Nov
2009
Articles from 2nd Nov 2009
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Ross handed award for 'new music'
Nov 02 2009 | National News
Jonathan Ross has been presented with a music award for the exposure he has given to new artists. Read
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Judge asked to rule on baby's life
Nov 02 2009 | National News
A High Court judge has begun the formidable task of deciding whether a baby boy with an active brain locked inside an immobile body should live or die. Read
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Agency staff: union sues Royal Mail
Nov 02 2009 | National News
The Royal Mail is facing legal action over the recruitment of 30,000 agency staff during the bitter post strike, union leaders have announced. Read
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'Human bomb' woman freed from court
Nov 02 2009 | National News
A mother-of-six who admitted hiding an explosives manual in her burka wrote a note suggesting she was willing to blow up herself and her children, a police source has said. Read
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New mother with swine flu has died
Nov 02 2009 | National News
A woman who contracted swine flu died just weeks after giving birth to her first child, a health authority has confirmed. Read
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BA facing cabin crew strike threat
Nov 02 2009 | National News
British Airways cabin crew have condemned the company's plans to cut jobs, pay and conditions as the threat of a strike just days before Christmas came a step closer. Read
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Clean-up begins after floods misery
Nov 02 2009 | National News
A clean-up operation is under way after heavy rain and strong winds caused flooding across the UK. Read
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Bank will shed 3,700 UK branch jobs
Nov 02 2009 | National News
Royal Bank of Scotland is to cut 3,700 jobs across its UK branch network in a bid to modernise the way the bank operates, the company has said. Read
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Minister defends drugs row sacking
Nov 02 2009 | National News
Home Secretary Alan Johnson has told MPs he had "lost confidence" in Professor David Nutt's ability to be his principal adviser on drugs policy. Read
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Wayne and Coleen celebrate baby boy
Nov 02 2009 | National News
England footballer Wayne Rooney's wife Coleen has given birth to a baby boy. Read
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Cameron pledges to slash NHS costs
Nov 02 2009 | National News
David Cameron has stepped up his bid to make the Tories the party of the NHS by promising reforms to cut costs and extend "patient power". Read
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Drugs row sparks advice body review
Nov 02 2009 | National News
The Home Office has announced a review of its drug advisory body in the wake of the row over the sacking of Professor David Nutt. Read
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Pakistan blast 'kills at least 35'
Nov 02 2009 | National News
A suicide bomber has killed 35 people outside a bank near Pakistan's capital. Read
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Expert dies on last day in war zone
Nov 02 2009 | National News
A senior British explosives expert has been killed while trying to defuse a bomb on the last day of his tour in Afghanistan. Read
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Action against 'thieving' parents
Nov 02 2009 | National News
Tougher action against the thousands of "thieving" parents who lie to get their children into popular schools has been demanded by the chief adjudicator. Read
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Boris unveils new diagonal crossing
Nov 02 2009 | National News
A £5 million scheme to ease congestion in the heart of London's West End has been unveiled by the capital's Mayor, Boris Johnson. Read
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UK-Russia bid to find common ground
Nov 02 2009 | National News
David Miliband has insisted that festering disputes between the UK and Russia over issues such as the Alexander Litvinenko murder would not prevent closer co-operation. Read
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Assessment for 'right-to-life' baby
Nov 02 2009 | National News
A fresh medical assessment is to be carried out on a baby boy at the centre of a "right-to-life" legal dispute to decide whether a simple surgical operation could improve his prospects, a High Court judge has heard. Read
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Flooding misery as storms batter UK
Nov 02 2009 | National News
Residents are counting the cost after torrential rain and strong winds battered the UK, forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes. Read
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Cameron pledge to slash NHS costs
Nov 02 2009 | National News
David Cameron has stepped up his bid to make the Tories the party of the NHS by promising reforms to cut costs and extend "patient power". Read
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Clarke hits out in drug adviser row
Nov 02 2009 | National News
Former Home Secretary Charles Clarke has waded into the escalating drugs classification row, accusing Gordon Brown of ignoring his own scientific advisers. Read
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Pakistan blast 'kills at least 30'
Nov 02 2009 | National News
A suicide bomber has killed 30 people outside a bank near Pakistan's capital. Read
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RBS is set to sell more businesses
Nov 02 2009 | National News
Royal Bank of Scotland has said that it will have to sell more of its businesses than originally planned to gain European approval for state support. Read
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BA staff discuss 'unfair contracts'
Nov 02 2009 | National News
British Airways cabin crew workers are due to hold a mass meeting to discuss opposition to new employment contracts they complain are "unfair and unworkable". Read
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Storms spark rescues and travel woe
Nov 02 2009 | National News
Much of the UK is on flood alert after torrential rain and strong winds prompted scores of rescues and travel misery. Read
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School admissions review report due
Nov 02 2009 | National News
Admissions rules should be altered to ensure twins are allocated places at the same school, the Chief Schools Adjudicator is expected to say. Read
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£24m overseas child benefit bill
Nov 02 2009 | National News
Child benefit is being paid for more than 50,000 youngsters living outside the UK, according to Treasury figures. Read
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Climate change 'can kill children'
Nov 02 2009 | National News
A quarter of a million children could die next year due to the effects of climate change, Save the Children warned. Read
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PM's talks with expenses probe boss
Nov 02 2009 | National News
Gordon Brown is due to tell the head of the inquiry into MPs' expenses that reform of the system must not make Parliament the preserve of the rich. Read
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Plaque to mark M1 50th anniversary
Nov 02 2009 | National News
The 50th anniversary of the opening of the M1 is being marked by the unveiling of a plaque at the motorway's most famous service station. Read
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Landline tax 'threat to broadband'
Nov 02 2009 | National News
More than 100,000 homes will be forced to give up their broadband internet under plans to introduce a controversial tax, TalkTalk has said. Read
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Jump in violent crime by strangers
Nov 02 2009 | National News
The proportion of violent crime committed by strangers has risen significantly since Labour came to power, a report shows. Read
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Briton killed in landslide at beach
Nov 02 2009 | National News
The British woman killed by a landslide at a beach in Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, has been named by the Foreign Office as Marion O'Hara, 57. Read
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UK unemployment 'to keep rising'
Nov 02 2009 | National News
Unemployment in the UK is set to hit 2.75 million by November next year as the economic recovery fails to boost the jobs market, research has claimed. Read
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Sacking threatens drug panel future
Nov 02 2009 | National News
Mass resignations have been predicted from the country's drugs advisory panel in protest at Alan Johnson's decision to axe its chairman for criticising the Government's policy. Read
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Bodies in house had been murdered
Nov 02 2009 | National News
Six women whose badly-decomposed bodies were found at the home of a convicted rapist had been murdered, medical experts have said. Read
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Rival's exit hands Karzai victory
Nov 02 2009 | National News
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has effectively been handed a second five-year term. Read
