iPhone5 launch expected in London
Apple is expected to unveil its new iPhone. The technology firm is staying tight-lipped, but invitations have gone out for "a special event" in central London which say "Let's talk iPhone". A similar...
View Article12 killed as Pakistan gunmen attack
Suspected Sunni extremists have opened fire on Shiite Muslims travelling through south-western Pakistan, killing 12 people and wounding six others in the latest apparent sectarian attack to plague the...
View ArticleNHS reforms are right, says Cameron
Prime Minister David Cameron has defended his Government's NHS reforms after a group of top doctors and health specialists warned they will do "irreparable harm" to the health service. More than 400...
View ArticlePub landlady wins TV football fight
Pub landlady Karen Murphy has won her European court battle against the Premier League over the use of a foreign TV decoder to screen games. The European Court of Justice said an exclusive system of...
View ArticleCameron pledge on foreign criminals
David Cameron has pledged to make judges "see sense" on foreign criminals who use human rights arguments to escape deportation. The Prime Minister said rewriting immigration rules would ensure that...
View ArticleKercher family 'back to square one'
Meredith Kercher's brother has said that her family has accepted an Italian court's decision to clear Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito of her murder, but added that questions still had to be...
View ArticleHuntley '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 Article13 dead in attack on Shiite Muslims
Suspected Sunni extremists have opened fire on Shiite Muslims travelling through south-western Pakistan, killing 13 people and injuring seven others in the latest apparent sectarian attack to hit the...
View ArticlePlea to ministers on squatting law
The Government has been urged not to criminalise squatting after a report found it would lead to an increase in some of the most vulnerable homeless people sleeping rough. The report, published by...
View ArticleMay wants end to Human Rights Act
The Human Rights Act "needs to go" to restore "sanity" into the UK's immigration system, Home Secretary Theresa May said as she received a standing ovation from Tory activists. Mrs May said she was...
View ArticleGreece fears hit world markets
Fears that Greece may default on its debts and potentially sink the euro have intensified, dragging London's blue chip shares index below the 5000 mark. Eurozone finance ministers delayed a decision...
View ArticleNHS Trust destroyed patient records
An NHS Trust accidentally destroyed 10,000 archived records and failed to realise its mistake for three months, the information watchdog has said. The Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust records, which...
View ArticleGovernment to consider 'fat tax'
The Government will consider introducing a "fat tax" to tackle Britain's growing levels of obesity, David Cameron has said. The Prime Minister said drastic action was needed to prevent health costs...
View ArticleHacking probe may start in November
Oral evidence in the first part of the inquiry into media ethics and phone hacking could start next month, Lord Leveson has said. In a preliminary hearing for the inquiry, he said the evidence, which...
View ArticlePrisoner admits Huntley murder bid
A fellow prisoner has admitted trying to kill Soham murderer Ian Huntley. Damien Fowkes, 35, pleaded guilty at Hull Crown Court to slashing Huntley's throat in Frankland Prison, Durham, in March last...
View ArticleLandlady hails TV football victory
Pub landlady Karen Murphy has spoken of her joy after defeating the Premier League in a bid to show football matches via a foreign TV decoder. Mrs Murphy took up her battle against the league after...
View ArticleMoment of danger for economies: PM
David Cameron has warned that the world economy is at a "moment of danger", amid fresh fears that eurozone crisis is spiralling out of control. With stock markets plunging again on speculation that a...
View ArticleKerchers vow to support appeal
Meredith Kercher's family has vowed to fully support an appeal by Italian prosecutors against Amanda Knox's acquittal for the murder of the British student. Knox is currently on her way home to...
View ArticleIs he dead?, asked Huntley attacker
A prisoner who slashed Soham murderer Ian Huntley across the neck with a makeshift knife, leaving him with a gaping wound, told prison officers he wished he had killed him, a court has heard. Damien...
View ArticleHuman Rights Act divides Tories
The depth of divisions at the heart of Government over the Human Rights Act have been exposed after Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke flatly dismissed a call from Home Secretary Theresa May for it to...
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