Demolition for historic First White Cloth Hall in Leeds
Part of a historical Leeds property is being pulled down after problems were found in an adjoining building. The Grade II-listed First White Cloth Hall in Kirkgate, which was built in 1711, is...
View ArticleCastro 'misinterpreted' on Cuba economic model quote
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has said that his recent comment about Cuba's economic model was...
View ArticleColombia police killed as rebel surge continues
Colombian left-wing rebels have killed at least six police officers in an attack near the border with Ecuador. The Farc rebels used gas...
View ArticleMore unmarked babies graves found at Bethany House
More than 200 infants born at a Protestant residential home in Dublin were buried in unmarked graves, new reseach has found. The children were born between 1922 and 1949 at Bethany House, an...
View ArticleScottish games industry 'has lost fifth of jobs'
Scotland has lost nearly a fifth of the jobs in its computer games industry so far this year. The...
View ArticleDinghy capsizes near Enniskillen town centre
Five people have been taken to hospital after a dingy capsized...
View ArticleSomerset coroner critical of EU time rules for doctors
A coroner has criticised European working hours rules after a man died in a Somerset hospital after waiting more than five hours to see a medic. By the time Roland Holbrow, 87, was seen by a doctor at...
View ArticleRussell Watson pulls out of Proms due to illness
The opera singer, Russell Watson has had to pull out of performing at the BBC Proms in the Park in Hillsborough on Saturday after falling ill. He will be replaced by The Priests. Thousands of people...
View ArticleIMF releases new 2.5bn euros loan for Greece
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has formally approved the second installment of a rescue loan to Greece. The IMF will provide Greece with 2.5bn euros ($3.2bn; £2.1bn), its share of a fresh 9bn...
View ArticleMounted police patrol Berkshire area after burglaries
Mounted police were drafted in to help patrol Berkshire following a recent...
View ArticleIran 'delays release of US hiker Sarah Shourd'
Iran has delayed the release of a US hiker held for more than a year on suspicion of spying, a...
View Article'Lollicams' to catch bad drivers in Flintshire
A new device to film motorists who fail to stop or slow...
View ArticlePastor sets imam deadline on cultural centre talks
Pastor Terry Jones and preacher Dr KA Paul have given a New York imam a two-hour deadline to clarify whether he has agreed to...
View ArticleLeicester hammer attack victim's mother speaks
The mother of hammer attack victim Ben Maycock has...
View ArticleSaatchis celebrate 40 years in advertising
The Saatchi brothers have been celebrating the fortieth anniversary of...
View ArticleBlast near San Francisco kills at least four people
Firefighters in the US are still trying to douse the...
View ArticleMoelfre lifeboat crew rescues man and wheelie bin
Lifeboat crews have made an unusual rescue off the coast of Anglesey - an 81-year-old man...
View ArticleChange strike ballot rules, think tank urges
Ballot rules should be changed so it is tougher for unions to call strike action, a think tank has said. The Policy Exchange said a majority of employees in a workforce - or 40% of trade union members...
View ArticleProtests against US Koran-burning sweep Afghanistan
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across Afghanistan over...
View ArticleMan arrested after Glasgow 'grenade siege'
A 22-year-old man has been arrested after an eight-hour police siege at a flat in the west end of Glasgow. Police were called...
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