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All rights reserved Tue, 21 May 2013 23:50:29 +0100 5 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/ http://l.yimg.com/os/mit/media/m/index/img/Yahoo_logo_en-GB.gif <p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/oklahoma-tornado-us-opens-homes-hearts-142521771.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HYmhwCXakYaUqf2nRX.Etw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/skynews/mike-jenkins3-1-400x240-20130521-084215-106.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Oklahoma Tornado: Obama&#039;s Pledge To Survivors" align="left" title="Oklahoma Tornado: Obama&#039;s Pledge To Survivors" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama says Americans will support victims of the Oklahoma tornado by &quot;opening our homes and hearts to those in need&quot;.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/oklahoma-tornado-us-opens-homes-hearts-142521771.htmlTue, 21 May 2013 23:50:29 +0100Sky Newsoklahoma-tornado-us-opens-homes-hearts-142521771<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/oklahoma-tornado-us-opens-homes-hearts-142521771.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HYmhwCXakYaUqf2nRX.Etw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/skynews/mike-jenkins3-1-400x240-20130521-084215-106.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Oklahoma Tornado: Obama&#039;s Pledge To Survivors" align="left" title="Oklahoma Tornado: Obama&#039;s Pledge To Survivors" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama says Americans will support victims of the Oklahoma tornado by &quot;opening our homes and hearts to those in need&quot;.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/oklahoma-tornado-children-drowned-school-124908385.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Tr9SXz9nDrgALlKyKd4KoA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/skynews/boy-pulled-from-rubble-1-400x240-20130521-135608-876.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Oklahoma Tornado: Children &#039;Drowned In School&#039;" align="left" title="Oklahoma Tornado: Children &#039;Drowned In School&#039;" border="0" /></a>Seven children drowned in a pool of water at an elementary school as they sheltered from the monster tornado which hit Oklahoma, officials have said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/oklahoma-tornado-children-drowned-school-124908385.htmlTue, 21 May 2013 21:53:11 +0100Sky Newsoklahoma-tornado-children-drowned-school-124908385<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/oklahoma-tornado-children-drowned-school-124908385.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Tr9SXz9nDrgALlKyKd4KoA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/skynews/boy-pulled-from-rubble-1-400x240-20130521-135608-876.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Oklahoma Tornado: Children &#039;Drowned In School&#039;" align="left" title="Oklahoma Tornado: Children &#039;Drowned In School&#039;" border="0" /></a>Seven children drowned in a pool of water at an elementary school as they sheltered from the monster tornado which hit Oklahoma, officials have said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/tornado-survivor-finds-dog-during-tv-interview-122833256.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ke12Wf.sJDyRUJgPKMCPuQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/skynews/main-1-400x240-20130521-055208-637.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Tornado Survivor Finds Dog During TV Interview" align="left" title="Tornado Survivor Finds Dog During TV Interview" border="0" /></a>An elderly woman whose home was destroyed by the Oklahoma tornado found her pet dog among the rubble during a live TV interview.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/tornado-survivor-finds-dog-during-tv-interview-122833256.htmlTue, 21 May 2013 21:55:55 +0100Sky Newstornado-survivor-finds-dog-during-tv-interview-122833256<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/tornado-survivor-finds-dog-during-tv-interview-122833256.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ke12Wf.sJDyRUJgPKMCPuQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/skynews/main-1-400x240-20130521-055208-637.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Tornado Survivor Finds Dog During TV Interview" align="left" title="Tornado Survivor Finds Dog During TV Interview" border="0" /></a>An elderly woman whose home was destroyed by the Oklahoma tornado found her pet dog among the rubble during a live TV interview.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/gay-marriage-wrecking-amendment-rejected-214600612.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QBGhccSk7qHW876oloQirg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/skynews/119244651-1-400x240-20130521-065602-639.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Gay Marriage Bill Saved By Deal With Labour" align="left" title="Gay Marriage Bill Saved By Deal With Labour" border="0" /></a>The legalisation of gay marriage is set to be approved by MPs later after surviving a Tory backbench attempt to derail it.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/gay-marriage-wrecking-amendment-rejected-214600612.htmlTue, 21 May 2013 10:23:04 +0100Sky Newsgay-marriage-wrecking-amendment-rejected-214600612<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/gay-marriage-wrecking-amendment-rejected-214600612.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QBGhccSk7qHW876oloQirg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/skynews/119244651-1-400x240-20130521-065602-639.