Baroness Thatcher dies after stroke

Baroness Thatcher has died following a stroke

1:36pm Monday 8th April 2013

Baroness Thatcher has died aged 87 following a stroke, it has been announced.


Baroness Thatcher dies after stroke

Baroness Thatcher has died following a stroke

12:52pm Monday 8th April 2013

Baroness Thatcher has died aged 87 following a stroke, it has been announced.

Couple face jail over fatal blaze

Mick Philpott and his wife Mairead will be jailed over a house fire which killed their six children

5:05am Wednesday 3rd April 2013

A couple who killed their six children in a house fire are set to be jailed.

At last ... spring set to break out

Long-awaited spring weather is finally expected to arrive this weekend with temperatures set to return to normal

3:38pm Tuesday 2nd April 2013

Long-awaited spring weather is finally expected to arrive this weekend with temperatures set to return to normal, following the coldest March in more than 50 years.

Games developers increasingly focused on mobile

Games developers increasingly focused on mobile

5:50am Tuesday 2nd April 2013

The UK games development sector is increasingly made up of young, independent studios making games for mobile and tablet devices, a survey has found.

Cold snap looks set to continue

Forecasters predict the unseasonable cold snap could last until mid-April

11:20am Monday 1st April 2013

The unseasonable cold weather shows no signs of letting up following the coldest March in more than 50 years.

March set to be coldest since 1962

The cold weather is expected to continue through the Easter weekend

12:06pm Thursday 28th March 2013

This March is set to be the coldest in the UK since 1962, weather experts have said.

Call to address 'English question'

England needs to come to the devolution party too, a committee of MPs has said

12:04am Thursday 28th March 2013

The "English question" must be resolved to allow the United Kingdom's rapidly changing constitutional settlement to settle in a satisfactory form, a committee of MPs have said.

Search for April to end next month

April Jones, five, disappeared from the housing estate where she lived in Machynlleth, mid Wales, on October 1

3:23pm Wednesday 27th March 2013

The search for the body of missing April Jones will finish next month after an exhaustive six month hunt finally proved fruitless.

'We'll freeze for another month'

Icicles hang from a statue in Trafalgar Square as the cold weather continues

6:10am Wednesday 27th March 2013

The big freeze gripping the UK could last until almost the end of April, weather forecasters predicted.

US firm to run rescue helicopters

The deal spells the end of the use of Sea King helicopters in search-and-rescue work

8:27am Tuesday 26th March 2013

Britain's search-and-rescue helicopter service, which employs the Duke of Cambridge, is to be run by US-headquartered Bristow Helicopters, the Government announced.

New nuclear plant gets go-ahead

Ed Davey has granted consent for a nuclear power plant to be built at Hinkley Point C in Somerset

6:57pm Tuesday 19th March 2013

The Government has given the go-ahead for the first of a planned new generation of nuclear power plants in the UK.

Watchdog urges police poll revamp

Only 15 per cent of registered voters took part in the November 2012 PCC election

2:57am Tuesday 19th March 2013

Just one in five people were able to make an informed decision when voting for their £100,000-a-year police and crime commissioner (PCC), the independent elections watchdog has said in a damning report.

PM denies press regulator claims

Ed Miliband has urged MPs to 'stand up for the victims' of press abuse by enshrining a new press regulator in law in a crunch Commons vote

11:06am Monday 18th March 2013

Prime Minister David Cameron has denied Labour claims that new press regulations would have "statutory underpinning" but said he was "delighted" with the deal that had been done.

Aerospace institute plan unveiled

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has launched a two billion pound bid to bolster British aerospace manufacturing

9:47am Monday 18th March 2013

The aerospace industry and the Government have announced a £2 billion investment to keep the UK at the forefront of world manufacturing.

Employment in videogame creative sector has grown by four per cent

5:30am Monday 18th March 2013

Employment in the videogame sector has grown by four per cent, bucking the national economic trend.

Body found in hunt for rugby fan

Police searching for a rugby fan missing for more than a month have found a body in a river

7:29pm Tuesday 12th March 2013

Police searching for a rugby fan missing for more than a month have found a body in a river.

