British computer hacker Gary McKinnon’s request against extradition to the US has been refused after British prosecutors failed to bring charges against him on Thursday.

By Steffan Rhys AN EXPLOSION which left four teenage girls critically ill in hospital for several weekswas caused by the "excessive use of a large number of aerosol deodorants", an official inquiry will announce today.

THE Crown Prosecution Service will decide whether a Halifax man should face charges over allegations of making false statements to obtain proxy votes for this year's local elections in Calderdale.

By Mark Cowan A LAWYER representing a doctor facing extradition over the death of a Stafford hospital patient ten years ago described the case against her as "inexplicable". Anaesthetist Dr Priya Ramnath was arrested last month outside a Texas hospital and spent Christmas and New Year in custody.

By Jo Macfarlane A DOCTOR faces extradition from America to Britain, accused of killing a female patient being treated for an infected bunion nine years ago.