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Gay Marriage Bill Saved By Deal With Labour" align="left" title="Gay Marriage Bill Saved By Deal With Labour" border="0" /></a>The legalisation of gay marriage is set to be approved by MPs later after surviving a Tory backbench attempt to derail it.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/drivers-twitter-boast-hitting-cyclist-115031323.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RnASE4aV.8VcpwQVd0.FeQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/skynews/tweet-1-400x240-20130521-063203-286.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Driver&#039;s Twitter Boast About &#039;Hitting Cyclist&#039;" align="left" title="Driver&#039;s Twitter Boast About &#039;Hitting Cyclist&#039;" border="0" /></a>Police are investigating after a driver apparently boasted on Twitter that she had knocked over a cyclist.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/drivers-twitter-boast-hitting-cyclist-115031323.htmlTue, 21 May 2013 14:27:39 +0100Sky Newsdrivers-twitter-boast-hitting-cyclist-115031323<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/drivers-twitter-boast-hitting-cyclist-115031323.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RnASE4aV.8VcpwQVd0.FeQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/skynews/tweet-1-400x240-20130521-063203-286.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Driver&#039;s Twitter Boast About &#039;Hitting Cyclist&#039;" align="left" title="Driver&#039;s Twitter Boast About &#039;Hitting Cyclist&#039;" border="0" /></a>Police are investigating after a driver apparently boasted on Twitter that she had knocked over a cyclist.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/killer-donkeys-maul-pensioner-death-221215782.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Gl2grohY6NTalnzeu9MAAQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/skynews/103402073-1-400x240-20130521-073206-934.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Killer Donkeys Maul Pensioner To Death" align="left" title="Killer Donkeys Maul Pensioner To Death" border="0" /></a>Two donkeys are to be put down after they dragged a pensioner from his mobility scooter and mauled him to death.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/killer-donkeys-maul-pensioner-death-221215782.htmlTue, 21 May 2013 08:27:01 +0100Sky Newskiller-donkeys-maul-pensioner-death-221215782<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/killer-donkeys-maul-pensioner-death-221215782.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Gl2grohY6NTalnzeu9MAAQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/skynews/103402073-1-400x240-20130521-073206-934.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Killer Donkeys Maul Pensioner To Death" align="left" title="Killer Donkeys Maul Pensioner To Death" border="0" /></a>Two donkeys are to be put down after they dragged a pensioner from his mobility scooter and mauled him to death.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/cameron-committed-ruling-coalition-until-2015-spokesman-123457424.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JP.DOwd7RVmUcR6vrMTkvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-21T234245Z_2_CBRE94K1TRH00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain&#039;s Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, arrives to deliver his keynote speech at the party&#039;s spring conference in Brighton" align="left" title="Britain&#039;s Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, arrives to deliver his keynote speech at the party&#039;s spring conference in Brighton" border="0" /></a>By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Deputy prime minister will take the unusual step of holding a news conference on Wednesday to say the country&#039;s two-party coalition will hold together until 2015 as he tries to stabilise a government beset by infighting and rifts. In a demarche that risks being cast as a sign of weakness by political opponents, Nick Clegg, the leader of the Lib Dems, will try to reassure voters that his alliance with Prime Minister David Cameron will endure until the next national election. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/cameron-committed-ruling-coalition-until-2015-spokesman-123457424.htmlWed, 22 May 2013 00:42:45 +0100Reuterscameron-committed-ruling-coalition-until-2015-spokesman-123457424<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/cameron-committed-ruling-coalition-until-2015-spokesman-123457424.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JP.DOwd7RVmUcR6vrMTkvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-21T234245Z_2_CBRE94K1TRH00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain&#039;s Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, arrives to deliver his keynote speech at the party&#039;s spring conference in Brighton" align="left" title="Britain&#039;s Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, arrives to deliver his keynote speech at the party&#039;s spring conference in Brighton" border="0" /></a>By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Deputy prime minister will take the unusual step of holding a news conference on Wednesday to say the country&#039;s two-party coalition will hold together until 2015 as he tries to stabilise a government beset by infighting and rifts. In a demarche that risks being cast as a sign of weakness by political opponents, Nick Clegg, the leader of the Lib Dems, will try to reassure voters that his alliance with Prime Minister David Cameron will endure until the next national election. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afghan-interpreters-come-uk-232934121.