Jun
2009
Articles from 6th Jun 2009
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One stranded but 'accounted for'
Jun 06 2009 | National News
One man remains stranded but accounted for after he was caught up in treacherous weather during a fell race, the RAF said. Read
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35 children killed in Mexican fire
Jun 06 2009 | National News
The death toll from a fire which swept through a children's day care centre in Mexico has risen to 35 after a number of youngsters died overnight. Read
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Four missing after mountain race
Jun 06 2009 | National News
Eight people have been taken to hospital and four runners are missing after they were caught up in treacherous weather during a fell race, the RAF said. Read
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Bodies found from Air France jet
Jun 06 2009 | National News
Search crews have found two bodies believed to be from the missing Air France flight which disappeared over the Atlantic with five Britons on board, Brazil's air force have said. Read
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Poll deals fresh blow for Brown
Jun 06 2009 | National News
Gordon Brown's hopes of political survival suffered a fresh blow as a poll of Labour activists found nearly half wanted him to carry on to the next general election. Read
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Obama praises British Blitz spirit
Jun 06 2009 | National News
US President Barack Obama has praised the British Blitz spirit as thousands of veterans, servicemen and their families gathered in Normandy to mark the 65th anniversary of D-Day. Read
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UK swine flu cases pass 500 mark
Jun 06 2009 | National News
The number of people with swine flu in the UK has risen past the 500 mark, health officials said. Read
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31 children killed in Mexican fire
Jun 06 2009 | National News
A fast-moving fire has killed 31 children in a day care centre in northern Mexico. Read
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Family's evidence in Meredith trial
Jun 06 2009 | National News
The mother of murdered exchange student Meredith Kercher fought back tears as she told a court she still struggles to come to terms with her daughter's brutal death. Read
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Iceland to repay UK depositors
Jun 06 2009 | National News
Britain has secured agreement from the Icelandic authorities to repay the £2.3 billion paid out by the Government in compensation to UK depositors in the failed Icesave bank, the Treasury said. Read
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Oldest man marks 113th birthday
Jun 06 2009 | National News
Europe's oldest man, Henry Allingham, has celebrated becoming a teenager for the second time around as he marked his 113th birthday. Read
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Brown joins D-Day commemorations
Jun 06 2009 | National News
A nervous looking Gordon Brown joined events in Normandy to mark the 65th anniversary of D-Day. Read
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Obama and Sarkozy meet for talks
Jun 06 2009 | National News
The global recession, Afghanistan, Iran and Middle East peace topped the agenda of talks between President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy before the leaders commemorated the D-Day invasion that cemented the trans-Atlantic alliance. Read
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Loyalists warning would-be rebels
Jun 06 2009 | National News
Labour loyalists have warned would-be rebels that there was no mood in the party for a challenge to Gordon Brown as they sought to rally support for the beleaguered Prime Minister. Read
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Crash jet autopilot 'not working'
Jun 06 2009 | National News
The autopilot on the Air France flight which crashed in the Atlantic with five Britons on board was not working, investigators said. Read
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Dozens die in day care centre blaze
Jun 06 2009 | National News
Flames engulfed a day care centre in the northern Mexican city of Hermosillo, killing at least 29 children and sending dozens more the hospital. Read
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Party planned for Henry Allingham
Jun 06 2009 | National News
Europe's oldest man, Henry Allingham is celebrating his 113th birthday. Read
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Man and son held after 'ricin find'
Jun 06 2009 | National News
A father and son are being held under the Terrorism Act after the discovery of traces of what is thought to be the deadly poison ricin at the house of a suspected white supremacist. Read
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Brown repays £180 in expenses row
Jun 06 2009 | National News
Gordon Brown repaid more than £180 to the Commons Fees Office following fresh claims about his Commons expenses, it has been disclosed. Read
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Charles to mark D-Day anniversary
Jun 06 2009 | National News
Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Prince of Wales are to mark the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings with British Second World War veterans. Read
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Rebels circling around defiant PM
Jun 06 2009 | National News
Labour rebels are considering their next move after a wounded Gordon Brown insisted he was determined to hang on in No 10 despite a fracturing of his authority and backbench calls for him to go. Read
