HK quadriplegic skips euthanasia for new home
A quadriplegic man, who six years ago wrote to Hong Kong's leader demanding the right to...
View ArticleMan, 18, 'stable' after alleged taxi dispute in Maltby
An 18-year-old man who was seriously injured when he was hit by a taxi in Maltby is...
View ArticleAuthor backing RNIB book campaign
An award winning author has backed a campaign to make more literature accessible to people with sight loss. Kate Atkinson will read from her latest novel Started Early, Took My Dog at a Book Festival...
View ArticleSecret release of 19 sea eagles in Scotland
Nineteen white-tailed sea eagles have been released into the wild from a secret location in...
View ArticleBodmin man charged with Corby Craze murder
A man has been charged with the murder of a woman who was found dead after a fire at her...
View ArticleTech industry holds closed door talks on open internet
An industry body representing some of the biggest names in technology has hosted a closed-door meeting to discuss the future of the open internet. Public advocacy groups said such back-room dealings...
View ArticleUS police catch 'Bonnie and Clyde' fugitive couple
The hunt for a fugitive couple whose flight has made headlines in the US has ended in their capture, officials say. Escaped prison inmate John McCluskey and his fiancee Casslyn Welch were arrested...
View ArticleStone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards dies
Kenny Edwards, an original member of country rock band the Stone Poneys, has died aged 64. A statement on his website said he...
View ArticleResidents quiz minister over high speed rail link route
High Speed 2 is destined to cut journey times between London and Birmingham to just 45 minutes. Great Missenden in...
View ArticleTimeline of events at NI Water
BBC News Online looks at the timeline of events surrounding Northern Ireland Water's procument policy and the fallout from an independent investigation into its activities. October 2009 Recently...
View ArticleFurther tests into Poole father and son's deaths
Further tests are being carried out on the bodies of a man and his six-year-old son who were found dead at their Dorset home. Chris Hall, who was in his 50s, and his son, also called Chris, were...
View ArticleCouncils 'could cut 500,000 jobs and not harm services'
The UK's councils could do the same amount of work with 500,000 fewer staff if they matched the productivity of private firms, a report has claimed. Junior staff in local authorities are, on average,...
View ArticleMan charged over policeman's family pipe bomb attacks
A man has been charged with having items likely to be of use to...
View ArticleCallers target Waverley residents with phone line scam
Bogus callers claiming to be from BT have been targeting people in Waverley by threatening to disconnect their telephone lines and demanding money....
View ArticlePolice tackle River Medway watercraft joy riders
Joy riders using personal watercraft are putting people at risk on the River Medway, Kent Police have said. Since April, incidents of anti-social behaviour have seen boats being rammed and yachts...
View ArticleSchool 'funding gap' dispute in Wales after A-levels
A teaching union claims a gap in funding is part of the reason for a small drop in A-level results in...
View ArticleCape Wrath rowers washed ashore
Two men have escaped unharmed after their rowing boat capsized in treacherous waters in the far north of Scotland. The 18ft wooden rowing boat Green Cabbage Patch was spotted near the Cape Wrath...
View ArticleColm Donaghy is new boss of Belfast health trust
Colm Donaghy has been appointed to the chief executive's job on the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. Mr Donaghy, who is...
View ArticleCargo ship Swanland saved from Lizard Point grounding
Falmouth Coastguard has coordinated the rescue of a ship which nearly grounded on rocks at Lizard...
View ArticleAnniversary of Winston Churchill's 'The Few' speech
Seventy years ago, Winston Churchill made one of his most stirring speeches. In his address, given in...
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