Inflation 'set for three-year high'
Inflation is expected to hit a three-year high, landing the Government with a bumper bill for increased state benefits and underlining the squeeze on household incomes. September's consumer prices...
View ArticleTwo Britons held by police in Kenya
Two Britons are being held by police in Kenya after being arrested near the border with Somalia. The pair are believed to be from Cardiff and South Wales Police are trying to find out why they were...
View ArticleFox 'breached code', inquiry to say
An official report into former defence secretary Liam Fox's links with his self-styled adviser Adam Werritty is expected to find that he breached the Ministerial Code of Conduct. The findings of...
View ArticleRacing driver 'died of head trauma'
IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon died of blunt head trauma after a spectacular 15-car wreck at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a coroner has said. Coroner Michael Murphy said that a post-mortem examination...
View ArticleSchalit handed over to Egypt: Hamas
Hamas has officially turned over captive Israeli soldier Sgt Gilad Schalit to Egypt as part of a prisoner swap with Israel, the Palestinian group's leader said. In a text message, Mahmoud Zahar said...
View ArticleTerror probe after Britons arrested
Two Britons are being questioned by an anti-terror unit in Kenya after they were arrested near the border with Somalia, police said. The pair are believed to be from Cardiff and are UK citizens,...
View ArticleLabour seeks PM Werrity statement
David Cameron has faced demands from Labour to appear before the Commons on the Adam Werritty affair. The findings of an official report into resigned defence secretary Liam Fox's links with Mr...
View ArticlePolice failed murdered young mother
A young mother was beaten to death by her violent ex-partner after police failed to intervene 11 times, investigators have said. Casey Brittle, 21, repeatedly called Nottinghamshire Police before she...
View ArticleMining disaster survivor arrested
A pit manager who survived a flooding incident in which four miners died has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. Malcolm Fyfield, 55, was held by officers from South Wales...
View ArticleAnger at extradition treaty review
Campaigners have been left baffled and angry by a long-awaited review of extradition arrangements which found the current treaty between the US and the UK is balanced and fair. Civil rights...
View ArticleMore foreign workers banned in UK
Foreign workers from outside the European Union will be banned from coming to the UK to work as secondary school biology teachers, vets and orchestral musicians, the Government has announced. The move...
View ArticleIsraeli soldier freed in Hamas swap
Captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has been released by the Hamas militants who had held him for more than five years. His freedom came at the price of a prisoner swap that let more than 1,000...
View ArticleJudges warn rioters on sentencing
Severe sentences will be handed out to anyone who takes part in the kind of lawlessness which caused "mayhem" across the country in the summer, judges have warned. Rejecting all but three of 10...
View ArticleInflation equals record of 5.2%
Inflation matched its record high last month, official figures have revealed, hitting the Government with a hefty bill for increased state benefits and highlighting the tough conditions faced by...
View ArticleChaplain describes Tabak confession
Joanna Yeates's killer admitted his crime to a prison chaplain but was angry when told his confession would be passed on, a court has been told. Salvation Army member Peter Brotherton told the jury he...
View ArticleLiam Fox breached ministerial code
Liam Fox's contacts with his self-styled adviser Adam Werritty constituted a clear breach of the Ministerial Code of Conduct, the Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell has said. In his report on the...
View ArticleJo's killer 'confessed to chaplain'
Joanna Yeates's killer confessed to a chaplain after refusing to answer any police questions during a three-day grilling, a court has heard. Vincent Tabak was on suicide watch in prison when he is...
View ArticlePolice apology over murdered mother
A young mother was beaten to death by her violent ex-partner in front of her two-year-old daughter after police failed to intervene 11 times, investigators have said. Casey Brittle, 21, repeatedly...
View ArticleTravellers prepare for clearance
Travellers have locked down the UK's largest illegal travellers settlement as they expect bailiffs to begin a site clearance on Wednesday. Last minute work to reinforce the barricades behind the main...
View ArticleEnergy costs spark inflation hike
Spiralling energy tariffs have sparked a further jump in inflation and left the Government facing a bigger-than-expected bill for state benefits. In a further sign of the misery faced by UK households...
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