Thomas Cook set to axe 2,500 jobs

Thomas Cook will close 195 of its high street travel agencies

12:15pm Wednesday 6th March 2013

Around 2,500 jobs are to be axed at holidays group Thomas Cook after it revealed plans to close 195 of its high street travel agencies.

Mildest day of the year is forecast

Southern areas of England should expect temperatures of around 15C

4:50am Tuesday 5th March 2013

After weeks of wintry weather, many people should be able to put their hats and scarves away - as it is set to be the "mildest day of the year so far", according to forecasters.

'Batman' hands wanted man to police

A man dressed as Batman hands over a suspect at Trafalgar House police station in Bradford

4:57pm Monday 4th March 2013

A man dressed as Batman walked into a police station in the middle of the night and said "I've caught this one for you" as he handed over a wanted alleged criminal, officers have said.

Parents urged to get off treadmill

Claire Perry, the MP for Devizes, said children's lives are too regimented with organised activities

11:04am Saturday 2nd March 2013

Parents are smothering their children, leaving them unable to cope by themselves as they grow up, Prime Minister David Cameron's adviser on childhood has said.

Queen forced to cancel Wales visit

The Queen is suffering from symptoms of gastroenteritis

8:09pm Friday 1st March 2013

The Queen has been forced to cancel a planned visit to Wales after suffering from symptoms of gastroenteritis, Buckingham Palace has said.

Sports Direct buys Republic stores

Republic is a 'well-recognised and well-respected' brand, according to administrators

1:19pm Thursday 28th February 2013

The future of high-street fashion retailer Republic has been secured and 2,100 jobs saved after Sports Direct International bought the chain from administrators.

Train death cricketer high on drugs

Cricketer Tom Maynard was widely tipped as a future England international

12:05pm Tuesday 26th February 2013

A county cricketer was electrocuted on a railway line before being struck by train as he attempted to flee police after driving while on a cocktail of drink and drugs, an inquest has heard.

One million 'Romans' in Britain

At least one million British men may be direct descendants of the Romans, scientists suggest

12:20am Sunday 24th February 2013

Around one million men in the UK can claim to be direct descendants of the Romans, scientists have revealed.

Cut back meat consumption: experts

People are being urged to become 'demitarian' by halving the amount of meat they normally eat

2:58am Monday 18th February 2013

People should halve the amount of meat they eat as part of efforts to cut pollution caused by nutrients such as nitrogen, experts have said.

Meteor explosion over Russia injures hundreds

8:48am Friday 15th February 2013

A meteor streaked across the sky above Russia's Ural Mountains this morning, causing sharp explosions and injuring more than 400 people, many of them hurt by broken glass.

Meat plant owner among three held

George Emond of Halliwells Selkirk, in the Scottish Borders, puts up his posters advertising local butchers as the horsemeat scandal continues

8:34pm Thursday 14th February 2013

The owner of a meat processing plant has been arrested along with two other men by officers investigating the horse meat scandal.

Warmer weather set to follow snow

Snow has hit much of the country on Wednesday

4:05pm Wednesday 13th February 2013

Warmer weather will return to the UK on Thursday after the snow is replaced by rain.

Barclays to axe at least 3,700 jobs

Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins has announced plans to close the bank's Structured Capital Markets division

7:43am Tuesday 12th February 2013

Scandal-hit banking giant Barclays said it is axing at least 3,700 jobs under a strategic overhaul, but revealed it is paying £1.85 billion in bonuses to staff.

Bulger murder anniversary marked, including interview with Ralph Bulger

James Bulger was murdered in Liverpool 20 years ago

4:42am Tuesday 12th February 2013

A community will mourn as it marks 20 years since the brutal murder of toddler James Bulger.

Victim recorded rapist's confession

A man has been sent to prison for raping a child after the victim recorded her attacker confessing to the crime 20 years later

11:09am Monday 11th February 2013

A woman who was raped as a child has been praised for her bravery after secretly recording her attacker confessing to the crime 20 years later.

Public funds 'may be cut by third'

Spending on police and other services may be cut by a third under Government plans with perhaps more than a million public-sector job losses

10:34am Wednesday 6th February 2013

Spending on services like police, defence, transport and justice could be cut by a third by 2017/18 under Government spending plans, a report warned.

