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Road verge management questioned

Sun, 26 May 2013 00:06:15 +0100

Wildflower-rich roadside verges around the country are being destroyed by local councils mowing them when they are in full bloom, experts have warned.

PM launches anti-terror task force

Sat, 25 May 2013 22:51:52 +0100

David Cameron is launching a new terror task force to crack down on extremism in the wake of the horrific murder of Drummer Lee Rigby, Downing Street has confirmed.

Tories look at limiting GP visits

Sat, 25 May 2013 22:23:29 +0100

Conservatives have considered limiting the number of times patients can visit their family doctor in a year, it has emerged.

Fatal stand fall 'tragic accident'

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:50:04 +0100

Police are treating the death of a 21-year-old man who fell from a stand at York racecourse as a tragic accident.

48 rescued as boat runs aground

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:51:28 +0100

Forty eight people have been rescued from a passenger boat after it hit a rock on a Welsh island, coastguards have said.

Joyriders crash double-decker bus

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:15:01 +0100

Joyriders have crashed a double-decker bus into a garden wall, some parked cars and a lamppost after it was stolen from a railway station.

Nine-year-old boy admits burglary

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:52:01 +0100

A boy aged just nine has admitted burgling a house and stealing the keys of a car that crashed moments later, police said.

Lotto prize for monthly millionaire

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:43:25 +0100

A UK ticket-holder will bank £1 million every month for a year in a new prize being launched by the National Lottery, it has been announced.

Father's hope for missing daughter

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:31:08 +0100

The father of missing chef Claudia Lawrence, who vanished in March 2009, said the recent discovery of three women who went missing 10 years ago in the US has given him hope that his daughter will be found.

Travellers escape UK's cold spring

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:31:02 +0100

Thousands of people are escaping the dismal British weather and seeking sun for the May bank holiday weekend, experts have said.

Murder sparks anti-Muslim backlash

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:24:23 +0100

The murder of soldier Lee Rigby has prompted a huge increase in reported attacks against Muslims, an anti-extremist organisation has said.

Man charged with child sex offences

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:50:36 +0100

A British man who handed himself in to Chinese authorities has been charged with a series of child sex offences dating back up to 15 years.

EDL demo ends without major trouble

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:56:12 +0100

A police operation involving around 1,000 officers has seen a march by supporters of the English Defence League (EDL) and a counter demonstration pass off without major incident, despite heightened tensions caused by the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby.

Wall of flowers for slain soldier

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:56:10 +0100

Touching tributes continued to be paid to Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich as the community stood united in condemning the soldier's brutal death.

Two held in hospital gun alert

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:25:58 +0100

Two people have been arrested following reports that a man had a gun at a hospital.

Man, 31, held in terror arrest

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:47:17 +0100

A 31-year-old man has been arrested in London on suspicion of terrorism offences, Scotland Yard said.

Fatal tiger attack failings probed

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:28:24 +0100

A woman mauled to death by a tiger in a wildlife park may have died due to "human or technical" failure.

Queen's passion for horses revealed

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:09:26 +0100

Some celebrate their birthday by taking in a show or flying abroad for a city break, but this year the Queen spent hers watching thoroughbred horses being trained.

Warning flags on flagship projects

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:05:56 +0100

More than 30 of the Government's flagship projects are at serious risk of failure with some classed as unachievable, Whitehall documents have revealed.

Life term for stab murder husband

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:05:21 +0100

A father who stabbed his adulterous wife to death as she prepared for a weekend break with her new lover has been jailed for life after being found guilty of murder.