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Thousands of mourners bowed their heads in tribute Friday to the passing coffins of soldiers killed in a new offensive in Afghanistan, where the climbing toll has created doubts in Britain about the human cost of the war.

The owner of Elvis, a cockerel in Nottinghamshire is seeking new hens after the last chicken in his harem died exhausted. Three of his other feathered friends were taken by rats. He crows for fresh company at his Heartbreak Hotel in Ravenshead.

A new fleet of buses is about to be launched in Ilkeston following a £1.6 million investment. Stuart Booth, of operator TrentBarton, said: "I think it is fantastic news for our customers and for Ilkeston and Cotmanhay. I'm really excited." These low-emission buses will run between Ilkeston, Cotmanhay and Nottingham.

The company is also launching a new pre-paid ticket called Mango which will be available to passengers shortly.

A teenage girl who acted as a "honey trap" to lure a smitten 16-year-old to his death at the hands of a love rival is facing a life sentence.

A soggy Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe arrive at the 'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince' world premiere in London, July 7, 2009 Getty Images Daniel Radcliffe arrives as the rain pours down at the world premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince' at Empire Leicester Square in London, July 7, 2009 Getty Images Emma ...

London: Britain marked the fourth anniversary of bombings on London's transport system by unveiling a monument yesterday to the 52 people killed.

Michael Jackson took centre stage for one last time as family members helped carry his gold coffin into the biggest celebrity send-off ever.

Three men have been jailed for an arson attack at the home of a publisher days before his novel about the Prophet Mohammed was due to be published.

A German cruise ship operator says at least 76 people on a ship off the coast of Scotland have been infected with norovirus.

The Princess Royal has made a ceremonial cut into the steel of one of two new aircraft carriers being built for Britain's Royal Navy. The carriers are expected to carry helicopters and vertical take-off attack planes before the closing years of the next decade. They will succeed the ageing trio known as HMS Ark Royal, Illustrious and Invincible.

A former PE teacher and his estranged wife are due to be sentenced after pleading guilty to running a brothel.

Drinks multinational Diageo's decision to close a distillery and a nearby packaging plant in Scotland will give collectors an opportunity to make a small investment.

Professional thieves stole more than £500,000 worth of jewellery from a car parked in the Tesco car park on Cricklade Road, Cirencester. The owner is a trader from the Cotswold Show.

A plane carrying the bodies of two soldiers killed in Afghanistan - including the most senior British Army officer to be killed since the Falklands War - has landed in Britain.

It's art for the people, of the people - and definitely by the people. A 35-year-old mother-of-two stepped onto an 23 foot-high stone plinth in Trafalgar Square on Monday, kicking off an ambitious art project that puts members of the British public on display in the iconic plaza alongside statues of the country's military heroes.

The annual Orange Order parade at Drumcree in Portadown has passed without incident.

Police have arrested a teenager over the murder of a man who died after a punch to the head in a Blackburn fight.

RESCUERS saved a baby Fallow deer from certain death after its leg was caught in electric fencing at Furners Green.

Caption: Guy Ritchie attend the charity fundraising evening 'Hoping's Got Talent' in aid of the Hoping For Palestine charity at Cafe de Paris London, England .... RITCHIE GOES GREEN Director GUY RITCHIE plans to turn his English country mansion into an eco-friendly estate - with greenhouses and vegetable plots.

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