Mar
2013
Articles from 13th Mar 2013
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Argentine cardinal named new pope
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
The Cardinal of Buenos Aires Jorge Mario Bergoglio was tonight named as the new pope - the first from Latin America. Read
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Pope's election 'a momentous day'
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
The election of Pope Francis I has been welcomed as "a momentous day". Read
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Argentinian chosen as new pope
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, of Argentina, has been named as the new pope. Read
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Catholic Church chooses a new pope
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
A new pope has been elected at the Vatican as white smoke rose from the conclave being held in the Sistine Chapel. Read
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Jailed Huhne 'in good spirits'
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
Disgraced former MP Chris Huhne is "absolutely fine and in good spirits", his partner has said, quashing rumours that the former Cabinet minister was being bullied in prison. Read
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Arrested DJ's 'conscience is clear'
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
DJ Dave Lee Travis insists that his "conscience is clear" and has denied any wrongdoing after he was arrested for a second time over sexual assault allegations. Read
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Royals visit refugee camp in Jordan
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall came face to face with the huge human cost of the conflict in Syria when they visited a refugee camp in Jordan. Read
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MEPs vote against EU budget plans
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
Euro-MPs have challenged David Cameron and other EU leaders to drop their austerity budget plans for Europe and boost spending for the next seven years. Read
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Miliband: Government falling apart
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
Labour leader Ed Miliband has claimed the Government is "falling apart" amid reports of splits in the Cabinet and senior ministers lining themselves up to replace David Cameron. Read
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Far right 'stokes radicalisation'
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
Far-right movements like the English Defence League (EDL) have the potential to inspire individuals to break off and join more extreme groups, a minister warned. Read
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Sniper waiting for result of appeal
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
An SAS sniper is waiting to hear whether he has succeeded in an appeal against convictions for illegally possessing a pistol and ammunition. Read
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Lloyds attacked over new job cuts
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
Lloyds Banking Group has come under attack after announcing a further 550 job cuts. Read
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Father denies starting fatal blaze
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
A man accused of killing his six children in a house fire has told a court he did not start the blaze but that he has his suspicions about who did. Read
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'28,000 TB cattle slaughtered'
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
More than 28,000 cattle were slaughtered in England last year as a result of bovine tuberculosis, a rise of 7% on the previous year, official figures show. Read
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Sniper 'pressured to plead guilty'
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
An SAS sniper jailed for illegally possessing a pistol and ammunition has tried to persuade the Court of Appeal to overturn his convictions. Read
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Party leaders to hold Leveson talks
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg are meeting to try to hammer out a deal on the Leveson proposals for press reform. Read
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Sniper hopeful on conviction appeal
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
An SAS sniper jailed for illegally possessing a pistol and ammunition said he is hopeful of persuading the Court of Appeal to overturn his convictions. Read
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Pryce may have been victim - lawyer
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
Vicky Pryce's solicitor questioned whether she should have been treated as a victim rather than a defendant as he indicated an appeal was still being considered. Read
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Cold snap hits cross-Channel travel
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
Passengers on cross-Channel journeys have endured the worst of the travel disruption caused by the continuing mid-March cold snap. Read
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New voting fails to produce a pope
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
Black smoke has billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, meaning cardinals have not elected a pope in their second or third rounds of balloting. Read
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Knight's grave found under car park
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
The grave of a medieval knight and the foundations of a monastery built by a former king of Scotland have been found under an old city car park. Read
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Tesco to buy Giraffe restaurants
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
Supermarket giant Tesco is to buy the Giraffe child-friendly restaurant chain for up to £50 million in a move that will see it open the eateries across its stores. Read
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Cardinals resuming papal voting
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
Cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to choose a new pope after their first ballot yielded no winner. Read
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Doctors press PM on alcohol pricing
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
Doctors' leaders have urged David Cameron to end "damaging" speculation that the Government is poised to abandon plans for the minimum pricing of alcohol. Read
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Huhne 'mocked by prison officer'
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
Disgraced former Cabinet minister Chris Huhne was ridiculed on his first day in jail when a warder called him to breakfast shouting "Order! Order!", it has been reported. Read
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Royal pair see Syrian refugee camp
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are visiting a refugee camp which is home to people fleeing the Syrian civil war. Read
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Morning news headlines for March 13, 2013
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
TORY backbenchers have expressed dismay amid suggestions that plans for minimum pricing of alcohol are being dropped; the world was kept waiting for a new pope as black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney last night and SAS sniper Danny Nightingale, jailed for illegally possessing a pistol and ammunition, will ask the Court of Appeal to overturn his convictions. Read
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Fire deaths accused father in court
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
A man accused of the manslaughter of his six children in a house fire is expected to give evidence at the start of his defence case. Read
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Big freeze causes Chunnel gridlock
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
Unseasonable freezing weather and snowy conditions have continued to cause disruption, with a huge backlog of freight traffic waiting to use the Channel Tunnel. Read
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Lake girl, two, fights for life
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
A two-year-old girl is fighting for life after she was found in a lake at a holiday park. Read
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Fire-deaths accused father in court
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
A man accused of the manslaughter of his six children in a house fire is expected to give evidence today at the start of his defence case. Read
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Sniper appeals against conviction
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
An SAS sniper jailed for illegally possessing a pistol and ammunition will ask the Court of Appeal to overturn his convictions. Read
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Medics: Hospitals can be dangerous
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
Patients should be treated in the community rather than in hospitals because they can be "dangerous places", some of the UK's leading doctors warned. Read
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Faithful await papal smoke signal
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
The world was kept waiting for a new pope, with the mystery of who - and when - as thick as the unmistakable heavy black smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel chimney. Read
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Union set to endorse mail boycott
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
Industrial action by postal workers is set to come a step closer when union leaders are expected to endorse the threat of a mail boycott. Read
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Public 'deceived' on tax avoidance
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
The Treasury has allowed voters to wrongly believe that a key anti-tax avoidance measure will force multinationals like Starbucks and Amazon to pay up, peers complained. Read
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EDL 'exploits sex gang perceptions'
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
The English Defence League (EDL) is exploiting concerns surrounding sex-grooming gangs to fuel its anti-Islam agenda, a university report has said. Read
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Pregnant staff face discrimination
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
Maternity discrimination is a growing problem in the workplace, with employers' attitudes "hardening" against pregnant women, according to new research. Read
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Horse meat scandal dents food trust
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
More than half of consumers have changed their shopping habits as a result of the horse meat scandal, a survey for consumer group Which? has found. Read
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False rape allegations 'very rare'
Mar 13 2013 | UK & World News
False rape and domestic violence allegations are less common than previously thought, a new report by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has found. Read
