- Staff to protest over DVLA closures
- Councillors to launch new party
- Free swimming lessons announced
- Rennie urges clarity on monarchy
- SNP in call over CAP negotiations
- Salmond insists on no-strings poll
- Children's tsar backs uniform calls
- Police arrest two after house siege
- Rapist linked to Jodi Jones murder
- Holden cheered on return to BGT
- Two arrested at football match
- Tenement building fire 'suspicious'
- Man held in Poland in murder probe
- Man held after restaurant stand-off
- Private property value rises £149bn
- Footballer bailed over sectarianism
- Girl's cheekbone broken for phone
- Two men bailed over ear attack
- NHS buildings need £1bn of repairs
- Fire crews tackle 'difficult' blaze
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Barclays boss Bob Diamond refuses to disclose bonus
LABOUR has warned Barclays boss Bob Diamond against delaying the announcement of his bonus, in what they said was an attempt by the bank to avoid the furore over executive pay.
22 commentsGuesthouse owners lose gay ban appeal
The Christian owners of a guesthouse who refused to allow a gay couple to stay in a double room have lost their appeal over a decision that they discriminated against the two men.
Archbishop of Cantebury and Richard Dawkins set for debate
THE Archbishop of Canterbury and atheist Professor Richard Dawkins are to go head to head to discuss man’s greatest question.
HSBC criticised by solicitors over paperwork based on English law
Mortgage lender HSBC has come under fire from the Law Society of Scotland after it emerged paperwork issued to lawyers acting on behalf of clients who have taken out property loans with the bank was based on the English legal system.
6 commentsEmployers named and shamed over illegal staff
Employers were fined almost £3 million after hundreds of illegal workers were discovered in just three months last year, new figures have revealed.
5 commentsDiana’s hand-written letters to be sold at auction
A HAND-WRITTEN letter revealing Diana, Princess of Wales’s joy at “slipping” in and out of Sandringham the Christmas before she married the Prince of Wales is to go under the hammer, an auctioneer has announced.
Secular Society wins test case
A TEST case bid to outlaw prayers before local council meetings has been won by the National Secular Society and an atheist councillor.
Banker to appeal libel decision
BANKER Nathaniel Rothschild has lost his bid to win libel damages over a newspaper story that he said portrayed him as a “puppet-master” who brought together Lord Mandelson and Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
1 commentFamilies could lose tax credits
MORE than 200,000 families will lose tax credits worth £3,870 a year unless they increase their working hours, according to figures highlighted by Labour.
1 commentTax bonuses, create jobs, says Miliband
GETTING young people into work using a tax on bankers’ bonuses is a major priority for the Labour Party, leader Ed Miliband said as he launched his local election campaign.
4 commentsAmanda Holden is ‘euphoric’ about return to BGT panel
AMANDA Holden says she is “euphoric” about making her return to the judging panel of Britain’s Got Talent in Edinburgh just over a fortnight after she was in a critical condition in hospital.
Ban on convicted peers moves closer
Laws to expel peers convicted of serious criminal offences from the House of Lords have moved a step forward.
3 commentsThree jailed over gay–hate leaflets
Three men have been jailed for between 15 months and two years after becoming the first to be convicted of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation.
Consumers told to make their own PPI claims
MORE than £12 million due to consumers under a safety net for people who have been mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) will end up with claims management firms in the next year, it was claimed yesterday.
Being lonely in old age to be avoided
BEING lonely in old age will propel you to the grave more quickly than smoking, a senior Downing Street adviser said as part of an effort to encourage people to retire later.
10 commentsPeer wants Bafta honour for Dickens
The government should put pressure on Bafta to give Charles Dickens a posthumous honour, a former director of the National Theatre said yesterday.
4 commentsYvonne Fletcher police to visit Libya
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of Wpc Yvonne Fletcher are expected to be able to visit Libya “soon”.
Cancer ‘treatable’ in pregnancy
Pregnant women with breast cancer may be able to undergo surgery or chemotherapy and still deliver babies at full-term, according to a new report.
1 commentPIP implant campaigners slate Sturgeon
THE Scottish health secretary has been criticised by victims of the PiP breast implant scandal for failing to back their calls for a public inquiry.
9 commentsChief scientist is appointed
THE head of one of Scotland’s leading medical research centres has been appointed the Government’s new Chief Scientist for Scotland.
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London Stock Exchange terror gang jailed for almost 100 years
NINE British members of an al-Qaeda-inspired terror group that plotted to bomb the London Stock Exchange, stage a “Mumbai-style” attack on Parliament and build a terrorist training camp have been jailed for a total of 94 years and eight months.
BBC staff ‘kept baby in a box’ at work
Janet Street-Porter let one of her staff keep their baby in a box when she was at the BBC, because they were so desperate to come back to work.
3 commentsPensions unrest may loom again
THE government is facing the threat of renewed industrial action over its pension reforms after unions representing hundreds of thousands of NHS workers, civil servants, firefighters and teachers raised the prospect of strikes.
3 commentsCannabis use ‘doubles risk of car crash’
GETTING behind the wheel within three hours of smoking cannabis could almost double the risk of a serious crash, research suggests.
