Nov
2012
Articles from 16th Nov 2012
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Lord Prescott fails in PCC poll bid
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
Lord Prescott has failed in his bid to become a police and crime commissioner. Read
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PCCs have mandate, insists Cameron
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
Prime Minister David Cameron has insisted that the first police and crime commissioners will have a mandate to oversee the delivery of law and order, despite a turnout at the elections which is expected to be a record low. Read
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Miliband jubilant over poll results
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
Ed Miliband has claimed that Middle England was turning its back on David Cameron after Labour won the Corby by-election on a 12.7% swing. Read
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Ash dieback confirmed at five sites
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
The first outbreak of ash dieback has been confirmed in Northern Ireland, agriculture chiefs have revealed. Read
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Bid to block Catholic schools fails
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
Local parents and the British Humanist Association have failed in a High Court bid to block proposals for two new Catholic schools. Read
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Hamas fires rocket at Jerusalem
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
Palestinian militants have fired a rocket aimed at Jerusalem, setting off air raid sirens throughout the city and opening a new front in three days of fierce fighting between Israel and armed groups in the Gaza Strip. Read
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Man, 40, denies teenager's murder
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
A 40-year-old man has denied murdering teenager Rachel Manning, whose body was found dumped on a golf course 12 years ago. Read
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DLT arrest 'not to do with kids'
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
DJ Dave Lee Travis has denied groping two women and stressed that allegations against him have "nothing to do with kids". Read
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Labour gains Corby in by-election
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
Labour has seized the Corby constituency from the Conservatives by a margin of almost 8,000 votes in a major boost for leader Ed Miliband. Read
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Police referred over miners' strike
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
The police force already under scrutiny over its role in the Hillsborough disaster has referred itself to the police watchdog over its part in the 1984 miners' strike. Read
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GCSE English grading faces overhaul
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
Grading of this year's GCSE English papers is to be overhauled in the wake of the summer fiasco, England's exams regulator has confirmed. Read
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Cameron insists PCCs 'have mandate'
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
Prime Minister David Cameron has insisted that the first police and crime commissioners will have a mandate to oversee the delivery of law and order, despite a turnout at the elections which is expected to be a record low. Read
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Gove: More young must go into care
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
More children should be taken into care more quickly to rescue them from "a life of soiled nappies and scummy baths, chaos and hunger, hopelessness and despair", Michael Gove has said. Read
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Demoted Christian wins under £100
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
A Christian who was demoted for posting his opposition to gay marriage on Facebook will receive less than £100 compensation after winning his legal action for breach of contract. Read
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Labour 'to win Corby poll by 4,000'
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
Labour expects to win the Corby by-election with a majority of more than 4,000, senior party sources said. Read
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Ex-police authority chief charged
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
The former chairman of Cleveland Police Authority has been charged with perverting the course of justice. Read
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Fired cop killed wife and daughter
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
A former police inspector strangled his wife and six-year-old daughter before stabbing himself with a kitchen knife a week after he was dismissed from his force for misconduct, an inquest has heard. Read
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Spanish terror suspect held in UK
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
A fugitive Spanish terror suspect who has been on the run for 17 years has been arrested in Britain. Read
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Concern over police service 'chaos'
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
The police service is in "chaos" and budget cuts conflict with the Government's duty to keep the public safe, an officers' group said. Read
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DLT taken off air after arrest
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
DJ Dave Lee Travis has been taken "off air with immediate effect" by radio station Magic AM after his arrest on Thursday. Read
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Shafilea's sister avoids jail term
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
The sister of honour killing victim Shafilea Ahmed was spared jail when she was given a 12-month suspended sentence for organising a robbery at her parents' house. Read
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Social work plan for top graduates
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
Top graduates will be encouraged to train as social workers under new proposals to improve the profession and raise its status, Michael Gove has said. Read
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Hague hails Syria 'turning point'
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
