Jan
2013
Articles from 3rd Jan 2013
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Police injured in new flag riots
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Eight police officers have been injured by rioting loyalists in east Belfast. Read
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Last Jarrow marcher dies aged 96
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
The last survivor of the Jarrow March, a famous protest against unemployment and poverty during the Great Depression of the 1930s, has died. Read
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Police attacked in new flag protest
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Loyalists have attacked police in east Belfast in a new outbreak of street disorder linked to protests against the decision to restrict the flying of the Union Flag above the City Hall. Read
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Charity slams food bank critic
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
A charity that provides almost 300 food banks across the UK has criticised comments made by a Tory councillor questioning the need for the resource. Read
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£10,000 reward over organist murder
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
A £10,000 reward has been offered to help track down the killer or killers of a church organist who died after he was attacked on Christmas Eve. Read
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Norovirus triggers blood shortage
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
The NHS has made an urgent appeal for O Negative blood donors after the norovirus outbreak and the festive period caused a drop in donations. Read
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PM rejects pensioner payment cuts
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
David Cameron has rejected calls to means-test winter fuel payments, insisting he would stick to an election pledge not to cut state help for pensioners. Read
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Two fall in after bridge collapses
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Two people have been taken to hospital after falling into flood waters when a bridge collapsed. Read
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Increased future flooding 'likely'
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
The UK experienced its second wettest year on record last year, with warnings the country faces a future of increasing downpours and floods as the climate changes. Read
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Taliban chief killed by US drone
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
A senior Taliban commander has been killed in a US drone strike on north-west Pakistan, intelligence officials have said. Read
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Al Qaida suspect extradited to US
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
An alleged al Qaida operative accused of planning to launch terror attacks worldwide has been extradited from the UK to the United States, Scotland Yard has said. Read
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PM rebuffs Argentina over Falklands
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
The Prime Minister has said the future of the Falkland Islands is up to the people who live there - not Argentina. Read
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Misconduct probe for Weeting police
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Five police officers and a member of civilian staff involved in the phone hacking probe have faced misconduct allegations, it has been revealed. Read
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Appointment enables Malala to stay
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
The family of a girl shot in the head by the Taliban for promoting women's rights will be able to stay in the UK following an announcement by the Pakistani High Commission. Read
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Five charged over Delhi gang rape
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Authorities have filed rape and murder charges against five men accused of the gang rape of a 23-year-old university student on a New Delhi bus.The crime has horrified Indians and provoked a national debate about the treatment of women. Read
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'Disruptive' women force diversion
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
A British Airways plane had to divert on a flight to North Africa following alleged drunken behaviour by two women passengers. Read
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Locked-in syndrome appeal allowed
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
The family of locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson has won permission to continue his right-to-die campaign by appealing against a High Court ruling that went against him. Read
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Men charged over Delhi gang rape
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Indian police have filed rape and murder charges against five men accused in the gang rape of a woman on a New Delhi bus. Read
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Availability of mortgages increases
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Mortgage availability has surged and is expected to continue rising this year in the clearest signal yet that efforts to free up credit are working. Read
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Man held on Nepal war torture claim
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
A 46-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of torture carried out during the civil war in Nepal, Scotland Yard said. Read
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University applications slump again
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
The number of UK students applying to university has slumped for the second year in a row, official figures show. Read
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Last year second wettest on record
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Last year was the second wettest year across the UK in records dating back more than a century to 1910, the Met Office has revealed. Read
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Three dead in Switzerland shooting
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
A gunman armed with an old-model military rifle has shot and killed three women and injured two men in a Swiss village, and was then arrested by officers who shot and injured him. Read
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Benefits link to exercise plan
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Overweight benefit claimants could have their money docked if they refuse exercise regimes prescribed by doctors under pioneering council plans. Read
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Working class boys university call
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Universities should recruit more white, working class boys in the same way they target students from other disadvantaged groups, it will be suggested. Read
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Transmitter fire affects broadcasts
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
A fire at a transmitter site has affected television and radio broadcasts to thousands of homes. Read
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US drone strikes kill top militant
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Two US drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal regions bordering Afghanistan have killed 13 people, including a top militant commander who had a truce with the military, intelligence officials said. Read
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Morning news headlines for January 3, 2013
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
A MAN accused of shooting dead British tourist Stephen Ashton in Thailand is expected to appear in court today; Jim Davidson “vigorously denies” allegations made against him by two women, his solicitor said and a former minister has said the majority of pensioners should see their winter fuel allowance cut to help fund a reformed system of care for the elderly. Read
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Three killed in Swiss shooting
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
A gunman has shot and killed three people and injured another two in a Swiss village, police said. Read
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House prices down 1% during 2012
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
House prices fell by 0.1% month-on-month in December and they are likely to remain flat or edge lower still during 2013, Nationwide has said. Read
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Call to curb winter fuel payments
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
The majority of pensioners should see their winter fuel allowance cut to help fund a reformed system of care for the elderly, a former minister has said. Read
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Working-class boys university call
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Universities should recruit more white, working-class boys in the same way they target students from other disadvantaged groups, it will be suggested. Read
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Clinton home after clot treatment
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has left a New York hospital, three days after doctors discovered a blood clot in her head. Read
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Man due in court over Thai death
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
A man accused of shooting dead a British holidaymaker during a New Year's Eve party in Thailand is expected to appear in court. Read
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Killer found after hospital escape
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
A convicted killer dubbed the Black Dog Strangler who escaped from a secure hospital has been found, police said. Read
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Break up banks, urges think-tank
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Banks should be broken up to help stimulate competition in the financial sector and cut the costs of services to customers, a think-tank has said. Read
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Mediator plea to separating couples
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Separating couples have been urged to consider third-party mediators in a bid to avoid "traumatic" courtroom battles at a time when the number of broken marriages is expected to peak. Read
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£30m business loans boost for young
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
Thousands more young people could get Dragons Den-style Government loans to help them turn business ideas into reality, David Cameron has announced. Read
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Families not told of benefit change
Jan 03 2013 | UK & World News
"Extensive" media activity is being employed to inform people of the imminent changes to child benefit, the Government said, as it was revealed almost a third of families affected by the new means-tested rules had not been formally contacted. Read
