UK News: Government 'must do more to save families'

Government must no longer "shy away" from acting to keep families together in a bid to stop children ending up in poverty, in prison or jobless, the Prime Minister will say today.

David Cameron will use a speech to pin the blame for many social problems on "bad" personal relationships.

Yobs can't change ways

Young offenders who receive more serious community or custodial sentences remain as likely to offend again as they were 10 years ago, costing the economy up to 11 billion last year, figures showed today.

More than half of young offenders are convicted again within a year.

Price wants apology for 'vile' disabled son joke

Katie Price has asked her lawyers to write to Channel 4 after comedian Frankie Boyle made a "vile" joke about her disabled son.

Price said she was seeking legal advice after Boyle made comments about her son Harvey, who suffers from septo-optic dysplasia and autism, on his show Tramadol Nights.

In a statement, she said: "Harvey Price is a little miracle. Every day he overcomes so many difficulties with the help of family."

Blind man robbed of 4k

A BLIND 61-year-old man was robbed of 4000 by a group of women in a "sick and heartless" crime, police said.

The theft happened in Coventry on Tuesday, shortly after the man had withdrawn the money.

A West Midlands Police spokeswoman said: "He was possibly followed out of the bank by three women who distracted him by taking him into a number of shops."

Take That to star at Brits

Chart-topping stars Take That are to be among the acts performing at next year's Brit Awards.

The group, who welcomed Robbie Williams back into the line-up this year, will perform as a five-piece at the event for the first time in 16 years at the event on February 15.

Derbyshire: A man died after accidentally drinking weedkiller stored in a drink bottle, a coroner ruled.

Phillip Ward, 36, from Findern, died in August after drinking highly-toxic Paraquat stored in a plastic bottle, an inquest heard.

Manchester: A teenager has been arrested in connection with an alleged cyber attack on top online game Call Of Duty.

The 17-year-old was detained at his home by the Metropolitan Police's e-Crime Unit in connection with an attack on the online game which left thousands of gamers unable to take part.