By Laura Moulden A skeleton found underneath a car park in Leicester has been confirmed as belonging to king Richard III.
Year: 2013
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
Airports Commission announces consultation on UK airport capacity
By Lauren Grice The Airports Commission has published two documents that mark the beginning of its consultation on airport capacity in the UK.
Plebgate investigation sees second officer arrested
By Laura Moulden A second police officer has been arrested on suspicion of leaking information to the media in regard to the so-called ‘Plebgate’ scandal.
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.
Australian hoax call DJs will not face manslaughter charges
By Lauren Grice Two Australian DJs who made a hoax call to King Edward VII’s Hospital while pretending to be members of the royal family
Aamir Siddiqi trial sees blundering hitmen convicted
By Laura Moulden Two hitmen found guilty of stabbing Aamir Siddiqi to death at his home in Cardiff had called at the wrong address, it
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
Cameron visits Liberia to co-chair UN meeting
By Lauren Grice David Cameron is set to co-chair a United Nations (UN) meeting in Liberia as part of his tour of Africa.
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,
Argentina pulls out of Falklands talks
By Gerald Heneghan Argentina has declined an offer to meet representatives of the Falklands Islands’ government in London.
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.
FSA reveals scale of interest rate swap scandal
By Laura Moulden The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has revealed the scale of the scandal facing British banks over interest rate swap mis-selling.
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.
Polish ‘is England’s second language’
By Lauren Grice Polish is now the second language of England and Wales, new data from the 2011 Census has revealed.
Tesco horsemeat scandal: Supplier dropped over ‘breach of trust’
By Laura Moulden Tesco has dropped supplier Silvercrest Foods over the scandal that saw several of its burger products contaminated with horsemeat.
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
Briton arrested over murder of jogger in Nimes
By Lauren Grice A British man has been arrested by French police in connection with the murder of a jogger in the town of Nimes.
Bali drugs case sees Briton jailed for six years
By Laura Moulden A British man has been jailed for six years for possession of cocaine in Bali.
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