Leicestershire County Council may make extra £22m cuts
Leicestershire County Council has warned it may need to make further cuts of £22m due to...
View ArticleShia Islam's holy sites in Iraq
BBC correspondent Hugh Sykes has been given rare access to two of Shia Islam's holiest shrines, both located in the central Iraqi city Karbala, south-west of the capital Baghdad. This is the shrine of...
View ArticleMaryport removal man jailed for eight years for rape
A furniture removal man has been jailed for eight years after being found guilty of raping a woman in Cumbria. Paul Richardson was working in the woman's home when he attacked her on 15...
View ArticleArmed raiders threaten to kill Durham woman
Burglars threatened to kill a woman and locked her in a cupboard during a raid in County Durham. The masked men, armed with baseball...
View ArticleUnion in row over privatising Port of Dover
A row has blown up over the future of the Port of Dover between union leaders and the port board, which wants it to...
View ArticleDerby surgeon speaks of flood devastation
A consultant surgeon from Derby helping the relief effort in Pakistan has been describing the level of devastation. Dr Syed Yusuf Iftikhar, chairman of Midlands Doctors Association UK (MDAUK), flew...
View ArticleSuicide parents criticise Belfast Trust
The parents of a Belfast teenager who took his own...
View ArticlePolice officers from Japan to visit fingerprint expert
Senior police officers from Japan are to visit Northamptonshire to look at pioneering fingerprint techniques. The officers will meet with scientific support manager Dr John Bond, a fingerprint expert,...
View ArticleParents of suicide teen say their son needed more help
The parents of a Belfast teenager who took his own life last weekend have said the health service needs to do more to protect vulnerable people. Christopher Ferrin, 19, had been referred to hospital...
View ArticleAfrica in pictures: 21-27 August
On Monday, Islamist al-Shabab fighters conduct military exercise in a northern neighbourhood of Somalia's capital - hours before they launched a massive offensive in the city. A boy tugs the shirt of...
View ArticleWest Mercia Police to cut 287 jobs
A police force is cutting 287 jobs as it tries to make savings of almost £10m. West Mercia Police, which covers Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire, announced the cuts saying they will...
View ArticleBrighton bus sex attack witness sought by police
Police have released CCTV images of a man they think witnessed a woman being sexually assaulted on a Brighton bus. A 24-year-old Brighton woman...
View ArticleSony obtains Australia ban on PS3 hack chip
Sony has won a temporary ban to prevent Australian distributors selling a hardware hack for the PlayStation 3 (PS3). The...
View ArticleMet officer on Notting Hill Carnival beat for 30 years
Ch Supt Michael Johnson of the Metropolitan...
View ArticleMoD work highlighted at inquest into scientist's death
An inquest into a Ministry of Defence scientist's death has been given a "graphic, chilling understanding" of the work undertaken, a coroner said. Dr Peter Dean is presiding over an inquest into the...
View ArticleChoir provides music therapy for Alzheimer's patients
Singers in Norfolk are feeling the benefits of a choir with a...
View ArticlePolice seek owner of 1940s badges found in river
Police are trying to reunite 1940s nursing badges with their owner after they were among...
View ArticleNHS Hull's chairman is reappointed
NHS Hull has reappointed Kath Lavery as chairman of its board. NHS Hull, the city's Primary Care Trust, is responsible for commissioning health services, such as hospital, mental health and community...
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