Feb
2013
Articles from 11th Feb 2013
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Tesco axes supplier over horse meat
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
Tesco has became the latest firm to drop a major supplier after discovering a range of spaghetti ready meals contained more than 60% horse meat. Read
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Hester 'should not face bonus cut'
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
Royal Bank of Scotland boss Stephen Hester should not have his bonus cut as a result of the rate-rigging scandal, the bank's chairman says. Read
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Care bills to be capped at £75,000
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
Bills for long-term care in old age are to be capped at £75,000 in England, in a £1 billion move to be funded by dragging more people into the inheritance tax net, it has been announced. Read
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Pope praised amid shock resignation
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
Religious and political leaders in Britain have paid tribute to Pope Benedict XVI after the pontiff announced he is stepping down as leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Read
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RBS chief 'taking responsibility'
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
Royal Bank of Scotland's top investment banker has insisted he had resigned to take full responsibility for staff who rigged interest rates. Read
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Met undercover probe leader named
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
A senior police officer from outside the Metropolitan Police has been brought in to take over the force's investigation into the use of undercover policing - more than a year after the £1.2 million inquiry was launched. Read
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EU budget move 'good deal for UK'
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
David Cameron has hailed a real-terms cut in the European Union's next seven-year budget as a good deal for Britain. Read
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More hospital deaths to be probed
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
Nine more hospital trusts are to be investigated over their mortality rates, health officials said. Read
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No charges for Ian Brady's advocate
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
Moors murderer Ian Brady's mental health advocate will not be charged over allegations she failed to tell the police about a letter which may have revealed where one of his victims was buried, the Crown Prosecution Service said. Read
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More claims after choirmaster case
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
A number of people have come forward to report allegations of sexual abuse in the wake of the conviction of a top choirmaster, police have said. Read
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Briton contracts Sars-like virus
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
A UK resident has contracted a potentially fatal Sars-like virus, health experts have confirmed. Read
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Pair in court over officer's death
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
Two homeless men have been charged with causing the death of a young police officer whose patrol car was hit by a stolen 4x4 in Londonderry. Read
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Tributes for killed photojournalist
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
The family of award-winning British photojournalist Tim Hetherington, who was killed covering the Libyan civil war, have described him as a "wonderful humanitarian". Read
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Cable urges open business policy
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
Britain must make sure its borders are "as open as possible" to genuine foreign business visitors and investment, Business Secretary Vince Cable has said. Read
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BBC staff threaten one-day strike
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
BBC journalists are to stage a one-day strike unless the corporation agrees to end compulsory redundancies, it has been warned. Read
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Foreign rioters facing deportation
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
Just one in 13 foreigners who took part in the riots of 2011 have been deported, it has emerged. Read
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Briton death sentence appeal filed
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
An Indonesian lawyer representing a convicted British grandmother has formally appealed against the death sentence she received for smuggling cocaine worth 2.5 million US dollars (£1.58 million) into the resort island of Bali in a suitcase. Read
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Legal action plan in horse meat row
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
Legal action over the horse meat scandal is to be mounted in Europe, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has said as he described the contamination of beef products as a case of fraud against the public. Read
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Morning news headlines for February 11, 2013
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
THE coalition is set to announce that elderly care bills are to be capped by the state; the Environment Secretary will update MPs later on the horsemeat scandal and a one-month-old baby who was dragged from his cot by a fox is recovering in hospital. Read
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Snow triggers weather warnings
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
Parts of the country are waking up to more than four inches of snow, prompting fears of ice and disruption during rush hour. Read
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Tarantino celebrates Bafta victory
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
Hollywood bad boy Quentin Tarantino is celebrating after his controversial screenplay for the western Django Unchained was awarded a Bafta. Read
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Ministers to reveal care bills cap
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
The coalition is to announce that elderly care bills are to be capped by the state in a £1 billion move expected to be funded by dragging more people into inheritance tax. Read
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Fears over horse meat scandal scale
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson will update MPs on the horse meat scandal after warning that the next set of tests could produce more bad results. Read
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Two in court over policewoman crash
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
Two men are due in court to face charges over the death of a policewoman whose patrol car was hit by a stolen 4x4 in Northern Ireland. Read
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Mother's plea over Bulger killer
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
The mother of murdered toddler James Bulger has said she hopes to personally address a parole hearing for killer Jon Venables. Read
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Relax pension scheme rules - MPs
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
Workers are in danger of being shut out of the best value pensions unless the Government lifts restrictions around a scheme which is key to its landmark retirement reforms, a committee of MPs have warned. Read
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Readmission rates raise care fears
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
Concerns have been raised that hundreds of thousands of elderly patients are being sent home from hospital before they are well enough after new figures showed that emergency readmission rates have doubled in the last decade. Read
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Call for Kelly inquest to resume
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
A group of doctors which has been investigating the death of government scientist Dr David Kelly has written to the Chief Coroner calling for his inquest to be resumed and the suicide verdict re-examined. Read
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'Vulnerable' claimants to get help
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
Ministers have announced plans to make special arrangements for benefit claimants who could be at risk of getting into greater financial difficulties under the coalition's flagship welfare reforms. Read
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Fox attack baby recovering well
Feb 11 2013 | UK & World News
A one-month-old baby who was dragged from his cot by a fox is said to be recovering well. Read
