Rescuers bid to free trapped miners
Rescue workers are at a pit after two miners became trapped underground. Emergency services confirmed they were dealing with an incident at Kellingley Colliery, North Yorkshire. Yorkshire Ambulance...
View ArticlePolice hail Moat suicide verdict
Police said they were "vindicated" after an inquest jury found that cornered killer Raoul Moat killed himself and backed officers' attempts to bring him to justice alive. The panel found officers were...
View ArticleMiner dies after colliery roof fall
A miner trapped in a colliery by a fallen roof has died, officials say. The miner died after being trapped in the Kellingley Colliery, near Knottingley, West Yorks, UK Coal confirmed. Another miner...
View ArticleJackson 'caused his own death'
Superstar Michael Jackson caused his own death, a lawyer for the doctor charged with the singer's involuntary manslaughter has said. Defence lawyer Ed Chernoff told jurors in Los Angeles that Jackson...
View ArticleIRA film was from video game - ITV
ITV has admitted that a documentary about the IRA mistakenly used a scene from a video game and claimed it was a real IRA attack. Monday night's Exposure: Gaddafi and the IRA discussed how deposed...
View ArticleJackson doctor 'gave danger drug'
Superstar Michael Jackson was killed by the actions of his personal physician, who used a dangerous anaesthetic without adequate safeguards and botched recovery efforts when he found the singer...
View ArticleITV: IRA film was from video game
ITV has admitted that a documentary about the IRA mistakenly used a scene from a video game and claimed it was a real IRA attack. Monday night's Exposure: Gaddafi and the IRA discussed how deposed...
View ArticleHack suspect 'whistleblower' claim
Former News of the World chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck is taking News International to an employment tribunal, claiming he was unfairly dismissed for whistleblowing. Thurlbeck was arrested in April...
View ArticleMore drivers distracted by texting
Nearly 30% of drivers send text messages while at the wheel, according to a new survey. A total of 8% text-and-drive at least once a week, the poll by road safety charity Brake and insurance company...
View ArticleMiner killed in second tragedy
A miner has been killed as a second tragedy in a fortnight hit the industry. The man died after being trapped by a fallen roof in the Kellingley Colliery, North Yorkshire, UK Coal said. A second miner...
View ArticleNationalised rail 'may save £1.2bn'
Renationalising the railways could save the taxpayer £1.2 billion a year, according to a union-commissioned study. The report - for Aslef, the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, the Transport...
View ArticleLabour 'to set up policing review'
A major review of policing headed by former Scotland Yard chief Lord Stevens is to be set up by Labour, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper is set to announce. The independent inquiry, which Ms Cooper...
View Article'200,000' suffer dating site fraud
Dating site fraud is vastly under-reported and may have claimed more than 200,000 victims in the UK, research suggests. The "online romance scams" typically involve criminals setting up fake...
View ArticleCriminals exploit kidnap loophole
Criminals who entice children into their cars without lying or using force are escaping kidnap charges due to a loophole in the law, the Government's advisers on legal reform have claimed. Offenders...
View ArticleLabour in middle ground - Miliband
Ed Miliband insisted that Labour would remain "firmly in the middle ground of politics" under his leadership after a speech in which he promised to take on predatory practices in business. In his...
View ArticleJurors hear drugged-up Jackson tape
Slow and slurred, Michael Jackson's words echoed through a Los Angeles court at the start of the trial of the doctor accused of killing him. The tape was played after prosecutors showed a photo of the...
View ArticlePainkiller 'heart attack risk'
An over-the-counter painkiller used by millions can significantly increase the risk of a heart attack or a stroke, research has found. Patients using diclofenac were found to be 40% more at risk than...
View ArticleJudge to rule on life-support case
A High Court judge is due to rule on whether a brain-damaged, minimally-conscious woman should be allowed to die. It is thought to be the first time that a judge has been asked to rule on whether...
View ArticleBanks 'should build up cash levels'
British banks must strengthen their balance sheets against potential future crises without damaging the wider economy, the Government's new financial watchdog has warned. Eurozone debt fears have made...
View ArticleRight to die case 'very important'
A High Court judge has ruled that a brain-damaged, minimally conscious woman should not be allowed to die in a decision described as "very important" by lawyers. Mr Justice Baker said an English court...
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