Jun
2009
Articles from 24th Jun 2009
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Tehran protesters clash with police
Jun 24 2009 | National News
A few hundred supporters of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi have clashed with riot police on streets near Iran's parliament. Read
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Majority cut in Iraq inquiry revolt
Jun 24 2009 | National News
The Government's majority was slashed nearly in half to 39 as ministers saw off a backbench revolt over the arrangements for an Iraq inquiry. Read
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'Strangulation robber' is convicted
Jun 24 2009 | National News
One of two brothers who targeted lone women has been found guilty of seven violent muggings but cleared of attacking designer Nicole Farhi. Read
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King plays down rift with Darling
Jun 24 2009 | National News
Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has played down reports of a rift with the Chancellor - but admitted he had not yet been consulted on an imminent Treasury White Paper on banking reform. Read
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Iranian protesters brave crackdown
Jun 24 2009 | National News
A few hundred supporters of iran's opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi have defied the government and taken to the streets of the capital. Read
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Swine flu assessment bays launched
Jun 24 2009 | National News
Hospitals in the UK region worst affected by swine flu have set up assessment bays to ease the strain on A&E departments. Read
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Disabled woman 'sent to stockroom'
Jun 24 2009 | National News
A law student with a prosthetic arm has told an employment tribunal she "questioned her worth as a human being" after she was forced to work in the stockroom of US clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch. Read
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£1m asylum scheme helped one family
Jun 24 2009 | National News
A £1 million Government scheme to help failed asylum seekers return home was "mismanaged from start to finish" and resulted in just one family leaving the UK. Read
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Killer 'joked while digging grave'
Jun 24 2009 | National News
A man killed an 18-year-old girl then dug her grave in his garden in front of a neighbour and pretended that it was a sandpit, prosecutors have told a jury. Read
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Man convicted of violent muggings
Jun 24 2009 | National News
One of two brothers who targeted lone women has been found guilty of seven violent muggings but cleared of attacking designer Nicole Farhi. Read
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Iraq war inquiry 'can point blame'
Jun 24 2009 | National News
Foreign Secretary David Miliband has conceded that the Iraq war inquiry would be able to apportion blame for what happened when it draws up its final report. Read
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UK is cocaine capital of Europe: UN
Jun 24 2009 | National News
The UK is the cocaine capital of Europe, the United Nations has said. Read
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Man guilty of 'violent' muggings
Jun 24 2009 | National News
One of two brothers who targeted lone women has been found guilty of seven violent muggings but cleared of attacking designer Nicole Farhi. Read
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Cameron demands PM spending apology
Jun 24 2009 | National News
Tory leader David Cameron has repeatedly urged the Prime Minister to apologise for having wrongly claimed that government capital spending will rise between now and the Olympics. Read
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Disabled student suing Abercrombie
Jun 24 2009 | National News
A law student with a prosthetic arm has told an employment tribunal she "questioned her worth as a human being" after she was forced to work in the stockroom of US clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch because she did not fit its strict "look policy". Read
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Demi death babysitter 'not proud'
Jun 24 2009 | National News
A teenage babysitter accused of murdering a two-year-old girl said he was "not proud" of what he did, a court has heard. Read
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UK 'monitoring' relations with Iran
Jun 24 2009 | National News
Britain has reacted cautiously to a warning by Iran that it was considering downgrading diplomatic ties in the wake of continuing unrest over disputed presidential elections. Read
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Murder: Man had straw-coloured hair
Jun 24 2009 | National News
A teenager whose body was found buried in a garden 16 years after she vanished was driven away by a man with straw-coloured hair, a court has heard. Read
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Swimmers' survival chances 'passed'
Jun 24 2009 | National News
A search and rescue operation for two missing swimmers is winding down after the coastguard said "all chances of survival had passed". Read
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UK set to fall furthest into debt
Jun 24 2009 | National News
The UK is predicted to sink further into the red than any other major developed country next year, an economic body has warned. Read
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£1m asylum scheme for 'one family'
Jun 24 2009 | National News
A £1 million Government scheme to help failed asylum seekers return home was "mismanaged from start to finish" and resulted in just one family leaving the UK. Read
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Search for men missing from beach
Jun 24 2009 | National News
A major search and rescue operation is underway after two men went missing after swimming out to sea. Read
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Strikers told 'fight is not over'
Jun 24 2009 | National News
Contract workers across Britain have been urged to continue taking wildcat strike action as efforts to resolve the bitter row over jobs continued. Read
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Minister urged to ban 'party drug'
Jun 24 2009 | National News
A bereaved mother is meeting Home Secretary Alan Johnson as part of her campaign to force the Government to ban a liquid "party drug" linked to her daughter's death. Read
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22 donors give kidney to strangers
Jun 24 2009 | National News
Twenty-two people in the UK have donated a kidney to a stranger, the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) has announced. Read
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Failure of 'confused' asylum scheme
Jun 24 2009 | National News
A Government scheme to help failed asylum seekers return home resulted in just one family leaving the UK, it is reported. Read
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Road signs 'may deface countryside'
Jun 24 2009 | National News
Plans for signs advertising new speed limits could deface the countryside, distract drivers and cost £300 million, the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has warned. Read
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Minister urged to ban party drug
Jun 24 2009 | National News
A bereaved mother is meeting Home Secretary Alan Johnson as part of her campaign to force the Government to ban a liquid "party drug" linked to her daughter's death. Read
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More refinery row strikes likely
Jun 24 2009 | National News
More wild cat strikes are expected around the country ahead of talks aimed at resolving the bitter row over the sacking of hundreds of workers at an oil refinery. Read
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PM faces rebellion over war inquiry
Jun 24 2009 | National News
The Government is facing renewed pressure to guarantee key witnesses in the forthcoming Iraq war inquiry will have to give evidence in public. Read
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Missing chef defended after rumours
Jun 24 2009 | National News
One of Claudia Lawrence's best friends has spoken out in support of the chef who went missing three months ago. Read
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MP expenses leak middleman 'proud'
Jun 24 2009 | National News
One of the middlemen who helped leak details of MPs' expenses has said that he is "extremely proud" of his actions - and insisted nobody involved "did it for money". Read
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UK relations with Iran under strain
Jun 24 2009 | National News
Diplomatic relations with Iran remain under severe strain after two British diplomats were ordered to leave the country, prompting retaliatory expulsions by the UK. Read
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Gulf widens for pension schemes
Jun 24 2009 | National News
Workers with defined contribution pension schemes are set to receive only a quarter of the retirement income people with final salary pensions get, a report has claimed. Read
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Four-year-olds banned from school
Jun 24 2009 | National News
Ofsted has called on primary schools to avoid suspending young pupils after a report found children as young as four have been excluded for biting, swearing, kicking and hitting others. Read
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Youth unemployment 'set to treble'
Jun 24 2009 | National News
The Government has been urged to do more to tackle long-term youth unemployment after a new report warned it will almost treble by 2011. Read
