Tuesday, November 23, 2010

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May loses fight to keep July 7 evidence secret

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Home Secretary Theresa May has lost a legal challenge to a coroner's refusal to hold closed sessions of the 7/7 inquests to hear top secret evidence.

Cameron faces fallout from Tory Eurosceptics

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

The Europe issue returned to haunt David Cameron yesterday as Conservative MPs attacked a £7bn bailout for Ireland and the right-wing group the Tories formed in the European Parliament was in danger of collapse.

Nuclear veterans denied claim for compensation

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Nuclear test veterans who believe they developed cancers and other illnesses after being forced to witness atomic bomb experiments in the 1950s have lost their claim for compensation.

Employers discriminate against Muslims, study finds

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Muslims face "massive discrimination" when applying for jobs, according to the first scientifically validated study of anti-Muslim bias among employers in France.

Cable and Osborne clash over bank bonus reform

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

The simmering tension over banking policy between the Chancellor, George Osborne, and Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, sparked back into life yesterday after Mr Cable issued a strongly worded statement in response to Mr Osborne's suggestion that some of Britain's proposed banking bonus reforms could be toned down.

Police readied for second fees demonstration

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Student leaders emboldened by protests in London 13 days ago will hold a day of direct action tomorrow designed to bring dozens of campuses and schools to a halt alongside renewed protests in the capital.

End of council houses for life 'will hurt needy'

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 04:00 PM PST

Ministers faced accusations last night of penalising the needy as they sounded the death knell for the days of an automatic council house for life.

450 civilian jobs to go at Northumbria police

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 09:00 AM PST

Northumbria Police will lose 450 civilian posts in the face of Government budget cuts, Chief Constable Sue Sim said today.

Council rebuked over lost memory stick

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 08:32 AM PST

A council was rebuked today for losing an unencrypted memory stick containing the personal details of 40 children in care.

New shift patterns for firefighters suggested

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 08:30 AM PST

London Fire Authority tonight welcomed moves aimed at resolving a bitter row over shift patterns which has led to two strikes.

Euromillions winner 'pays out £2m to ex-wife'

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 07:49 AM PST

A Euromillions lottery winner is to pay his ex-wife £2 million 10 years after she left him, it was reported today.

May loses legal fight over 7/7 inquests

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 06:16 AM PST

The Home Secretary Theresa May today lost her legal challenge to a coroner's refusal to hold closed sessions of the 7/7 inquests to hear top-secret evidence.

Bishop says sorry for 'offensive' royal wedding comments

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 05:46 AM PST

A Church of England bishop apologised today for "deeply offensive" comments he made over the forthcoming wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Counter-terror officer jailed for 7/7 fraud

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 05:45 AM PST

A counter-terrorism officer was jailed today after being convicted of defrauding the Metropolitan Police out of thousands of pounds in a property scam during the July 7 bombings investigation.

Tube disruption 'every weekend till Olympics'

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 05:42 AM PST

London Underground services will be disrupted every weekend until just before the Olympics in 2012, a report claimed today.

White Christmas odds cut as Arctic winds bite

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 05:40 AM PST

Arctic blasts are set to sweep the country this week, bringing up to 8in (20cm) of snow as winter tightens its grip for the season's first big chill.

Trident warhead workers protest over pay

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 04:30 AM PST

Workers at the company that provides the warheads for Trident, the country's nuclear deterrent, will stage a protest tomorrow in a row over pay.

Teaching assistant jailed for sex with pupils

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 04:21 AM PST

A female teaching assistant who had sex with two male pupils was jailed for 16 months today.

Council tenants could lose right to home for life

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 04:16 AM PST

Council and housing association tenants will lose their automatic right to a home for life under reforms launched today.

Trident 'could be broken up' to balance books

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 03:49 AM PST

One of Scotland Yard's most high-profile units could be broken up as senior officers struggle to balance the books in the wake of the Government spending review.

Saudi prince ordered to pay murder prosecution costs

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 03:33 AM PST

A gay Saudi prince jailed for life last month for murdering the servant he used as a "human punchbag" was today ordered to pay prosecution costs of £63,763.

Families 'have nothing to fear from Lockerbie investigation'

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 03:31 AM PST

A priest has made a direct appeal to American families of the Lockerbie bombing, saying they have nothing to fear from an inquiry.

Nato representative clarifies 'safe Kabul' comments

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 03:30 AM PST

Nato's top civilian representative in Afghanistan today moved to clarify comments he made suggesting Kabul was safer than parts of London or Glasgow.

Secure hospital likely for man who killed brother

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 03:29 AM PST

A man who admitted killing his nine-year-old brother is likely be sent to a secure hospital for treatment, a judge said today.

Prison teacher suspended over sex with convicted murderer

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 03:12 AM PST

A prison teacher has been suspended after she filmed a pornographic movie with a murderer behind bars.

MoD wins bulk of N-test damages appeal

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 02:50 AM PST

The Ministry of Defence today won the bulk of its appeal against a court ruling which allowed Britain's atomic test veterans to claim damages.

Thousands protest Afghan war in London

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 01:43 AM PST

Thousands protest Afghan war in London - as Cameron sets a date at Nato summit for British troop withdrawal.

Tube workers set to vote on further strike action

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 12:25 AM PST

Hundreds of London Underground workers are to be balloted for strikes in a row over allegations of victimisation against two union members, threatening fresh disruption on the Tube.

EDL leader in court on assault charge

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 12:19 AM PST

English Defence League founder Stephen Lennon will face court today over the alleged assault of a police officer during clashes with Islamic protesters.

School text book 'advocates anti-semitism'

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 12:18 AM PST

A text book taught in some weekend schools in the UK asks children to list the "reprehensible" qualities of the Jews, an investigation has discovered.

posted by Greg Shaw at Tuesday, November 23, 2010