Some Abortion Clinics 'Are Breaking Law'
Sky News - Fri, Mar 23, 2012Some doctors are breaking the law by providing abortion clinics with "pre-signed" consent forms, according to the Government. More »Some Abortion Clinics 'Are Breaking Law'
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VIEW:Petrol Breaks 140p-a-Litre Mark For First Time
Sky News - Fri, Mar 23, 2012Average petrol prices have risen above 140p-per-litre for the first time, while diesel has hit a record high, according to the AA. More »Petrol Breaks 140p-a-Litre Mark For First Time
Shop Closures Hit Record High As Firms Go Bust
Sky News - Fri, Mar 23, 2012The number of empty shops hit an all-time high last month after a wave of retailers went bust following a bad Christmas. More »Shop Closures Hit Record High As Firms Go Bust
Muamba Family Thank Well-Wishers For Support
Sky News - Fri, Mar 23, 2012The fiancee and father of Bolton player Fabrice Muamba have expressed their "enormous gratitude" for the support they have received. More »Muamba Family Thank Well-Wishers For Support
BoE's Weale says economy skirted recession
Reuters - Fri, Mar 23, 2012LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy has probably avoided another recession, Bank of England policymaker Martin Weale has said, although he warned the recovery would be choppy and that cash-strapped households would remain reluctant to spend. Weale's comments in an interview with the Bath Chronicle newspaper published on Friday chimed with a renewed dip in consumer morale in February and soft bank lending figures. ... More »BoE's Weale says economy skirted recession
Video Of 'Berserk Dog' Shows Officers Mauled
Sky News - Fri, Mar 23, 2012Graphic footage has emerged showing the moment at least five police officers were injured after being attacked by a dog in east London. More »Video Of 'Berserk Dog' Shows Officers Mauled
Soldier Saved Lives By Throwing Away Grenade
Sky News - Fri, Mar 23, 2012A British soldier who picked up and threw away a live grenade before it could kill him and his men is among 131 members of the Armed Forces whose heroics are being officially honoured. More »Soldier Saved Lives By Throwing Away Grenade
BoE advises banks to raise more capital urgently
Reuters - Fri, Mar 23, 2012LONDON (Reuters) - Banks need to raise fresh capital "as early as feasible" as the stability of the global financial system remains fragile, the Bank of England's new risk watchdog said on Friday. The Bank's Financial Policy Committee said that banks had gone as far as they could to raise capital by keeping down pay, dividends and share buybacks. "But the committee remained concerned that capital was not yet at levels that would ensure resilience in the face of prospective risks," the FPC said. " It therefore advised banks t o raise external capital as early as feasible. ... More »BoE advises banks to raise more capital urgently
Florida Murders: Brits 'Begged To Be Let Go'
Sky News - Fri, Mar 23, 2012Two British friends were shot dead when they wandered onto a housing estate in Florida after a night out and failed to hand over cash to a robber, a court heard. More »Florida Murders: Brits 'Begged To Be Let Go'
Police Chief Wants Curb On Alcohol Adverts
Sky News - Fri, Mar 23, 2012One of Britain's most senior police officers has called for a daytime ban on alcohol advertising on TV and in cinemas. More »Police Chief Wants Curb On Alcohol Adverts
Tax Breaks For Gaming Sector 'Will Save Jobs'
Sky News - Fri, Mar 23, 2012Tax breaks for video game production in the UK have been welcomed, with the move expected to safeguard thousands of jobs. More »Tax Breaks For Gaming Sector 'Will Save Jobs'
GSK To Build £350m Plant 'Thanks To Budget'
Sky News - Fri, Mar 23, 2012GlaxoSmithKline has announced plans to build its first new pharmaceutical plant in the UK for 40 years, encouraged by measures in the Budget to boost home-grown research and development. More »GSK To Build £350m Plant 'Thanks To Budget'
Shop vacancies highest since 2008 - report
Reuters - Fri, Mar 23, 2012LONDON (Reuters) - UK shop vacancy rates rose to 14.6 percent in February, the highest level since June 2008, as more struggling retailers shut stores after Christmas, a report from the Local Data Company (LDC) said on Friday. This was the highest figure recorded since the consultancy began surveying shopping streets in 650 town centres more than three and a half years ago and was up from the 14.5 percent rate recorded in January, it said. ... More »Shop vacancies highest since 2008 - report
