Sep
2010
Articles from 3rd Sep 2010
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Farage enters Ukip leadership race
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
UK Independence Party MEP Nigel Farage has confirmed he is standing for the party's leadership. Read
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Clegg 'won't profit from home sale'
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is selling his constituency home and is planning to honour his pledge not to pocket any profit he makes from the sale, his spokesman has confirmed. Read
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Ex-MI6 man jailed over secrets bid
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
A former member of MI6 who tried to sell secrets for £2 million has been sentenced to 12 months in jail. Read
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Wife of Speaker criticises Hague
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
The wife of Commons Speaker John Bercow has criticised William Hague for detailing his wife's miscarriages in a statement denying a sexual relationship with an aide. Read
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Chief defends BBC's impartiality
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
The director general of the BBC has defended the Corporation's impartiality after it was disclosed he met a senior government aide in Downing Street to discuss coverage of the Government's spending cuts. Read
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Temple worshippers safe after blast
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
Worshippers believed to be trapped inside a blazing Hare Krishna temple after an explosion have all been accounted for, the fire and rescue service said. Read
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Clegg leads tributes to Cyril Smith
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has led tributes to "larger-than-life" politician Sir Cyril Smith, who has died at the age of 82. Read
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Gulf oil disaster costs BP £5.2bn
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
Oil giant BP has said that the cost of tackling the Gulf of Mexico disaster had risen to 8 billion US dollars (£5.2 billion) so far. Read
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Grim outlook for building industry
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
Britain's building industry is facing a bleak future after construction orders suffered a dramatic 14% fall between April and June. Read
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'Misery' as council axes 1,500 jobs
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
Union leaders have warned that plans by a county council to axe 1,500 jobs over the next three years because of cuts in Government funds will pile "misery" into a recession-hit region. Read
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Crime rise warning amid cuts threat
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
Crime could rise if hundreds of police jobs are axed because of the Government's budget cuts, a chief constable has said. Read
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Mother in court over toddler death
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
A mother has appeared in court charged with murdering her two-year-old son. Read
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Fugitive Asil Nadir granted bail
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir has stood in an Old Bailey dock, 17 years after he fled Britain. Read
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Cricket corruption 'not widespread'
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
Corruption in cricket is not widespread, it has been claimed as three Pakistan stars banned from playing over match-fixing allegations were questioned by police. Read
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Phone-hacking case faces review
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
There may be a case for HM Inspector of Constabulary to be called in to investigate allegations relating to phone-hacking by journalists at the News of the World, shadow home secretary Alan Johnson has said. Read
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Police quiz for Pakistan cricketers
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
Three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of match-fixing allegations are being questioned by police as the sport's governing body insisted corruption in the game was not widespread. Read
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Worshippers 'trapped' after blast
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
Worshippers are believed to be trapped inside a blazing Hare Krishna temple after an explosion, the fire and rescue service said. Read
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Homeless man dies after arrest
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
An investigation has been launched after a man arrested for begging was found collapsed in a police cell and later died, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has said. Read
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Ex-MI6 man jailed for secrets sale
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
A former member of MI6 who tried to sell secrets for £2 million has been sentenced to 12 months in jail. Read
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Ex-MP Sir Cyril Smith dies aged 82
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
Veteran politician Sir Cyril Smith has died aged 82. Read
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Rape and murder blog stalker jailed
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
A stalker has been jailed after writing a blog about raping and murdering a woman he had been harassing in real life for two years. Read
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Murder charge mother in secure unit
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
A mother charged with murdering her two-year-old son has been remanded to a secure psychiatric hospital. Read
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'Clarity' call to BBC over meeting
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
Labour has called for "clarity and reassurance" from the BBC after the director general of the corporation was photographed going into a meeting in Downing Street to apparently discuss coverage of government spending cuts. Read
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Pakistan cricketers freed by police
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
The three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of match-fixing allegations have been released without charge by police. Read
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School place lottery system 'fails'
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
A controversial "lottery" designed to allocate school places fairly has failed to reduce segregation between rich and poor pupils, research suggests. Read
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Ed Balls outlines £250m jobs pledge
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
Ed Balls has put employment at the centre of his campaign for the Labour leadership by outlining a £250 million plan to create 200,000 jobs and work placements for the unemployed. Read
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Record fall in alcohol consumption
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
The UK has seen its biggest fall in alcohol consumption in 60 years, according to new figures from an industry body. Read
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G20 pathologist faces sanctions
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
The pathologist who carried out the first post mortem on Ian Tomlinson, who died at last year's G20 protest, is due to find out whether he is to be struck off the medical register. Read
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Ex-MI6 worker faces jail over leak
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
A former MI6 worker who says he was "directed by voices" faces a jail sentence after admitting charges of unlawfully disclosing top secret material. Read
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Police quiz 'fix' probe cricketers
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
The three Pakistan cricketers barred from the sport over match-fixing allegations are expected to be questioned by police. Read
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Warning over primary school cuts
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
A surge in the number of four-year-olds will require primary schools to find an extra 350,000 places over the next four years, at a time when education spending is set to be cut by up to 20%, it was reported. Read
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Blair's pride over Northern Ireland
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
Tony Blair has claimed the Northern Ireland peace process was one of the few times in politics he felt proud. Read
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Leave Hague alone, media warned
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
A long-standing friend and political colleague of William Hague called on the press to "back off", branding coverage of the Foreign Secretary's personal life "contemptible". Read
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Temple worshippers' miracle escape
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
Firefighters said it was an "absolute miracle" no-one was killed in an explosion at a Hare Krishna temple. Read
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Afghan violence 'will get worse'
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
Violence in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better, Britain's most senior military commander in the country has predicted. Read
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UK vow on military ties with France
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
Defence Secretary Liam Fox promised "closer co-operation" with the French as military budgets face being squeezed on both sides of the Channel. Read
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Mother charged over toddler death
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
A mother who carried the lifeless body of her two-year-old son into a police station has been charged with murder. Read
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Somerset Council to axe 1,500 jobs
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
A council is to axe 1,500 jobs. Read
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Asil Nadir remanded by Old Bailey
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir has stood in an Old Bailey dock - 17 years after he fled Britain. Read
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New baby makes Downing Street debut
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
David Cameron welcomed a new arrival to Downing Street, posing for pictures with his 10-day-old daughter. Read
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Cole's marriage over in 80 seconds
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
Cheryl Cole's four-year marriage to footballer husband Ashley has ended on the grounds of his admitted unreasonable behaviour. Read
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Runaway Nadir appears at Old Bailey
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir has arrived at the Old Bailey to face a judge for the first time since fleeing fraud allegations in Britain 17 years ago. Read
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Buses and bikes to help in strike
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
Details of a "major effort" to help people get to work during a strike by London Underground workers have been unveiled, including extra buses, escorted bike rides and more river journeys. Read
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Cheryl Cole in 'quickie divorce'
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
Cheryl Cole will be divorced from her footballer husband Ashley on Friday, it was reported. Read
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BBC chief defends impartiality
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
The BBC has defended its impartiality after the director general of the corporation was photographed going into a meeting in Downing Street to apparently discuss coverage of government spending cuts. Read
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Oil platform explodes off US coast
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
An oil platform has exploded off the Louisiana coast, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. Read
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Media warned: leave Hague alone
Sep 03 2010 | UK News
A long-standing friend and political colleague of William Hague called on the press to "back off", branding coverage of the Foreign Secretary's personal life "contemptible". Read
