By Gerald Heneghan Senior members of the Conservative Party have urged their colleagues to back a bill that would allow same-sex marriage.
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Richard III’s skeleton found in Leicester car park
By Laura Moulden A skeleton found underneath a car park in Leicester has been confirmed as belonging to king Richard III.
Osborne to announce bank break-up proposals
By Gerald Heneghan George Osborne is set to warn banks that they risk having their operations broken up if they do not separate their investment
Two arrested in Blackpool Murder probe
By Gerald Heneghan Blackpool Police have made two arrests in connection to the murder of a 16-year-old girl whose body was found in an alley.
April Casburn jailed over phone hacking media leak
By Gerald Heneghan Detective Chief Inspector April Casburn has been jailed for 15 months over an attempt to leak details of an investigation to the
IPCC ‘woefully under-equipped’
By Laura Moulden The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is unable to cope with its role as watchdog of police forces in England and Wales,
Cameron pledges support for Libya
By Lauren Grice David Cameron has pledged British assistance for the Libyan police and army in a surprise visit to the country.
Council tax rise to hit ‘millions of low-income households’
By Gerald Heneghan Council tax rises are set to hit millions of low-income households as a result of benefit reforms.
UK Police face radical recruitment shake-up
By Gerald Heneghan Police in England and Wales are facing the possibility of a radical shake-up that would allow forces to recruit senior officers from
Nursery ratios set to rise under new childcare reforms
By Gerald Heneghan Nurseries and childminders in England will be permitted to look after more children under new childcare reforms set to be announced today
HS2 rail route unveiled
By Gerald Heneghan The rail route for the high speed 2 (HS2) network’s second phase have been outlined by the government today (January 28th).
ONS: UK economy shrank 0.3 per cent in Q4 2012
By Gerald Heneghan Britain’s economy shrank by 0.3 per cent during the last three months of 2012, re-igniting fears over a potential slide back into
Cameron EU proposals gain backing of business leaders
By Gerald Heneghan David Cameron’s proposals on renegotiating Britain’s relationship with the European Union (EU) have gained the backing of British business leaders.
David Cameron commits to referendum on Europe
By Gerald Heneghan David Cameron has pledged to implement a referendum into Britain’s membership in the European Union (EU) if the Conservative Party wins the
Tesco issues apology over horsemeat burger scandal
By Laura Moulden Tesco has issued an apology to their customers following the revelation that three beef burger products retailing in their stores were found
London Victoria reopens following rush hour train fire
By Gerald Heneghan London’s Victoria station was evacuated this morning (January 17th) after a fire broke out in the undercarriage of a Gatwick Express Train.
UK military warned over cyber-attack threat
By Gerald Heneghan The UK’s armed forces have been warned over the potential threats presented by cyber-attacks.
Ofcom fine HomeServe £750,000 for silent calls
Watchdogs have fined Walsall based insurance specialist HomeServe a record £750,000 following excessive silent and abandoned calls. Families and pensioners received marketing calls from the
Birmingham Riots: shocking footage of deaths shown to jury
The murder trial of eight men involved in the Birmingham riots last summer began yesterday. During the trial footage showing the moment when three men
Lambs to the water
A flock of 48 lambs plunged one-by-one to their deaths – after cruel pranksters removed a concrete well cover in their field. Fuming farmer Clive