Dec
2012
Articles from 10th Dec 2012
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Loyalists petrol bomb police car
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
Loyalists have tried to kill a police officer after they set fire to his patrol car in Belfast. Read
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EU budget deal achievable: Cameron
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
Prime Minister David Cameron insists that agreement on a long-term budget for the European Union is "achievable", but said he was prepared to "hang very tough" and wait rather than accept a deal which is not good for Britain. Read
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Family 'devastated' by nurse death
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
The family of a nurse who apparently committed suicide after she was duped by a hoax call made to the hospital treating the Duchess of Cambridge "miss her every moment of every day," MP Keith Vaz said. Read
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PM unfazed by gay marriage critics
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
David Cameron says he will not put pressure on Conservative MPs to fall into line over gay marriage, telling reporters that he is "relaxed" about the fact that some of his own team oppose him on the issue. Read
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New regulation to tackle care abuse
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
Tougher regulation including possible new criminal legislation to strengthen corporate accountability could be introduced in the wake of the "devastating" scandal of abuse at the Winterbourne View private hospital, the Government has announced. Read
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One dead after nine-vehicle crash
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
One person has died and 10 people were injured in a nine-vehicle pile-up on the M6, police said. Read
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Sturgeon wants talks on EU sooner
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has called for early talks about an independent Scotland's place in the EU in response to comments that the country may have to reapply. Read
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Reforms 'add £6bn to dole bill'
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
Labour has claimed the benefit changes in the Autumn Statement would leave the dole bill £6 billion higher. Read
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PM warned on votes for prisoners
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
Europe's human rights watchdog has hit back in the continuing war of words with London over voting rights for prisoners. Read
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Man bailed by Savile probe police
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
The latest man arrested by detectives investigating the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal has been bailed until January, police said. Read
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Pitch invader may face life ban
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
The Manchester City fan who ran on to the pitch and tried to confront Rio Ferdinand in Sunday's derby match could be banned from the club for life - despite his apology. Read
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Bid to quash Hillsborough verdicts
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
A formal application to quash the verdicts of the original Hillsborough inquests has been made by the Government's top lawyer. Read
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Move to quash Hillsborough verdicts
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
An application to quash the original Hillsborough inquest verdicts could be made today, the Attorney General's office said. Read
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DJs 'shattered' by nurse's death
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
The Australian DJ's behind the hoax call to the hospital that treated a pregnant Duchess of Cambridge said they were "gutted, shattered, heartbroken" by the death of a nurse they had duped. Read
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EU chiefs collect Nobel Peace Prize
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
The European Union's three presidents have collected the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of six decades of work promoting "peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights". Read
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Derby pitch invader says sorry
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
The Manchester City fan who ran on to the pitch and tried to confront Rio Ferdinand in Sunday's derby match has apologised, his solicitors have said. Read
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PM rules out drugs policy review
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
David Cameron has ruled out a fundamental review of the Government's approach to drugs, insisting its current strategy is "working". Read
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Orkneys 'have highest rate of MS'
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
The highest rate of multiple sclerosis in the world has been found in a small group of islands in the UK, researchers said. Read
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Nine charged over derby trouble
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
Nine people have been charged in connection with trouble at the Manchester derby, Greater Manchester Police said. Read
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Regulator planned for failed banks
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
A single national regulator would be responsible for overseeing the fallout from a collapsed international bank under new proposals from UK and US banking authorities. Read
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Tories dismiss Labour Leveson plans
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
Conservatives have dismissed new Labour plans for a Leveson law as lacking in detail as they prepare to produce the Government's draft Bill on press reform. Read
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Energy firm E.ON to raise prices
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
Energy group E.ON has become the last of the big-six energy suppliers to announce it will increase tariffs this winter. Read
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Rolls-Royce claims aired years ago
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
A whistleblower claimed for at least six years that Rolls-Royce had been paying bribes to secure business for its engines with overseas customers, it has emerged. Read
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Spy to face colleague assault trial
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
A spy has appeared in court to deny sexually assaulting and beating a colleague. Read
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Wintry showers set to make a return
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
Wintry showers could return to the UK later this week, forecasters say. Read
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Mother 'may agree to radiotherapy'
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
A woman who ran away with her seven-year-old son to stop him having cancer treatment said she will agree to radiotherapy if doctors find his brain tumour has returned. Read
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Patient killed in ambulance crash
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
A 75-year-old woman has died after an ambulance taking her to hospital crashed in Lincolnshire. Read
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Man in 60s held by Savile police
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
Detectives investigating the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal have arrested a man in his 60s, police have said. Read
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Prank DJs 'gutted' at nurse's death
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
The Australian DJs behind a prank call to the hospital where the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was being treated have spoken of their regret after one of the nurses they duped was later found dead in a suspected suicide. Read
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Labour drafts press regulation plan
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
Labour has unveiled plans for how it would like to see the press regulated in the wake of the Leveson inquiry. Read
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DJ's distress at hoax nurse's death
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
An Australian radio presenter who duped a nurse into helping reveal details about the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge's health has spoken tearfully of the moment she heard that Jacintha Saldanha had died. Read
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DJs to break silence on prank call
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
The Australian radio presenters who duped a nurse into helping reveal details about the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge's health are to break their silence about their prank call. Read
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£1.2bn submarine contract announced
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
A £1.2 billion contract has been awarded to build the Royal Navy's new hunter-killer submarine HMS Audacious. Read
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£100m project to map patients' DNA
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
Up to 100,000 patients with cancer and rare diseases are to have their DNA fully mapped as part of a drive to revolutionise NHS treatment. Read
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Congestion 'costs £4.3bn a year'
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
Traffic congestion is costing the economy more than £4.3 billion a year, according to a survey. Read
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Eight million people short of work
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
Around eight million people have been short of work this year, including the jobless, under-employed and economically inactive, new research has revealed. Read
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Green firms to get long-term deals
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
Green energy firms are to be handed long-term contracts to supply the Government in a bid to kick-start investment, it has been revealed. Read
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Cameron urged to start drug debate
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
David Cameron has been urged by MPs to start a wide-ranging public debate on drug policy - including the possibility of legalisation. Read
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Tories demand married tax breaks
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
A former families minister has renewed Tory demands for David Cameron to introduce tax breaks for marriage. Read
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Environment Secretary backs GM food
Dec 10 2012 | UK & World News
Genetically modified food should be grown and sold widely in Britain and opponents of the technology are talking "humbug", according to the Environment Secretary. Read