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/feKFuejhnOJMgxAztGAMMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/UKNews220520130029492-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="David Cameron previously suggesting most Afghan interpreters should stay on in their country to help rebuild it after years of conflict" align="left" title="David Cameron previously suggesting most Afghan interpreters should stay on in their country to help rebuild it after years of conflict" border="0" /></a>Around 600 Afghan interpreters are to be offered the chance to settle in Britain after an apparent coalition rethink.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afghan-interpreters-come-uk-232934121.htmlWed, 22 May 2013 00:29:34 +0100Press Associationafghan-interpreters-come-uk-232934121<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afghan-interpreters-come-uk-232934121.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/feKFuejhnOJMgxAztGAMMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/UKNews220520130029492-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="David Cameron previously suggesting most Afghan interpreters should stay on in their country to help rebuild it after years of conflict" align="left" title="David Cameron previously suggesting most Afghan interpreters should stay on in their country to help rebuild it after years of conflict" border="0" /></a>Around 600 Afghan interpreters are to be offered the chance to settle in Britain after an apparent coalition rethink.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/david-bowies-bassist-trevor-bolder-dies-212829440.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/l4PFBnFJp4qaHKSK6TJCvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/skynews/9219351-1-1-400x240-20130521-162203-707.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="David Bowie&#039;s Bassist Trevor Bolder Dies" align="left" title="David Bowie&#039;s Bassist Trevor Bolder Dies" border="0" /></a>Uriah Heep and Spiders From Mars bassist Trevor Bolder has died from cancer, aged 62.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/david-bowies-bassist-trevor-bolder-dies-212829440.htmlWed, 22 May 2013 00:18:25 +0100Sky Newsdavid-bowies-bassist-trevor-bolder-dies-212829440<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/david-bowies-bassist-trevor-bolder-dies-212829440.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/l4PFBnFJp4qaHKSK6TJCvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/skynews/9219351-1-1-400x240-20130521-162203-707.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="David Bowie&#039;s Bassist Trevor Bolder Dies" align="left" title="David Bowie&#039;s Bassist Trevor Bolder Dies" border="0" /></a>Uriah Heep and Spiders From Mars bassist Trevor Bolder has died from cancer, aged 62.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/andy-murray-withdraws-french-open-231335823.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rtMxXHH.Ihi2n2H2kCfz_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/skynews/rtr3d14q-1-400x240-20130521-162203-772.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Andy Murray Withdraws From French Open" align="left" title="Andy Murray Withdraws From French Open" border="0" /></a>Britain&#039;s number one tennis player Andy Murray has pulled out of the French Open due to a persistent back injury.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/andy-murray-withdraws-french-open-231335823.htmlWed, 22 May 2013 00:13:35 +0100Sky Newsandy-murray-withdraws-french-open-231335823<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/andy-murray-withdraws-french-open-231335823.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rtMxXHH.Ihi2n2H2kCfz_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/skynews/rtr3d14q-1-400x240-20130521-162203-772.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Andy Murray Withdraws From French Open" align="left" title="Andy Murray Withdraws From French Open" border="0" /></a>Britain&#039;s number one tennis player Andy Murray has pulled out of the French Open due to a persistent back injury.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/55-beaches-meet-tough-standards-230737689.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MKq9Z0Jja531doVqrmjfmA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/UKNews220520130007529-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The beach in Whitby, North Yorkshire, is among 55 UK beaches that have received Blue Flag awards for 2013" align="left" title="The beach in Whitby, North Yorkshire, is among 55 UK beaches that have received Blue Flag awards for 2013" border="0" /></a>More than 50 English beaches have met tough new EU standards to receive Blue Flag awards for 2013.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/55-beaches-meet-tough-standards-230737689.htmlWed, 22 May 2013 00:07:37 +0100Press Association55-beaches-meet-tough-standards-230737689<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/55-beaches-meet-tough-standards-230737689.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MKq9Z0Jja531doVqrmjfmA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/UKNews220520130007529-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The beach in Whitby, North Yorkshire, is among 55 UK beaches that have received Blue Flag awards for 2013" align="left" title="The beach in Whitby, North Yorkshire, is among 55 UK beaches that have received Blue Flag awards for 2013" border="0" /></a>More than 50 English beaches have met tough new EU standards to receive Blue Flag awards for 2013.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/102-free-school-proposals-approved-230737031.