Photos of Stan Laurel sold at Newcastle auction
A collection of family photographs of Cumbrian-born comedian Stan Laurel has been sold at an auction in Newcastle. Most of the 54 lots had never been seen before, with many featuring his...
View ArticleSouthampton biker gets ban after 109mph ride
A motorcyclist caught travelling at 109mph in a 50mph zone in Southampton has...
View ArticleBelfast pensioner loses thousands in lottery scam
A Belfast pensioner who thought he had become a lottery millionaire has ended up...
View ArticleBid to trace source of outbreak
Health experts are still trying to find the source of an outbreak of...
View ArticleWilliam Hague: Axing small embassies 'false economy'
Closing dozens of small embassies to save money would be a "false economy", William Hague has told MPs. The foreign secretary said the UK got "value for money" out of the Foreign Office (FCO) whose...
View ArticlePMQs: Clegg faces questions on phone hacking
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has insisted it is for the police to decide how to proceed over the News of the World phone hacking row....
View ArticleArchwiliadau post mortem yn dod i ben
Fydd 'na ddim archwiliadau post mortem yn unig ysbyty cyffredinol y canolbarth o'r flwyddyn nesaf ymlaen. Dywedodd Bwrdd Iechyd Hywel Dda y byddai'r gwasanaeth yn Ysbyty Bronglais, Aberystwyth, yn dod...
View ArticleHow will cuts hit private sector in Wales?
Schools, hospitals and other public services are set for major cutbacks...
View ArticleUS pastor has 'no intention' of stopping Koran bonfire
A US pastor says he is not "backing down" from plans to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of 9/11, despite international...
View ArticleSir Tom's shock at meeting Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley greeted Sir Tom Jones by singing one of the Welshman's songs during their first meeting. Sir Tom, 70, told Chris Evans on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show that Presley had asked to meet...
View ArticleMosque appeal over dead newborn's mother
Detectives investigating the death of a newborn baby found in a front garden are visiting mosques and women's centres to try to trace the mother. The girl - found on Tinline Street in Bury, Greater...
View ArticleWall Street giant Goldman Sachs fined £20m by UK's FSA
Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs has been fined £20m ($31m) by the UK City regulator, the Financial Services...
View ArticleFour men arrested over double shooting on Wearside
Police have made further arrests in connection with a shooting on Wearside which injured two...
View ArticleNew warship HMS Daring damaged in collision with tug
An inquiry is under way after the Royal Navy ship HMS Daring, said to be the most advanced...
View Article'Lustful' street may get new name
Residents of Lustful Court in the American state of Georgia have been told they must start a petition if they want a less provocative street name. County...
View ArticleMan awarded Gloucestershire Medal for river rescue
A builder has been awarded the Gloucestershire Medal for bravery after saving the life of a man who became trapped under a raft on...
View ArticlePope to be driven through Birmingham in Popemobile
More people are to be given a chance to see Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to Birmingham later this...
View ArticleLancashire 'has England's best and worst GCSE results'
Lancashire has the highest and lowest proportion of GCSE students who achieve five or more A*-C grades in England, according to...
View ArticleSwindon 'likely to resist cuts better than Taunton'
As thousands of public sector workers wait to hear which budgets the coalition government will cut, new research by Experian for the BBC has revealed...
View ArticleAny cuts 'will hit private firms in Bristol'
A business owner in Bristol says she believes the private sector will not come out unscathed if the government makes...
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