Wheelchair-bound rioter jailed
A wheelchair-bound man who was caught on CCTV stealing a television during the summer riots has been jailed for a year. David Knott, 18, of Bromhedge, Eltham, south-east London, was caught on camera...
View ArticleArchbishop faces Zimbabwe protests
A breakaway Anglican bishop and his supporters have demonstrated outside Harare's main cathedral against a visit to Zimbabwe by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Dr Rowan Williams is visiting the country...
View ArticleSainsbury's joins price cuts battle
Sainsbury's has pledged to match thousands of prices at rivals Tesco and Asda as the price war between the UK's leading supermarkets intensifies. The "Brand Match" promotion starts on Wednesday and...
View ArticleLibyan fighters in Sirte gains
Libyan revolutionary forces claim to have captured parts of a sprawling convention centre in Sirte that loyalists of Muammar Gaddafi have used as their main base, and they arenow shelling the city as...
View ArticleRace track to host technical school
The home of the British Grand Prix will also become the home of a new specialist school, the Department for Education has confirmed. Land at Silverstone motor racing circuit will be used as the base...
View ArticleSir Paul all smiles on wedding day
Sir Paul McCartney and American heiress Nancy Shevell have married in London, on what would have been Beatle bandmate John Lennon's 71st birthday. The couple spent around a minute posing for...
View ArticleFox 'sorry' for mistake over friend
Defence Secretary Liam Fox has apologised for making a mistake in allowing "distinctions to be blurred" in his working relationship with former flatmate Adam Werritty. In a statement released on his...
View ArticleArchbishop speaks of church row
The head of the worldwide Anglican church has said during a visit to Zimbabwe that Christianity should not be about politics but about God. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, told more than...
View ArticleGermany and France agree banks plan
The leaders of Germany and France, the eurozone's two biggest economies, have reached agreement on strengthening Europe's shaky banking sector. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she and French...
View ArticleAnti-Gaddafi forces make advances
Revolutionary forces are pushing into the centre of Muammar Gaddafi's home town of Sirte, squeezing the remaining loyalist fighters still holding out. Anti-Gaddafi fighters have captured the sprawling...
View ArticleWilliams backs Zimbabwe's Anglicans
The Archbishop of Canterbury praised worshippers in Zimbabwe for being courageous in the face of a bitter dispute between mainstream Anglicans and a breakaway group. During a pastoral visit to central...
View ArticleBridge closed by NHS reform protest
A busy London bridge was forced to close as thousands of protesters joined a demonstration against the Government's controversial health reforms. Westminster Bridge was shut to traffic as around 2,500...
View ArticlePM to unveil immigration crackdown
David Cameron is to launch a major crackdown on abuse of the immigration system , including plans for tougher visa rules to weed out sham marriages. In a keynote speech, the Prime Minister will call...
View ArticleChurch protest sparks Cairo riots
Fierce clashes have erupted between Christians protesting against a recent attack on a church and the Egyptian military, leaving at least 19 people dead and more than 150 injured, Health Ministry...
View ArticleCall to suspend cuts for growth
The Government has been urged to call a temporary halt to spending cuts to stimulate economic growth and tackle rising unemployment. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) said...
View ArticleFailings 'add to miscarriage pain'
Women are experiencing unnecessary heartbreak as they miscarry due to poor NHS services, two new surveys suggest. A Mumsnet poll of around 1,400 women who had a miscarriage in the last decade found...
View ArticleBid to promote 'openness' in NHS
Government proposals to make NHS providers contractually required to admit their mistakes have been opened to consultation. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is planning to introduce a "duty of candour"...
View ArticleAt least 24 killed in Egypt riots
Flames have lit up central Cairo, where massive clashes raged, drawing Christians angry over a recent church attack, hard-line Muslims and Egyptian security forces. At least 24 people were killed and...
View ArticleOil town in 'disposable cash boom'
Aberdeen has enjoyed the fastest disposable income rise in the UK in recent years, boosted by the strength of its oil industry. Glasgow and Dundee also came in the top five, with London in second...
View ArticleMerkel and Sarkozy agree banks deal
The leaders of Germany and France, the eurozone's two biggest economies, said they have reached an agreement about how to strengthen Europe's shaky banking sector amid the region's debt crisis. "We...
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