May authorises marches ban in city
Police said they were still planning for a demonstration by a right-wing group and their opponents - despite Home Secretary Theresa May authorising a blanket ban on marches in the city.
View ArticleBrigade in industrial action ballot
Thousands of firefighters in the country's biggest brigade are to be balloted for industrial action in a row over new contracts, it has been announced.
View ArticleStudents scramble for uni places
More than 190,000 would-be students are scrambling for a rapidly diminishing number of university places as clearing continues.
View ArticleDeath confession 'got out of hand'
A BBC presenter accused of wasting police time over claims that he killed a former lover dying of Aids has admitted that his apparent confession "got out of hand".
View ArticlePrice unveils 'boutique' iPod range
Katie Price has launched her latest line wearing a low-cut silver catsuit and a tiara made of music players.
View ArticleSurge in staged car crash scams
The number of "crash for cash" scams where drivers stage accidents to claim on insurance is increasing around the country, new figures show.
View ArticleMan shot dead in garden attack
A murder investigation has been launched after a 24-year-old man was shot dead in a back garden, police said.
View ArticleUS: Megrahi should return to prison
The Obama administration has condemned the decision to release the Lockerbie bomber and called for him to be sent back to a Scottish jail.
View ArticleMoat ghouls 'endangering village'
Ghouls visiting the scene of killer gunman Raoul Moat's last stand have been blamed for putting villagers' lives in danger.
View ArticleKennedy 'may defect to Labour'
Speculation about the extent of Liberal Democrat unease over the coalition is growing amid reports that ex-leader Charles Kennedy was considering defecting to Labour.
View ArticleBriton arrested over beach photos
A 48-year-old British tourist has been arrested in Portugal on suspicion of taking photographs of children.
View ArticleRector backs civil partnership
A church rector has given his support to a former vicar who plans to form a civil partnership with a man 40 years his junior.
View ArticleNHS spent £313m on consultants
The NHS in England has spent more than £300 million on management consultants in the past year, figures show.
View ArticleSinger dies in festival fall
The lead singer of a British pop band has died during a music festival in Belgium, the Foreign Office confirmed.
View ArticleBrit wins £12m Euromillions jackpot
A British punter scooped the £12 million Euromillions jackpot on Friday night.
View ArticleKennedy denies defection rumours
Former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has flatly denied rumours that he is defecting to Labour in protest at the coalition deal.
View ArticleDr Kelly death 'textbook suicide'
The pathologist who performed the autopsy on David Kelly said his death was a "textbook case" of suicide.
View ArticlePrescott warns Labour over finances
Lord Prescott has said Labour must get a grip of its finances, warning that the party has forgotten how to organise.
View ArticleFIFA inspection over World Cup bid
FIFA inspectors will visit London, Manchester, Sunderland and Newcastle next week as they check on England's bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.
View ArticleGrannies 'are nannies on holidays'
Grannies acting as nannies are making summer holidays "three-generational", a new survey showed.
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