Headlines

Downturn claims 2,000 more jobs

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:16:26 GMT

Four high-profile firms have announced up to 2,000 redundancies just weeks before Christmas.

'Mumbai militants trained in Pakistan'

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:59:34 GMT

Tension is growing in the Indian sub-continent amid reports that the Mumbai militants had months of commando training in Pakistan.

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.

Clinton gets top Obama post

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:57:14 GMT

Barack Obama has named former rival Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State.

Bank 'to delay repossessions for six months'

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:56:12 GMT

Royal Bank of Scotland has announced it will give struggling homeowners at least six months before launching repossession action.

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.

Liverpool fail to crack Hammers

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:47:20 GMT

Liverpool wasted a chance to build a commanding lead in the Premier League against West Ham.

Bond Lotus fetches £111, 500

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:32:18 GMT

The iconic Lotus that Roger Moore drove in The Spy Who Loved Me has fetched £111, 500 at auction.

Take That snatch top spot

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:26:00 GMT

Take That have beaten off the best of the US R'n'B scene to claim the top spot in this week's singles chart.

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.

Lorenzo admits flirting with Cowell

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:53:18 GMT

Latest X Factor reject Ruth Lorenzo has revealed that her flirting with Simon Cowell on the show made her more confident.

VAT reduction comes into force

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:42:57 GMT

A 2.5 per cent reduction in VAT which the Government hopes will provide a boost to the ailing UK economy has come in to force.

Boy George 'wasn't going to kill escort'

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:42:37 GMT

Boy George has said he was not going to kill a male escort he had handcuffed to his bed, a court has heard.

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.

Benitez won't risk Torres

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:18:27 GMT

Rafa Benitez said he won't risk Fernando Torres until fit as three points beckon at West Ham to set Liverpool clear in the Premiership.

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.

Rugby: England draw Scotland, Argentina

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:39:17 GMT

England and Scotland have both avoided the Tri-nation heavyweights in the Rugby World Cup 2011 draw but will face off in the pool stage.

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.

Brazil sets deforestation target

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:34:16 GMT

Brazil is planning to reduce the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest by more than half over the next ten years.

HSBC to axe more than 500 UK jobs

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:06:29 GMT

Banking giant HSBC is to axe more than 500 jobs in the UK, the Unite union has announced.

Iraq blasts leave 32 dead

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:51:42 GMT

A number of blasts in Baghdad and northern Iraq have left at least 32 people dead.