Ticket To Ride: M25 Coach Tour Sells Out
Sky News - Thu, Mar 22, 2012Paying for a tour of Britain's least favourite road may not sound appealing but a Sussex coach company has turned it into a commercial success. More »Ticket To Ride: M25 Coach Tour Sells Out
Soldier's Family's Pride At Posthumous Medal
Sky News - Thu, Mar 22, 2012The mother of the 350th soldier to die in Afghanistan has spoken of her pride at receiving on his behalf a bravery medal from the Queen. More »Soldier's Family's Pride At Posthumous Medal
Soldier Killed In Afghanistan Blast Named
Sky News - Thu, Mar 22, 2012A soldier killed by an explosion in Afghanistan has been named by the Ministry of Defence as Captain Rupert Bowers. More »Soldier Killed In Afghanistan Blast Named
Angry British police to seek right to strike
Reuters - Thu, Mar 22, 2012LONDON (Reuters) - British police officers angry with the coalition government's plans to cut jobs and freeze pay will vote on whether they want the right to strike, the body representing them said on Thursday. The Police Federation, which represents 135,000 ordinary "bobbies" and low ranking officers in England and Wales, said the move to seek full industrial rights showed its members were infuriated by the government's austerity drive. "Officers genuinely feel what the government is doing is decimating the best of British policing," a Federation spokesman said. ... More »Angry British police to seek right to strike
Police Hold Suspected Child Prostitution Ring
Sky News - Thu, Mar 22, 2012Thirteen men have been arrested as part of an investigation into the suspected exploitation of dozens of girls under the age of 16 in Oxford, police have said. More »Police Hold Suspected Child Prostitution Ring
Mixed Reception For Team GB's Olympics Kit
Sky News - Thu, Mar 22, 2012The kit that Britain's athletes will wear at the London Olympics and Paralympics has a number of people seeing red - or not! More »Mixed Reception For Team GB's Olympics Kit
TNT Post to trial deliveries in London
Reuters - Thu, Mar 22, 2012LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's second largest postal firm TNT Post is to trial deliveries on the streets of west London next month as it steps up ambitions to rival state-owned Royal Mail Group as the UK's postal provider. TNT Post UK, which is owned by Dutch mail company PostNL NV and handles more than 300 million items a month in the UK, will run test deliveries to homes and businesses in the capital from mid-April after a successful tryout in Liverpool. ... More »TNT Post to trial deliveries in London
Toulouse gunman Mohammed Merah shot dead
Yahoo! News - Thu, Mar 22, 2012A gunman involved in a standoff with police in the French town of Toulouse has been shot dead. More »Toulouse gunman Mohammed Merah shot dead
"Granny tax" is hard sell for Conservatives
Reuters - Thu, Mar 22, 2012LONDON (Reuters) - The ruling Conservatives were pilloried on Thursday as a party pandering to millionaires and slapping a "Granny tax" on pensioners in a budget they defended as a spur to growth. Chancellor George Osborne, in announcing a freeze on tax allowances for pensioners in Wednesday's budget, said this would be offset by a rise in pensions. But the Granny tax epithet played too easily to media, friend and foe alike, and to a public weary of austerity measures. ... More »"Granny tax" is hard sell for Conservatives
Will Osborne Benefit From Top-Rate Tax Cut?
Sky News - Thu, Mar 22, 2012The Chancellor has denied he personally benefits from cutting taxes for higher earners. But who in front-line politics might find they are better off as a result? More »Will Osborne Benefit From Top-Rate Tax Cut?
Ryanair Set Back In Battle Over Volcanic Ash
Sky News - Thu, Mar 22, 2012Ryanair may have to pay back a passenger whose flight was cancelled due to the volcanic ash cloud in 2010, after losing the latest round in its battle in the European courts to exempt airlines from claims in exceptional situations. More »Ryanair Set Back In Battle Over Volcanic Ash
Osborne Defends 'Granny Tax' After Backlash
Sky News - Thu, Mar 22, 2012David Cameron and George Osborne have defended their Budget from fierce attacks over an unexpected "granny tax" that will leave 4.5m pensioners worse off. More »Osborne Defends 'Granny Tax' After Backlash
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