Jersey's Overseas Aid Commission marks 40th anniversary
Jersey's Overseas Aid Commission is marking its 40th anniversary with a weekend...
View ArticleGovernment confirms plan to scrap NHS Direct helpline
The government has confirmed it is planning to scrap the NHS Direct telephone service in England and replace it with a cheaper option. A new 1-1-1 helpline is already being piloted in...
View ArticleHouse crash destroys three homes in Higham Ferrers
People living in three terrace houses in Northamptonshire have been made homeless...
View ArticleOesophageal cancer survivor: 'I have to graze all day'
An oesophageal cancer survivor has described how the radical surgery he undertook...
View ArticleMedway councillor resigns over conflict of interest
The winner of a council by-election in Kent has resigned just 13 days after being elected. David Craggs, a special constable, stood down from Medway Council after being told by Kent Police his...
View ArticleGwahardd gyrrwr lori am yfed a gyrru
Roedd gyrrwr lori â dwywaith cymaint o alcohol yn ei waed na'r hyn sy'n gyfreithlon wrth gyrraedd gorsaf yn Stad Ddiwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy. Ymddangosodd Istvan Nagy - 41 o Bwdapest yn Hwngari -...
View ArticleSpecial Chile mine rescue tunnel drill assembled
The special hydraulic bore which will be used to drill an escape shaft down to 33 miners trapped in a Chilean mine is being assembled at the site. "We've finished building the...
View ArticleBattle of Britain veterans take to the skies again
Fourteen Battle of Britain veterans are to take to the skies in a special memorial flight. A chartered airliner will fly over parts of England and the English channel that saw some of the fiercest...
View ArticleIndus river overflows 40 times normal volume of water
Fresh flooding in southern Pakistan has displaced almost a million...
View ArticleFirst pictures of David Cameron's new daughter released
The first pictures of David and Samantha Cameron's baby daughter Florence have been released. Florence was born in the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro...
View ArticlePolice report fall in house burglaries in Nottingham
Burglaries in three areas of Nottingham have dropped by almost 80% since the start of a police operation. Nottinghamshire...
View ArticleWhitewater rafters missing on Austrian river
About 10 people whitewater rafting in Austria are missing after an accident in turbulent waters, police say. At least 15 of the 25 rafters tipped into the water...
View ArticleLeading PUP member, David Rose, quits party
Another leading member of the UVF-linked Progressive Unionists, Policing Board member David Rose, has left the party. David Rose, who...
View ArticleCyclists raise £2,500 for Guernsey baby charity
A Guernsey charity has received more than £2,500 following a 560-mile (900km) bicycle ride across south-west England by three postal workers....
View ArticleBritish Museum evacuated after 'irritant' smell
The British Museum has been evacuated after reports of an irritant being let...
View ArticleMan arrested after man stabbed in chest in Birmingham
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was stabbed in...
View ArticleSurrey council launches Olympic website
A Surrey council has launched a website to help people benefit from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Surrey2012.info,...
View ArticleAppeal over repeat prescriptions in Suffolk
People who want repeat prescriptions over the bank holiday weekend are being discouraged from going to...
View ArticleNames restored to a war memorial in Buckinghamshire
The names of two soldiers missing from a war memorial in Buckinghamshire for 106 years are to be restored. The memorial at Coombe Hill built in 1904 honours men from the county who died in the South...
View ArticleMissiles thrown during Bradford EDL demonstration
Bottles, stones and a smoke bomb were thrown during demonstrations by a right-wing campaign group and their opponents in Bradford. Trouble flared at the city's Urban Gardens where about 700 English...
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