101 people arrested ahead of Notting Hill Carnival
Police have arrested 101 people in a crackdown on troublemakers ahead of the Notting Hill Carnival. Raids have taken...
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Mae dau berson wedi eu harestio ar ôl i gofgolofn efydd o'r peiriannydd Isambard Brunel gael ei dwyn ger y marina yn Neyland yn Sir Benfro. Mae'r ddau wedi eu...
View ArticleFigures reveal level of cancelled hospital appointments
Almost 80,000 hospital appointments in Northern Ireland have been cancelled in the past year because consultants were not free to see patients. The figures were released by the...
View ArticlePakistan floods: 'The worst is yet to come'
Two women from Islamabad, who decided to put their personal lives on hold in order to help Pakistani flood victims, describe the areas they...
View ArticleDell agrees $1.6bn 3Par takeover
Computer giant Dell has agreed to take over data storage firm 3Par after tabling an improved offer for the company. Dell says its new offer of $24.30 a...
View ArticleJewellery stolen from two Swindon properties
Jewellery worth thousands of pounds was stolen from two houses in Swindon while the occupants were on holiday. Police said thieves...
View ArticleCornwall Council leader calls for senior jobs review
Cornwall Council's leader has called for a review of senior council officers' pay. Councillor Alec Robertson said it was something...
View ArticleFood figures need a pinch of salt
VIEWPOINT Isobel Tomlinson The idea that the world needs to double its food production by 2050 in order to feed a growing population is wrong, says Isobel Tomlinson from the Soil Association. In this...
View ArticleUK military now stationed in Yemen and Pakistan
British military personnel are now stationed in militant hotspots Yemen and Pakistan, official figures show. About 20 members of the Royal Navy are based in Yemen, and a similar number of Navy...
View ArticleEU rebukes Israel for convicting Palestinian protester
The European Union has criticised Israel for convicting an organiser of weekly Palestinian protests against the West Bank...
View ArticleFather's death inquest adjourned
An inquest into the death of a father-of-two who was treated at the John...
View ArticleWhitstable bridges planning application submitted
Plans for two new bridges which will form part of a newly-created route for walkers and cyclists has been submitted to a Kent council. Transport charity Sustrans wants to...
View ArticleHoniton teenager killed in A30 crash is named
A Honiton teenager killed in a three-vehicle crash on the A30 in Devon has been named by...
View ArticleTwo arrested after statue theft
Two men have been arrested following the theft of an 8ft (2.4m) statue of engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel from a quayside in Pembrokeshire. Police believe the bronze statue, which cost...
View ArticleMan jailed over fake oil drills found in Peterborough
A man has been jailed for two and a half years after counterfeit oil drills were found in Peterborough. Adrian Belson,...
View ArticleAlaska Senator Murkowski's re-election bid threatened
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski's bid to win the Republican Party's nomination to run in November's mid-term election remains in peril. Her challenger, Joe Miller, holds...
View ArticleQ&A: Asil Nadir
Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir is returning to the UK having evaded trial since 1993. Q: Who is Asil Nadir? Asil Nadir is a 69-year-old Turkish Cypriot businessman who built up a hugely successful...
View ArticleTax changes could impact islands financial status
The body that represents Jersey's financial industry says potential changes to taxation could affect the island's business status. The States is consulting businesses over the zero-ten rate of tax and...
View ArticleFormer Blackpool soldier dies in Afghanistan explosion
A 21-year-old man who moved to Australia from Blackpool has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan. Private Tomas Dale, 21, moved from the Lancashire resort with his family to live in Adelaide...
View ArticlePart of an £80m new road is closed at Eye Green
Part of an new £80m road through Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire is closed because of structural problems. The A16 between Crowland to Spalding opened two weeks ago but a four-mile section between...
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