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Bishop of Bangor dies
The Bishop of Bangor, the Rt Rev Anthony Crockett, died in hospital this morning following an 18-month battle against cancer.
Conservative Anglicans stay with Communion, launch global fellowship
Conservative Anglicans form new fellowship as alternative to member churches of Anglican Communion they say are preaching "false gospel".
Brown promises to put patients at heart of NHS
Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged on Monday to put patients at the heart of the National Health Service, seeking a tonic for his flagging ratings as the state-funded system prepares to mark its 60th anniversary.
Renewables push will boost energy bills
Meeting Britain's renewable energy targets will add significantly to domestic energy bills on top of already steeply rising fuel prices, a report said on Monday.
Estate agents losing out in sleep stakes
Estate agents top the list of sleep-deprived professionals due in part to credit crunch worries and a weakening housing market, a survey of British workers published on Monday found.
Feeble pound shifts Britons' holiday targets
Vodka, the famous Starowka quarter and the Palace of Culture commonly draw tourists to Warsaw, but John Bentley had a more mercenary motive for holidaying there recently - it wouldn't break the bank, despite sterling's weakness.
Bishop defends Church's missionary approach to Islam
The Bishop of Lichfield has stepped into the debate about whether the Church should seek to convert Muslims by defending the church's missionary approach to Islam.
Consumers seen unprepared for rising energy bills
Energy bills are set to climb by over 200 pounds a year to help pay the costs of meeting a European Union goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by a fifth by 2020, consultants Ernst & Young said on Monday.
Mugabe to confront critics at summit
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will confront his critics at an African Union summit on Monday, fresh from victory in a one-candidate election which observers said was unfair because of violence and intimidation.
Six killed as two helicopters crash in Arizona
Six people were killed and one was seriously injured on Sunday when two medical helicopters collided on their way to a hospital in Flagstaff, Arizona, air officials said.
Blast but 'no bomb' in Pakistani cities
A loud blast alarmed residents and security officials in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, and nearby city of Rawalpindi on Monday but police later said it appeared it had been a sonic boom.
Israel approves prisoner swap
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert won his cabinet's approval on Sunday for a prisoner swap with Hezbollah under which two soldiers held by the Lebanese guerrilla group, and believed to be dead, would be recovered.
Malaysia's Anwar remains at embassy and files suit
Malaysia's main opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, taking refuge at the Turkish embassy after saying his life was in danger, filed a defamation suit on Monday over fresh accusations that he committed sodomy.
Cargo plane explodes into fireball in Khartoum
A cargo plane crashed into an empty area near the airport in Sudan's capital Khartoum on Monday, exploding into a fireball, witnesses said.
Mongolians await result of dead heat election race
Mongolians awaited on Monday the results of a general election that saw the country's two main parties in a dead heat and hoping to avoid a deadlock that could stall efforts to tap the vast country's mining wealth.
Zambian president rushed to hospital in Egypt
Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa was rushed to hospital in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday after a health emergency, Egyptian health sources and state media said.