UK News: Waterboarding saved Londoners, says Bush

FORMER US president George Bush said information obtained from terrorist suspects through "waterboarding" prevented attacks on London, saving British lives.

In his memoirs he said the interrogation technique, which simulates drowning, helped to foil plots to attack Heathrow and Canary Wharf.

More statins cut strokes

USING more potent doses of cholesterol-lowering drugs could prevent thousands more heart attacks and strokes, research suggested today.

Scientists from the UK and Australia found that stronger statin doses cut the numbers of major heart attacks and strokes by 15 per cent.

Government hails 'new era' for the Post Office

THE Government is today promising an "exciting new era" for the Post Office as it presses ahead with plans to privatise parts of the Royal Mail, pledging to invest in the network, refurbish branches, extend opening hours and cut queues.

Ministers were also to announce moves for new government and financial services to be offered at post offices to attract new customers.

The Government was set to confirm its intention of a long-term goal to convert the Post Office into a mutual structure.

Call of Duty: At the Shops

COMPUTER game fans queued in wintry weather overnight to get their hands on the latest block-busting release.

Call of Duty: Black Ops went on sale at midnight at stores across the country, with many seeing lines of purchasers form outside.

The 18-rated commando game in which players take the role of special forces agents, is expected to become the biggest-selling title in history.

Cheryl gets just dessert

X FACTOR judge Cheryl Cole graciously accepted a custard pie in the face as stars honoured some of the nation's unsung heroes.

The singer took the treatment from schoolboy Cameron Small, who won Young Fund Raiser of the Year at last night's Pride of Britain awards.

Portsmouth: Hospitals could be fitted with shock absorbent flooring in a bid to reduce serious injuries suffered by elderly patients, a university said. The University of Portsmouth has launched a study which will examine if the foam flooring more commonly used in sports halls could help reduce the number of injuries.

Southampton: A shop assistant spoke of her anger at being banned from wearing a poppy to work because "it was not part of her uniform". Harriet Phipps, 18, who works as a "model" at the Hollister store in Southampton, was told to remove the poppy last week.