UK News: Landing in sight for BA cabin crew talks

The bitter British Airways cabin crew dispute is on the verge of being resolved following a breakthrough in crucial talks aimed at ending the long-running row.

Members of Unite were meeting today to hear details of a proposed deal and decide if it should go out to a ballot to finally end the dispute.

Call for 'snow supremo'

The UK should appoint a "snow supremo" in a bid to avoid a repeat of last winter's airport chaos, the Commons transport committee has recommended.

It also urged a high-profile campaign to increase the proportion of motorists taking precautions for driving in winter weather.

Shock Lords defeat in elected police chiefs bid

The UK coalition's first anniversary in power has been marred by a shock defeat on a flagship law and order policy.

A Lib Dem rebellion in the Lords set the stage for a showdown as peers rejected plans for elected police commissioners by 188 votes to 176.

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said the government should recognise the strength of hostility and ditch the plans now. She said the move would give one politician too much power.

Burning issue at schools

Sun safety should be a mandatory part of the school curriculum, experts have said.

The call follows a survey that found almost 40 per cent of parents recalled their children coming home from school burned from too much sun. Charity alliance Skin Cancer UK urged both the government and teachers to step up efforts to protect children from harmful levels of sun.

Beatrice headpiece for sale

A BIZARRE headpiece worn by Princess Beatrice at last month's royal wedding is to be auctioned on eBay, her mother said. Sarah Ferguson told US talk show host Oprah Winfrey that her daughter's opinion-dividing Philip Treacy creation would be sold for charity.

Derbyshire: Burglars broke into the grounds of a prison and made off with valuable equipment. They got through the perimeter fence at HMP Sudbury before forcing open the door of a workshop and stealing metalwork tools.

Devon and Cornwall: Police chiefs are fighting a legal ruling that could pave the way for thousands of secret traffic cameras across Britain to be revealed. They argue that revealing the locations of the force's 45 automatic number plate recognition cameras, as requested under Freedom of Information, would hinder crime fighting.