Human Rights Act divides Tories
The depth of divisions at the heart of Government over the Human Rights Act have been exposed after Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke flatly dismissed a call from Home Secretary Theresa May for it to...
View ArticleLandlady hails TV football victory
Pub landlady Karen Murphy has spoken of her joy after defeating the Premier League in a bid to show football matches via a foreign TV decoder. Mrs Murphy took up her battle against the league after...
View ArticleSchool arrest by riot probe police
Detectives investigating August's outbreak of looting and disorder have arrested a further 14 people in a series of dawn raids. West Midlands Police said those detained in the latest wave of arrests...
View ArticleCharlotte Church inquiry request
Charlotte Church and former Crimewatch presenter Jacqui Hames have asked to be included in the inquiry into media ethics and phone hacking. In a preliminary hearing for the Leveson Inquiry, David...
View ArticleGovernment to consider 'fat tax'
The Government will consider introducing a "fat tax" to tackle Britain's growing levels of obesity, David Cameron has said. The Prime Minister said drastic action was needed to prevent health costs...
View ArticleCameron warns of 'moment of danger'
David Cameron has warned that the world economy is at a "moment of danger" as stock markets plunged. The FTSE 100 Index closed below the 5,000-point mark, down 2.6%, for the first time since July 2010...
View ArticleHugh Grant's hacking plea to Tories
Actor Hugh Grant has appealed to the "tradition of bravery" within the Tory Party as he met Prime Minister David Cameron to talk about phone-hacking. The 51-year-old star of Love Actually said the...
View ArticleApple unveils new version of iPhone
The latest iPhone has been unveiled by software giant Apple. Phil Schiller, senior vice president of Apple, said the iPhone 4s looks similar to the previous iPhone4 model and shares its glass front...
View ArticleMinisters in row over human rights
Senior Cabinet ministers have become embroiled in a furious row over human rights, after Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke publicly questioned claims made by Home Secretary Theresa May in a speech to...
View ArticleApple unveils 'all new' iPhone
The latest "all new" iPhone complete with voice recognition software has been unveiled by technology giant Apple. The iPhone 4S will go on sale in the UK on October 14 - the same day it is released in...
View Article99 Afghan casualty incidents probed
At least 30 Afghan civilians are reported to have died in incidents involving British forces over the past six years, documents obtained under the Freedom of Information act have revealed. The Royal...
View ArticleBritons hurt in US helicopter crash
Three British tourists have been taken to hospital after a helicopter crash in New York which left a fourth person dead. The four passengers were pulled out of the East River after the accident...
View ArticleOur plan is working, says Cameron
Prime Minister David Cameron is to acknowledge that anxious voters cannot yet see signs of his Government's economic strategy taking Britain out of recession. But he will insist that the coalition's...
View ArticleBritons tourists in chopper crash
Three British tourists are believed to have been on board a helicopter that crashed into the East River in New York, the city's mayor has said. There were a total of four adult passengers on the...
View ArticleCameron 'fares poorly on economy'
Most voters have a poor impression of David Cameron's handling of the economy, according to an opinion poll. The ComRes survey for ITV News found 54% rate the Prime Minister's leadership on economic...
View Article'British woman' killed in NY crash
A woman who died in a helicopter crash in New York is believed to have been a 40-year-old British woman living in Australia, police said. She was one of four tourists on board the aircraft that...
View Article'British woman' killed in NY crash
A woman who died in a helicopter crash in New York is believed to have been a 40-year-old British woman living in Australia, police said. She was one of four tourists on board the aircraft that...
View ArticleStress now main work sickness cause
Stress has become the main cause of long-term sickness absence for the first time across British industry, a new study has revealed. Research in almost 600 organisations also found a link between job...
View ArticleInflation 'held by food prices'
Higher food bills kept the rate of shop price inflation unchanged last month, despite falls for clothing and footwear as retailers stepped up clearance sales to entice shoppers. Food prices rose by 5%...
View ArticleEmployers 'cautious about hiring'
Confidence among employers is "fragile", with demand for staff increasing at its slowest pace for two years, a new report has shown. A survey of 400 recruitment and employment firms showed that...
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