UK news: Vulnerable urged to have flu jab vaccine

The warning from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation came last night as figures revealed the winter's growing death toll. A total of 39 people have died from flu since October.

Drivers face donor choice

ANYONE applying for a driving licence from July will be required to answer a question regarding organ donation under a new scheme.

The prompted choice system will make would-be drivers state if they want to sign up to the NHS Organ Donor Register or defer a decision until a later date.

Transparency call over official communications

THE Government should be more transparent and proactive in publishing communications rather than "clamming up" following the WikiLeaks revelations, the Information Commissioner said today.

Christopher Graham claimed that ministers and civil servants could no longer assume that they work in private. He said the authorities needed to "wise up" to the fact that almost any official communication could potentially be made public.

Thieves raid Reid's home

BURGLARS raided the home of BBC Breakfast presenter Susanna Reid as she slept upstairs with her family.

The thieves forced their way into Ms Reid's south London property early yesterday morning, making off with a flat-screen television and her Vauxhall Zafira car.

Consumers' debt regrets

THE biggest financial regret consumers have for 2010 is not paying off their debts quicker, research shows.

Around 53 per cent of people in Britain said they wished they had been able to reduce their borrowings more during the past year, while 37 per cent regretted not starting to save for their retirement earlier, according to internet and telephone bank First Direct.

Northern Ireland: The company in charge of Northern Ireland's faltering water supply will meet the minister responsible today with mounting anger at the way it has handled the crisis.

Senior ministers last night said some at Northern Ireland Water should consider their positions.

London: Three teenagers arrested in connection with the murder of a 17-year-old youth on a London housing estate were being quizzed by detectives today. The young victim died after being shot in the neck and stabbed during a suspected gang clash in Peckham on Wednesday.