UK news: Moat's brother slams 'public execution'

THE brother of gunman Raoul Moat has said rolling news coverage of his death was like a "public execution" as he criticised officers for twice firing a Taser at him. Angus Moat, 39, said his brother was "no psycho" and may have killed himself in an "involuntary reaction" to being hit with the stun gun.

Facebook pervert help

YOUNG Facebook users will be able to report suspicious online behaviour and access internet safety advice with the launch of a new application today.

There will be a dedicated facility for reporting suspected grooming or inappropriate sexual behaviour.

Green policy cost 'will hit UK's manufacturers'

Increasing energy costs as a result of green policies could hit the UK's manufacturing sector just as the country needs industry to help boost the economy, a think-tank warned today.

A report by Civitas said efforts to tackle climate change through cutting greenhouse gas emissions and increasing renewable energy generation would push up energy bills for businesses, risking the 'migration' of manufacturing plants to cheaper locations abroad.

Cancer survival boosted

People suffering from some cancers are twice as likely to survive as patients diagnosed in the early 1970s, new analysis showed today.

Breast, bowel and ovarian cancer survival rates have shot up, as have those for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

The percentage of women likely to survive breast cancer for at least 10 years has jumped from less than 40% to 77%.

Cole still too sick to work

Cheryl Cole will not perform at next month's V Festival and has pulled out of judging the boot camp stage of The X Factor as she fights her way back to health.

The 27-year-old star contracted malaria on a trip to Tanzania last month.

North Wales: A man was being questioned today after a woman was found dead and a 12-year-old boy left critically injured.

Police discovered the body of the 30-year-old victim at a house in Flint following reports of a disturbance.

East Anglia: A partial set of false teeth made for Winston Churchill could fetch up to 5,000 when they go under the hammer in Aylsham, Norfolk.

London: The funeral of novelist Dame Beryl Bainbridge was taking place today. She died on July 2 following a short battle with cancer. She was 77.