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12:08pm Tuesday 29th May 2012

The parents of six children killed in an arson attack on their home have been arrested on suspicion of murder.

11:36am Tuesday 29th May 2012

A 93-year-old woman who was subjected to a savage assault in her home has died in hospital.

11:22am Tuesday 29th May 2012

A police chief arrested over allegations of corruption is suing the heads of three police forces and the boss of the National Crime Agency (NCA).

11:13am Tuesday 29th May 2012

A man and woman have been arrested by detectives investigating the deaths of six children in a house fire.

10:53am Tuesday 29th May 2012

New guidelines that will bring "common sense" to relationships between the police and media have been drawn up, Theresa May has told the Leveson Inquiry.

10:47am Tuesday 29th May 2012

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has defended his plans for hearing secret evidence in civil courts as the plans were presented to Parliament.

10:34am Tuesday 29th May 2012

A Guardian journalist and a Scotland Yard detective will not be prosecuted over leaks relating to the phone hacking scandal.

10:14am Tuesday 29th May 2012

There were "numerous missed opportunities" to protect a teenage mother who was stabbed and left to die in a canal by her 17-year-old boyfriend, a serious case review (SCR) has said.

9:38am Tuesday 29th May 2012

Bakery chain Greggs is celebrating following the Government's U-turn on the unpopular "pasty tax".

9:04am Tuesday 29th May 2012

The murder of a teenage mother who was stabbed and left to die in a canal by her 17-year-old boyfriend could not have been prevented, a safeguarding children's board has said.