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CCTV shows man 'jump' from ship

One of Royal Caribbean International's fleet, the Independence of the Seas (AP)

4:55pm Saturday 4th February 2012

A British passenger who disappeared from the world's biggest cruise ship in waters near Mexico can be seen jumping overboard in CCTV footage, the cruise line said.


Police control rival demonstrations

Marches by the English Defence League, pictured, and Unite Against Fascism passed off without any arrests being made

4:16pm Saturday 4th February 2012

Hundreds of protesters have taken part in two marches by the English Defence League and Unite Against Fascism.

Clashes amid demo at Syrian embassy

Police stand guard on the door of the Syrian Embassy in London (AP)

3:35pm Saturday 4th February 2012

Angry scenes erupted outside the Syrian embassy in London just hours after a number of demonstrators were arrested for storming into the building.

Man arrested over teacher murder

A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of retired schoolteacher Betty Yates, 77 (West Mercia Police/PA)

3:31pm Saturday 4th February 2012

A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a retired schoolteacher.

Six held in Syria embassy protest

Anti-Syrian regime protesters march in Bensh, Idlib Province, northern Syria amid continuing unrest in the country (AP)

2:27pm Saturday 4th February 2012

Six people have been arrested after gaining entry to the Syrian embassy in London as a protest erupted at the building, Scotland Yard said.

Britain shivers as snow moves in

Livestock on high ground near Hawes in the Pennines are tended to as forecasters warn of severe weather

1:23pm Saturday 4th February 2012

Britain shivered through the coldest night of the winter so far as temperatures plunged lower than minus 12C and the country braced itself for up to 15cm of snow.

Fire crews tackle Mayfair blaze

Twenty fire engines were called to Grafton Street in Mayfair after the fire broke out in a five-storey building

11:47am Saturday 4th February 2012

One hundred firefighters have been tackling a blaze in one of London's most exclusive streets.

Navy 'sends submarine to Falklands'

The Royal Navy is sending a nuclear submarine to the Falkland Islands amid heightened tensions between Britain and Argentina

9:29am Saturday 4th February 2012

The Royal Navy is sending a nuclear submarine to the Falkland Islands amid heightened tensions between Britain and Argentina over the disputed islands, it has been reported.

Lottery couple defend benefit claim

A couple who scooped a lottery jackpot have defended their right to claim benefits

7:42am Saturday 4th February 2012

A couple who scooped a £10.2 million lottery jackpot have defended their right to claim benefits more than six years later.

Search on for 'cruise-fall' Briton

One of Royal Caribbean International's fleet, the Independence of the Seas (AP)

6:09am Saturday 4th February 2012

A search is under way for a British passenger who apparently went overboard from the world's biggest cruise ship in waters near Mexico.



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