By Laura Moulden Plans to put 70% of the probation service’s core work out for private sector tendering were announced yesterday (Wednesday January 9th) by
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Nick Clegg grilled by voters in LBC radio call-in
By Gerald Heneghan Nick Clegg has been grilled by voters in a special call-in show on London’s LBC Radio this morning (January 10th).
Eurozone unemployment hits record high
By Laura Moulden Unemployment in the eurozone has hit an all-time high as November 2012 saw the total number of people out of work increase
Sara Ege: Life imprisonment as she confesses to son’s murder over Koran studies
By Laura Moulden A mother has been sentenced to a minimum of 17 years in jail for beating her young son to death after he
MPs set to vote on benefits cap bill
By Gerald Heneghan MPs are set to vote on a controversial bill that would see the link between benefit increases and inflation severed today (January
British tourist in fatal fall at Blue Mountains walking track
By Gerald Heneghan A British tourist has plummeted to his death after falling near a waterfall in Australia’s Blue Mountains.
Cameron and Clegg insist coalition remains ‘steadfast and united’
By Gerald Heneghan David Cameron and Nick Clegg have asserted that the coalition remains “steadfast and united” as they unveiled a raft of new reforms
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
Rough Diamond Jubilee
Skint Brits who can’t afford to shell out hundreds of pounds on official memorabilia for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee can still show their national pride
1,700 jobs to be created by National Express
Yesterday West Midlands bus firm National Express announced plans to create 1,700 jobs over the next three years. The company also announced the arrival of
Grand National winner defends race following the death of two horses
Yesterday, John Hales the owner of Grand National winner Neptune Collonges has defended the sport following the tragic death of two horses. Over the weekend
World’s smallest egg
Here’s one tiny egg the Bye family are not going to eat in a hurry – as it’s a contender for the being the smallest
Un-bee-lievable
Britain’s gardeners were yesterday warned to expect swarms of these huge bee-like insects which have INCH-LONG spikes on their faces – but are thankfully HARMLESS
Sign of the tombs
EM-barmy Kevin Beresford has produced a dead funny calendar – featuring GRAVEYARDS. Wacky Kevin, 60, hit the headlines in 2003 when he created the world’s
Family Four-Tunes
Four generations of the same family are strutting their stuff at the same dance studio – 60 YEARS after their great-grandmother first took to the
Birds Olympic View
These incredible aerial pictures of London over the last decade reveal the dramatically changing landscape of the capital’s East End since work on the Olympic
Businesswomen opens shoe shop for women with massive feet
A MOTHER who struggled for years to find shoes big enough to fit her has finally found a solution by opening her own shop –
Operation Muttley launched to combat dogging
Police this week launched a crackdown on doggers who plague a beauty spot – and called it Operation MUTTLEY. Extra covert police patrols and CCTV