DAVID Cameron today pulled the plug on cross-party talks on a new system of regulation for the press and Pope Francis put his humility on display during his first day as pontiff, stopping by his hotel to pick up his luggage and praying like a pilgrim before a beloved shrine.
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Pope Francis put his humility on display during his first day as pontiff, stopping by his hotel to pick up his luggage and praying like a pilgrim before a beloved shrine. It was a decidedly different style for the papacy usually ensconced inside the frescoed halls of the Vatican.
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Prime Minister David Cameron today pulled the plug on cross-party talks on a new system of regulation for the press. Mr Cameron will now call a vote in the House of Commons on Monday on Conservative proposals for a Royal Charter to underpin the new system.
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Councils need as much as £10.5 billion to bring Britain's 'crumbling roads' back to a good condition, according to a report. Local authorities in England and Wales filled in more than two million potholes last year - a 29% increase on 2011, the report from the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) showed. This filling in cost £113 million, with £32 million being paid out in compensation claims and staff time spent on claims coming to more than £13 million.
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The start of the inquest into the death of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko has been postponed until October 2. The inquest on the former KGB agent was due to begin in May, but coroner Sir Robert Owen said today that he had put it off for five months with great reluctance .
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Home Secretary Theresa May was accused of hiding from her responsibilities as ministers refused to confirm whether plans for a minimum price on alcohol had been scrapped. Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said both Mrs May's reputation and Prime Minister David Cameron's authority were in "tatters" amid reports of Cabinet in-fighting over the policy.
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A man who is alleged to have killed his six children in a house fire was accused today of treating his wife like a slave. Michael Philpott, 56, was accused at Nottingham Crown Court of controlling his wife Mairead, 31, and treating her like a slave.
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A wealth of new data has made scientists even more confident that the elusive God particle is in their grasp. The sub-atomic particle whose dramatic discovery was announced last July is looking increasingly like some form of Higgs boson.
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Gagging clauses which prevent departing NHS staff from speaking out about patient safety or care have been banned by the Government. Hundreds of whistleblowers have in the past been silenced by the clauses in their severance packages. But Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the practice would end with immediate effect to help create a culture of "openness and transparency" across the NHS.
