Wednesday, November 10, 2010

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Biofuel plan will cause rise in carbon emissions

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Britain's promise to more than double its use of biofuels by 2020 is "significantly" adding to worldwide carbon emissions, the Government admitted yesterday. Britain is signed up to a European guarantee to source 10 per cent of its transport fuel from renewable sources, such as biofuels, within the next 10 years.

May seeks judicial review of July 7 terror inquest ruling

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

The Home Secretary is trying to prevent secret evidence at the 7 July terror attack inquests from being heard in public.

Dead may sue for libel in Scotland

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Relatives and friends of the dead may be given the right to sue for libel under Scottish legal reforms.

Soldiers may face trial over 'Britain's Abu Ghraib'

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Three british soldiers could be charged with war crimes over the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners, two senior judges have been told.

Could Britain throw a Tea Party as well?

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Tea, the poet William Cowper observed, is "the cup that cheers". Unless you're an American, in which case it's a symbol of oppression worth hurling into the Atlantic.

Labour MPs mutiny over 'cowardly' Harman

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Harriet Harman has been branded "shameful and cowardly" by Labour MPs for cutting former minister Phil Woolas off from the party.

Man guilty of stairway killing

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:08 AM PST

A 24-year-old man was found guilty today of killing another man who died after being pushed from the top of a stairway, police said.

Three soldiers face probe over Iraq abuse claims

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 09:52 AM PST

Three British armed forces personnel have been referred to the nation's senior military prosecutor for investigation over the alleged abuse of Iraqi detainees, the High Court heard today.

Man jailed for murdering wife with metal bar

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 08:26 AM PST

A 27-year-old man was jailed for life today after being found guilty of murdering his wife at their home, police said.

Ed Miliband names baby

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 08:14 AM PST

Labour leader Ed Miliband and his partner Justine have called their second child Samuel Miliband, it was announced today.

Theresa May seeks judicial review of 7/7 inquest ruling

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 08:13 AM PST

Home Secretary Theresa May is seeking a judicial review of the coroner's decision not to hear top secret intelligence material in closed sessions during the July 7 inquests.

Olympics costs 'could fall by £29m'

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 06:36 AM PST

Buildings and infrastructure costs for the London 2012 Games may go down by £29 million to £7.232 billion, according to official figures released today.

Gordon Brown delivers veiled swipe at Tony Blair

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 06:35 AM PST

Gordon Brown issued a thinly veiled swipe at Tony Blair today as he hit out at politicians who fail to keep promises to step down from office after two terms.

Government rules out state-backed Post Office bank

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 06:33 AM PST

The Government has decided against setting up a state-backed Post Office Bank because it would be too time-consuming and expensive, ministers announced today.

Harriet Harman under fire over Phil Woolas comments

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 06:25 AM PST

Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman was under fire today for cutting ex-minister Phil Woolas adrift from the party after he was found guilty of lying about his election opponents.

Terror watchdog to probe 'pope attack plot' arrests

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 06:13 AM PST

The Government's terrorism watchdog is to investigate the arrests of six men questioned by police over an alleged plot to attack the Pope, the Home Secretary confirmed today.

Four to appeal over Heathrow heist 'no-jury' trial

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:45 AM PST

Four men jailed over a £1.75 million Heathrow warehouse heist after being found guilty in a historic trial without a jury are appealing against their convictions today.

Prince Harry opens remembrance field for Afghan fallen

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:42 AM PST

The first remembrance field dedicated to those killed in Afghanistan was opened by Prince Harry today.

Couple to face trial on baby murder charge

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 03:52 AM PST

A young mother and father will go on trial in May charged with the murder of their four-month-old baby.

Tommy Sheridan illness sees perjury trial adjourned

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 03:14 AM PST

The perjury trial of former MSP Tommy Sheridan was today adjourned until Friday after the jury was told the politician was unwell.

Man shot by police in domestic incident

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:26 AM PST

A man was shot by police after threatening a woman with a gun, a force spokeswoman said today.

Mortgage rates continue to fall

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:13 AM PST

Mortgage rates continued to fall during October as lenders tried to tempt homeowners to remortgage, figures showed today.

Women are 'forgotten victims of First World War'

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:04 AM PST

Hundreds of Britons who died doing their duty in the First World War remain unheralded, a historian said today.

Young prisoners beaten in 'sheeting' attacks

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:01 AM PST

Young prisoners are being tied up in bed linen and beaten by other inmates, a report said today.

Flood alert as storms hit the UK

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:05 AM PST

Parts of Britain were braced for flash flooding today as the latest severe bout of weather hit the country.

posted by Greg Shaw at Wednesday, November 10, 2010