Jan
2013
Articles from 30th Jan 2013
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PM unveils UK-Algeria security deal
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
Britain and Algeria could work together to respond to any future hostage crisis under a deal unveiled by David Cameron. Read
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Appeal date set for SAS sniper
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
The SAS sniper jailed for illegally possessing a pistol will have his appeal against his conviction heard in March, his lawyer says. Read
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Briton charged with France murder
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
A British man has been charged with the murder of a woman who was killed while out jogging in France. Read
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New probe opens over IRA spy murder
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
The Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman has opened a new investigation into the murder of IRA spy Denis Donaldson. Read
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No 10 denies Cameron F-word claim
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
Downing Street has been forced to deny that David Cameron swore in the chamber of the House of Commons during Prime Minister's Questions. Read
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N-waste plan rejected by council
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
The Government will have to look for another site to bury nuclear waste after a council in the Lake District rejected any plans to create one in its area. Read
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Police recruitment rules overhauled
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
New police recruits will no longer have to serve as a bobby on the beat for the first time in Britain under a far-reaching overhaul of recruitment rules. Read
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Drug plea after marathon tragedy
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
The family of a healthy woman who collapsed during the London Marathon has called for tighter regulation of health supplements after hearing that an "amphetamine-like" substance in one she used probably led to her death. Read
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PM security pledge on Algeria visit
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
David Cameron has arrived in Algeria pledging closer security co-operation in the wake of the hostage crisis that claimed the lives of six Britons. Read
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20 years for actress killer brother
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
The brother of former EastEnders actress Gemma McCluskie has been jailed for life for her murder. Read
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Burgers 'made with Polish offcuts'
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
Irish authorities are sure that "filler product" found in contaminated burgers sold in supermarkets came from Poland and was a mixture of beef and horse offcuts, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has said. Read
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Council rejects N-waste dump plan
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
Cumbria County Council has dealt a blow to the prospect of building a £12 billion underground nuclear waste site in its area by voting against the idea. Read
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Watchdog ballot question accepted
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
The Scottish Government has agreed to change the question it will put to voters in next year's independence referendum, after concerns were raised that its preferred version could be biased towards a Yes vote. Read
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Scandal-hit Tesco drops supplier
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
Tesco has dropped the supplier at the centre of its horse burger scandal over a "breach of trust". Read
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University applications rise 2.8%
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
The number of UK students applying to university has risen by almost 3% compared with last year, but is still down compared with before the tuition fee hike, official figures show. Read
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Polish second most spoken language
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
Polish is the second most common main language in England and Wales with more than half a million speakers, according to new figures from the 2011 Census. Read
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Preferred ballot question rejected
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
The elections watchdog has rejected the Scottish Government's preferred question for next year's independence referendum. Read
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Morning news headlines for January 30, 2013
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
DAVID Cameron will travel to Algeria today as he steps up efforts to tackle the growing terrorist threat in northern Africa; Theresa May is expected to unveil a radical shake-up of police recruitment rules and Tory and Lib Dem Cabinet ministers are joining forces for a drive to keep Britain in the European Union today. Read
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Stiff upper lip 'ups cancer risk'
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
It might have helped the Victorians build an empire, but having a stiff upper lip could be putting Britons in mortal danger from cancer, researchers claim. Read
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Gillard election announcement shock
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
Prime minister Julia Gillard has surprised Australians by announcing a general election for September 14, ending the tradition of giving little more than a month's notice to keep the opposition guessing. Read
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Ministers in drive to stay in EU
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
Tory and Liberal Democrat cabinet ministers are joining forces for a drive to keep Britain in the European Union. Read
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OFT reporting on fuel price probe
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to report on a review it has been carrying out into the petrol market. Read
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Driver in court over tandem deaths
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
A motorist is due to appear in court charged with killing a husband and wife who died when they were knocked off their tandem bicycle. Read
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Fast-track police reforms unveiled
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
The Home Secretary is expected to unveil a radical shake-up of police recruitment rules that will allow new starters to skip the compulsory two years on the beat. Read
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Regulation 'won't threaten press'
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
Former BBC director-general Greg Dyke has criticised claims that attempts at press regulation following the Leveson Report would be "inevitably anathema to free speech" as "wrong and insulting". Read
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PM to discuss Africa terror threat
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
David Cameron is travelling to Algeria as he steps up efforts to tackle the growing terrorist threat in northern Africa. Read
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Gates: Act now to win war on polio
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
Bill Gates has given a lecture in London in which he described the battle to eradicate polio as one of the most difficult tasks the world has ever faced. Read
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Mental patients 'unlawfully held'
Jan 30 2013 | UK & World News
One in every 25 mentally ill patients who have been sectioned have "irregularities" in their records which could mean they are being unlawfully detained, the health watchdog said. Read
