of the James Bond films and take an "extremely cautious" and "very far from gung ho" approach, UK's Foreign Secretary says.

Thousands put out as Heathrow flights cancelled
Thousands of passengers at Britain's biggest airport Heathrow face severe delays and cancelled flights due to stormy weather.

Mum's cancer scam exposed
A young English mum faces jail for conning friends and strangers out of thousands of pounds by falsely claiming she had terminal cancer.

Was Ripper theory based on DNA error?
The recent detailed analysis of DNA collected from a shawl, allegedly of one of Jack the Ripper's first victims, appears to carry a fundamental maths error.

Sheep munch up cannabis
The hungry hash-eaters came across seven black bags containing the class B banned substance that had been dumped at the edge of their farm in Merstham, Surrey, and started scoffing.

Fortune left to Churchill's cousin's son
A cousin of Winston Churchill has died, leaving the son he once described as a "black sheep" to inherit one of Britain's most prestigious aristocratic titles.

Long delay likely in Cairns trial
The perjury trial of former New Zealand cricket captain Chris Cairns may not be heard until October next year, in order to allow international cricketers to give evidence.

McCann suspect's New Zealand links
A convicted paedophile wanted for questioning in relation to the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann is also wanted on a number of charges in New Zealand.

The trial they tried to keep secret
When police pulled over Erol Incedal's car for what seemed like a routine traffic offence a year ago, it was a key moment in a case that would make British legal history.