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Most workers were dissatisfied with their pay rise and bonus in 2011, with the majority having their wages frozen or even cut, research shows.

A major search operation is under way after reports a man had jumped from a bridge just a few hundred yards from where thousands of people were out celebrating New Year's Eve in a city centre.

The law on assisted dying is "incoherent and unsafe" and must be changed, former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Blair has warned.

Council tenants who sublet their homes to rake in thousands of pounds face prosecution and possible prison terms in a New Year blitz on abuse of social housing.

Three people had a miraculous escape after their car crashed through a railway bridge on to the track below, in front of an on-coming steam train.

Police have confirmed a body found in a lake is that of a teenager who went missing after a Christmas party.

Harlequins bounced back from defeat by Saracens to go into 2012 at the top of the Aviva Premiership following a narrow 11-9 win at Exeter.

Liverpool's Luis Suarez gave "unreliable" and "inconsistent" evidence to the commission investigating claims that he racially abused Manchester United's Patrice Evra, it has emerged.

A quad bike rider has died after hitting a tree while riding in woods.

Ben Watson came off the bench to rescue a valuable 2-2 draw for 10-man Wigan in a thrilling finale to their match with Stoke at the Britannia Stadium.

Scott Sinclair's scrambled late equaliser earned Swansea a deserved 1-1 draw and denied Tottenham the chance to close within four points of the Barclays Premier League summit at the Liberty Stadium.

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie netted the decider in Saturday's 1-0 defeat of QPR but failed to break the record of Premier League goals in a calendar year.

Chelsea suffered the worst possible end to 2011 as Aston Villa came from behind to snatch a 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge.

Shrewsbury Town ended on 2011 on a low point with their promotion hopes hit by defeat at Bradford.

Northampton moved up to third place in the Aviva Premiership with a 32-14 win against beleaguered Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park.

A couple devastated at losing their unborn child just nine days before it was due will tonight host a New Year’s Eve party to help raise awareness of stillbirth and neo-natal deaths.

Cliff Richard might be as old as the Gregorian calendar, but staring out from the cover of his 2012 calendar in a clingy wet T-shirt, the sultry Peter Pan pensioner is still having a funny effect on ladies’ legs.

UEFA president Michel Platini has insisted video technology "is not for football" and that its introduction would rob the game of its popularity.

Andy Murray has appointed former world number one Ivan Lendl as his full-time coach.

A 20-year-old and two 16-year-olds arrested on suspicion of the murder of a teenager on the UK's busiest shopping street have been bailed, police said.

Friends and family of a young soldier killed on Christmas Day on a road where the streetlights are turned off overnight are to mark the New Year with a candle-lit vigil at the scene.

Blackburn ruined Sir Alex Ferguson's 70th birthday celebrations as they claimed a shock 3-2 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford.

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found dead in a house, police said.

A father-of-three was reduced to rummaging around in a filthy skip on Christmas Eve after throwing out the family's presents by mistake.

All women with faulty breast implants should have them removed given the "uncertainty and lack of knowledge" about the extent of the problems, a leading surgeon has warned.

Sir Alex Ferguson has said he intends to remain as Manchester United manager for another three years if his health remains good.

Williams Formula One co-founder and director of engineering Patrick Head has stepped down from the company's board of directors with immediate effect, it has been announced.

William and Harry topped the list of babies' names in The Times birth announcements this year.

A soldier has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.

Three men appeared in court today jointly charged with the murder of 23-year-old Jason Cooke who was stabbed at a park in Shrewsbury.