PM offers hope on Skelmersdale College campus shortfall
The prime minister has promised to look at the £4m funding gap which has hit the new Skelmersdale and Ormskirk College campus. The £42m...
View ArticleFootballers head to North Korea
A group of players and coaches from Middlesbrough Ladies football team is...
View ArticleIndia debates whether to continue receiving British aid
The Indian government is debating whether it should still accept any development aid from Britain. India is currently the biggest recipient of UK development aid, receiving more than £800m (about...
View ArticleMan charged with 2006 shooting murder in Hornchurch
A man has been charged with the murder of an electrician who was killed in a...
View ArticleLarge snake found in New Forest car park
A large snake has been found in a car park in Hampshire's New Forest. The non-venomous grey rat snake was found in the...
View ArticleMan worked illegally as dentist in Merthyr and Cardiff
An arrest warrant has been issued for a man who gave dental treatment to thousands of patients while living and working illegally in the UK....
View ArticleSussex appeal launched for new teenage cancer unit
A special committee has been set up in Sussex to support the appeal for a teenage cancer unit in the South East. It follows high-profile campaigns...
View ArticleOfcom 'to review' News Corp bid for BSkyB
The BBC has learned that Ofcom will be asked to review News Corporation's bid for BSkyB once a formal offer is made. The BBC's business editor, Robert...
View ArticleGene therapy for blood disorder a 'success'
Gene therapy has been used for the first time to treat an inherited blood disorder in what...
View ArticleAmerican voters on Tea Party surge
The conservative Tea Party movement has claimed several victories over...
View ArticleGloucester builder gang 'scammed nearly £1m'
A gang of cowboy builders made nearly £1m scamming more than 50 homeowners across the south of England, a jury has heard. The gang's alleged boss, Nicholas...
View ArticleTiny Cheshire cow among new Guinness World Records
A cow whose tiny stature saved her from the abattoir has entered the record books as the world's smallest. Swallow, a Dexter cow from Cheshire, stands...
View ArticleCall for deposit charge on drinks bottles to cut litter
Charging a deposit for plastic and glass drinks bottles would drastically reduce litter,...
View ArticleOregon firefighters dig camel out of sinkhole
Firefighters in the US state of Oregon have had to use all their shovelling skills to do a delicate job: dig a camel out of a sinkhole. They were called by the Clackamas County...
View ArticleLouisiana fish deaths raise oil spill questions
Officials in Louisiana's Plaquemines Parish have called for an investigation after finding hundreds of thousands of dead fish...
View ArticlePixie Lott and Lady Gaga break work records
Pop stars Pixie Lott and Lady Gaga have made their debuts in the Guinness World Records for their musical achievements, it has been announced. Lott has been included for her single, Boys And Girls,...
View ArticleMPs criticise MoD air tanker deal
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) was guilty of "astonishing" failures in its purchase of a £10.5bn fleet of tanker aircraft, a committee of MPs has said. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said the MoD...
View ArticleWhat exactly is the Tea Party?
Washington's Republican establishment woke on Wednesday morning to a political reality few could have predicted just two years ago. After being thrashed in 2008,...
View ArticleIn pictures: Afghanistan on election footing
On Saturday, Afghanistan will vote for its Wolesi Jirga, or lower house of parliament. And as this street scene shows in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province, the election campaign is in full...
View ArticleIn pictures: Mexico bicentennial
Mexico is holding lavish celebrations to mark 200 years since the start of its independence war against Spain. Children held a march dressed up as independence hero Miguel Hidalgo to mark the...
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