Man admits Thorntons worker murder
A 21-year-old man has admitted murdering an economics graduate who was battered to death in woodland near her workplace. David Simmonds, of Derby Road, Heanor, Derbyshire, pleaded guilty at Nottingham...
View ArticleFerdinand loses privacy action
Rio Ferdinand has lost his privacy action over a "kiss and tell" story. The England and Manchester United centre back was not at London's High Court to hear Mr Justice Nicol dismiss his claim against...
View ArticleBAE plea ends Labour conference
Labour's annual conference ended with calls for the Government to protect jobs at BAE Systems, as some of the 3,000 workers being laid off by the defence giant visited the gathering in Liverpool....
View ArticleJacko bodyguard 'told to hide drug'
The first bodyguard to reach Michael Jackson's bedroom after the singer's doctor called for help said he was told by the doctor to hide medicine vials before calling 911. Alberto Alvarez was giving...
View ArticleTravellers 'in breach' of the law
If the High Court allowed residents of the UK's largest illegal travellers' site to escape eviction it would "send out the wrong signal" to the nation, a judge has been told. A victory for the...
View ArticleHusband hits out at woods murderer
The husband of an economics graduate who was battered to death in woodland has branded her murderer a "despicable being" whom he hopes will never be freed from prison. Matthew Ashton, 27, whose wife...
View ArticleStay united, Clegg urges Europe
Nick Clegg has urged Europe to remain united after one of his most senior Tory colleagues condemned the eurozone as a "burning building with no exits". The Deputy Prime Minister warned of the dangers...
View ArticleRecord smashed as heatwave hits
Britain has sizzled again as the record-breaking mini heatwave baked the country. Temperatures well above average for this time of year were recorded up and down the UK, with Finningley in South...
View ArticleChurch abuse inquiry to be launched
A major inquiry into the abuse of children in institutions run by the Catholic Church and the state is to be launched in Northern Ireland, it has been announced. The Stormont Executive confirmed the...
View ArticleSeventh bomb plot suspect charged
A seventh terror suspect is being charged over the alleged UK suicide bombing plot, prosecutors have said. Mujahid Hussain will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court accused of helping fund the...
View ArticleJacko bodyguard 'told to move vial'
The first bodyguard to reach Michael Jackson's bedroom after the singer's doctor called for help said he was told by the doctor to hide medicine vials before calling 911. Alberto Alvarez was giving...
View ArticleCouncil chief 'baffled' by Miliband
Basildon Council leader Tony Ball has said he is "baffled" after the local authority was accused of "grandstanding" by Labour leader Ed Miliband. Mr Miliband told BBC Look East that the council had...
View Article£107m overpaid on student loans
Graduates have been refunded more than £107 million in the last 13 years by the Student Loans Company (SLC) after overpaying their student loans, figures released by the firm have revealed. The...
View ArticleTeenage girls gunned down in street
Three young women are in hospital after being gunned down in the street. The victims, aged 17, 18 and 19, were in a serious condition but expected to survive. Detectives hunting for a gunman were...
View ArticleCash to restore weekly bin rounds
Councils are to be offered financial support to restore weekly rubbish collections, the Government has announced. A new quarter of a billion pound fund is being set up to help local authorities in...
View ArticleGlaswegian grit a gift for success
The fabled Glaswegian grit has been credited for making children born in Scotland's biggest city more likely to succeed. Those growing up in Glasgow are more likely to have determination, perseverance...
View ArticleShake-up of Ofsted inspection rules
New inspection rules could make it tougher for schools to be rated 'outstanding', it has been revealed. Under a shake-up of Ofsted inspections, there is expected to be a closer link between the...
View Article350 of Navy redundancies compulsory
About 350 sailors are being forced out of the Royal Navy against their will as part of defence cuts. A total of around 1,020 Navy personnel will be told they are being made redundant in the first...
View ArticleHaving a haircut is not jobseeking
Slack rules that allow the unemployed to count haircuts as job hunting must be toughened, a leading think tank has said. Instead people should build up "points" for activities that genuinely help them...
View ArticleJailed mothers' children 'damaged'
More than 17,000 children were separated from their mothers after the women were sent to jail last year, new figures show. No women should be sent to prison, but those convicted of violent offences...
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