Tuesday, November 16, 2010

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Asda set to create 7,500 jobs through expansion plans

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 11:01 PM PST

Supermarket giant Asda today announced plans to create more than 7,500 jobs in the UK next year.

Guantanamo inmates set to receive payouts of up to £1m

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

British former inmates of Guantanamo Bay are to set to receive large payments from the Government to drop claims that British secret agents knew they were being tortured.

Voting reform referendum will go ahead in May 2011

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

A referendum on whether to ditch the first-past-the-post voting system will go ahead next May after Labour peers failed narrowly in an attempt to derail the Government's timetable.

Cameron pledges a hard-headed foreign policy

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

David Cameron vowed last night to put "hard-headed" commercial interests at the heart of his foreign policy by reaching out to booming nations in the developing world.

Manchester Police to cut a quarter of jobs

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

One of Britain's biggest police forces has announced that it intends to shed nearly a quarter of its workforce over the next four years as spending cuts are implemented. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) will lose 1,377 of its 7,989 police officers and 1,567 of its 4,889 civilian staff in an attempt to make up a £134m shortfall in government funding.

Students to target Lib Dem headquarters over fees 'betrayal'

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Security at the headquarters of the Liberal Democrats is to be stepped up after a group of students protesting against rising tuition fees said it would target the building next week.

Police plan for 'Mumbai-style' raid

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Police and the security services have drawn up plans to deal with a "Mumbai-style" armed terrorist attack on Parliament lasting for days.

Legal aid to be fixed for some civil cases

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 09:20 AM PST

Civil legal aid will only be routinely available in cases where life or liberty is at stake under plans unveiled by the Justice Secretary today.

Two injured in house blast

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 09:18 AM PST

Two men were injured today when an explosion destroyed a house.

Deport driver, urges death crash girl's father

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 06:44 AM PST

The father of a girl left dying under the wheels of a car driven by a failed asylum seeker today begged judges for "justice" for his daughter.

Manager denies insider trading

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 06:40 AM PST

A senior manager at a publicly-listed company sold a significant number of shares once he knew their value was going to drop, despite being banned from doing so, a court heard today.

Editor denies Tommy Sheridan phone bugging

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 05:52 AM PST

The editor of the Scottish News of the World today denied being part of an "illegal culture of phone tapping" after Tommy Sheridan suggested his phone was bugged.

Mother admits killing autistic son by making him drink bleach

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 05:47 AM PST

A mother who made her 12-year-old autistic son drink a cup of bleach because she feared social services would take him away pleaded guilty to manslaughter today.

Police force to cut almost 3,000 jobs

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 05:41 AM PST

One of Britain's largest police forces will shrink by almost a quarter as it sheds nearly 3,000 posts over the next four years.

Students to target Liberal Democrat HQ

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 05:40 AM PST

The Liberal Democrats' headquarters will be targeted with the same "legitimate force" seen at the riot at Millbank, student activists said today.

Lodger jailed for knife murders

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 05:34 AM PST

A lodger who murdered his landlady and her 11-year-old son was jailed for at least 27 years today.

Livingstone urges Mayor to take action over Tube chaos

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 05:29 AM PST

London's Mayor was today pressed to take urgent action to tackle the mounting delays and disruption on London Underground as passengers suffered fresh problems.

Man held over assault on poppy-seller

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 05:28 AM PST

A 39-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an assault on a former soldier as he was selling poppies in a town centre, police said today.

McCanns sign Madeleine book deal

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 02:28 AM PST

Decision on deportation of hit-and-run asylum seeker

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 02:21 AM PST

An asylum seeker who left a 12-year-old girl dying under his car in a hit-and-run accident could be kicked out of Britain today after his victim's family fought to have him deported.

Rail firm workers in fresh strike ballot

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 02:19 AM PST

Workers at a second rail company are to be balloted for strikes in another row over pay, it was announced today.

Coalition warns peers over Labour AV vote 'trap'

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 01:44 AM PST

The coalition Government today warned peers against falling for a Labour "elephant trap" which could scupper the timetable for its planned referendum on a new voting system.

Farmer 'devastated' by fatal bull attack

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 11:01 PM PST

The owner of a bull that attacked and killed a man and critically injured his wife has spoken of his shock and distress at the incident.

Government set to measure UK happiness

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 11:01 PM PST

An attempt to officially measure the UK's happiness is to be launched by the Government, it was reported today.

Warning over 'anti-virus' protection cold call scam

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 11:01 PM PST

Gangsters are tricking worried internet users into buying anti-virus protection that is actually malicious software in disguise, security experts warned today.

posted by Greg Shaw at Tuesday, November 16, 2010