Jun
2009
Articles from 30th Jun 2009
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Stanford to stay behind bars: judge
Jun 30 2009 | National News
Cricket entrepreneur and billionaire businessman Sir Allen Stanford must remain behind bars ahead of his multi-billion dollar fraud trial, a US judge has ruled. Read
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London shows may be Jackson tribute
Jun 30 2009 | National News
Michael Jackson's tour promoter has said the dead star's ill-fated London show could be turned into a tribute gig featuring his family. Read
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Gaza humanitarian aid boat 'seized'
Jun 30 2009 | National News
Eight British and Irish people are among a group of 21 human rights activists "kidnapped" by the Israeli authorities, campaigners have said. Read
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Charlotte's ex to face drugs charge
Jun 30 2009 | National News
Pop singer Charlotte Church's former boyfriend Kyle Johnson has been charged with supplying class A drugs after a raid in east London. Read
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Wonky fruit and veg back on shelves
Jun 30 2009 | National News
The European Commission has achieved the near-impossible - praise all round for putting wonky fruit and veg back on supermarket shelves. Read
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Jackson 'cut father from last will'
Jun 30 2009 | National News
Michael Jackson cut his father out of his last will in a move that would deprive him of a share in the singer's fortune, it has been reported. Read
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Teachers face competence check-ups
Jun 30 2009 | National News
Teachers will face five-year check-ups to ensure they are fit to teach and could be banned from the classroom if they are not up to scratch, the Government has announced. Read
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Girl pulled alive from jet wreckage
Jun 30 2009 | National News
A teenage girl has been plucked from the Indian Ocean, the only apparent survivor from an airliner crash which killed 152 people. Read
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Charlotte's ex arrested over drugs
Jun 30 2009 | National News
Singer Charlotte Church's former boyfriend Kyle Johnson has been arrested on suspicion of supplying class A drugs. Read
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Sex rage killer acquitted of murder
Jun 30 2009 | National News
A man who stabbed his partner and his best friend after "losing his rag" when he found them having sex on his canal boat has been cleared of their murders. Read
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Tough choices over education: Balls
Jun 30 2009 | National News
Children's secretary Ed Balls has admitted schools and colleges will have to make savings in order to fund the Government's ambitious new education reforms. Read
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ID cards to stay voluntary: Johnson
Jun 30 2009 | National News
British citizens will never be forced to carry ID cards, Home Secretary Alan Johnson has said. Read
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Economic slump is worst since 1958
Jun 30 2009 | National News
The recession-blighted UK economy shrank at its fastest rate for more than 50 years in the first three months of 2009, official figures have shown. Read
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UK's sunniest June for three years
Jun 30 2009 | National News
Soaring summer temperatures and a scorching end to the month have given Britain its hottest June for three years, according to new figures. Read
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Child rescued from air crash site
Jun 30 2009 | National News
A five-year-old has been rescued alive from the wreckage of an airliner that crashed trying to land in the Comoros islands. Read
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2,100 Lloyds Bank jobs to be axed
Jun 30 2009 | National News
The finance sector has been hit by another jobs hammer blow with news that Lloyds is to axe 2,100 posts. Read
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Toddler rescued from air crash site
Jun 30 2009 | National News
A toddler has been rescued alive from the wreckage of an airliner that crashed trying to land in the Comoros islands. Read
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Economy slump worst in fifty years
Jun 30 2009 | National News
The recession-blighted UK economy shrank at its fastest rate for more than 50 years in the first three months of 2009, official figures showed. Read
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Jackson photos raise new questions
Jun 30 2009 | National News
Questions have been raised about the physical condition of Michael Jackson in the days leading to his death. Read
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Warning over 'swine flu parties'
Jun 30 2009 | National News
Parents have been warned not to take their children to "swine flu parties" in the hope they will catch the disease now and build up immunity. Read
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13 killed in derailed train blaze
Jun 30 2009 | National News
At least 13 people have been killed when a freight train derailed and set off an explosion and fire in a small Italian town. Read
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Ladybird invasion threatens species
Jun 30 2009 | National News
The recent arrival of the invasive harlequin ladybird in the UK is likely to threaten more than 1,000 native species, scientists have warned. Read
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House prices 'rose by 0.9% in June'
Jun 30 2009 | National News
House prices rose for the third time in four months during June as the market was boosted by a shortage of properties being put up for sale, figures have shown. Read
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Wonky fruit and veg set to return
Jun 30 2009 | National News
Curvy cucumbers and knobbly carrots are to return to supermarket shelves thanks to the abolition of EU rules on the size and shape of 36 types of fruit and veg. Read
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Nuclear deterrent re-think urged
Jun 30 2009 | National News
The Government has face renewed pressure to re-think its decision to update its Trident nuclear deterrent in the face of growing cost pressures on the defence budget. Read
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Yemen aircraft crashes into ocean
Jun 30 2009 | National News
A Yemenia Air plane going from the Arabian Peninsula country of Yemen to the island nation of Comoros has crashed in the Indian Ocean, a Yemen airport official said. Read
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Many energy workers 'face the axe'
Jun 30 2009 | National News
Thousands of oil and gas workers face the axe if the Government fails to further help energy production around Britain, a committee has warned. Read
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Deadline for BA cost-cutting talks
Jun 30 2009 | National News
Crucial talks aimed at reaching agreement on cost cutting at British Airways, including thousands of job losses, will come to a head with prospects for a deal looking slim. Read
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10 killed in derailed train blaze
Jun 30 2009 | National News
At least 10 people died and 50 others were killed when a rail carriage filled with liquefied natural gas exploded after a freight train derailed in the middle of a small Italian town. Read
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Deadline for crucial BA talks
Jun 30 2009 | National News
Crucial talks aimed at reaching agreement on cost cutting at British Airways, including thousands of job losses, will come to a head with prospects for a deal looking slim. Read
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Balls to map out education strategy
Jun 30 2009 | National News
Children's Secretary Ed Balls is to set out the Government's new education reforms, designed to drive up standards and reduce Westminster's control over schools. Read
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Pills seized from Jackson mansion
Jun 30 2009 | National News
Bags of pills and other medicines were seized from Michael Jackson's rented mansion as his personal physician continued to insist that the singer had not taken an overdose. Read
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Six die as derailed train explodes
Jun 30 2009 | National News
At least six people are dead and 30 injured after a freight train derailed and two cars filled with gas exploded just outside a station in an Italian town. Read
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Energy workers 'face the axe'
Jun 30 2009 | National News
Thousands of oil and gas workers face the axe if the Government fails to further help energy production around Britain, a committee has warned. Read
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Security guards 'were shot dead'
Jun 30 2009 | National News
The two British hostages whose bodies were flown home from Iraq last week were shot dead, according to reports. Read
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MPs condemn EU's financial blunders
Jun 30 2009 | National News
MPs have urged the European Commission to finally stamp out irregularities in its 118 billion euro budget. Read
