Oct
2010
Articles from 31st Oct 2010
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Hunt for missing 'vulnerable' girls
Oct 31 2010 | UK News
Police are searching for two girls described as vulnerable who went missing from a mental health hospital in East Sussex. Read
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Bomb travelled on passenger planes
Oct 31 2010 | UK News
One of the two parcel bombs posted in Yemen was transported on two separate passenger planes before it was discovered, Qatar Airlines has confirmed. Read
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Riot police clash with rave crowd
Oct 31 2010 | UK News
Riot police have been trying to disperse hundreds of revellers at a suspected illegal rave. Read
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Minister Mitchell denies wrongdoing
Oct 31 2010 | UK News
A Cabinet minister has denied doing anything wrong by intervening to help a cocoa magnate who had donated £40,000 to his political office. Read
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Schools urged to tackle knife crime
Oct 31 2010 | UK News
Actress Brooke Kinsella has called for knife crime awareness to be part of the national curriculum. Read
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Mail bomb suspect 'had ID stolen'
Oct 31 2010 | UK News
The young Yemeni woman arrested on suspicion of mailing powerful bombs to US synagogues has been released on bail as Yemeni officials said authorities believed her identity had been stolen. Read
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Bomb was flown on passenger planes
Oct 31 2010 | UK News
One of the two parcel bombs posted in Yemen was transported on two separate passenger planes before it was discovered, Qatar Airlines has confirmed. Read
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Contest to choose Jubilee emblem
Oct 31 2010 | UK News
The Queen's official 2012 Diamond Jubilee emblem will be chosen by a nationwide children's competition, Buckingham Palace has announced. Read
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Unions seek MoD staff 'covenant'
Oct 31 2010 | UK News
Ministry of Defence workers are to launch a campaign for fair treatment this week in the face of looming job losses following the strategic defence and security review (SDSR). Read
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OAP dies after 'domestic incident'
Oct 31 2010 | UK News
An investigation has been launched after an elderly woman died in a domestic incident, police said. Read
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Bank poised to keep rates on hold
Oct 31 2010 | UK News
Bank of England plans for money-boosting measures will be in sharp focus again this week when policymakers gather for their latest meeting. Read
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Former PM set for Commons return
Oct 31 2010 | UK News
Gordon Brown will signal his return to the political fray on Monday by making his first Commons speech since leaving Downing Street. Read
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Several injured in Istanbul blast
Oct 31 2010 | UK News
A suspected suicide bomber has detonated a device in Istanbul's main square, wounding at least 15 people, Istanbul's police chief said. Read
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Talks held over fire crews dispute
Oct 31 2010 | UK News
Fresh talks aimed at averting strikes by firefighters in London are due to be held. Read
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Woman held over cargo plane bombs
Oct 31 2010 | UK News
A huge anti-terror probe into the cargo plane bomb plot has intensified after the arrest of a suspect in Yemen. Read
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Cargo bomb blast 'would be unknown'
Oct 31 2010 | UK News
The terrorists behind the cargo bomb plot would not have known exactly where the deadly device was to strike, Home Secretary Theresa May said. Read
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Trust pays up over 'appalling' care
Oct 31 2010 | UK News
An NHS trust has been forced to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation to bereaved relatives and victims of its "appalling" patient care. Read
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Labour warns over healthcare plans
Oct 31 2010 | UK News
Big foreign firms are "licking their lips" at the prospect of commissioning billions of pounds of services on behalf of GPs if controversial NHS reforms go ahead, Labour has claimed. Read
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Suicide bomber strikes in Istanbul
Oct 31 2010 | UK News
A suicide bomber has blown himself up beside a police vehicle in a major Istanbul square near tourist hotels and a bus terminal, wounding 32 people, including 15 policemen. Read
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Bombs travelled on passenger planes
Oct 31 2010 | UK News
One of two powerful bombs mailed from Yemen to US synagogues in the Chicago area travelled on two passenger planes within the Middle East, a Qatar Airways spokesman has said. Read
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Firefighters to strike over shifts
Oct 31 2010 | UK News
Firefighters will strike on Monday in protest against plans for a new shift system, the Fire Brigades Union has said. Read
