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Apology after maternity unit deaths
The chief executive of a hospital trust has apologised for failings in the standard of care given to two women who died after using its maternity service. Channel 4 News reported that Queen's Hospital...
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Visa alert on thousands of students
More than 1,500 foreign students are being reported to immigration officials each month over suspicions concerning their visa status in the UK, figures have shown. Universities and other sponsors of...
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900,000 gain from minimum pay rise
Almost 900,000 workers, mainly women, will get a pay rise when the minimum wage breaks through the £6-an-hour barrier for the first time this weekend, union leaders have said. The adult rate jumps by...
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Poor critical care 'risking lives'
Thousands of patients needing emergency surgery are having their lives put at risk by poor NHS care and delays in accessing treatment, according to a damning report. The Royal College of Surgeons...
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UK 'officially bottom of pile'
The UK is the worst place to live in Europe, with people getting a "raw deal" on quality of life and high cost of living, a study has revealed. Comparison website uSwitch said that things were getting...
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PM warns stores over plastic bags
David Cameron has threatened to introduce tough new laws forcing retailers to cut the number of plastic bags they issue if they fail to do so voluntarily. The Prime Minister praised major high street...
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Jackson guard tells of tragic scene
The last days of Michael Jackson's life were filled with the adulation of fans, a rehearsal performance onlookers described as amazing and intense preparations for his big comeback in London, a court...
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Greek economy crunch talks continue
Financial experts with Greece's economic fate in their hands are back in Athens deciding whether the country qualifies for another slice of bailout money to avert bankruptcy. With European Commission...
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Shark horror Briton fights for life
A Briton is fighting for his life after he was mauled by a shark while swimming in South Africa. The 42-year-old man, reported to be part-time accountant Michael Cohen, was attacked by a great white...
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Travellers seek 'unlawful' ruling
Residents of the UK's largest illegal travellers' site are to launch their latest legal battle against eviction. They are returning to the High Court seeking a ruling that it would be...
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Stores sale protects 2,700 jobs
The owner of womenswear chains Ann Harvey and Kaliko was saved from collapse as it was bought out of administration by a private equity firm in a deal set to protect nearly 3,000 jobs. Alexon, which...
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Clegg: We must remain united in EU
Nick Clegg will urge Europe to remain united after one of his most senior Tory colleagues condemned the eurozone as a "burning building with no exits". The Deputy Prime Minister is to warn of the...
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Heat is on to break mercury record
Britain is set to sizzle again as forecasters predicted record-breaking temperatures will bake the country. The hottest September 29 was recorded in York in 1895 when the mercury peaked at 27.8C...
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Miliband calls for pension talks
It is the Government's responsibility to avoid a mass walkout by public sector workers angry over changes to their pensions, Labour leader Ed Miliband has said. Mr Miliband said ministers were wrong...
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Ferdinand to hear privacy ruling
Rio Ferdinand is to learn if he has won his High Court privacy action over a "kiss and tell" story. Mr Justice Nicol has been asked to award the England and Manchester United star a maximum of £50,000...
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Fake medicines seized in crackdown
Millions of pounds of fake medicines have been seized as soaring numbers of cash-strapped Britons gamble with their lives buying counterfeit drugs over the internet. About 1.2 million suspect doses...
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Bystanders saved shark bite Briton
A British shark attack victim whose leg was bitten off was saved by quick-thinking bystanders who applied a makeshift tourniquet from a wetsuit and two belts, a surgeon said. Michael Cohen, 42, was...
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Bomb plot pair 'walking streets'
Two extremists linked to the failed July 21 bomb plot are among at least seven foreign-born terrorists who should have been deported but are still free to walk the streets, sources have confirmed....
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Travellers launch fresh legal bids
Residents of the UK's largest illegal travellers' site have launched a fresh, three-pronged attack on moves to evict them. They came to the High Court in London with a battery of legal arguments...
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Ferdinand loses privacy action
Rio Ferdinand has lost his privacy action over a "kiss and tell" story. The England and Manchester United centre back was not at London's High Court to hear Mr Justice Nicol dismiss his claim against...
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