Nov
2012
Articles from 22nd Nov 2012
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Freud: Poor should take more risks
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
Poor people should be prepared to take more risks because they have the least to lose, according to the minister for welfare reform. Read
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Balls: Triple-dip recession avoided
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
Britain is on course to avoid being plunged into a triple-dip recession, Ed Balls has said. Read
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39% of lung donations from smokers
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
More than one in three lung transplants in the last three years have been from donors who smoked, Health Minister Earl Howe has disclosed. Read
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Wind and rain bring chaos to UK
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
Heavy wind and rain has brought chaos to large parts of the country for a second day running, leaving hundreds of drivers stranded, thousands of homes without power and the owners of more than 100 needing to be evacuated. Read
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PM demands EU civil service cuts
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
David Cameron has demanded billions of pounds in pay and pension cuts from the EU's pampered civil service in a show of solidarity with austerity-hit workers across Europe. Read
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Wind and rain causes chaos on roads
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
Heavy wind and rain have brought chaos to large parts of the country for a second day running, leaving hundreds of drivers stranded and more than 100 homes evacuated. Read
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Grayling defiant on prisoner votes
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
Parliament is on a collision course with European judges after the Justice Secretary insisted it would have the final say on prisoner votes. Read
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McAlpine agrees ITV/Schofield deal
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
Lord McAlpine has reached a £125,000 settlement with ITV and Phillip Schofield as his lawyers confirmed they will continue to pursue damages from people who wrongly named him as a paedophile on Twitter. Read
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Shot boxer Camacho 'brain dead'
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
Puerto Rican ex-boxing world champion Hector "Macho" Camacho is clinically brain dead, doctors have said. Read
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New BBC DG: We can get through this
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
The new director-general of the BBC has vowed to drag the broadcaster out of its crisis, saying: "I know we can get through this." Read
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Rome stabbing fan seriously injured
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
An English fan has been stabbed and is in a serious condition in hospital after a gang of 50 armed Italian hooligans stormed a bar and attacked a group of Tottenham supporters. Read
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Opera House head to be new BBC boss
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
The head of the Royal Opera House, Tony Hall, has been given the biggest job in broadcasting after being appointed BBC director-general as the corporation acted quickly to move on from its crisis. Read
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Cable backs Kay review of City pay
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
Business Secretary Vince Cable has backed an "ambitious" agenda to tackle the "quick buck mentality" in the City. Read
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Hamas claims victory as truce holds
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
Hamas leaders in Gaza have declared victory over Israel and thousands of flag-waving supporters have rallied in celebration as the battered territory entered its first day of calm under an Egyptian-brokered truce. Read
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ITV pays out £125,000 to McAlpine
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
Lord McAlpine has reached a £125,000 settlement with ITV and Phillip Schofield over an edition of This Morning. Read
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Rainfall prompts flood warnings
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
People across south-west England are being warned of the risk of significant flooding as more heavy rain sweeps in. Read
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Landlord tells of attack on fans
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
The landlord of a pub where a group of English football fans were attacked by 50 knife-wielding Italian thugs has described the horrific ambush. Read
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'Long way to go' on EU summit deal
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
There is "a long way to go" before EU leaders at a special summit in Brussels can agree a long-term budget, Downing Street has said following a meeting between David Cameron and European Council president Herman Van Rompuy. Read
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Leveson report set to be published
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
The report from the first part of the Leveson Inquiry into press standards is to be released next Thursday. Read
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Minister defiant on prisoner voting
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
Parliament is on a collision course with European judges over prisoner voting again after Justice Secretary Chris Grayling insisted it had the power to maintain a ban. Read
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Taliban threat over gunman's body
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
The Taliban has threatened revenge unless India returns the body of a Pakistani man executed for his role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people. Read
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Police chief refuses to reapply
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
A long-serving chief constable has resigned after apparently being told by his new boss that he would have to apply for his own job. Read
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Publication date for Leveson report
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
The report from the first part of the Leveson Inquiry into press standards is to be released next Thursday. Read
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Rise in 'club drug' health problems
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
Drugs services have reported a rise in people coming to them with health problems caused by taking the banned substance mephedrone, with some heavy users injecting it more than 20 times a day. Read
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Leveson publication to be revealed
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
The Leveson Inquiry will set out the publication timetable for its report on Thursday morning, Culture Secretary Maria Miller has told the Commons. Read
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PM: Proposed EU rise 'quite wrong'
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
David Cameron has insisted the proposed rise in European Union spending was "quite wrong" as he arrived in Brussels for marathon budget negotiations. Read
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Morning news headlines for November 22, 2012
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
DAVID Cameron begins marathon EU budget negotiations today with a series of private talks in Brussels; thousands of immigrants were allowed to stay in the UK without undergoing proper checks because of a mountainous backlog of cases and Nick Clegg is calling for the creation of a new generation of towns and garden cities to address Britain’s growing housing crisis. Read
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Britain braced for more flood chaos
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
The UK is braced for another day of deluges and flooding as heavy rain sweeps across the country. Read
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Cautious hope as Gaza fighting ends
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
A ceasefire between Israel and the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers brought an end to eight days of the fiercest fighting in years and possibly signalling a new era of relations between the bitter enemies. Read
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Cameron in pre-summit budget talks
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
David Cameron is beginning marathon EU budget negotiations with a series of private talks in Brussels before joining a summit which could last into the weekend. Read
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Draft bill on prisoner voting due
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
Plans for MPs to have a say on whether prisoners should be given the vote is to be set out by the Government in the latest round of its long-running battle with the European Court of Human Rights. Read
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Which? challenges 'British' brands
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
Some high-profile brands are misleading consumers with country-of-origin "claims" that bear little resemblance to the reality, a consumer group has said. Read
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Councils warn of potholes crisis
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
The pothole problem on the roads is reaching crisis point, highway bosses have warned. Read
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Damning report on UK Border Agency
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
UK Border Agency (UKBA) staff dealt with a backlog of immigration cases so inefficiently that at one point 100,000 pieces of post were unopened, a report has said. Read
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'£1bn extra' academy roll out costs
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
An extra £1 billion was spent by the Government in the last two years on turning schools into academies, the spending watchdog has said. Read
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'New towns' bid to end homes crisis
Nov 22 2012 | UK & World News
Nick Clegg is calling for the creation of a new generation of new towns and garden cities to address Britain's growing housing crisis. Read
