Sep
2009
Articles from 12th Sep 2009
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Far-right groups accused over rally
Sep 12 2009 | National News
Organisers of a pro-Palestinian rally due to be staged in London on Sunday, accused far right groups of forcing a decision to break with tradition and switch the location at the last moment. Read
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Lockerbie bomber's health 'worsens'
Sep 12 2009 | National News
The health of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi has deteriorated markedly, it was reported. Read
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Tesco creating 1,500 insurance jobs
Sep 12 2009 | National News
More than 1,500 new jobs will be created as part of a deal between insurance company Fortis and supermarket giant Tesco, it was announced. Read
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Convicted drug smuggler gives birth
Sep 12 2009 | National News
A woman jailed in Laos for smuggling drugs who returned Britain to serve her sentence has given birth, it was revealed. Read
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Elizabeth Cross for fallen soldiers
Sep 12 2009 | National News
The relatives of soldiers killed on active service spoke of their pride after receiving the Elizabeth Cross from the Queen. Read
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12 children in hospital with E Coli
Sep 12 2009 | National News
A group of 12 children were being treated in hospital following an outbreak of the vomiting bug E Coli, health officials said. Read
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Bristol stabbing: Three questioned as murder inquiry launched
Sep 12 2009 | National News
Detectives launched a murder investigation today after a teenager "needlessly Read
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Revealed: The unlikely artist set to beat The Beatles to the chart number 1
Sep 12 2009 | National News
Dame Vera Lynn today spoke of her astonishment at being in the midst of a chart Read
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Queen honours soldiers' families
Sep 12 2009 | National News
The Queen has presented the Elizabeth Cross to the relatives of six soldiers killed on active service. Read
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Britain 'committed to Afghanistan'
Sep 12 2009 | National News
Britain's special representative to Afghanistan said he remains committed to help bringing peace to Afghanistan but the country needs long-term funding from all nations involved. Read
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UN Lockerbie bombing probe urged
Sep 12 2009 | National News
The UN General Assembly is being urged to hold an inquiry into the Lockerbie bombing, it emerged. Read
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'Economy needs time to rebalance'
Sep 12 2009 | National News
A slow recovery from the recession would be better for the country than a rapid bounce, the chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has said. Read
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Post strike ahead of national vote
Sep 12 2009 | National News
Postal staff across the UK have gone on strike ahead of a national ballot planned for next week. Read
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Susan Boyle plans permanent move to America
Sep 12 2009 | National News
Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle is taking her act to America, Read
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RBS chief hopes for slow climb out of recession
Sep 12 2009 | National News
A slow recovery from the recession would be better for the country than a rapid Read
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Teenager dies in Bristol stabbing
Sep 12 2009 | National News
A teenager died after being stabbed outside a pub today, police said today. Read
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Britons held over 'kidnap plot'
Sep 12 2009 | National News
Dutch police have arrested three Britons with "violent reputations" following reports that a gang intended to take two people hostage, authorities in Holland confirmed. Read
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Comedian offers to buy school lamb
Sep 12 2009 | National News
Comedian Paul O'Grady has offered to buy a sheep reared by schoolchildren which is at the centre of a row over whether it should be sent to slaughter. Read
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Government clashes with MG Big Four
Sep 12 2009 | National News
The Government is embroiled in a bitter struggle with the businessmen who banked millions as MG Rover went bust. Read
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Police to probe MI6 torture claims
Sep 12 2009 | National News
An allegation that officers from Secret Intelligence Service MI6 were complicit in torture is to be investigated by the Metropolitan Police, it has been revealed. Read
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Three facing air bombs plot retrial
Sep 12 2009 | National News
Three men cleared of planning to bomb transatlantic airliners are facing the prospect of being retried on charges of conspiracy to murder. Read
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SAS 'trained Libyan special forces'
Sep 12 2009 | National News
The SAS has been training Libyan special forces despite Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's regime having supplied arms to the IRA, it has been reported. Read
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Size of Galaxy bars shrinks by 17%
Sep 12 2009 | National News
The rising price of cocoa has forced Mars to reduce the size of its Galaxy bars by 17%, less than a year after increasing the price 26%, it has been reported. Read
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Protesters compared to blackshirts
Sep 12 2009 | National News
A Cabinet minister has raised fears of a return to 1930s fascism, comparing modern right-wing groups to Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts. Read
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World's first microwavable fish fingers launched
Sep 12 2009 | National News
A seafood company is to introduce the first microwaveable fish fingers, it Read
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Mars bars shrink as cocoa prices rise
Sep 12 2009 | National News
The rising price of cocoa has forced Mars to reduce the size of its Galaxy bars Read
