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Interpreter system 'waste of money'

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 15:57:20 GMT

Thousands of pounds are being wasted every day because of problems caused by a new system of providing interpreters for courts, it has been claimed.

No charges over polar bear tragedy

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 11:33:17 GMT

The organisers of an Arctic expedition in which a schoolboy was mauled to death by a polar bear will not face charges, Norweigian officials have confirmed.

Lenders set to raise mortgage rates

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 09:16:04 GMT

Homeowners are set to suffer rising interest rates as two mortgage lenders put rates up.

Reporter's body arrives in capital

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:38:14 GMT

Arrangements are being made for the repatriation of a newspaper journalist killed in Syria after her body arrived in Damascus.

Blinded Pc 'made decision to die'

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:06:37 GMT

The brother and sister of Pc David Rathband have told how they must accept their sibling's death, saying it was his own decision.

29 killed as deadly storms hit US

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 05:12:02 GMT

Powerful storms stretching from the US Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes in the north wrecked two small towns and killed at least 29 people as the system tore roofs off schools and homes and damaged a maximum-security prison.

28 killed as deadly storms hit US

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 05:12:02 GMT

Powerful storms stretching from the US Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes in the north wrecked two small towns and killed at least 28 people as the system tore roofs off schools and homes and damaged a maximum-security prison.

Powerful storms ravage US towns

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 05:12:02 GMT

Powerful storms stretching from the US Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes in the north have wrecked two small towns and left many dead as they tore roofs off schools and homes and damaged a maximum security prison in the second deadly tornado outbreak this week.

Killer storms ravage US states

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 05:12:02 GMT

'Ray of sunshine; Carson remembered

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 04:45:59 GMT

Popular comedian Frank Carson was still making his fans laugh even at his funeral.

Hundreds line streets for Carson

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 04:45:59 GMT

Hundreds of people have lined the streets to pay tribute to "prime minister of fun" Frank Carson at his funeral Mass in Belfast.

Crowds to gather for Carson funeral

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 04:45:59 GMT

Family and friends of Frank Carson will gather later to pay final farewells at his funeral mass.

BP agrees £4.9bn Gulf spill payout

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 04:34:37 GMT

BP has reached a £4.9 billion deal with thousands of people hit by by the oil giant's Gulf of Mexico disaster.

BP to settle Gulf oil spill claims

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 04:34:37 GMT

BP has agreed to settle claims from thousands of fishermen who lost work and others who said they were harmed by the oil giant's 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster, the worst offshore oil spill in US history.

BP in Gulf oil spill settlement

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 04:34:37 GMT

BP and a committee representing parties suing over the Gulf oil spill have reached an agreement, a US judge has said.

PM defends 'tough' NHS decisions

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 02:45:17 GMT

David Cameron has defended the "tough" decisions being made on health and welfare, telling party activists that "fortune favours brave governments".

PM will 'take hit' on NHS reforms

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 02:45:17 GMT

David Cameron insisted he did not care about "taking a hit" on the controversial health reforms as he vowed there was no going back.

Older people 'grin and bear it'

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 02:45:17 GMT

Some signs of the "green shoots" of recovery are seen in a report into older people's finances and well-being.

£50,000 spa town 'premium' revealed

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 02:45:17 GMT

Home buyers pay a typical "premium" of nearly £50,000 to live in a spa town, research has found.

Moore urges 500-day vote campaign

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 02:45:17 GMT

Scotland needs only 500 days to decide whether it wishes to remain part of the United Kingdom, Scottish Secretary Michael Moore is expected to say.

Budget cuts 'because Tories care'

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 02:45:17 GMT

Swingeing cuts are being made to Government budgets because the Conservatives "care", David Cameron is expected to say.

Private firms 'to patrol streets'

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:42:05 GMT

Police are poised to bring in private companies to investigate crimes and patrol neighbourhoods, it has been reported.

Extra time off for holiday sickness

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:08:39 GMT

Employees will have a legal right to extra time off work if they become ill while on holiday leave, it has emerged.

Agency rates Greece at rock bottom

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 23:58:55 GMT

Ratings agency Moody's has downgraded Greece to the lowest point on its bond scale, following a deal with private investors that would see them ultimately lose 70% of their holdings in the country's debt.

Tappin waits to hear bail decision

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:10:02 GMT

A retired British businessman extradited to the United States over arms dealing charges will be held in jail over the weekend, his lawyer said.

Injured photographer hails Colvin

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:44:24 GMT

Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin died doing something she was "completely passionate" about, according to the photographer injured alongside her.

Strategy guru to take sabbatical

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:13:38 GMT

David Cameron's strategy guru Steve Hilton is quitting Downing Street for a year to take an academic position in the United States, Number 10 has said.

Assault charge MP 'to stand down'

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:52:09 GMT

An MP suspended from the Labour Party after being charged with assault has reportedly said he will stand down from Parliament at the next general election.

'Elated' Bishop ends week from hell

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:41:22 GMT

Comedian John Bishop shrugged off fears he could have suffered a stress fracture as he ended his "week from hell" with his third marathon in five days.

Bishop finishes 'week of hell'

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:41:22 GMT

Comic John Bishop has completed his "week of hell" after finishing his final marathon to end his punishing Paris to London challenge.

Spelman son sorry over banned drugs

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:19:28 GMT

Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman's rugby playing teenage son Jonathan is "deeply sorry" for taking banned substances, the Cabinet minister has said.

Syria blocks Red Cross aid convoy

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:12:34 GMT

Syrian authorities have blocked an aid convoy carrying emergency supplies from entering the Baba Amr district in the city of Homs, the International Committee of the Red Cross says.

Petrol price reaches record high

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:08:17 GMT

Hard-pressed motorists are paying record high prices for petrol, it has been announced.

Colvin's body 'on way to embassy in Syria'

Oliver Poole — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:07:21 GMT

The body of Marie Colvin, the Sunday Times reporter killed in Homs nine days ago, has been recovered and is to be handed over to embassy officials in Damascus, the Syrian authorities announced

'Egomaniac' Christie and her 'jealous' ex in the marriage that hit the Roxie

David Gardner in Los Angeles — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:46:24 GMT

Chicago star Christie Brinkley is a "narcissistic egomaniac", according to her ex-husband but she says he's just "jealous" of her success on the stage

Award-winning celebrity chef's proud - for once - to dish up rubbish

Tony Bonnici — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:19:07 GMT

At his Michelin-starred Mayfair restaurant Giorgio Locatelli likes to emphasise "the quality and freshness of the produce"

Riot thugs who played 'Good Samaritans' now facing jail

Benedict Moore-Bridger — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:17:16 GMT

Two men were facing jail today for pretending to be Good Samaritans to steal from an injured Malaysian student during the London riots.

Woman in witch killing of brother 'has shown no remorse'

Kiran Randhawa — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:05:15 GMT

The woman who tortured her teenage brother to death because she believed he was a witch has shown no remorse, her friend revealed

The Tube runs better on German lines

Peter Dominiczak, Dick Murray and Miranda Bryant — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:04:17 GMT

The Tube is running its most reliable service in a decade, thanks to a "Germanic approach" to management, Boris Johnson said

Random attack cyclist hunted after leaving woman in coma

Justin Davenport and Michael Howie — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:02:11 GMT

Police are hunting a violent cyclist who punched a woman in the head in a random attack leaving her fighting for life in hospital