http://inthenews.co.uk The latest news from inthenews.co.uk en-gb Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:50:26 GMT Copyright: (C) inthenews.co.uk, http://inthenews.co.uk http://inthenews.co.uk Pakistani lawmakers are to choose who will succeed Pervez Musharraf as president today. http://inthenews.co.uk/News/news/international-affairs/musharraf-successor-be-chosen-today-$1239454.htm The mother of Shannon Matthews has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the disappearance of her daughter. http://inthenews.co.uk/News/news/crime/shannon-matthews-mother-pleads-not-guilty-$1239321.htm The ministry of Defence has named the British soldier killed on patrol in southern Afghanistan yesterday. http://inthenews.co.uk/News/news/defence/mod-name-british-soldier-killed-in-afghanistan-$1239425.htm US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Libya ahead of a historic meeting with its leader Muammar Gaddafi. http://inthenews.co.uk/News/news/international-affairs/rice-arrives-in-libya-historic-talks-$1239418.htm John McCain has accepted the Republican nomination for president and warned that he will fight to change the United States. http://inthenews.co.uk/News/news/international-affairs/mccain-vows-fix-washington-$1239329.htm Two teenagers have been charged with the murder of London 14-year-old Shaquille Smith. http://inthenews.co.uk/News/news/crime/pair-charged-over-london-teen-stabbing-$1239348.htm Flood warnings are in place across Wales and parts of England as heavy rain continues to fall this afternoon. http://inthenews.co.uk/News/news/environment/flood-and-severe-weather-warnings-across-britain-$1239422.htm A man who faked his own death in a canoeing accident is to appeal against his prison sentence for fraud. http://inthenews.co.uk/News/news/crime/missing-canoeist-appeal-against-sentence-$1239390.htm The remains of 17 passengers on board a humanitarian flight which crashed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been found, the United Nations (UN) has confirmed. http://inthenews.co.uk/News/news/international-affairs/un-remains-17-found-at-congo-crash-site-$1239387.htm China has publicly admitted for the first time that poorly-constructed school buildings may have contributed to the death-toll following this year's devastating earthquake. http://inthenews.co.uk/News/news/science/earthquake-schools-may-have-been-rushed-$1239385.htm New footage has come to light showing police-trained sniffer dogs barking and reacting in the McCann's Portuguese holiday apartment. http://inthenews.co.uk/News/news/uk/england/new-footage-shows-police-dogs-reacting-in-mccanns-flat-$1239375.htm The Haitian government has appealed for international aid after tropical storm Hanna left large parts of the country flooded and 137 people dead. http://inthenews.co.uk/News/news/science/hanna-death-toll-rises-in-haiti-$1239365.htm Radio DJs like Chris Moyles are contributing to Britain's excessive drinking culture, a government-funded report out today suggests. http://inthenews.co.uk/News/entertainment/music/djs-in-spin-over-alcohol-comments-$1239366.htm MSPs have saved former Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander from a Holyrood ban after voting by 49 to 70 against the decision to bar her from the parliament. http://inthenews.co.uk/News/news/politics/msps-vote-against-alexander-holyrood-ban-$1239367.htm Triple Olympic gold medallist Chris Hoy says he has been "misrepresented" by politicians involving him in debates over the future of the union. http://inthenews.co.uk/News/news/politics/hoy-upset-by-political-pawn-status-$1239353.htm