Jun
2009
Articles from 16th Jun 2009
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Civil servants paid £26m in bonuses
Jun 16 2009 | National News
Senior civil servants were awarded "bonuses" totalling £26 million last year, it has been reported. Read
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New 'phone tax' will fund broadband
Jun 16 2009 | National News
Householders face a new "broadband tax" on their landline telephones to pay for super-fast internet to be extended nationwide under new Government plans. Read
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Iranians stage rival street rallies
Jun 16 2009 | National News
Thousands of people have gathered in different areas of Tehran to show their support for both sides in Iran's presidential election dispute. Read
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MPs face ban on employing relatives
Jun 16 2009 | National News
Hundreds of MPs could be forced to stop employing close relatives after Harriet Harman admitted the practice threatened public confidence in politics. Read
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Breakdancing OAP's benefits stopped
Jun 16 2009 | National News
A pensioner who found fame on TV show Britain's Got Talent has vowed to carry on breakdancing despite seeing his benefits stopped. Read
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Police watchdog probes Taser attack
Jun 16 2009 | National News
An independent inquiry is to be carried out after a man was repeatedly fired at with a stun gun by police during a night out. Read
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Bank sorry for cash machine failure
Jun 16 2009 | National News
Banking giant Barclays apologised to customers after technical problems hit hundreds of its cash machines. Read
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Fight to save services, urges Brown
Jun 16 2009 | National News
The Prime Minister has urged trade unionists and Labour supporters to fight "like never before" to save public services as he launched a fresh attack on Conservative plans to cut spending. Read
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Force failed to protect blaze woman
Jun 16 2009 | National News
The authorities "failed in their duty" to protect a woman killed in a house fire started by her son-in-law, according to a report of an inquiry. Read
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BBC may have to share licence fee
Jun 16 2009 | National News
Part of the TV licence fee could be ring-fenced to pay for public service programmes on non-BBC channels, the Government has announced. Read
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Holden adds to the glamour of Ascot
Jun 16 2009 | National News
Actress Amanda Holden brought a touch of glamour to Royal Ascot as the Queen made a triumphant entrance to the world famous race meeting. Read
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Baby P sentences will be unchanged
Jun 16 2009 | National News
The Attorney General has decided against referring the sentences handed down in the Baby P case to the Court of Appeal. Read
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More teenagers becoming 'Neets'
Jun 16 2009 | National News
Rising numbers of teenagers aged 16 to 18 are dropping out of school, college and work, figures show. Read
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Minister faces second expense probe
Jun 16 2009 | National News
Communities minister Shahid Malik faces another probe into his use of Commons allowances. Read
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£25m lottery win 'won't change me'
Jun 16 2009 | National News
Lottery winner Brian Caswell will not let his £25 million jackpot change his life, he said - but he will buy a flash car and go to Rio. Read
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Baby P sentences 'will not change'
Jun 16 2009 | National News
The Attorney General has decided against referring the sentences handed down in the Baby P case to the Court of Appeal. Read
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MPs 'lacked principles' on expenses
Jun 16 2009 | National News
The head of an inquiry into Commons expenses has hit out at MPs for lacking principles. Read
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Former nanny says sorry to Beckhams
Jun 16 2009 | National News
David and Victoria Beckham have received a High Court apology from their former nanny over her disclosure of private and confidential information about them following her resignation. Read
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Baby P 'stepfather' launches appeal
Jun 16 2009 | National News
Baby P's "stepfather" has launched an attempt to overturn his convictions for rape and the part he played in the little boy's death. Read
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PM urges Iran 'to listen to people'
Jun 16 2009 | National News
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has urged Iran to listen to its people's grievances after at least seven were reported to have been killed in protests over alleged election fraud. Read
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Seven killed in Iran election demos
Jun 16 2009 | National News
At least seven people were killed in clashes in the Iranian capital Tehran after an "unauthorised gathering" following a mass rally over alleged election fraud. Read
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Probe bid to clean up MPs' expenses
Jun 16 2009 | National News
A crucial inquiry into how to clean up MPs' expenses is hearing its first evidence. Read
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Search under way for Yemen hostages
Jun 16 2009 | National News
Officials in Yemen are conducting extensive searches in the area where the bodies of three foreigners were found in an attempt to trace six others - including a British man - feared kidnapped. Read
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Man in court over pensioner murder
Jun 16 2009 | National News
A man is appearing in court charged with the murder of an elderly widow. Read
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Swine flu victim's family mourn son
Jun 16 2009 | National News
The family of the UK's first swine flu victim to die are coming to terms with a double tragedy after her premature son also died. Read
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Expenses probe hears first evidence
Jun 16 2009 | National News
A crucial inquiry into how to clean up MPs' expenses is hearing its first evidence. Read
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IPCC probing footage of Taser use
Jun 16 2009 | National News
The police watchdog is investigating a mobile phone video of a man being repeatedly tasered by officers. Read
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Report plots digital future for UK
Jun 16 2009 | National News
The Government's Digital Britain report, outlining wide-ranging plans for the future of the internet and communications industries, is being published. Read
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Job losses 'set to keep rising'
Jun 16 2009 | National News
Unemployment will continue increasing until the end of next year, long after the economy has started to recover from the recession, a new report has predicted. Read
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Tories 'will end Big Brother state'
Jun 16 2009 | National News
The Conservatives have pledged to roll back the "Big Brother" state by curbing Government snooping powers and databases. Read
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War crimes suspects 'use loopholes'
Jun 16 2009 | National News
War crimes suspects who come to the UK are escaping justice because of "legal loopholes", according to a new report. Read
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MPs warn over failed asylum seekers
Jun 16 2009 | National News
Prioritising the deportation of foreign national prisoners is leading to a reduction in the number of failed asylum seekers being removed from the UK, MPs have warned. Read
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Obama concerned at violence in Iran
Jun 16 2009 | National News
US President Barack Obama has voiced concern at violence in Iran following the country's presidential elections. Read
