Clegg accused over parental leave
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has been accused of ignoring the needs of business as he pledged to overhaul the rules on parental leave, allowing mothers and fathers to share time off after their...
View ArticleDewani murder accused could return
The husband of murdered honeymooner Anni Dewani may be prepared to return voluntarily to South Africa to stand trial, a close friend has said. Bristol businessman Shrien Dewani, who is accused of...
View ArticleBan on 'shale gas' extraction urged
Campaigners are calling for a ban on the extraction of "shale gas" in the UK until potential environmental and human health risks have been properly assessed. Exploitation of the natural gas in this...
View ArticleFlight wait for Tunisia tourists
Terrified tourists could be stuck in strife-torn Tunisia until the middle of this week, it has been revealed. British Airways (BA) is operating its normal Monday service between Tunis and Gatwick. But...
View ArticleMurdered Jo's flat 'has own door'
Joanna Yeates's killer could have entered and left her flat without being seen by any of her neighbours, official documents reveal. The only way into the murdered landscape architect's apartment in...
View ArticlePM defends public service reforms
The Government cannot afford to delay essential reform of Britain's public services, David Cameron has warned. As ministers prepared to publish legislation to radically overhaul the NHS, the Prime...
View ArticleKelleher joins Cowen rebel ranks
An Irish junior minister has joined rebel ranks trying to oust Taoiseach Brian Cowen as leader of the ruling Fianna Fail party. As Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin claimed other Cabinet members...
View ArticleCrime agency merger plans unveiled
The Serious Fraud Office could be merged with the new FBI-style National Crime Agency under Government plans to tackle corporate corruption and fraud which costs the UK £30 billion a year, the Home...
View ArticleThousands pay McAreavey respects
Heartbroken gaelic football manager Mickey Harte helped shoulder the coffin for his murdered newly-wed daughter as thousands of people joined the funeral cortege. One of Northern Ireland's busiest...
View ArticleTourists accuse 'slow' government
British tourists in Tunisia have been placed in "an alarming position" because the Government was "slow off the mark" to respond to the crisis in the strife-torn North African country, Shadow foreign...
View ArticleMichaela's murder 'an evil act'
The murder of honeymooner Michaela McAreavey was an "evil act", mourners at her funeral have been told. Her heartbroken father, gaelic football manager Mickey Harte, and her husband John carried her...
View ArticleGirl 'helped boyfriend stab father'
A teenager stood by as her boyfriend knifed her father to death in a row over money, a court has heard. Antiques dealer Antoni Robinson, 61, was stabbed 15 times as he slept in bed at his home in Old...
View ArticlePeer 'made false expenses claims'
A former Tory peer made "false, deceptive and misleading" claims for expenses, a jury has heard. Lord Taylor of Warwick submitted forms saying his main residence was in Oxford when he was actually...
View ArticleTeenager hurt in gunshot incident
An 18-year-old man is in a stable condition in hospital with a gunshot injury after reports of a shooting. The teenager was taken by ambulance from Frith Road, Dover, Kent, to the William Harvey...
View ArticleGiffords eye surgery 'successful'
Doctors have successfully operated on shot congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' eye socket to remove bone fragments as she continues to show more signs of improvement. They said there were no...
View Article'Many bankers overpaid': RBS boss
Many bankers are paid more than they are worth, the chairman of taxpayer-backed Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) admitted. Sir Philip Hampton said there was not enough disparity in pay between the "stars"...
View ArticleDamning report on NHS 'upheaval'
The Government's plans for the NHS introduce "significant institutional upheaval" without really changing its aims, according to a damning report from MPs. Ministers have failed to show the plans...
View ArticleJo's parents in plea to find killer
The heartbroken parents of murdered landscape architect Jo Yeates have made a desperate plea for help, saying their daughter probably knew her killer. David and Theresa Yeates urged anybody who knew...
View ArticleFootballer charged with sex attack
A Scottish Premier League footballer has been charged in connection with an alleged serious sexual assault. Dundee United striker David Goodwillie was charged after a 24-year-old woman made a...
View ArticleInflation figures expected to rise
Official figures are expected to show inflation rising further beyond its target as economists warn cash-strapped consumers of more price hikes in 2011. Economists predict the latest data from the...
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