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Taxpayers may lose 2 billion pounds on Northern Rock rescue – NAO
LONDON (Reuters) – UK taxpayers could lose up to 2 billion pounds from the government’s 2008 rescue of mortgage lender Northern Rock by the time all the assets are wound down, according to the country’s spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO), an independent body that monitors value for money in government spending, said last year’s sale of part of the bank was a good choice and the loss should be seen as part of the overall cost of securing the benefits of financial stability during the financial crisis. …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 9:19 am
PM: Hacking clues must be followed
Police investigating the phone-hacking scandal must act on the evidence “wherever it leads”, David Cameron has insisted in the wake of charges against former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 9:09 am
No X Factor for Dannii Minogue
Dannii Minogue will not be returning to The X Factor as a judge.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 9:04 am
Cameron Takes Eurozone Demands To US Summit
David Cameron is set to step up his demands for action to tackle the eurozone crisis as he heads to the United States for a two-summit weekend with world leaders.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 9:01 am
PM: Parenting Classes Are ‘Not Nanny State’
New parents are to be offered practical classes and advice videos to steer them through the first five years of their child’s life.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 8:46 am
Six charged over trafficking woman
Six people, including a butcher and an optician, have been charged in connection with trafficking an Indian woman, Scotland Yard said.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 8:36 am
Three Fishermen Missing Off Dorset Coast
A major search operation is continuing for a missing fishing boat and its three-man crew after it failed to return from a trip off the Dorset coast.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 8:30 am
Londoners Charged Over Human Trafficking
Six people from London have been charged following an investigation into the alleged human trafficking of a woman from India.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 8:10 am
Former editor says Murdoch sowed seeds of hacking scandal
LONDON (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch sowed the seeds of the phone hacking scandal that has tarnished his reputation by forcing Britain’s most respected newspapers into “a Faustian bargain” with the powerful, a former editor of the Times newspaper said on Thursday. Harry Evans told a British media inquiry how as editor of the Times he battled attempts by Murdoch to compel him to support Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. At the Leveson inquiry last month, Murdoch denied influencing the editorial stance of the Times papers. News Corp could not be immediately reached for comment on Evans’ comments. …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 6:44 am
Two bailed over attack on pensioner
A man and woman arrested in connection with an attack on a 93-year-old pensioner who was severely beaten in her own home have been released on bail.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 6:26 am
BBC News – UK
How do you host a military spectacular?
A military extravaganza fit for the Queen
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 9:25 am
Dementia patient ‘had 106 carers’
A man who died from a dementia-related illness had been assigned 106 different carers in a single year, says his wife.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 9:19 am
VIDEO: Baren Cohen ‘unprotecting’ comedy
Sacha Baron Cohen gives a rare interview as himself, rather than in the guise of one of the characters he has created.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 9:19 am
VIDEO: My friendship with Donna Summer
Producer and song writer Pete Waterman talks about his friendship with singer Donna Summer, who has died from lung cancer at the age of 63.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 9:08 am
Six charged over trafficked woman
Six people, including a butcher and an optician, are charged in connection with trafficking an Indian woman.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 9:03 am
Search for missing fishing boat
A major search is under way to find a fishing boat which has disappeared without trace with a crew of three off the Dorset coast.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 9:02 am
PM backs Hollande deficit plans
President Hollande plans to ‘balance his budget’ quicker than the UK, David Cameron has said ahead the pair’s first face-to-face talks.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 8:59 am
Parent classes ‘not nanny state’
Prime Minister David Cameron defends free parenting classes in England and Wales, denying they are the policy of a “nanny state”.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 8:54 am
Police reprimand for arrest tweet
An officer who posted a “wholly inappropriate” message on Twitter about arrests after an attack on a 93-year-old is reprimanded.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 8:39 am
Plaque to IRA bomb victims stolen
Thieves steal a metal plaque erected in memory of two young boys killed by IRA bombs in the Cheshire town of Warrington.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 8:23 am
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Optician, secretary and butcher charged over trafficking Indian woman
Six people, including a butcher and an optician, have been charged in connection with trafficking an Indian woman, Scotland Yard said today.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 8:33 am
Miscarriage of justice victim Sam Hallam celebrates his freedom with a pie, a pint and Del Boy
Man found guilty of 2004 murder to be freed on bail after prosecution announces it is not opposing his appeal.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 8:00 am
Royal Navy join search for missing fishing boat and three crew lost off Dorset
Major search operation continues today for a missing fishing boat and its three-man crew after it failed to return from a trip.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 7:56 am
Referees make more mistakes in extreme heat (Bring on Qatar)
Qatar 2022 tournament could see more blunders than usual.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 6:30 am
Lloyds sent bankers on luxury spa break
Executives from the bailed-out Lloyds Banking Group were sent on a luxury spa break to teach them how to be more effective “hunter-gatherers in the corporate jungle”.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 6:30 am
G8 summit: David Cameron to hold talks with Barack Obama about tapping into emergency oil reserves
David Cameron will hold talks with Barack Obama and other world leaders about tapping into emergency oil reserves in an effort to drive down petrol prices.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 6:30 am
Hot tubs and walk-in wardrobes top lottery winners’ wish lists
Hot tubs, walk-in wardrobes and pet dogs are the most popular items bought by lottery winners, a survey has found.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 6:30 am
Police officer reprimanded for tweeting he had arrested offenders who battered 93-year-old woman
A police officer has been reprimanded after tweeting that he had “arrested the offenders” who battered a 93-year-old woman, and that they were “guilty by suspicion”.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 6:30 am
G8 summit: David Cameron’s plan for saving euro: make Germans pay
Angela Merkel will come under pressure to use German taxpayers’ money to help rescue struggling European countries, including Greece and Spain, by underwriting their debts.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 6:30 am
Teen fiction characters who swear are more popular
Popular teenage novels contain hundreds of swear words and the most popular characters are the most foul-mouthed, a study has found.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 6:30 am