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hB9N1g01VQYzQTnvVVM8vg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/UKNews220520130007526-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Michael Gove said free schools are &#039;extremely popular&#039; with parents" align="left" title="Michael Gove said free schools are &#039;extremely popular&#039; with parents" border="0" /></a>Education Secretary Michael Gove has approved more than 100 free school applications, which will make up around 50,000 school places.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/102-free-school-proposals-approved-230737031.htmlWed, 22 May 2013 00:07:37 +0100Press Association102-free-school-proposals-approved-230737031<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/102-free-school-proposals-approved-230737031.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hB9N1g01VQYzQTnvVVM8vg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/UKNews220520130007526-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Michael Gove said free schools are &#039;extremely popular&#039; with parents" align="left" title="Michael Gove said free schools are &#039;extremely popular&#039; with parents" border="0" /></a>Education Secretary Michael Gove has approved more than 100 free school applications, which will make up around 50,000 school places.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/clegg-dismisses-coalition-break-230737672.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FLicd6UaTT1EGWWVMBc8EQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/UKNews220520130007521-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Nick Clegg and David Cameron are both absolutely committed to governing in coalition through to 2015, says the Lib Dem leader" align="left" title="Nick Clegg and David Cameron are both absolutely committed to governing in coalition through to 2015, says the Lib Dem leader" border="0" /></a>Nick Clegg will insist that he and David Cameron are both &quot;absolutely committed&quot; to governing in coalition through to 2015 as he attempts to calm speculation over the future of the power-sharing deal.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/clegg-dismisses-coalition-break-230737672.htmlWed, 22 May 2013 00:07:37 +0100Press Associationclegg-dismisses-coalition-break-230737672<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/clegg-dismisses-coalition-break-230737672.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FLicd6UaTT1EGWWVMBc8EQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/UKNews220520130007521-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Nick Clegg and David Cameron are both absolutely committed to governing in coalition through to 2015, says the Lib Dem leader" align="left" title="Nick Clegg and David Cameron are both absolutely committed to governing in coalition through to 2015, says the Lib Dem leader" border="0" /></a>Nick Clegg will insist that he and David Cameron are both &quot;absolutely committed&quot; to governing in coalition through to 2015 as he attempts to calm speculation over the future of the power-sharing deal.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/food-hygiene-postcode-lottery-230737447.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/c4TJF2hkfNHSAjVSHt4V_Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/UKNews220520130007523-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Which looked at Food Standards Agency hygiene ratings in postcodes across England, Northern Ireland and Wales" align="left" title="Which looked at Food Standards Agency hygiene ratings in postcodes across England, Northern Ireland and Wales" border="0" /></a>Food outlets in parts of the London borough of Bexley have the worst hygiene standards of more than 2,000 postcodes, while those in Birmingham&#039;s B35 area offer the best, according to a Which? investigation.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/food-hygiene-postcode-lottery-230737447.htmlWed, 22 May 2013 00:07:37 +0100Press Associationfood-hygiene-postcode-lottery-230737447<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/food-hygiene-postcode-lottery-230737447.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/c4TJF2hkfNHSAjVSHt4V_Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/UKNews220520130007523-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Which looked at Food Standards Agency hygiene ratings in postcodes across England, Northern Ireland and Wales" align="left" title="Which looked at Food Standards Agency hygiene ratings in postcodes across England, Northern Ireland and Wales" border="0" /></a>Food outlets in parts of the London borough of Bexley have the worst hygiene standards of more than 2,000 postcodes, while those in Birmingham&#039;s B35 area offer the best, according to a Which? investigation.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/police-force-sell-unused-11m-hq-230737826.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CvZ_5uxSR1O1Zvgu4tJjBQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/UKNews220520130007528-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Hampshire Constabulary&#039;s former chief constable Alex Marshall was warned in 2010 that the force could not afford the bill to refurbish the site" align="left" title="Hampshire Constabulary&#039;s former chief constable Alex Marshall was warned in 2010 that the force could not afford the bill to refurbish the site" border="0" /></a>A police force that spent more than £11 million on a headquarters it has never used has announced it will sell the site after it has been empty for five years.