Clik here to view.
'Green premium' on homes near parks
Houses close to public parks or open spaces now cost up to £21,000 more, revealing a "green premium", according to a new report. A survey of 2,000 adults by finance firm ING Direct found the price...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ex-Apple chief Steve Jobs dies, 56
Apple says the company's co-founder Steve Jobs has died. He was 56. In a brief statement the company said Mr Jobs died on Wednesday. He had been battling pancreatic cancer. "We are deeply saddened to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Social work staff exploited - union
Support staff and assistants are being used as social workers "on the cheap" as local authorities struggle to cope with budget cuts, a union has claimed. Unison said research among more than 350 staff...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Price of beer pint 'varies by 30p'
The price of beer in pubs varies by almost 30p across the UK, with Northerners enjoying the cheapest pint, according to a new study. A pint of bitter averages £2.87 in the North West, North East and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
National Trust membership soars
Membership of the National Trust has topped four million for the first time, the organisation has said. The Trust, which looks after more than 300 historic houses, more than 600,000 acres of land and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Apple co-founder Jobs dies aged 56
Apple co-founder and former chief executive Steve Jobs has died aged 56, the US technology company announced. The company said in a statement: "Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Unions join Wall Street protesters
Unions have lent their muscle to the long-running protests against Wall Street and economic inequality, with their members joining thousands of protesters in a lower Manhattan march as smaller...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tributes paid to Apple pioneer Jobs
Apple co-founder and former chief executive Steve Jobs has died at the age of 56, the US technology company has announced. The pioneering businessman, who was the mind behind the revolutionary iPhone...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BBC 'will cut up to 2,000 jobs'
The BBC is set to cut up to 2,000 jobs as part of changes aimed at making savings of around 20%, according to sources. The corporation will hold a series of meetings with its staff across the UK when...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Calls for quantitative easing boost
Bank of England policymakers are being urged to act and roll out further emergency measures amid signs the economy is stagnating and consumer confidence is plummeting. Business leaders called for the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joanna trial jury to be sworn in
A jury trying the neighbour accused of murdering landscape architect Joanna Yeates is set to be sworn in. Vincent Tabak, 33, denies the premeditated killing of Miss Yeates, whose body was found on a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shaun Russell among hack claimants
The father of Josie Russell, who survived a frenzied hammer attack in which her sister and mother were killed, is suing News International over alleged phone hacking by the News of the World. Shaun...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cricketer 'agreed to maiden over'
Pakistan's cricket captain agreed to score no runs in an over during a crucial game against England as part of a betting scam, a court has heard. Salman Butt, 26, was allegedly taped confirming that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Corrie star denies sex abuse claim
Coronation Street star Michael Le Vell has denied allegations that he abused a schoolgirl and said he will do "everything in his power" to clear his name. The actor, who plays mechanic Kevin Webster...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Heroin and crack addict numbers dip
The number of heroin and crack addicts needing treatment fell by almost 10,000 over the last two years, the latest figures show. The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) said the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bank adds £75bn to QE programme
The Bank of England has injected a further £75 billion into the economy in a bid to jump-start the UK's flagging recovery. Its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to boost its quantitative easing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rooney's dad held in bet scam probe
Wayne Rooney's father was one of nine men arrested as part of an investigation into suspicious betting activity, sources have said. Wayne Rooney senior, 48, was detained at his home in the West Derby...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jobs threat in 'smaller' BBC plan
A plan for a "smaller" BBC will see the corporation lose thousands of jobs, sell off offices and show more repeats. The proposals include "a small reduction" in new programmes on BBC One, which will...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Judges reject phone hack legal bid
The Metropolitan Police have fought off an attempt to force them to notify hundreds of potential phone-hacking victims of a pending High Court human rights challenge against the force. Two senior...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jury sworn in for Jo murder trial
A jury has been sworn in to try the neighbour accused of murdering landscape architect Joanna Yeates. Vincent Tabak, 33, denies the premeditated killing of Miss Yeates, whose body was found on a snowy...
View Article