A MONSTROUS tornado at least a half a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening neighbourhoods and destroying a school as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200mph.Read
THE coalition’s controversial gay marriage legislation returns to the Commons today with Tory MPs and activists deeply split over the issue and Conservative co-chairman Lord Feldman will face questions about allegations he described grassroots activists as “swivel-eyed loons”, at a meeting of the party’s board.Read
FIRE and rescue services in England could save up to £200 million a year if they were operated more efficiently, according to a report and Michael Gove has announced the appointment of the first Chief Social Worker for children and families in England, as well as a new fast-track scheme designed to attract top graduates into the profession.Read
THE Tory leadership will today attempt to push forward plans paving the way for a future in/out EU poll and George Osborne has insisted the Government was sticking to its economic course telling business leaders “now is not the time to lose our nerve”.Read
OIL companies BP and Shell are being investigated over allegations of price-fixing; David Cameron is braced for another potentially damaging Commons vote on Europe and police killers are to face minimum whole-life jail terms under proposals to be unveiled by the Home Secretary.Read
STUART Hazell will be sentenced this morning for the murder of Tia Sharp; Angelina Jolie has had a preventive double mastectomy and Coronation Street actor Bill Roache will make his first appearance in court today accused of raping a 15-year-old girl.Read
David Cameron will highlight the benefits for Britain of a free trade deal between the EU and US today and former Cabinet minister Chris Huhne’s ex-wife has been freed from prison after serving around a quarter of an eight-month sentence for taking speeding points for him.Read
OLYMPIC gold-medal winning sailor Andrew Simpson has died after his catamaran capsized off the coast of California and a review into a police force’s contacts with Jimmy Savile has concluded there is no evidence its officers protected him from arrest or prosecution.Read
FLAGSHIP childcare reforms were thrown into doubt after Nick Clegg signalled he does not support loosening ratios in nurseries and every offender leaving prison must serve a minimum of 12 months under supervision in the community.Read
MEASURES to tackle immigration will form part of a Queen’s Speech that David Cameron claims will back the people of Britain “every step of the way” and the “already bleak outlook” for social care funding is expected to become “even bleaker”, according to a survey on social care budgets.Read
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