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/police-force-sell-unused-11m-hq-230737826.htmlWed, 22 May 2013 00:07:37 +0100Press Associationpolice-force-sell-unused-11m-hq-230737826<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/police-force-sell-unused-11m-hq-230737826.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CvZ_5uxSR1O1Zvgu4tJjBQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/UKNews220520130007528-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Hampshire Constabulary&#039;s former chief constable Alex Marshall was warned in 2010 that the force could not afford the bill to refurbish the site" align="left" title="Hampshire Constabulary&#039;s former chief constable Alex Marshall was warned in 2010 that the force could not afford the bill to refurbish the site" border="0" /></a>A police force that spent more than £11 million on a headquarters it has never used has announced it will sell the site after it has been empty for five years.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/harry-potter-edition-fetches-150k-230737651.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZLzEjCFkWLH7znTJNozG6w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/UKNews2205201300075210-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A first editor Harry Potter book annotated by author JK Rowling" align="left" title="A first editor Harry Potter book annotated by author JK Rowling" border="0" /></a>A first edition of the first Harry Potter book, personally annotated by JK Rowling, has sold for £150,000 at auction.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/harry-potter-edition-fetches-150k-230737651.htmlWed, 22 May 2013 00:07:37 +0100Press Associationharry-potter-edition-fetches-150k-230737651<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/harry-potter-edition-fetches-150k-230737651.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZLzEjCFkWLH7znTJNozG6w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/UKNews2205201300075210-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A first editor Harry Potter book annotated by author JK Rowling" align="left" title="A first editor Harry Potter book annotated by author JK Rowling" border="0" /></a>A first edition of the first Harry Potter book, personally annotated by JK Rowling, has sold for £150,000 at auction.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/xbox-one-console-unveiled-microsoft-204212253.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pgACfk.EJMyv9jSrsCVF0Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/skynews/9219139-1-1-400x240-20130521-171606-559.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Xbox One Console Unveiled By Microsoft" align="left" title="Xbox One Console Unveiled By Microsoft" border="0" /></a>Microsoft has debuted its new Xbox One, announcing that the company&#039;s first gaming console in eight years will come with exclusive video and software content.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/xbox-one-console-unveiled-microsoft-204212253.htmlWed, 22 May 2013 00:47:06 +0100Sky Newsxbox-one-console-unveiled-microsoft-204212253<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/xbox-one-console-unveiled-microsoft-204212253.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pgACfk.EJMyv9jSrsCVF0Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/skynews/9219139-1-1-400x240-20130521-171606-559.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Xbox One Console Unveiled By Microsoft" align="left" title="Xbox One Console Unveiled By Microsoft" border="0" /></a>Microsoft has debuted its new Xbox One, announcing that the company&#039;s first gaming console in eight years will come with exclusive video and software content.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/monster-tornado-devastates-oklahoma-town-least-37-dead-005841878.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ETMtUa5HAqf2AJCF8ZBNMA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-21T045204Z_1_CBRE94K0DIV00_RTROPTP_2_USA-TORNADOES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A fire official drives through the rubble of Moore Medical Center after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma" align="left" title="A fire official drives through the rubble of Moore Medical Center after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma" border="0" /></a>By Carey Gillam and Ian Simpson MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Rescuers went building to building in search of victims and thousands of survivors were homeless on Tuesday after a massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, wiping out whole blocks of homes and killing at least 24 people. The death toll was lower than initially feared, but nine children were among the dead, including seven who died at Plaza Towers Elementary School, which took a direct hit on Monday in the deadliest tornado to strike the United States in two years. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/monster-tornado-devastates-oklahoma-town-least-37-dead-005841878.htmlWed, 22 May 2013 00:44:27 +0100Reutersmonster-tornado-devastates-oklahoma-town-least-37-dead-005841878<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/monster-tornado-devastates-oklahoma-town-least-37-dead-005841878.