Friends help Gazza get treatment

Paul Gascoigne has been admitted to a treatment centre in the United States

2:29am Tuesday 5th February 2013

Ex-England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been admitted to a treatment centre in the United States after celebrity friends intervened to help the star.

More snow forecast amid big freeze

Traffic on a snowy M42 motorway in Derbyshire

5:43am Sunday 20th January 2013

Snow is expected to blanket the UK for the next week, with no end of the big freeze in immediate sight.

Manager charged over pit deaths

Tributes left for the four miners who died at the Gleision mine near Pontardawe in 2011

12:33pm Friday 18th January 2013

The manager of a colliery where four miners died has been charged with fours counts of manslaughter, police said.

Jobs fear as Blockbuster collapses

More than 4,000 jobs are at risk after Blockbuster went into administration

2:59pm Wednesday 16th January 2013

DVD and video games rental firm Blockbuster UK has gone into administration, putting more than 4,000 jobs at risk.

Two dead in helicopter crane crash

A helicopter has reportedly crashed near Battersea Bridge in London

9:38am Wednesday 16th January 2013

Two people have died when a helicopter crashed into a crane in central London and cartwheeled to the ground.

Horse meat traces found in burgers

Traces of horse meat have been found in burgers on sale in some UK supermarkets

2:58am Wednesday 16th January 2013

Traces of horse meat have been found in burgers on sale in some of the UK and Ireland's busiest supermarkets, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) said.

May expected to back police pay cut

A proposal to reduce the starting salary for police constables by 4,000 pounds to 19,000 pounds has been accepted

10:37am Tuesday 15th January 2013

The Home Secretary is to respond to proposed reforms of police conditions that include a salary cut for new starters and the introduction of compulsory redundancies.

Day-Lewis leads UK's Oscars charge

Daniel Day-Lewis portrays Abraham Lincoln in the film Lincoln, for which he has received an Oscar nomination for best actor (AP)

2:27pm Thursday 10th January 2013

Daniel Day-Lewis leads British acting hopes at the Oscars after he was nominated for best actor in US historical drama Lincoln.

Flooding fear over fresh heavy rain

Britian is back on flood alert as heavy rainfall and high winds batter the south coast

7:42pm Saturday 15th December 2012

Heavy showers are set to continue this weekend, bringing the risk of more flooding problems for parts of the UK.

Pain of missing April's parents

April Jones went missing from Machynlleth in mid Wales in October (Dyfed-Powys Police/PA)

12:30pm Wednesday 12th December 2012

The parents of missing April Jones have spoken of their pain at realising they will never see their daughter alive again.

Derby pitch invader says sorry

Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand holds his head after being hit by a coin at the Etihad Stadium

1:40pm Monday 10th December 2012

The Manchester City fan who ran on to the pitch and tried to confront Rio Ferdinand in Sunday's derby match has apologised, his solicitors have said.

Nine charged over derby trouble

Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand holds his head after being hit by a coin at the Etihad Stadium

12:47pm Monday 10th December 2012

Nine people have been charged in connection with trouble at the Manchester derby, Greater Manchester Police said.

Bishops to tweet Christmas sermons

Archbishop of Canterbury designate Justin Welby will be tweeting his Christmas Day sermon

12:15am Sunday 9th December 2012

The country's senior bishops are set to tweet their Christmas Day sermons for the first time this year in a Christmas Tweet campaign.

Boy killed by car at caravan site

A 16-year-old boy is being questioned over a fatal accident at a caravan site

11:36pm Saturday 8th December 2012

A seven-year-old boy has died after being hit by a car allegedly driven by a teenager at a caravan site, police said.

Sub-zero night coldest of winter

The sun rises over Tynemouth beach after a covering of snow.

11:11am Thursday 6th December 2012

Temperatures plunged below zero in many areas during the coldest night of the winter so far.

Online retailers braced for rush

Online retailers are braced for their busiest day of the year as consumers take part in Cyber Monday

7:41am Monday 3rd December 2012

Online retailers are braced for their busiest day of the year as consumers take part in the annual pre-Christmas shopping spree dubbed Cyber Monday.

Snow expected as weather worsens

Snow has fallen across parts of the country, with more predicted over the weekend

5:11am Sunday 2nd December 2012

Widespread snow is expected to fall across England and Scotland, as the severe weather continues to take hold of Britain.

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