UK News: Wills and Kate take trip to Diana's grave

PRINCE William and bride-to-be Kate Middleton have visited the grave of Princess Diana ahead of next week's royal wedding, it was reported today.

The couple are believed to have laid flowers at Diana's final resting place at the Althorp Estate in Northamptonshire.

Four killed in car plunge

A MAN has been bailed by police after a collision in which a woman lost her mother, husband and two foster children when their car plunged into a reservoir.

Police said two cars collided on the B4518 at the Llyn Clywedog reservoir near Llanidloes on Wednesday, and one had entered the water.

Alcoholics and addicts 'dependent' on benefits

MORE than 80,000 people are claiming incapacity benefit for obesity and addiction to alcohol and drugs, according to government figures.

Some 12,880 alcoholics and 9200 drug abusers have been dependent on the benefit for more than ten years.

Employment Minister Chris Grayling said the benefits system had trapped people in a "cycle of addiction and welfare dependency".

The figures are a snapshot of incapacity benefit claimants in August 2010.

Cash woes 'risking lives'

DANGEROUSLY low levels of trained NHS paediatricians and under-investment is compromising the care of children and putting lives at risk, health experts claimed today.

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said the UK's paediatric workforce is facing huge pressures due to lack of funds and an increase in demand for children's hospital services.

Hello, Goodbye for Ringo

PLANS to bulldoze the birthplace of ex-Beatle Ringo Starr have been given the go-ahead.

The move has been agreed by Liverpool City Council, which will now refer its decision to the Secretary of State to decide if an Environmental Impact Assessment is needed.

Manchester: A lamb has been saved from the dinner plate after being found dumped in a wheelie bin on a city street.

District nurse Gillian Powell was doing her house calls when she heard a high-pitched "baa" coming from the bin in the Levenshulme area.

The animal was checked over by a vet and found to be uninjured and healthy.

London: The number of people working on the site of The London 2012 Olympic Games has topped the 12,600 mark, with two-thirds from Britain and the rest from Europe, new figures showed today.