Protesters blockade N-power station
More than 200 people are blockading a nuclear power station in protest at plans to build new reactors at the site. Members of several anti-nuclear groups who are part of the Stop New Nuclear alliance...
View ArticleOsborne rules out tax cuts 'risk'
Chancellor George Osborne has rejected calls for temporary tax cuts to boost the economy, warning that they would put Britain's credit rating and low interest rates at risk. He unveiled a package of...
View ArticleActivists hail N-plant protest
Protesters who blockaded a nuclear power station have said their actions were a "phenomenal success" in shedding light on opposition to new nuclear reactors. Members of several anti-nuclear groups who...
View ArticleEight injured in explosion at firm
Eight people have been injured after an explosion at an industrial estate, emergency services said. Witnesses described hearing a loud bang on the Hobbs Industrial Estate in Newchapel, near Lingfield,...
View Article'Hard to forgive' Kercher killer
Meredith Kercher's sister has said it would be "very difficult" to forgive anyone for the British student's murder as she awaited the outcome of an appeal hearing. Stephanie Kercher said her sister...
View ArticleBT works to repair broadband fault
A power failure is causing problems for BT broadband customers across the UK, the firm said. The fault at the major exchange in Birmingham has meant a loss of internet service for BT customers in...
View ArticleAdams' brother to be extradited
The brother of Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams is to be extradited to Northern Ireland to stand trial on allegations that he sexually abused his daughter. Liam Dominic Adams is wanted by the Police...
View Article'Hard to forgive' Kercher killer
Meredith Kercher's sister has said it would be "very difficult" to forgive anyone for the British student's murder as she awaited the outcome of an appeal hearing. Stephanie Kercher said her sister...
View ArticleNightmare is over, say Knox family
The family of Amanda Knox, who was acquitted of the murder of Meredith Kercher, have said they are "thankful that Amanda's nightmare is over". Deanna Knox, her sister, spoke to reporters outside the...
View ArticleKnox cleared of murdering Kercher
Amanda Knox has been cleared after a court overturned her conviction for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. The 24-year-old American has spent four years behind bars for the killing in...
View ArticleCleared Knox released from prison
Amanda Knox has been freed from an Italian prison after being dramatically acquitted of killing British university student Meredith Kercher. She wept with relief in court as a judge said she was not...
View ArticleWarning over 'harm' of NHS reforms
The Government's NHS reforms will do "irreparable harm", a group of top doctors and health specialists have said. More than 400 experts sent an open letter to the House of Lords urging peers to reject...
View ArticlePub landlady awaits football ruling
Pub landlady Karen Murphy is to learn whether she has won her legal battle against the Premier League over the screening of games in her pub using a "foreign" television decoder. European judges are...
View ArticleHuntley jail attacker goes on trial
A prisoner is due to go on trial accused of murdering another inmate and attempting to kill Soham murderer Ian Huntley. Damien Fowkes, 35, is accused of slashing Huntley's throat in Frankland Prison,...
View ArticleFix eurozone crisis now - Osborne
Chancellor George Osborne will push for swift and decisive action from eurozone countries to resolve the Greece crisis when he joins fellow EU finance ministers for talks in Luxembourg. Athens'...
View ArticleFreed Knox heading home to Seattle
Amanda Knox is due to fly home to Seattle after walking free from the Italian prison where she spent four years for Meredith Kercher's murder. The 24-year-old American won a dramatic court room...
View ArticleTeachers' union gives ballot dates
A leading teachers' union has announced its timetable for a strike ballot amid growing signs of industrial unrest over the Government's controversial public sector pension reforms. The NASUWT said it...
View ArticleJoanna murder trial jurors selected
A judge at the trial of the next-door neighbour accused of murdering landscape architect Joanna Yeates is to start jury selection. Mr Justice Field is expected to spend two days whittling down jurors...
View ArticleMay pledges deportation crackdown
Immigration laws will be toughened up to prevent foreign criminals using human rights arguments to escape deportation from the UK, Home Secretary Theresa May will promise. In a crowd-pleasing party...
View ArticleMost managers 'fear new recession'
Company managers are "very concerned" about the UK's economic prospects, with most fearing another recession, according to a new report. A survey of more than 600 managers showed that just one in 12...
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