Foreign Secretary William Hague has hailed a potential turning point for Syria as he met the leaders of a coalition opposed to president Bashar Assad. Read
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Child protection has 'weaknesses'
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
Weaknesses remain in child protection services at a council which was heavily criticised after two boys tortured and sexually humiliated two other youngsters, according to a new report. Read
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Demoted Christian wins legal fight
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
A Christian who was demoted for posting his opposition to gay marriage on Facebook has won his breach of contract action. Read
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Hague plea to both sides over Gaza
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
Foreign Secretary William Hague has urged both Israel and the Palestinians to make efforts to halt the violence in Gaza, but made clear that he believes Hamas bears the greatest responsibility for the current crisis, as well as the ability to bring it most swiftly to an end. Read
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Low turnouts for PCC elections
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
Dire turnouts have threatened to undermine the first generation of police and crime commissioners (PCC) with as few as 10% of voters casting their ballots in some areas. Read
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UK hope over Syria opposition group
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
Britain hopes to decide within days whether to recognise the new Syrian opposition coalition as the legitimate voice of the country's people, following talks in London, Foreign Secretary William Hague has said. Read
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Morning news headlines for November 16, 2012
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
THERE were swings towards Labour today as the party held its two seats in the parliamentary by-elections; turnout for the police and crime commissioner elections yesterday was expected to be as low as 10% in some areas and former Conservative politician Lord McAlpine has commenced legal action against organisations and individuals who wrongly linked him to a paedophile ring. Read
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Labour slams police vote promotion
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
Voters were not given enough information about the police and crime commissioner elections, Labour has claimed as turnout was expected to be as low as 10% in some areas. Read
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Peer pursues claim over abuse slur
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
Former Conservative politician Lord McAlpine has commenced legal action against a long list of organisations and individuals who wrongly linked him to a paedophile ring after coming to a £185,000 settlement with the BBC. Read
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Tory wins crime commissioner poll
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
The Tories have claimed first blood in the police and crime commissioner elections with magistrate Angus Macpherson taking the post in Wiltshire. Read
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Labour holds two Westminster seats
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
There were swings towards Labour as the party held its two seats in the parliamentary by-elections. Read
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Hague meets Syria opposition group
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
William Hague is to meet Syrian opposition leaders fighting to oust president Bashar Assad's brutal regime. Read
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Man faces court on terror charge
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
A 24-year-old man will appear in court charged in connection with an investigation into travel to Syria in support of alleged terrorist activity. Read
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Bid to reduce premature births
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
A handful of strategies could prevent almost 60,000 premature births a year in countries such as the UK, research has shown. Read
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CBI calls for 'industrial Olympics'
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
The head of the UK's biggest business group has urged the Government to launch an "industrial Olympics" to speed the economy away from recession. Read
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Crime-row council 'still failing'
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
A council that was at the centre of a child protection storm after two boys tortured and sexually humiliated two other youngsters has admitted that "features of that systematic failure remain today". Read
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Fuel prices condemned despite fall
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
Petrol prices have fallen but drivers are still being short-changed, according to the AA. Read
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Bid to reduce use of antibiotics
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
Patients have been urged not to request antibiotics for coughs and colds due to an increasing resistance to treatments in the population. Read
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£66bn invested in banks may be lost
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
More than £66 billion of taxpayers' cash invested in RBS and Lloyds may never be recovered, a spending watchdog has warned as it criticised the Treasury for making a series of costly mistakes in its handling of Northern Rock. Read
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Hamas blamed for Middle East crisis
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
Hamas bears "principal responsibility" for the escalating crisis between Gaza and Israel, Downing Street has said. Read
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Police vote turnout fears realised
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
Early signs of a rock-bottom turnout emerged as counting in the police commissioners elections got under way. Read
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Labour optimistic of Corby victory
Nov 16 2012 | UK & World News
Former MP Louise Mensch has said she would accept responsibility if the Tories lost the marginal seat of Corby. Read
