Apr
2009
Articles from 25th Apr 2009
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Britain placed on swine flu alert
Apr 25 2009 | National News
The UK is on health alert following a deadly outbreak of swine influenza in Mexico and the US. Read
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£150bn wiped off Rich List fortunes
Apr 25 2009 | National News
More than £150 billion has been wiped off the fortunes of the UK's richest people in the "devastation" of the international economic crisis, it has been revealed. Read
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Two still missing in swept away car
Apr 25 2009 | National News
One man died and another man and teenage girl are missing after their car was swept away while crossing a swollen stream during flash floods. Read
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Rich suffer by £155 billion
Apr 25 2009 | National News
The economic crisis has wiped £155 billion from the collective wealth of the UK's richest people, it has been revealed. Read
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Susan Boyle: Britain's Got Talent star adds Kofi Annan to fanclub
Apr 25 2009 | National News
GORDON Brown was quizzed about Susan Boyle – by the ex-Secretary General of the United Nations. Read
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UK authorities monitor deadly flu
Apr 25 2009 | National News
A deadly flu outbreak in Mexico and the United States is being monitored by UK authorities as tests are carried out to assess its potential to spread. Read
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Tory primary schools plans attacked
Apr 25 2009 | National News
Thousands of primary schools could be given independence from local authority control under a Conservative government, shadow schools secretary Michael Gove said. Read
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Police 'wanted protester to spy'
Apr 25 2009 | National News
Fresh questions over police tactics have been raised after an environmental protester claimed that officers tried to recruit her as a paid spy to inform on her organisation. Read
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Footballer's half-brother killed
Apr 25 2009 | National News
The half-brother of England footballer Jermain Defoe has been killed in a street attack. Read
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Swine flu has 'pandemic potential'
Apr 25 2009 | National News
The head of the World Health Organisation said the swine flu outbreak in Mexico and the United States could develop into a pandemic. Read
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New Bill will help to close pay gap
Apr 25 2009 | National News
The recession is no time to let up in the drive for equal pay between men and women, deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman has said. Read
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Union attacks Tories' school plans
Apr 25 2009 | National News
Successful primary schools will be given independence from local authority control by a Conservative Government. Read
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Ex-partner accused of killing woman
Apr 25 2009 | National News
A 52-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a mother-of-two who was found stabbed to death in the passenger seat of a car. Read
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Two hurt as HGV smashes into houses
Apr 25 2009 | National News
Two motorists have been injured after an HGV left the road and smashed into four houses. Read
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Man dies as car swept away in river
Apr 25 2009 | National News
A man has died and two others are missing after a car was swept away while trying to cross a swollen stream. Read
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Body found in swollen stream search
Apr 25 2009 | National News
Emergency services are searching for the occupants of a vehicle swept into a Cornish stream. Read
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Two in court over 'jigsaw murder'
Apr 25 2009 | National News
Two people have appeared in court accused of murdering a kitchen salesman. Read
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River search as vehicle swept away
Apr 25 2009 | National News
Emergency services are searching for the occupants of a vehicle swept into a river overnight. Read
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WHO briefing over deadly Mexico flu
Apr 25 2009 | National News
The head of the World Health Organisation has arrived in Geneva to oversee the agency's handling of the swine flu outbreak that is believed to have killed more than 60 in Mexico. Read
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Child meningitis is at record low
Apr 25 2009 | National News
The number of children suffering from the three main strains of meningitis has fallen to a record low, according to the Government. Read
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Driver charged over car stab death
Apr 25 2009 | National News
The driver of a car in which a mother-of-two was found stabbed to death in the front passenger seat has been charged with her murder. Read
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Girl, 11, shot in ice cream queue
Apr 25 2009 | National News
An 11-year-old girl has been shot in the shoulder with an air weapon in a "despicable attack" as she queued at an ice cream van. Read
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Anzacs remember ill-fated campaign
Apr 25 2009 | National News
Thousands of people have gathered on former battlefields in Turkey to honour soldiers killed in the devastating First World War Battle of Gallipoli 94 years ago. Read
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Child meningitis at record low
Apr 25 2009 | National News
The number of children suffering from the three main strains of meningitis has fallen to a record low, according to the Government. Read
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Zuma eyes presidency after ANC win
Apr 25 2009 | National News
South Africa's ANC has won a voter majority in the national elections, clearing the way for parliament to elect Jacob Zuma as president. Read
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Brown forced to defend 50% tax rate
Apr 25 2009 | National News
Gordon Brown is facing continued pressure over the 50% tax rate announced in the Budget. Read
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Hague urges PM to hold Treaty poll
Apr 25 2009 | National News
Shadow foreign secretary William Hague is to challenge Gordon Brown to "restore trust in British politics" by holding a referendum on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty. Read
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Police 'wanted protester as a spy'
Apr 25 2009 | National News
An environmental protester has claimed that police tried to recruit her as a paid spy to inform on her organisation. Read
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Pakistan anger over UK terror raids
Apr 25 2009 | National News
A senior Pakistani diplomat has accused Britain of dragging his country's name through the mud over the terror raids in the north-west of England. Read
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Body parts probe: Two due in court
Apr 25 2009 | National News
Two people charged with the murder of jigsaw murder victim Jeffrey Howe are due in court. Read
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Tory 'freedoms' for primary schools
Apr 25 2009 | National News
Successful primary schools will be given independence from local authority control by a Conservative Government. Read
