Oct
2008
Articles from 8th Oct 2008
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Smacking ban fails without vote
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
Children's rights campaigners have said Government ministers should be ashamed, after a bid to ban smacking failed in the House of Commons without a vote. Read
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Strike safety row over 'blunder'
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
Network Rail has angrily denied union claims that a signalling "blunder" during a strike could have resulted in a head-on collision between two passenger trains. Read
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RBS denies top bosses are leaving
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
Royal Bank of Scotland has denied a report that its chief executive and chairman are to step down in the wake of the Government's bail-out package. Read
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Battle to use dead husband's sperm
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
A widow is battling to use sperm taken from the body of her dead husband in a British legal first. Read
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£50bn rescue package for banks
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced a £50 billion emergency rescue plan for stricken UK banks. Read
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Mother held over blaze deaths
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
The mother of two young brothers who died in a house fire at a seaside town has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and child neglect, sources said. Read
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3,000 computer contract jobs axed
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
Thousands of jobs of workers on Government computer contracts are to be axed over the next two years, union officials have been told. Read
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Civil servant to face court
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
A senior civil servant is due to appear in court in connection with the loss of top secret documents left on a train, sources said. Read
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Gunman guilty of boxer's murder
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
A gunman has been found guilty of the "senseless" murder of a former British boxing champion who had asked a group of men to stop smoking. Read
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MPs push for new ban on smacking
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
MPs are making a fresh push for a ban on parents smacking their children. Read
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Brown to hail 'bold' rescue package
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
The Government's proposed rescue package for the UK's banking system is a "bold and far-reaching" solution to the present crisis, the Prime Minister is set to declare. Read
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Bank customers warned over ID fraud
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
Bank account holders are more at risk of identity fraud because of the credit crunch, a report warns. Read
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HBOS to sell Australian banking arm
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
Troubled bank Halifax Bank of Scotland has agreed to sell its Australian banking business for £1.2 billion in a bid to boost its balance sheet. Read
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Extremism 'creeping into schools'
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
Schools have seen students bringing far-right literature into the classroom and a primary-age pupil talking about the "7/7 martyrs". Read
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Talks aimed at averting rail strike
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
Union leaders and rail bosses are to meet for fresh talks as the first strike on Scotland`s train network draws to a close. Read
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Arms trade 'hitting poverty fight'
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
The arms trade is "out of control" and is destroying global attempts to tackle poverty, according to a new report. Read
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Bid to cut red tape criticised
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
Government attempts to cut business red tape seem to be having "almost no effect", the chairman of an influential committee of MPs said after a report revealed firms found complying with regulations at least as time-consuming as last year. Read
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Bid to prevent extremism in schools
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
Schools secretary Ed Balls is to launch advice for schools on how they can help prevent violent extremism. Read
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Green energy plan for 45,000 homes
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
Plans to generate power from wind turbines and hydro schemes alongside canals and rivers across the country have been unveiled. Read
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Darling to unveil rescue package
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
A comprehensive rescue package for the UK's embattled banks is to be unveiled by the Government. Read
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Firms 'preparing for redundancies'
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
An increasing number of firms are preparing to make workers redundant because of the economic downturn amid a sharp drop in demand for staff and fresh evidence of the "devastating" impact of the credit crunch on industry, a raft of gloomy reports has showed. Read
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Diabetes 'costs NHS £9bn a year'
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
Diabetes costs the NHS £1 million an hour, according to a new report. Read
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110,000 facing student grant delay
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
More than 110,000 teenagers are still waiting for a decision on their applications for a £30-a-week allowance to help them continue studying, more than a month after the start of the academic year. Read
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July 7 bombing police search flat
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
Police investigating the July 7 London bombings are searching a flat, the Metropolitan Police said. Read
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Brown hails 'bold' bail-out plan
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
Gordon Brown has hailed the Government's £50 billion bank bail-out plan, saying it should restore "confidence and trust" to the financial system. Read
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Police unprepared for failed bomber
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
The police chief directing operations which led to Jean Charles de Menezes's shooting has admitted that her officers were not prepared for a failed suicide bombing. Read
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Interest rates cut in global move
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
Borrowers and banks have been thrown lifelines in a far-reaching attempt to salvage the ailing world economy. Read
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£50bn rescue package for UK banks
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced a £50 billion emergency rescue plan for stricken UK banks. Read
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Heads must roll, urges union chief
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
A leading trade union has called for "heads to roll" - including the sacking of bankers - as a result of the crisis which led to the extraordinary Government intervention. Read
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School cook 'found dead in freezer'
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
Police are investigating after a cook was found dead in a freezer at the primary school where she worked. Read
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Ministers cleared in expenses probe
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
Cabinet ministers Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper have been cleared after an investigation into their expenses by the Parliamentary standards watchdog. Read
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Schools funding to fight extremism
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
Schools Secretary Ed Balls has announced £4.68 million of funding to help schools prevent violent extremism. Read
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Bank interest rates cut by 0.5%
Oct 08 2008 | UK News
The Bank of England has dramatically slashed interest rates by 0.5% along with central banks around the world in response to the global financial turmoil. Read
