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Woman quizzed on death of girl, 13

Birmingham Post — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:05:15 GMT

A woman is being questioned by detectives following the fatal stabbing of a 13-year-old girl.

Implant victim issues scans appeal

Birmingham Post — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:05:16 GMT

A woman has described how she wept after she saw her ruptured PIP implant for the first time.

Spelman's son wins court injunction

Birmingham Post — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:05:16 GMT

The teenage son of Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has won a High Court injunction preventing the publication of private information.

Murder probe after girl, 13, dies

Birmingham Post — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:05:16 GMT

A murder investigation is under way following the death of a 13-year-old girl after a suspected stabbing.

Clergyman 'found dead at vicarage'

Birmingham Post — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:05:16 GMT

A man has been found dead at a vicarage in an old market town in suspicious circumstances.

Bank: UK set to avoid recession

Birmingham Post — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:05:15 GMT

The UK is likely to avoid recession as recent industry surveys have pointed towards renewed economic growth, the Bank of England has said.

Witness 'put at risk' given payout

Birmingham Post — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:05:15 GMT

A teenage court witness was given a £600,000 payout by the Crown Prosecution Service and Metropolitan Police after he was put at risk, it has been reported.

Unemployment rate hits 16-year high

Birmingham Post — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:05:14 GMT

The UK's unemployment rate increased to a 16-year high after another rise in the jobless total.

David Cameron will vow to tackle Britain's alcohol abuse 'scandal'

Birmingham Post — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:20:00 GMT

DAVID Cameron will vow to tackle the “scandal” of public drunkenness and alcohol abuse.

80,000 rise in jobless forecast

Birmingham Post — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:05:15 GMT

The Government is braced for more bad news on the jobs front with new unemployment figures expected to show another increase, sparking fresh calls for action.

Bid to rescue crisis-hit Rangers

Birmingham Post — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:05:20 GMT

Efforts have begun to secure the future of football giant Rangers after the club went into administration.

Inequality 'hits child development'

Birmingham Post — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:05:26 GMT

England is failing its young children "on a grand scale" due to inequality, with many not achieving basic levels of social and emotional development, according to a leading expert.

MPs seek 'answers' on independence

Birmingham Post — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:05:25 GMT

A Commons committee has called for clarity on the "unanswered" questions of Scottish independence.

Poll reveals GP hospital care fears

Birmingham Post — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:05:25 GMT

A third of GPs know a patient who was given "dangerously sub-standard" care at their local hospital in the past year, according to a poll. One in 10 have even had one of their patients die, potentially as a result of poor hospital care, in the past 12 months.

Legal challenge to pensions reform

Birmingham Post — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:05:24 GMT

A leading teachers' union is to issue a legal challenge to the Government over its controversial pension reforms in a fresh blow to ministers' hopes of an end to the long-running dispute, it has been announced.

PM to tackle drink abuse 'scandal'

Birmingham Post — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:05:17 GMT

David Cameron will vow to take on the "scandal" of public drunkenness and alcohol abuse that costs the NHS £2.7 billion a year.

107,000 sign 'stop health bill' bid

Birmingham Post — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:05:16 GMT

More than 100,000 people have signed an online petition urging the Government to abandon the Health and Social Care Bill.

Eurozone Greece talks called off

Birmingham Post — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:05:27 GMT

A meeting of the finance chiefs of the 17 eurozone countries to discuss Greece's second multibillion bailout planned for Wednesday has been called off after Athens failed to deliver on several demands made by its partners in the currency union.

Peers curb 'bedroom tax' plans

Birmingham Post — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:05:26 GMT

Peers have imposed new restrictions on the Government's proposals for a "bedroom tax" on council tenants with spare rooms but backed down over changes to other parts of the coalition's controversial welfare shake-up.

Key Greek finance meeting put off

Birmingham Post — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:05:15 GMT

The meeting of Eurozone finance ministers to settle Greek's bailout deal has been postponed.