Dec
2012
Articles from 20th Dec 2012
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Oman to buy £2.5bn-worth of jets
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
A £2.5 billion deal for Oman to buy 12 Typhoon fighter jets is to be sealed when David Cameron visits the country. Read
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Cameron hints at Mitchell return
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
David Cameron has delivered his strongest hint yet that Andrew Mitchell could return to government. Read
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Afghanistan 'better than in 2001'
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
David Cameron has dismissed fears that Afghanistan could revert to a terrorist haven as he paid a pre-Christmas visit to troops in the country. Read
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UN backs military operation in Mali
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
The UN Security Council has approved an African-led military operation to oust al Qaida-linked extremists from northern Mali - but not before the training of the country's security forces and progress on political reconciliation and elections. Read
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Russian opposition leader charged
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
A prominent Russian opposition activist has been charged with fraud and money laundering, the latest casualty in a crackdown on President Vladimir Putin's opponents. Read
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Sandy Hook teacher's funeral held
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
A teacher who died trying to protect her students in the Connecticut school shooting that left 28 people dead has been laid to rest. Read
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Door open for talks, says Assange
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said that the "door is open" for talks to break the deadlock over his campaign to avoid extradition to Sweden. Read
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Heavy rain forecast to continue
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
The torrential rain that has hammered much of Britain showed no signs of letting up as more residents were on the verge of being evacuated from their homes in one village. Read
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Decision due on brain tumour boy
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
A High Court judge is expected to decide on Friday whether a seven-year-old boy can have radiotherapy treatment, following surgery on a brain tumour, against his mother's wishes. Read
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Miller cools down press law claims
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
Culture Secretary Maria Miller poured cold water on claims she is preparing to legislate for tighter regulation of the press. Read
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Plot thickens in 'plebgate' row
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
The Andrew Mitchell "plebgate" affair has deepened after it emerged police have arrested and questioned a second man. Read
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Ex-Radio 1 man denies sex offences
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
Former BBC radio producer Ted Beston has "vehemently denied" historic allegations put to him by detectives investigating the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal. Read
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Santa 'told children of shootings'
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
A Santa has been suspended from his job in a grotto after he allegedly told children about the US school massacre and that he was not really Father Christmas. Read
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Press regulation proposals outlined
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
The Government is planning two pieces of legislation and a Royal Charter to provide legal backing for a new system of press regulation, campaigners have claimed. Read
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Festive shopping off to slow start
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
Further evidence of the strain on households emerged after retail figures for November highlighted a sluggish start to seasonal spending. Read
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Queen in 3D for Christmas broadcast
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
The Queen has "embraced" new technology and recorded her traditional Christmas broadcast in 3D for the first time, Buckingham Palace announced. Read
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Queen's message shown in 3D and HD
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
The Queen's Christmas message is to be screened in 3D and HD for the first time, it has been announced Read
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'Revolutionary' job system launched
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
The Government has launched a new service aimed at helping unemployed people find work which ministers said would "revolutionise" the search for jobs. Read
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Bloody Sunday murder probe to begin
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
A murder inquiry into the Bloody Sunday killings in Londonderry is to begin in the new year. Read
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Cancer boy's mother renews fight
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
A woman who does not want her seven-year-old son to have radiotherapy treatment following surgery on a brain tumour has renewed her High Court fight. Read
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Lansley in Queen Cabinet rail delay
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
A senior Government minister has attacked "failings" on the rail network which meant he missed out on the Queen's appearance at Cabinet. Read
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42% of marriages end in divorce
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
Nearly half of marriages in England and Wales still end in divorce, official figures show. Read
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Boy's cancer surgery 'went well'
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
An operation on a seven-year-old boy at the centre of a legal dispute over cancer treatment went well, a High Court judge has been told Read
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Funding for Hillsborough families
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
The Government will fund legal representation for the families of the 96 Liverpool fans killed in the Hillsborough disaster at the new inquest ordered into their deaths. Read
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Second arrest in 'plebgate' probe
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
A second man has been arrested in connection with the Andrew Mitchell "plebgate" affair, police said. Read
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BBC advised on recouping pay-off
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
The BBC has taken legal advice on whether it can recoup some of the £450,000 pay-off given to director-general George Entwistle, Lord Patten said. Read
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Sales figures fuel spending fears
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
Fears that consumers are reining in their spending ahead of Christmas have been fuelled after it emerged that sales volumes failed to rebound last month. Read
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Seven competing for slice of 4G
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
Vodafone and BT will be among seven bidders competing in next year's 4G auction in what marks the largest ever sale of mobile airwaves in the UK. Read
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Fisheries deal 'good for industry'
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
An EU fisheries deal on catches for next year has been hailed by the UK as good for the fishing industry and good for "the health of our seas". Read
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Cameron vows new online porn curbs
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
Parents will find it easier to protect their children against internet pornography under new government proposals that will prompt them to tailor settings to choose what youngsters can access online. Read
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Regions braced for more flood havoc
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
Parts of the UK are braced for threatened further flooding as successive bands of heavy rain move across the country. Read
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Women to pay more for car insurance
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
New European rules come into force on Friday which mean some women are set for a shock when their next car insurance quote lands on the doormat. Read
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Assange set to address supporters
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to deliver a message from the Ecuadorian Embassy to mark six months since he sought refuge inside the building. Read
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Yard widens Mitchell plebgate probe
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
Scotland Yard has widened its investigation into the Andrew Mitchell "plebgate" affair amid signs of strain between senior Conservatives and the police over the treatment of the former chief whip. Read
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Politics not among our top concerns
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
People are far less concerned about UK politics and international affairs than they have been at any time in the last four years, according to a charity survey. Read
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Families '£50 poorer than in 2010'
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
Families were almost £50 worse off last month than they were two years ago - and any strong growth in their spending power is set to remain "elusive", a study has said. Read
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Alarm at cancer treatment 'ageism'
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
Ageism in the NHS is stopping some older cancer patients getting the best treatments, a charity has warned. Read
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Christmas on dole again for 400,000
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
More than 400,000 people will spend their second Christmas on the dole, with long-term unemployment no longer limited to a few blackspots, according to a new report. Read
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Fuel-save offers may cost you more
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
Some energy adverts promising large discounts and free energy are leaving consumers duped at best but often out of pocket, according to an investigation. Read
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BBC condemned over Entwistle payoff
Dec 20 2012 | UK & World News
The BBC has been accused of a "cavalier" attitude towards licence fee money over a £450,000 payoff to director-general George Entwistle as MPs warned: "Public servants should not be rewarded for failure." Read
