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World & UK News: No action against son over suicide

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:05:16 GMT

The son of conductor Sir Edward Downes will not be charged with assisting his suicide, the Director of Public Prosecutions said.

World & UK News: Posthumous medal for Army bomb hero

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:05:17 GMT

A bomb disposal hero who defused 13 Taliban improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by hand in 36 hours of continuous activity has been awarded a posthumous George Medal.

World & UK News: Concern for mum as baby found dead

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:05:16 GMT

Concern is growing for a mother whose newborn baby was found dead behind a convenience store.

World & UK News: Watchdog to probe yob link death

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:05:16 GMT

An independent watchdog will examine how police dealt with a vulnerable man who was hounded by gangs of youths for years.

World & UK News: Last-ditch talks in BA dispute

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:05:13 GMT

Last-ditch talks to avert a damaging strike by British Airways cabin crew have resumed, with senior union officials meeting the airline's chief executive for one last attempt to reach a deal.

World & UK News: Social workers sacked in Khyra area

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:05:24 GMT

Six social workers at a city council criticised over the death from starvation of a seven-year-old girl have been sacked.

World & UK News: Tebbit could face dragon charges

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:05:24 GMT

Tory peer Lord Tebbit could face prosecution over claims that he kicked a person wearing a dragon costume during Chinese New Year celebrations.

World & UK News: £196m loss for Bradford & Bingley

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:05:24 GMT

Nationalised lender Bradford & Bingley has posted annual losses of £196 million as write-offs on bad debts and fraud almost doubled.

World & UK News: Obese mothers-to-be pose problems

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:05:16 GMT

NHS maternity units are struggling to cope with the growing number of obese pregnant women.

World & UK News: Becks and Smithy relax for charity

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:05:20 GMT

Footie ace David Beckham is spotted enjoying some pamper time with another Essex boy - actor James Corden - in a Sport Relief sketch.

World & UK News: BA talks resume as time runs out

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:05:19 GMT

Talks to avert a damaging strike by British Airways cabin crew are resuming as time runs out on efforts to break a deadlocked row over cost-cutting.

World & UK News: Sahil back with 'overjoyed' family

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:05:19 GMT

Exhausted Sahil Saeed is enjoying his first full day back home since being freed from his two week kidnap ordeal in Pakistan.

World & UK News: Teachers' A-level quality fears

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:05:19 GMT

Rising numbers of teachers are concerned about the quality of A-levels, a report suggests.

World & UK News: Student loans at risk of new delays

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:05:15 GMT

England's student loans and grants system is at "substantial" risk of being hit by delays again this year, a damning report has warned.

World & UK News: Rabies warning over pet passports

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:05:17 GMT

Loosening controls on pet passports could herald a return of rabies to the UK, experts have warned.

World & UK News: Abandoned newborn baby boy dies

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:05:17 GMT

A newborn baby boy has died after being abandoned behind a convenience store.

World & UK News: Councils 'missing housing targets'

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:05:14 GMT

Around 98% of councils have failed to provide the affordable housing needed in their area, a charity said.

World & UK News: Petrol soars 4p ahead of tax hike

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:05:14 GMT

Average petrol prices have risen 4p a litre in the last four weeks, taking them to the highest level since July 2008, the AA said.

World & UK News: Time running out to avert BA strike

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:05:15 GMT

Frantic efforts to avert a damaging strike by British Airways cabin crew are continuing with time running out on breaking a deadlocked row over cost-cutting.

World & UK News: Joy as freed kidnap boy flies home

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:05:14 GMT

Relatives of kidnapped Sahil Saeed have said they are "ecstatic" and "over the moon" following his safe return to the UK.

World & UK News: Italy clue in Heather murder probe

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:05:15 GMT

Officers investigating the brutal murder of a British woman eight years ago are following a potential new lead after the discovery of a teenager's body in Italy.

World & UK News: Bragg to curate Glastonbury stage

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:05:15 GMT

Billy Bragg is to curate his own stage at this summer's Glastonbury Festival, it has been announced.

World & UK News: Freed kidnap boy arrives back in UK

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:05:14 GMT

The five-year-old boy freed by kidnappers in Pakistan after his family paid a £110,000 ransom has returned home to the UK.

World & UK News: Man guilty of 'weapon dog' murder

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:05:14 GMT

A 22-year-old man who repeatedly stabbed a teenage boy is facing life in jail after the first case in which new dog DNA technology was used in a murder prosecution.

World & UK News: Army bomb disposal heroes honoured

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:05:13 GMT

Two Army bomb disposal experts have been awarded the George Cross for the extraordinary bravery they displayed in tackling Taliban explosives in Afghanistan.

World & UK News: Five-year-old took 4x4 on joyride

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:05:15 GMT

A five-year-old boy took his family's automatic 4x4 on a four-mile "joyride" before crashing it into a wall, it has been disclosed.

World & UK News: Landfill rubbish ban cost warning

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:05:18 GMT

Councils should not be expected to foot the bill for plans to ban certain types of rubbish from landfill, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said.

World & UK News: George Cross for bomb disposal men

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:05:18 GMT

Two Army bomb disposal experts have been awarded the George Cross for the extraordinary bravery they displayed in tackling Taliban explosives in Afghanistan.

World & UK News: Universities told of funding cuts

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:05:17 GMT

The vast majority of England's universities will see their public funding slashed next year.

World & UK News: Tribute to soldiers killed in blast

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:05:15 GMT

Tributes have been paid to two British soldiers killed in an explosion in Afghanistan.