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Bank of England pumps further £50bn into UK economy
THE Bank of England injected a further £50 billion into the economy on Thursday in another desperate effort to keep the United Kingdom out of recession.
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Royal Bank of Scotland: Demonisation of Goodwin bad for Britain, claims Stephen Hester
ROYAL Bank of Scotland boss Stephen Hester has spoken about the removal of Fred Goodwin’s knighthood, warning that “personal vilification” does not “reflect well on the country”.
24 comments
Young couple hit the jackpot in £45m Euromillions win
A YOUNG couple will finally be able to replace their broken washing machine after they won more than £45 million on the lottery.
4 commentsEducation minister is off the hook
Downing Street came to the defence today of Lib Dem minister Sarah Teather, after Tory backbenchers called for her to be sacked for missing a key set of Commons votes.
Writing on the wall for Boris and PM
A GRAFFITI artwork appearing to show David Cameron and Boris Johnson as rioters has been stencilled on a wall previously adorned by a Banksy.
2 comments‘Amateurish’ bomb plot unlikely to succeed
A MUSLIM extremist plot to bomb the London Stock Exchange was “amateurish” and unlikely to have succeeded, a court heard yesterday.
Duchess goes it alone with a visit to art gallery
The Duchess of Cambridge stepped out for her first solo public engagement last night.
MPs’ pay rise ruled out
The pay of MPs is to be frozen for a second year running, it was announced yesterday.
Minister in talks aimed at deporting radical cleric
A HOME Office minister is to fly to Jordan to try to gain assurances that would enable radical cleric Abu Qatada to stand trial in the country.
Leveson inquiry: Stars pocket tens of thousands as they settle hacking claims
Steve Coogan and Paul Gascoigne are among the latest batch of celebrities who have settled their damages claims over allegations of phone hacking by News International.
Defence cuts threaten forces’ skills
The armed forces risk losing vital skills because of the speed of the Government’s defence cuts, the Whitehall spending watchdog warned today.
Faulty design ‘can lead to crime’
Homes with parking at the back, secluded paths and “leaky” cul-de-sacs which have pedestrian access between them should all be avoided to reduce crime and disputes between neighbours, research has found.
Managers falling short, survey says
Managers lack empathy with staff, have poor leadership skills and are often to blame for workers leaving, a report says.
Champagne’s special tingle is down to the glass, experts say
Different-shaped glasses really do affect the experience of drinking Champagne, a study has shown.
Palace reveals 5-day Scotland leg itinerary of Jubilee tour
The Queen will spend five days visiting parts of Scotland during her Diamond Jubilee tour of the UK, Buckingham Palace have announced.
Redknapp police chief accused over News of the World links
The senior detective who was shouted at by Harry Redknapp for “staring” had faced accusations that police were leaking the case to the News of the World, it can be revealed.
Part-time mothers ‘slide down jobs ladder’
Mothers returning to work part-time after having children are being forced to take lower skilled jobs, new research suggests.
2 commentsThree more baby units infected
Traces of a deadly infection, which killed four babies in Northern Irish hospitals, have been found in three more neonatal units.
Oasis and Coldplay tie-up for Brits
THE Brit Awards could see Oasis’s Noel Gallagher perform with Coldplay’s Chris Martin.
Blair puts his faith in Twitter, Alastair
Tony Blair took to Twitter yesterday to promote his faith work.. The former premier was abused and mocked during the hour-long AskTony discussion for Interfaith Harmony Week but quipped when asked if Alastair Campbell inspired The Thick Of It’s Malcolm Tucker by tweeting: “People tell me Tucker’s better looking.”
More female bosses ‘would aid recovery’
Britain’s economic recovery is being held back by a lack of women in the boardroom, David Cameron warned today.
1 commentRail signal workers plan fresh strikes
Rail signalling workers are to stage two fresh strikes in a row over career progression after talks broke down, it was announced yesterday.
Eddie Barnes: Sir Peter Housden did not help himself in one ill-judged comment
This colourful mandarin exemplifies all that is British in our very British civil service, writes Eddie Barnes
10 commentsArgentina in UN protest at warship in Falklands
ARGENTINA’S President Cristina Fernandez last night vowed to complain formally to the UN Security Council about Britain sending one of its most modern warships to the Falkland Islands.
21 commentsTwist in Dickens tale from the prince
The Prince of Wales paid tribute to Charles Dickens as “one of the greatest writers of the English language” on the 200th anniversary of the writer’s birth yesterday.
- Alex Salmond under fire for Nazi jibe at BBC adviser
- Scottish independence: TV presenter Neil Oliver warns against knee-jerk decisions
- Donald Trump brands Alex Salmond ‘insane’ over windfarms
- Marian Kello dropped because he entered negotiations with English club
- UK denies preparing for new Falklands war
- Alex Salmond under fire for Nazi jibe at BBC adviser
- Scottish independence: TV presenter Neil Oliver warns against knee-jerk decisions
- The Rumour Mill: Friday’s football news and gossip
- Minimum pricing on alcohol is legal in EU says Nicola Sturgeon
- Donald Trump brands Alex Salmond ‘insane’ over windfarms
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