Clarke 'warned about riot prison'
Justice ministers were warned about staffing concerns at an open prison just weeks before rampaging inmates torched buildings in a New Year prison riot. The Independent Monitoring Board delivered a...
View ArticleMurder probe police slam leaflets
Senior police officials have criticised an "irresponsible" leafleting campaign that is warning residents not to talk to police on an estate where a teenager was recently shot dead. A number of flyers...
View ArticleMan jailed for loyalty points theft
A Sainsbury's IT manager who stole millions of Nectar points after finding a "loophole" in the system has been jailed for 20 months. James Stevenson, 45, set up accounts for the reward card scheme...
View ArticleRipper loses appeal over sentence
Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe has lost a challenge against an order that he can never be released. A High Court judge ruled last year that the serial killer of 13 women must serve a "whole life"...
View ArticleTourists evacuated from Tunisia
Tour operator Thomas Cook has said it is evacuating 1,800 tourists from strife-hit Tunisia. Thomas Cook said it had not seen any specific problems for its holidaymakers in the north African nation but...
View ArticleLily Allen snubs Piers Morgan show
Singer Lily Allen has snubbed Piers Morgan's offer of appearing on his Life Stories series - unless he gives £1 million to charity. The star, who has had two miscarriages, told Morgan she wanted him...
View ArticleTanker drivers to vote on action
Thousands of tanker drivers are to be balloted for industrial action in a row over pay, pensions and working conditions. Unite warned employers that voting was likely to start next month unless the...
View ArticleMiliband hails by-election victory
Voters have sent a "very clear message" to the coalition, Ed Miliband has said after the Conservative-Liberal Democrat alliance suffered a bloody nose in its first by-election test. The Lib Dems...
View ArticleWoman catches attacker on Facebook
A sex attacker is behind bars after a young mother turned detective and tracked him down on Facebook. Alpha Gray, 30, made the mistake of telling the woman his unusual first name and age when he...
View ArticleMichaela's body back in Belfast
The plane carrying the body of murdered honeymooner Michaela McAreavey has arrived in Belfast from Mauritius. Two of her brothers, Michael and Matthew Harte, and close family friend Eoin Conroy, from...
View ArticleNine in court on bomb plot charges
Nine men have been remanded in custody in connection with a bombing plot to target landmark sites in London. The defendants, accused of targeting sites such as the Stock Exchange, the Houses of...
View ArticleRiots 'preceded prison warning'
Ministers had not seen a report warning about staffing concerns at an open prison before rampaging inmates torched buildings in a new year prison riot, a spokesman for Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke...
View ArticleTunisia capital hit by protests
Thousands of angry demonstrators have marched through Tunisia's capital, demanding the immediate resignation of the country's autocratic leader. The protests came a day after President Zine El Abidine...
View ArticleMichaela's body back in Belfast
The plane carrying the body of murdered honeymooner Michaela McAreavey has arrived in Belfast from Mauritius. The 27-year-old newlywed was strangled at the luxury Legends hotel on the Indian Ocean...
View ArticlePM insists he cannot 'hammer' banks
David Cameron has insisted he can not "hammer" the banks over their bonuses because he needs them to lend more to business and pay higher taxes to reduce the deficit. The Prime Minister said there was...
View ArticleCourt challenge to redundancy plans
The Government is to face a legal challenge over changes to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme after they were overwhelmingly rejected by members of the biggest Whitehall trade union. The Public...
View ArticleTunisia president axes government
Tunisia President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has decided to dismiss his government following massive riots, it has been reported. The TAP state news agency also said the president plans to call early...
View ArticleTories deny by-election claims
The Conservative high command has strongly denied giving the Liberal Democrats an easy ride in the Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election in an attempt to avert a catastrophic collapse in support for...
View ArticleBoy held over protest petrol bomb
Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy over the throwing of a petrol bomb during a student protest. The arrest came a day after Scotland Yard released images of a hooded figure running across...
View ArticleCourt challenge to redundancy plan
The Government is to face a legal challenge over changes to a new Civil Service Compensation Scheme after they were overwhelmingly rejected by members of the biggest Whitehall trade union. The Public...
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