Dec
2012
Articles from 18th Dec 2012
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'False' plebgate claim investigated
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
The "plebgate" row that engulfed Andrew Mitchell was fuelled by a police officer who posed as a member of the public and falsely claimed to have witnessed the events, it has been alleged. Read
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Afghan withdrawal 'may accelerate'
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
David Cameron has hinted that Britain's withdrawal from Afghanistan could be speeded up amid speculation that the force size could be nearly halved next year. Read
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Plebgate officer 'made up story'
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
The 'plebgate' row that engulfed Andrew Mitchell was sparked by a police officer who posed as a member of the public and falsely claimed to have witnessed the events, it has been said. Read
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Savile Newsnight report due out
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
The review into Newsnight's shelving of a report into Jimmy Savile's decades long campaign of sexual abuse will be released on Wednesday. Read
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Review split on British rights Bill
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
A £700,000 review set up to examine the case for a British Bill of Rights has failed to come up with a unanimous conclusion. Read
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Iraq doctor guilty of misconduct
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
A former British Army doctor has been found guilty of serious misconduct by medical watchdogs over the death of Iraqi detainee Baha Mousa and will now face possible sanctions against him working as a medic. Read
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Queen joins ministers in Cabinet
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
The Queen has capped her Diamond Jubilee year by becoming the first monarch to attend the Cabinet in more than two centuries. Read
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Ruling backs boy's cancer surgery
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
A seven-year-old boy at the centre of a legal dispute over cancer treatment is due to undergo more surgery on a brain tumour on Wednesday - against his mother's wishes. Read
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Taliban kills five polio aid staff
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
The Taliban has murdered five women polio health workers in a series of attacks in Pakistan. Read
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Anne visits Camp Bastion soldiers
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
Soldiers serving in Afghanistan over the festive season have received a visit from the Princess Royal. Read
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Warnings of further flooding issued
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
Forecasters have warned people to expect up to seven days of unsettled conditions as a series of wet weather systems engulf the UK. Read
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90-day redundancy talks time halved
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
The Government has sparked fury among unions but won praise from business leaders after announcing that the 90-day period before large scale redundancies can take place is to be cut to 45 days. Read
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Rail union to study peace offer
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
Union leaders are to consider an offer aimed at averting pre-Christmas strikes on ScotRail. Read
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Massacre rifle firm loses backers
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
The powerful US gun lobby has felt the first backlash from the Newtown massacre after a leading private equity group decided to sell its stake in the company that made the killer's assault rifle. Read
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Judge approves boy's cancer surgery
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
A High Court judge has said a seven-year-old boy at the centre of a legal dispute over cancer treatment could undergo more surgery. Read
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Grayling has Qatada aid concerns
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has concerns about the level of legal aid provided to terror suspect Abu Qatada, it has emerged. Read
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MP: Ban claimants from buying booze
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
Benefits claimants should be banned from spending their state handouts on cigarettes and booze, a Tory MP has controversially claimed. Read
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Divided views on Bill of Rights
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
A commission set up to examine the case for a British Bill of Rights has failed to come up with a unanimous conclusion, it has emerged. Read
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West Coast rail report 'redacted'
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
The independent report into the West Coast rail franchise fiasco was altered by the Department for Transport (DfT) before it was published, MPs have been told. Read
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Life terms for schoolboy's killers
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
Two teenagers have been given life terms for murdering an innocent schoolboy. Read
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Officer 'was not at Mitchell scene'
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
A police officer under investigation over claims he witnessed a row in Downing Street involving a Cabinet minister "wasn't there at the time", the Metropolitan Police Commissioner has said. Read
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Redundancy talks period halved
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
The 90-day period before large scale redundancies can take place is to be cut to 45 days, the Government has announced. Read
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£150,000 royal lifeline for farmers
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
Farmers struggling to cope with the effects of this year's extreme weather are to benefit from a £150,000 lifeline donated by the Prince of Wales's countryside body. Read
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Inflation rate unchanged at 2.7%
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
The UK's rate of inflation is unchanged but there are fears the respite may only be brief as energy prices continue to rise. Read
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Gifts for sick children stolen
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
Christmas presents destined for sick youngsters at Great Ormond Street Hospital have been stolen by thieves. Read
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Muslims seek gay marriage exemption
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
Muslim leaders have demanded the same legal exemptions as the Church of England in legislation to introduce gay marriages. Read
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More people are living beyond 100
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
The number of people in England and Wales living to beyond 100 is increasing and there is no upper age limit in sight, a report has found. Read
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Thief steals from sick children
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
Christmas presents destined for sick children in an intensive care unit have been stolen from a hospital. Read
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Power pollution 'needs target set'
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
The Government's energy legislation has come under pressure from a senior Tory who wants it to include targets to slash emissions from the power sector. Read
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Mirvis to become next chief rabbi
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
Ephraim Mirvis is to become the UK's next chief rabbi. Read
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Queen to take seat at Cabinet table
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
The Queen will become the first monarch for at least a century to attend Cabinet when she takes a seat beside Prime Minister David Cameron at the famous Number 10 table. Read
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Massacre town begins burying dead
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
A town has begun burying its dead, laying to rest the first of the 20 children killed in the Connecticut school massacre. Read
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More loyalist violence over flag
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
Fifteen people have been arrested during another night of sporadic loyalist violence in Northern Ireland. Read
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Soaring numbers work Christmas Day
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
An increasing number of people are working on Christmas Day, with hospitals, hotels and pubs asking more staff to forego a festive break, according to a new study. Read
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HMRC phonecalls cost callers £136m
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
The taxman has been condemned for delays in answering phonecalls that have been costing callers £136 million a year. Read
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Warning over migration figures
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
Ministers should remove international students from the Government's targets on migration, or risk damaging the quality and competitiveness of British universities and harming the UK's influence around the globe, a parliamentary report warns. Read
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Routine NHS services 'to be daily'
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
Routine NHS services are to be provided seven days a week, a new body has proposed. Read
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Care system 'fails 3,000 children'
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
Up to 3,000 vulnerable children in care are being failed by a system that has seen sex attackers placed with abuse victims and one teenager moved 31 times, inspectors have said. Read
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Tory support slumps in new polls
Dec 18 2012 | UK & World News
Conservatives suffered fresh opinion poll woe as the UK Independence Party (Ukip) continued to register record highs. Read
