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The invitations to the funeral service of Baroness Thatcher at St Paul’s Cathedral on Wednesday 17 April will be printed today and will start being dispatched tomorrow.

The guest list has been drawn up by Lady Thatcher’s family and representatives with the assistance of the Government and the Conservative party. It is expected that over 2,000 invitations will be sent out.

The doors of St Paul’s Cathedral will open at 9am. Guests are asked to be seated by 10am with the service due to commence at 11am.

Those invited include family and friends of Lady Thatcher, those...

More than 100 people gathered in Brixton last night to celebrate Margaret Thatcher's death.

Some scaled the nearby Ritzy Cinema and changed the film listings to read "Margaret Thatchers dead" (sic).

Pictures of anti-Thatcher graffiti scrawled on walls of the London suberb also appeared on Twitter, with one reading: "You snatched my milk! & our hope" and there were reports of windows being smashed and shops looted.

Some were carrying banners, with one saying: "Rejoice, Thatcher is dead."

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: "In order to...

Having been convicted of causing the death of six of his children - Jade, 10, John, 9, Jack, 8, Jesse, 6, and Jayden, 5 - in a fire at his Derby house on 11 May 2012, Mick Philpott, 56, has been told at Nottingham Crown Court today that he would serve a minimum of 15 years in prison.

He was convicted of manslaughter along with his wife Mairead and friend Paul Mosley, who were told they would serve half their 17 year sentences.

Having deliberated overnight, Mrs Justice Thirlwall told Philpott that he was "the driving force behind this shockingly dangerous enterprise"....

Police in Cornwall are becoming increasingly concerned with regards to the safety and wellbeing of a local woman from Hayle, Meryl Cameron. Meryl is a white female, 54 years old, 5’3’’ tall, medium build. She has blonde short bobbed hair. Meryl disappeared from her home address in Canonstown in the early hours of Saturday 30 March 2013. Her vehicle, a white Renault Megane (pictured), with black soft top roof and silver alloy wheels, was found parked in a lay-by at the local beauty spot Hell's Mouth on the B3301 Hayle Cornwall at 10.40am on 30 March. Hell's Mouth is located along the North...