Chelsea owner sued over oil shares
Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich "betrayed and blackmailed" fellow Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky and demonstrated that wealth and influence meant more to him than loyalty and...
View ArticleI am innocent, Knox tells court
Amanda Knox has made a heartfelt plea for freedom telling an appeal court she was innocent of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. American Knox declared: "I have paid with my life for...
View ArticleTube drivers to get £50,000 a year
Tube drivers in the capital will see their pay go over the £50,000 a year mark under a four-year wage deal negotiated between London Underground (LU) and union leaders, it has emerged. The Rail...
View ArticleTrains panel 'mostly accountants'
More accountants than engineers advised the Government on a lucrative train-building contract, which has led to the threat of 1,400 job losses, union officials have said. The Rail, Maritime and...
View Article'Hard to forgive' Kercher killer
Meredith Kercher's sister has said it would be "very difficult" to forgive anyone for the British student's murder as she awaited the outcome of an appeal hearing. Stephanie Kercher said her sister...
View ArticleMajor blaze on industrial estate
Emergency services are dealing with a major fire on an industrial estate which has left eight people injured. Police, firefighters and the ambulance service were called to Hobbs Industrial Estate in...
View ArticleActivists hail N-plant protest
Protesters who blockaded a nuclear power station have said their actions were a "phenomenal success" in shedding light on opposition to new nuclear reactors. Members of several anti-nuclear groups who...
View Article'Hard to forgive' Kercher killer
Meredith Kercher's sister has said it would be "very difficult" to forgive anyone for the British student's murder as she awaited the outcome of an appeal hearing. Stephanie Kercher said her sister...
View ArticleBT works to repair broadband fault
A power failure is causing problems for BT broadband customers across the UK, the firm said. The fault at the major exchange in Birmingham has meant a loss of internet service for BT customers in...
View ArticleAdams' brother to be extradited
The brother of Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams is to be extradited to Northern Ireland to stand trial on allegations that he sexually abused his daughter. Liam Dominic Adams is wanted by the Police...
View ArticleEight injured in explosion at firm
Eight people have been injured after an explosion at an industrial estate, emergency services said. Witnesses described hearing a loud bang on the Hobbs Industrial Estate in Newchapel, near Lingfield,...
View ArticleOsborne rules out tax cuts 'risk'
Chancellor George Osborne has rejected calls for temporary tax cuts to boost the economy, warning that they would put Britain's credit rating and low interest rates at risk. He unveiled a package of...
View ArticleNightmare is over, say Knox family
The family of Amanda Knox, who was acquitted of the murder of Meredith Kercher, have said they are "thankful that Amanda's nightmare is over". Deanna Knox, her sister, spoke to reporters outside the...
View ArticleKnox cleared of murdering Kercher
Amanda Knox has been cleared after a court overturned her conviction for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. The 24-year-old American has spent four years behind bars for the killing in...
View ArticleCleared Knox released from prison
Amanda Knox has been freed from an Italian prison after being dramatically acquitted of killing British university student Meredith Kercher. She wept with relief in court as a judge said she was not...
View ArticleWarning over 'harm' of NHS reforms
The Government's NHS reforms will do "irreparable harm", a group of top doctors and health specialists have said. More than 400 experts sent an open letter to the House of Lords urging peers to reject...
View ArticlePub landlady awaits football ruling
Pub landlady Karen Murphy is to learn whether she has won her legal battle against the Premier League over the screening of games in her pub using a "foreign" television decoder. European judges are...
View ArticleHuntley jail 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 ArticleTeachers' union gives ballot dates
A leading teachers' union has announced its timetable for a strike ballot amid growing signs of industrial unrest over the Government's controversial public sector pension reforms. The NASUWT said it...
View ArticleJoanna murder trial jurors selected
A judge at the trial of the next-door neighbour accused of murdering landscape architect Joanna Yeates is to start jury selection. Mr Justice Field is expected to spend two days whittling down jurors...
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