May
2009
Articles from 8th May 2009
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Follett claimed £25,000 on security
May 08 2009 | National News
Tourism minister Barbara Follett has become the latest senior figure dragged into the Commons expenses row after it emerged she has claimed more than £25,000 for security patrols outside her home. Read
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Man is shot dead by police marksman
May 08 2009 | National News
A pensioner has been shot dead by a police marksman after officers were called to reports of a man wielding a gun in the street. Read
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Yacht raid cocaine smugglers jailed
May 08 2009 | National News
Three British men have been given 10-year prison terms for their roles in an elaborate international drugs smuggling ring smashed off the Irish coast. Read
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School link to more swine flu cases
May 08 2009 | National News
Four more schoolchildren from south London have been diagnosed with swine flu, the Department of Health has said. Read
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Madeleine programme sparks 50 calls
May 08 2009 | National News
Retired British detectives are pursuing "potentially significant" information received after the broadcast of a new TV documentary about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, her family's spokesman has said. Read
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Wife mourns 'strong, brave' soldier
May 08 2009 | National News
Tributes have been paid to a "strong and brave" British soldier killed on one of the bloodiest days for UK forces in Afghanistan. Read
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Flats siege man shot dead by police
May 08 2009 | National News
A pensioner holding his wife hostage at gunpoint has been shot dead by police marksmen, residents have said. Read
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Man is shot dead by police officers
May 08 2009 | National News
A man has been shot dead by police, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has said. Read
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Force to probe leak of MPs' claims
May 08 2009 | National News
The Commons authorities have asked police to investigate the leaking of details of MPs' expenses. Read
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RBS bad debts may hit £12bn in 2009
May 08 2009 | National News
Bad debts at part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland could soar to almost £12 billion this year, the bank has said. Read
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Baby P is behind rise in care cases
May 08 2009 | National News
Care applications have hit a record high following the Baby P tragedy, new figures showed. Read
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Baby P behind rise in care cases
May 08 2009 | National News
Care applications have hit a record high following the Baby P tragedy, new figures showed. Read
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Family convicted over horse neglect
May 08 2009 | National News
Five people have been found guilty of neglecting more than 100 horses, ponies and donkeys on a family farm. Read
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PM unveils memorial to murdered Pc
May 08 2009 | National News
Prime Minister Gordon Brown unveiled a memorial to murdered police officer Sharon Beshenivsky at the place where she was shot during an armed raid. Read
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Four soldiers killed in Afghanistan
May 08 2009 | National News
Four British soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan in a single day, the Ministry of Defence said. Read
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PM blames 'system' for expenses row
May 08 2009 | National News
Gordon Brown has blamed the MPs' expenses row on "the system" as he and the Cabinet were hit with a slew of new revelations about their taxpayer-funded claims. Read
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Job fears as steel plant mothballed
May 08 2009 | National News
One of the biggest steel plants in the UK is to be mothballed, threatening the future of up to 2,000 workers. Read
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UK soldier killed in Afghanistan
May 08 2009 | National News
A British soldier has been killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said. Read
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Hindu loses pyre cremation battle
May 08 2009 | National News
A devout Hindu has lost his High Court battle for the legal right to be cremated on a traditional open-air funeral pyre. Read
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Carphone buys Tiscali UK operations
May 08 2009 | National News
Carphone Warehouse has announced a £236 million deal to buy the UK operations of troubled broadband firm Tiscali. Read
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RBS bad debts 'could soar to £12bn'
May 08 2009 | National News
Bad debts at part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland could soar to almost £12 billion this year, the bank said. Read
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Toyota reports worst-ever losses
May 08 2009 | National News
Toyota said it sank into a 765.8 billion yen (£5.1 billion) net loss for the January-March quarter, bringing its loss for the full fiscal year to a bigger-than-expected 436.94 billion yen (£2.92 billion) - its worst annual loss ever. Read
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More losses for banking giant RBS
May 08 2009 | National News
Part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland has announced more losses in the first three months of 2009 and warned of a long road back to health for the ailing bank. Read
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We boobed on bra prices says M&S
May 08 2009 | National News
High Street favourite Marks and Spencer has bowed to pressure from bigger busted customers to sell larger bras at the same price as smaller ones. Read
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£110m lottery jackpot up for grabs
May 08 2009 | National News
A potentially record breaking £110 million is up for grabs in the EuroMillions lottery jackpot. Read
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M&S: We boobed on bra prices
May 08 2009 | National News
High Street favourite Marks and Spencer has bowed to pressure from bigger busted customers to sell larger bras at the same price as smaller ones. Read
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UK is lagging on child road safety
May 08 2009 | National News
Britain is still some way behind other countries in child pedestrian safety, a Government spending watchdog has said. Read
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Firms face charges over depot fire
May 08 2009 | National News
Five companies are due to face charges in connection with the Buncefield oil depot fire. Read
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Ten US banks failing recession test
May 08 2009 | National News
US banks would need a total of £50 billion in additional funds to survive if the recession deepens, the results of government "stress tests" showed. Read
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Decline in donations to Oxfam shops
May 08 2009 | National News
People are donating fewer items to Oxfam shops as recession-hit families cut spending, the charity said. Read
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Ex-soldier convicted of Iraq rape
May 08 2009 | National News
A US federal jury has convicted a former soldier of raping and shooting dead a 14-year-old girl while he was serving in Iraq. Read
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Drop in donations to Oxfam shops
May 08 2009 | National News
People are donating fewer items to Oxfam shops as recession-hit families cut spending, the charity said. Read
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Ten US banks fail recession test
May 08 2009 | National News
US banks would need a total of £50 billion in additional funds to survive if the recession deepens, the results of government "stress tests" showed. Read
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Growing wildfire destroys 75 homes
May 08 2009 | National News
The wildfire in Santa Barbara, California, has damaged or destroyed 75 homes. Read
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Cabinet expense claims reignite row
May 08 2009 | National News
The row over MPs' allowances has been spectacularly reignited after the Daily Telegraph printed details of receipts submitted by 13 members of the Cabinet in support of claims running into thousands of pounds. Read
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Brown's £6,500 cleaner for his flat
May 08 2009 | National News
Members of the Cabinet have been defending themselves following the Daily Telegraph's decision to print details of their expense claim receipts. Read
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Afghan death soldier to be named
May 08 2009 | National News
A British soldier killed in southern Afghanistan is due to be named. Read
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US banking system 'not yet healed'
May 08 2009 | National News
The US government's long-awaited "stress-test" results have found that 10 of the 19 largest US banks need a total of about 75 billion dollars in new capital to withstand losses if the recession worsened. Read
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Beshenivsky memorial to be unveiled
May 08 2009 | National News
A memorial to murdered police officer Sharon Beshenivsky is to be unveiled at the place where she was shot during an armed raid. Read
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UK 'behind on child road safety'
May 08 2009 | National News
Britain is still some way behind other countries in child pedestrian safety, a Government spending watchdog has said. Read
