A teenager was murdered in a shop by another customer. Jimmy Mizen was found with serious neck injuries at Three Cooks in Lee, south east London. He celebrated his sixteenth birthday on Friday.

The Burmese authorities faced mounting pressure to allow supplies and volunteers into the country as aid agencies warned they were in a race against time to help prevent a humanitarian disaster.

Hundreds of couples who have clocked up 43,000 years of marriage between them renewed their vows at a special ceremony.

Cherie Blair accused Gordon Brown of "rattling the keys" of Downing Street over Tony Blair's head in an attempt to force him out of office.

A man killed in a house explosion died from neck injuries caused by debris, a post-mortem examination revealed.

A postal consumer group denied claims that it would advise Royal Mail to end deliveries on Saturday.

The Government must own up to its mistakes if it is to regain the trust of the public, a junior minister said.

Energy firm npower has sacked six salesmen as it undergoes a regulator probe for mis-selling, the company said.

Animal welfare organisations expressed concern about a rent-a-dog service introduced in Britain which allows busy people to own part-time pets.

Much of Britain sizzled in temperatures in the high 20s centigrade, eclipsing those of popular European holiday destinations.

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