Jan
2010
Articles from 12th Jan 2010
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Pc charged with abusing girls
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
A police constable has been charged with historic sex offences against young girls. Read
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Four due to face trial without jury
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Four alleged armed robbers are due to appear in court for the start of the first serious criminal trial to be held without a jury in England and Wales. Read
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Forecasters warn of yet more snow
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Agencies responsible for the supply and distribution of grit are due to hold another salt summit as forecasters warned of more snow on the way. Read
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5,000 troops 'unfit for frontline'
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Some 5,000 soldiers and officers are unfit to fight on the frontline, figures obtained by the Conservatives revealed. Read
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Britain braced for more snow
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Agencies responsible for the supply and distribution of grit are due to hold another salt summit as forecasters warned of more snow on the way. Read
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Campbell faces Iraq Inquiry quiz
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Alastair Campbell is due to appear before the Iraq Inquiry to face questions about his role in the build up to the invasion of 2003. Read
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Haiti rocked by strong earthquake
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
A strong earthquake hit the impoverished country of Haiti, where a hospital collapsed and people were screaming for help. Read
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Scaring chickens costs MoD £42,000
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
A farmer has been paid £42,000 by the Ministry of Defence after he claimed his chickens laid fewer eggs because they were frightened by the noise from jets including the Red Arrows. Read
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Carr guilty of speeding in Bentley
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Comedian Jimmy Carr has been convicted of speeding. Read
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Potholes legacy of the big freeze
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
The big freeze could leave a multimillion-pound bill for road repairs, taxpayers have been warned as the Government demanded further cuts in gritting. Read
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Campbell denies beefing-up report
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Alastair Campbell has denied that he had sought to "beef up" the Government's now notorious dossier on Saddam Hussein's supposed weapons of mass destruction. Read
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RBS bonuses 'will be minimum level'
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Bonuses for investment bankers at part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland will be "the minimum we can get away with", the group's boss has said. Read
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Two deny 'body parts' murder
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
A man has admitted dismembering kitchen salesman Jeffrey Howe and disposing of his body parts across two counties. Read
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'Blair wanted peaceful Iraq result'
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Tony Blair hoped right until the eve of the invasion of Iraq that the crisis over Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction could be resolved peacefully, Alastair Campbell has said. Read
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'Brown in Blair Iraq inner circle'
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Gordon Brown was a key member of Tony Blair's "inner circle" involved in decision-making on Iraq, Alastair Campbell has told the official inquiry into the conflict. Read
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Afghanistan bomb victim to be named
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
A British bomb disposal expert killed on the deadliest day for Nato forces in more than two months is due to be named. Read
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Brown plans election strategy
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Gordon Brown is meeting senior ministers to discuss political strategy in the run-up to the forthcoming general election. Read
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Salmond grilled on Megrahi release
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond will be quizzed by MPs over the way his Government handled the release of the Lockerbie bomber. Read
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Bid to break N Ireland deadlock
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward and the Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin are due to meet as the British and Irish governments prepare to step up the pressure to end the political crisis in Belfast in the aftermath of the Iris Robinson scandal. Read
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Stop and search powers 'illegal'
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Police stop and search powers under UK terrorism laws have been declared illegal by human rights judges. Read
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Tesco to report Christmas figures
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Tesco is expected to post solid Christmas trading figures but the supermarket giant could still lag behind its rivals despite a bumper vouchers handout. Read
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Bank bosses questioned over bonuses
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Bosses of Britain's nationalised and part-nationalised banks are due to be grilled by MPs amid growing concerns over remuneration ahead of the annual bonus season. Read
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Ex-detective in McCann libel trial
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
A Portuguese court is due to begin the libel trial of a former senior detective who published a book alleging that Madeleine McCann died inside her parents' apartment. Read
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Minister's niece jailed for murder
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Jessica Davies, the niece of defence minister Quentin Davies, has been jailed for 15 years by a French court after admitting stabbing a French man to death following a drunken night out in Paris. Read
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McCanns 'were suspected by police'
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Portuguese police believed Madeleine McCann died in her family's holiday flat and that her parents faked her abduction, a court has heard. Read
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Cowell will take X Factor to the US
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Simon Cowell has said he will leave American Idol to launch The X Factor in the United States. Read
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99% of packed lunches sub-standard
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Just one per cent of children's packed lunches meet nutritional standards set for school meals, it has been revealed. Read
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Four men face trial without jury
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
The unprecedented trial of four alleged armed robbers without a jury has begun as a barrister for one of the men said: "We are breaking history." Read
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Blair 'wanted peaceful Iraq result'
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Tony Blair hoped right until the eve of the invasion of Iraq that the crisis over Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction could be resolved peacefully, Alastair Campbell has said. Read
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Cameron slams Klass knife warning
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
David Cameron has demanded a return to "common sense" policing after criticising the "ridiculous" treatment of TV presenter Myleene Klass. Read
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House prices back above £200,000
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
The average house price has broken back through the £200,000 barrier after rising by 1.7% during November, Government figures have showed. Read
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Three Britons kidnapped in Nigeria
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Militants in oil-rich southern Nigeria have kidnapped four foreign oil-services workers, it has been reported. Read
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Islamist 'march' group to be banned
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
The Islamist group which provoked outrage with its plan to march through Wootton Bassett will be banned, Home Secretary Alan Johnson has announced. Read
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DNA samples left in police fridge
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
DNA samples were left in a police fridge for more than a year instead of being processed, an official report has revealed. Read
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Christmas sale boost for retailers
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Christmas sales were better than retailers had "dared hope for" as they enjoyed their best December growth for eight years, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Read
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Anne Frank heroine dies aged 100
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Miep Gies, who helped the family of teenage diarist Anne Frank hide from the Nazis, has died at the age of 100. Read
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Christmas treats a winner for Tesco
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Tesco has hailed its strongest Christmas performance in three years as recession-weary customers bought festive treats and its bumper voucher handout paid off. Read
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Bid to break Robinson row deadlock
Jan 12 2010 | UK News
Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward and the Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin are due to meet as the British and Irish governments prepare to step up the pressure to end the political crisis in Belfast in the aftermath of the Iris Robinson scandal. Read
