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Police chief defends 'poor' force
The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) criticises a report grading the force poorly.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:38:33 GMT

Fire College 'failed fire safety'
The UK Fire Service College failed to comply with fire safety laws when part of its own premises burnt down, the BBC learns.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:09:24 GMT

Mosque plan thrown out by council
Plans to build a mosque on the site of a listed building in Camberley are thrown out by councillors.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:13:14 GMT

Labour MP facing expenses probe
Labour MP Harry Cohen is being investigated by the police over his expenses claims, the BBC understands.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:15:32 GMT

Apology for women raped by father
Two women raped by their father over 25 years - bearing nine of his children - are given a public apology by the authorities.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:41:19 GMT

Chubby Brown denies hitting woman
Comedian Chubby Brown denies assaulting a 21-year-old woman during an argument in a Teesside car park.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:23:34 GMT

Arrests after human remains found
A further two arrests are made after human remains are found in a garden in south-west London.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:13:00 GMT

Is this the UK's most ignored and lucrative speed camera?
A temporary speed camera on the M6 in Cumbria catches out more than 5,500 drivers in just five weeks.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:20:25 GMT

Victory embrace: students break record with day-long hug
A pair of embracing students from Greater Manchester break the world record for the longest hug.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:31:09 GMT

Classy Man Utd crush sorry Milan
Wayne Rooney scores twice in another irresistible display as Manchester United ease into the Champions League quarter-finals at AC Milan's expense.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:35:03 GMT

Burnley grind out first point in five games
David Nugent's headed finish earns relegation-threatened Burnley their first point in five games in a scrappy encounter at Turf Moor.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:45:11 GMT

Savage in goal as Rams go down at Reading
Reading hammer Derby in an eventful match which sees Rams midfielder Robbie Savage play in goal after substitute keeper Saul Deeney is sent off.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:52:11 GMT

Beckham backing
Old Trafford favourite dons anti-Glazers scarf
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:48:32 GMT

Behind bars
The BBC is given a tour inside Yarl's Wood
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:50:33 GMT

Care concern
Is a child told about a Caesarean birth genuinely "at risk"?
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:57:52 GMT

Sleeping killers
Why obesity is leading drivers to sleep at the wheel
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:18:38 GMT

Royal junk mail
Why postal reforms are good news for direct mailers
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:31:00 GMT

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Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:38:53 GMT

King's Cross body accused held
A 19-year-old man is to remain in custody charged with the murder of a 16-year-old girl in north London.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:35:46 GMT

Legal aid for all 7/7 survivors
All survivors of the 7 July bombings in London have been granted legal aid for the inquests, the government says.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:58:02 GMT

Torture death DNA test starts
Police will start DNA swabbing sessions later to attempt to find the murderer of an elderly woman in Hampshire.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:12:13 GMT

Teacher's bin death 'accidental'
A jury agrees the death of a teacher who was crushed after climbing into a wheelie bin was accidental.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:36:47 GMT

CCTV shows 'terrifying' robbery
CCTV footage of a drug addict as she terrorised a frail great-grandmother in a knifepoint robbery is released by Hampshire police.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:37:25 GMT

Owner fined for 23 barking dogs
A 62-year-old man who kept 23 dogs at his home in Witney, Oxfordshire, is prosecuted for failing to stop them barking.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:30:40 GMT

Ambulance service to miss target
East Midlands Ambulance Service is expected to fall short of national targets for response times.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:29:35 GMT

Man guilty of murdering daughter
A man stabbed to death his 17-year-old daughter with a hunting knife as she sat in the passenger seat of his car.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:54:38 GMT

Toyota confirms 750 jobs will go
Toyota managers confirm 750 posts will be axed at its factories in Derbyshire and Flintshire, following a review.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:42:36 GMT

More hoard items to go on show
More items from the Staffordshire Hoard are going on display in Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent and London.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:33:06 GMT

Teaching job gets 150 applicants
A primary school in Worcestershire is inundated with 150 applications for just one teaching job.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:34:41 GMT

Norovirus outbreak on cruise ship
Cruise ship passengers are confined to their cabins during an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:19:24 GMT

Facebook killer police criticised
Merseyside Police is criticised for not referring earlier its handling of the case of a known sex offender who killed a teenager.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:06:35 GMT

Body identified as York teenager
A body recovered from the River Foss in York is that of missing city teenager Jonathan Havron, North Yorkshire Police confirm.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:16:58 GMT

Track worth millions is ripped up
Millions of pounds of three-year-old track is to be ripped up as part of an upgrade of the Metrolink services in Oldham.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:50:11 GMT

Bird eggs auctioneer faces fine
A Northumberland auctioneer faces a hefty fine for trying to sell a cabinet containing bird eggs.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:33:36 GMT

Kidnapped boy's father back in UK
The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan has returned home against police wishes, the BBC learns.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:59:53 GMT

Gang jailed for murdering cyclist
Four men are jailed for life for the murder of a cyclist who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Liverpool.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:10:28 GMT

Fears over schools terror watch
Civil rights group Liberty questions the value of an anti-terrorism initiative in Cornwall schools.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:33:22 GMT

Fish-death pollution firm fined
A Devon toiletries company is fined £8,000 after admitted polluting a river in an incident which killed about 1,000 fish.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:06:23 GMT

Care home owner 'not a killer'
A care home boss from Somerset accused of killing two residents has denied she was a "drug-crazed killer", a court hears.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:53:20 GMT

German mine to be blown up
A "huge" German World War II parachute mine found on the seabed in Portland Harbour is to be blown up on Thursday.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:42:32 GMT

Food factory plans to axe 90 jobs
More than half of the workforce at a meat processing factory in Dorset is under threat.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:17:03 GMT

Bid to protect Cornish pasty name
A bid is started by an MEP to obtain European protection for the "Cornish pasty".
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:06:43 GMT


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