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ETMtUa5HAqf2AJCF8ZBNMA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-21T045204Z_1_CBRE94K0DIV00_RTROPTP_2_USA-TORNADOES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A fire official drives through the rubble of Moore Medical Center after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma" align="left" title="A fire official drives through the rubble of Moore Medical Center after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma" border="0" /></a>By Carey Gillam and Ian Simpson MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Rescuers went building to building in search of victims and thousands of survivors were homeless on Tuesday after a massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, wiping out whole blocks of homes and killing at least 24 people. The death toll was lower than initially feared, but nine children were among the dead, including seven who died at Plaza Towers Elementary School, which took a direct hit on Monday in the deadliest tornado to strike the United States in two years. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/apple-boss-cook-grilled-over-tax-164812511.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rNgDNXyorUsVdLEMf0OBYw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/skynews/169186376-1-400x240-20130521-160207-953.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Apple Tax: CEO Tim Cook Denies &#039;Gimmicks&#039;" align="left" title="Apple Tax: CEO Tim Cook Denies &#039;Gimmicks&#039;" border="0" /></a>Tim Cook has said Apple complies with the spirit and the letter of the law and denied the firm&#039;s tax regime is a &quot;sham&quot;.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/apple-boss-cook-grilled-over-tax-164812511.htmlTue, 21 May 2013 23:56:55 +0100Sky Newsapple-boss-cook-grilled-over-tax-164812511<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/apple-boss-cook-grilled-over-tax-164812511.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rNgDNXyorUsVdLEMf0OBYw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/skynews/169186376-1-400x240-20130521-160207-953.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Apple Tax: CEO Tim Cook Denies &#039;Gimmicks&#039;" align="left" title="Apple Tax: CEO Tim Cook Denies &#039;Gimmicks&#039;" border="0" /></a>Tim Cook has said Apple complies with the spirit and the letter of the law and denied the firm&#039;s tax regime is a &quot;sham&quot;.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rafsanjani-ahmadinejad-ally-disqualified-iran-election-report-173854041.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fE1wQv14lwTyjmRiL3l5BQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-21T194554Z_4_CBRE94K1D1600_RTROPTP_2_IRAN-POLITICS-RAFSANJANI.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani gives the opening speech during Iran&#039;s Assembly of Experts&#039; biannual meeting in Tehran" align="left" title="Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani gives the opening speech during Iran&#039;s Assembly of Experts&#039; biannual meeting in Tehran" border="0" /></a>By Marcus George DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities barred two potentially powerful and disruptive candidates from running in next month&#039;s presidential election on Tuesday, ensuring a contest largely among hardliners loyal to the clerical supreme leader. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a veteran companion of the Islamic Republic&#039;s founder, a former president and thought potentially sympathetic to reform, was denied a place on the ballot by the Guardian Council of clerics and jurists, state media said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rafsanjani-ahmadinejad-ally-disqualified-iran-election-report-173854041.htmlTue, 21 May 2013 23:53:08 +0100Reutersrafsanjani-ahmadinejad-ally-disqualified-iran-election-report-173854041<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rafsanjani-ahmadinejad-ally-disqualified-iran-election-report-173854041.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fE1wQv14lwTyjmRiL3l5BQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-21T194554Z_4_CBRE94K1D1600_RTROPTP_2_IRAN-POLITICS-RAFSANJANI.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani gives the opening speech during Iran&#039;s Assembly of Experts&#039; biannual meeting in Tehran" align="left" title="Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani gives the opening speech during Iran&#039;s Assembly of Experts&#039; biannual meeting in Tehran" border="0" /></a>By Marcus George DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities barred two potentially powerful and disruptive candidates from running in next month&#039;s presidential election on Tuesday, ensuring a contest largely among hardliners loyal to the clerical supreme leader. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a veteran companion of the Islamic Republic&#039;s founder, a former president and thought potentially sympathetic to reform, was denied a place on the ballot by the Guardian Council of clerics and jurists, state media said. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/discovery-alleged-russian-plot-points-growing-jitters-215714023.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/faUpvbGKKVYG3qMVzsCIbw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-21T215714Z_1_CBRE94K1OZH00_RTROPTP_2_RUSSIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian President Putin speaks at a meeting on shipbuilding industries in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi" align="left" title="Russian President Putin speaks at a meeting on shipbuilding industries in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi" border="0" /></a>By Timothy Heritage OREKHOVO-ZUYEVO, Russia (Reuters) - As Russia congratulated its forces for foiling an alleged Islamist plot on Moscow, the discovery of the plan also pointed to the growing security threat before the 2014 Winter Olympics. Monday&#039;s killing of two suspected militants and arrest of a third in a sleepy town near Moscow was quickly followed by the killing of one of the leaders of an Islamist insurgency being waged in Russia&#039;s North Caucasus. