Britain

Heads roll at council over Baby P scandal

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:57:41 GMT

Sharon Shoesmith, the director of children's services at Haringey Council, has been removed from her post over the Baby P scandal.

Home Office whistleblower speaks

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:55:24 GMT

A Home Office "mole" who leaked documents to a Tory frontbencher has said he acted in the public interest.

Cartoon lover wins Turner prize

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:06:34 GMT

Mark Leckey has won the Turner Prize with an exhibition featuring cartoon characters like Homer Simpson.

Police shoot man on cathedral steps

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:04:05 GMT

The family of a man shot dead by police on the steps of a cathedral have spoken of their shock.

Two charged after football death

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:37:14 GMT

Two men have been charged following the death of a man after a Sunday league football match.

Car thief mows down pensioner

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:37:29 GMT

A brave pensioner has died after trying to stop a thief stealing his car.

Two police trainees in drugs arrest

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:10:34 GMT

Two women trainee police officers are being held on suspicion of possessing and supplying class A drugs.

Britain braced for snow showers

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:37:08 GMT

A band of wintry showers have been forecast to hit the country on Tuesday, meteorologists have said.

Prosecutions over Buncefield blaze

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:33:46 GMT

Five firms will be prosecuted over the 2005 Buncefield oil depot fire, the Environment Agency has said.

Shannon's mother is 'consummate liar'

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:56:32 GMT

The mother of Shannon Matthews told five different versions regarding her daughter's disappearance, a jury has heard.

Emissions 'must be cut by a third'

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:53:48 GMT

The UK must cut its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 34 per cent by 2020, a report has warned.

Criminals must wear visibility vests

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:22:01 GMT

High visibility orange vests have been introduced for criminals on community service.

Christmas drink-drive blitz launched

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:16:51 GMT

The fight against drink and drug drivers is being stepped up as part of a new campaign in the run up to Christmas.

Explosion in industrial estate

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:11:17 GMT

An explosion has been heard at a Berkshire industrial estate, police have said.

Commons search rules 'must be reviewed'

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:16:28 GMT

Protection of MPs offices from police raids must be reviewed, Commons leader Harriet Harman has said.

Man shot dead by police in Surrey

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:24:54 GMT

A man has been shot dead by police in Surrey, the Independent Police Complaints Commission has said.

Dubai pair still not home

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:57:59 GMT

Two Britons convicted of having sex on a Dubai beach have so far been unable to return home, one of their lawyers has said.

New laws to tackle binge drinking

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:25:34 GMT

New laws to tackle binge drinking are to be unveiled.

Doctors consider whether to split conjoined twins

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:12:23 GMT

Doctors will decide on Tuesday whether to operate this week to separate newly-born conjoined twins Faith and Hope Williams.

Four hurt in gas blast

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:36:54 GMT

Two people are in hospital with severe burns after an explosion at a block of flats in Wigan.

Dragon Paphitis eyes Woolworths

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:52:58 GMT

Dragons' Den entrepreneur Theo Paphitis is rumoured to be eyeing collapsed high street chain Woolworths.

Mobile phones 'needlessly kill'

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:36:51 GMT

Road users are still being "needlessly killed" through the flouting of mobile phone rules five years after they were introduced.

Wilkinson set to cut 1,500 jobs

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 09:11:02 GMT

Discount retailer Wilkinson may shed up to 1,500 jobs next year if it adopts a new stock supply system, the company has confirmed.

Officers probed over war hero's arrest

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:59:50 GMT

Three police officers are being investigated over an alleged attack on a British war hero.

'UK couldn't cope with terrorist attack'

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:58:02 GMT

UK security forces could not cope with a Mumbai-style terrorist attack, the chair of an influential Parliamentary committee says.