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Work plan 'finds jobs for 100,000'

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:44:55 +0100

As many as 100,000 people may have found employment during the first year of the Government's flagship Work Programme, with "a substantial majority" staying in jobs, employment minister Chris Grayling has said.

William wants children with Kate

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:44:50 +0100

The Duke of Cambridge has spoken of his desire to have children with wife Kate and expressed sorrow over the fact his mother never had the chance to meet her.

Ofsted U-turn on no-notice policy

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:44:47 +0100

Ofsted's controversial chief inspector has made a U-turn on one of his key policies.

Five-year-olds now worry about size

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:44:43 +0100

More than half the British public suffers from a negative body image, an inquiry by MPs has been told.

Price warning to petrol companies

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:44:40 +0100

The Government is to take action to get petrol companies to pass on cuts in global oil prices to motorists at the pumps.

Gatwick passengers hit by fog delay

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:44:37 +0100

Around 1,500 airline passengers faced disruption overnight after they were diverted away from Gatwick Airport due to fog and maintenance work.

Bin collection error fines reduced

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:44:33 +0100

Fines for householders who make mistakes over putting their bins out for collection are being reduced from today.

Cable to face BSkyB bid questions

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:44:29 +0100

Business Secretary Vince Cable is due to face questions at the Leveson Inquiry over his handling of News Corporation's takeover bid for satellite broadcaster BSkyB.

Free childcare changes announced

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:44:25 +0100

Almost 1,000 two-year-olds are to benefit from free childcare a year early after it was decided to bring forward trials in 10 areas in England to this September, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced.

KFC ad 'generated most complaints'

Tue, 29 May 2012 05:33:44 +0100

A Kentucky Fried Chicken advert featuring call centre workers singing with their mouths full is the most complained-about UK campaign of all time, the official watchdog has revealed.

Sikhs protest after 'sex attack'

Tue, 29 May 2012 05:33:37 +0100

Members of the Sikh community have held a sit-down protest outside a police station in Luton following allegations that a young woman was sexually assaulted.

Phone hack file sent to prosecutors

Tue, 29 May 2012 05:10:03 +0100

A seventh file relating to Scotland Yard's phone hacking inquiry has been sent to prosecutors.

Secrecy Bill 'undermines justice'

Tue, 29 May 2012 00:31:12 +0100

The Government is threatening to fundamentally undermine British traditions of open justice with proposed new laws, civil liberty campaigners have claimed.

Price bid to set up free school

Tue, 29 May 2012 00:31:06 +0100

Model and businesswoman Katie Price wants to set up a free school to help children who are visually-impaired and suffer from other disabilities, it has emerged.

Bramble 'assaulted girl in taxi'

Tue, 29 May 2012 00:30:54 +0100

A woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by Premier League star Titus Bramble has told a court she repeatedly told him to leave her alone.

Neglect death mother spared jail

Tue, 29 May 2012 00:30:32 +0100

A mother whose neglected two-year-old son died a prolonged and horrible death after drinking poisonous plant food has walked free from court.

'Missed opportunities' on murder

Mon, 28 May 2012 20:05:40 +0100

There were "numerous missed opportunities" to protect a teenage mother who was stabbed and left to die in a canal by her 17-year-old boyfriend, a serious case review (SCR) has said.

Parents held over arson deaths

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:09:43 +0100

The parents of six children killed in an arson attack on their home have been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Britain expels Syrian diplomats

Mon, 28 May 2012 16:55:33 +0100

Syria's Charge d'Affaires is being expelled from Britain as an expression of "horror" at the behaviour of the regime, Foreign Secretary William Hague has said.

Arrested police chief fights back

Mon, 28 May 2012 14:32:12 +0100

A police chief arrested over allegations of corruption is suing the heads of three police forces and the boss of the National Crime Agency (NCA).