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/discovery-alleged-russian-plot-points-growing-jitters-215714023.htmlTue, 21 May 2013 22:57:14 +0100Reutersdiscovery-alleged-russian-plot-points-growing-jitters-215714023<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/discovery-alleged-russian-plot-points-growing-jitters-215714023.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/faUpvbGKKVYG3qMVzsCIbw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-21T215714Z_1_CBRE94K1OZH00_RTROPTP_2_RUSSIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian President Putin speaks at a meeting on shipbuilding industries in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi" align="left" title="Russian President Putin speaks at a meeting on shipbuilding industries in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi" border="0" /></a>By Timothy Heritage OREKHOVO-ZUYEVO, Russia (Reuters) - As Russia congratulated its forces for foiling an alleged Islamist plot on Moscow, the discovery of the plan also pointed to the growing security threat before the 2014 Winter Olympics. Monday&#039;s killing of two suspected militants and arrest of a third in a sleepy town near Moscow was quickly followed by the killing of one of the leaders of an Islamist insurgency being waged in Russia&#039;s North Caucasus. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/us-tornados-wake-rain-hampers-relief-effort-214829908.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PwA9Dvgv8IO3Ed7I0VbvIw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/AFP/photo_1369176366917-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A chair sits against a bare tree next to a destroyed home on May 21, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma" align="left" title="A chair sits against a bare tree next to a destroyed home on May 21, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma" border="0" /></a>Torrential rains hampered rescue and relief efforts Tuesday in this Oklahoma City suburb reeling from one of the worst tornadoes in the United States in the years.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/us-tornados-wake-rain-hampers-relief-effort-214829908.htmlTue, 21 May 2013 22:48:29 +0100AFPus-tornados-wake-rain-hampers-relief-effort-214829908<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/us-tornados-wake-rain-hampers-relief-effort-214829908.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PwA9Dvgv8IO3Ed7I0VbvIw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/AFP/photo_1369176366917-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A chair sits against a bare tree next to a destroyed home on May 21, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma" align="left" title="A chair sits against a bare tree next to a destroyed home on May 21, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma" border="0" /></a>Torrential rains hampered rescue and relief efforts Tuesday in this Oklahoma City suburb reeling from one of the worst tornadoes in the United States in the years.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/nigeria-seeks-nigers-military-support-against-boko-haram-212552313.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xZYA2cyoi7gG2YQcyTljqA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-21T212552Z_1_CBRE94K1NJ800_RTROPTP_2_NIGERIA-VIOLENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Two children walk in an empty street as they make their way home in the city of Maiduguri, Borno State" align="left" title="Two children walk in an empty street as they make their way home in the city of Maiduguri, Borno State" border="0" /></a>By Abdoulaye Massalatchi and Joe Brock NIAMEY/MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria has asked its northern neighbour Niger for help in an offensive against Boko Haram insurgents, as West African states try to cooperate against a spread of Islamist violence. An intelligence source in Niger said on Tuesday security had been tightened along the thinly populated border and military police were searching vehicles for Boko Haram fighters who might be fleeing the past week&#039;s onslaught on their bases in Nigeria. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/nigeria-seeks-nigers-military-support-against-boko-haram-212552313.htmlTue, 21 May 2013 22:25:52 +0100Reutersnigeria-seeks-nigers-military-support-against-boko-haram-212552313<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/nigeria-seeks-nigers-military-support-against-boko-haram-212552313.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xZYA2cyoi7gG2YQcyTljqA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-21T212552Z_1_CBRE94K1NJ800_RTROPTP_2_NIGERIA-VIOLENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Two children walk in an empty street as they make their way home in the city of Maiduguri, Borno State" align="left" title="Two children walk in an empty street as they make their way home in the city of Maiduguri, Borno State" border="0" /></a>By Abdoulaye Massalatchi and Joe Brock NIAMEY/MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria has asked its northern neighbour Niger for help in an offensive against Boko Haram insurgents, as West African states try to cooperate against a spread of Islamist violence. An intelligence source in Niger said on Tuesday security had been tightened along the thinly populated border and military police were searching vehicles for Boko Haram fighters who might be fleeing the past week&#039;s onslaught on their bases in Nigeria. ...</p><br clear="all"/>