Games countdown reaches 1000 days

With 1,000 days to go until the 2012 Olympics in London, Games chief Lord Coe says preparations are ahead of schedule. Read More from Source

Rapist flees ahead of deportation

Police search for a rapist who escaped from immigration officials in London while being served with a deportation order. Read More from Source

Patient left locked in ambulance

NHS bosses apologise to a man who was stuck in an ambulance in Manchester after the driver went home and forgot about him. Read More from Source

Minister defends UK forces’ kit

The idea troops in Afghanistan are not properly equipped is “a million miles from the truth”, says the armed forces minister. Read More from Source

Hung parliament ‘is very likely’

The next general election is “very likely” to produce a hung parliament, former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine says. Read More from Source

Up to 70,000 post workers strike

As many as 70,000 postal workers are striking on the final day of the current three days of industrial action. Read More from Source

Gay attack Pc in hospital release

A trainee police officer is released from hospital following a homophobic attack in Liverpool which left him fighting for his life, say Merseyside Police. Read More from Source

Tweet king Fry ponders leaving Twitter

Actor and presenter Stephen Fry says he is considering giving up on the micro-blogging website Twitter. Read More from Source

‘A jump to the left’ – hundreds attempt world’s largest Time Warp

At least 1,500 fans of the cult musical The Rocky Horror Show take part in a bid to break the world record for the largest Time Warp dance. Read More from Source

Superb Hamilton storms to pole

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton takes pole position for the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of the two Red Bulls. Read More from Source