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Man guilty of grandmother murder

6 December 2012 Last updated at 21:39 GMT Dale was ordered to serve a minimum of 30 years A man who murdered a grandmother at a residential caravan park in Oxfordshire has been jailed for life. Stewart Dale, of Prospect Park, [...]

Data scheme ‘as good as ID cards’

7 December 2012 Last updated at 08:40 GMT By Brian Wheeler Political reporter, BBC News ID cards were scrapped by the coalition over cost and civil liberties concerns Officials [...]

Data scheme ‘as good as ID cards’

7 December 2012 Last updated at 08:40 GMT By Brian Wheeler Political reporter, BBC News ID cards were scrapped by the coalition over cost and civil liberties concerns Officials [...]

Blitz interactive map unveiled

7 December 2012 Last updated at 09:11 GMT The website and app allow people to find out the types of bombs that fell in their area An interactive map showing the location of every bomb dropped on London during World War II has [...]

Blitz interactive map unveiled

7 December 2012 Last updated at 09:11 GMT The website and app allow people to find out the types of bombs that fell in their area An interactive map showing the location of every bomb dropped on London during World War II has [...]

UK execs out to drum up trade with PH

By Niña P. CallejaPhilippine Daily Inquirer Trade officials and businessmen from the United Kingdom are now in town to drum up trade between the two countries. The trade mission was organized by the British Embassy in Manila. [...]

The Yogurt You Were Destined For Launches In The United Kingdom

MELVILLE, N.Y., Dec. 6, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:  HAIN), a leading natural and organic products company providing consumers with A Healthy Way of Life announced that The Greek Gods® greek-style [...]

Papers consider Autumn Statement

7 December 2012 Last updated at 05:38 GMT The impact of the chancellor’s Autumn Statement is considered in a number of Friday’s newspapers. The Times says disability charities have accused George Osborne of being [...]

‘I changed my name to get a job’

7 December 2012 Last updated at 05:06 GMT By Holly Wallis Stephen Robb BBC News The report found ethnic minority women faced “persistent barriers [...]

VIDEO: University statements ‘flawed’

The university application process in the UK “further disadvantages” low- and middle-income pupils, a report by an educational charity says. The Sutton Trust says pupils from independent schools are more likely to shine in their [...]

VIDEO: Branson ‘positive’ over rail bids

Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson has called for “transparency and quality” to be part of the new rules on the future of franchising, following the collapse of a deal for the West Coast Mainline route. FirstGroup was told it had [...]

VIDEO: How two families cut energy costs

The Warren family in Tyne and Wear and the Busby family in Surrey have embarked on an electricity saving experiment. In an effort to try to help them cut down the amount of money they spend on electricity, BBC News fitted their homes with a [...]

VIDEO: Hillary Clinton in Belfast visit

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due to arrive in Belfast on Friday as part of a four-day trip to Europe. It is understood she will meet Northern Ireland’s first minister and deputy first minister, and attend an Ireland Fund dinner [...]

VIDEO: Clifford denies sex offence claim

PR consultant Max Clifford has denied “damaging and totally untrue allegations” of historical sexual abuse after he was released on bail by the Met Police. Anyone who knew him would have “no doubt that I would never act in [...]

VIDEO: Is Les Mis movie Oscar material?

Todd Hooper’s film adaptation of Les Miserables has had its world premiere in London’s West End. The film is based on the long-running stage musical, which is based on Victor Hugo’s epic French novel of social and political [...]

Heroin killed bride on honeymoon

6 December 2012 Last updated at 22:22 GMT Damian and Kristy Cadman-Jones went on honeymoon six months after marrying A bride died on honeymoon after taking heroin she mistakenly believed to be cocaine, an inquest heard. Kristy [...]

Drink-drive problem cities named

7 December 2012 Last updated at 08:33 GMT The four Welsh police forces have joined together to crack-down on drink-driving Cardiff and Swansea are among the 10 areas of the UK with the worst record for drink-driving, according [...]

One dead as car and lorry crash

7 December 2012 Last updated at 08:06 GMT It is understood one person has been killed in an accident in County Londonderry. The crash, which involved a car and a lorry, happened between Magherafelt and Moneymore on Thursday night. Four [...]

Arrests after bomb found in car

7 December 2012 Last updated at 08:04 GMT The bomb was found in a car in the Creggan area of Londonderry A bomb has been found in a car stopped by police in Londonderry. The car was stopped in Westway in the Creggan area on [...]

Leveson calls for net privacy law

7 December 2012 Last updated at 07:45 GMT Lord Justice Leveson spoke at an event in Australia Laws are needed to prevent “mob rule” on the internet and “trial by Twitter”, Lord Justice Leveson has said. [...]

Concern over police Taser rules

7 December 2012 Last updated at 08:00 GMT Police guidelines say Tasers should be used to “control and neutralise a threat” The chances of being Tasered could depend on where people live as police are interpreting [...]

Bank staff ‘still push products’

7 December 2012 Last updated at 04:28 GMT Complaints about the payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling scandal are still on-going Major mis-selling scandals have failed to stop banks pressuring staff into pushing potentially [...]

Piracy accused ‘happy case over’

7 December 2012 Last updated at 04:22 GMT Richard O’Dwyer said he never thought he was breaking the law A student ordered to pay £20,000 by a New York judge after US authorities said he broke copyright laws says he is [...]

UK bond with military ‘improving’

7 December 2012 Last updated at 03:37 GMT By Caroline Wyatt Defence correspondent, BBC News The military covenant has been enshrined in law The UK is doing better [...]

UK bond with military ‘improving’

7 December 2012 Last updated at 03:37 GMT By Caroline Wyatt Defence correspondent, BBC News The military covenant has been enshrined in law The UK is doing better [...]

Muslim youth custody numbers rise

7 December 2012 Last updated at 03:05 GMT The report was published jointly with the Youth Justice Board The proportion of Muslim men in young offender institutions in England and Wales increased by more than a quarter last year, [...]

Muslim youth custody numbers rise

7 December 2012 Last updated at 03:05 GMT The report was published jointly with the Youth Justice Board The proportion of Muslim men in young offender institutions in England and Wales increased by more than a quarter last year, [...]

The man who made clouds

7 December 2012 Last updated at 01:04 GMT Charles Thomson Rees Wilson was inspired by cloud formations on Ben Nevis The huge contribution made by an often-overlooked Nobel prize-winning Scottish scientist is being celebrated [...]

The man who made clouds

7 December 2012 Last updated at 01:04 GMT Charles Thomson Rees Wilson was inspired by cloud formations on Ben Nevis The huge contribution made by an often-overlooked Nobel prize-winning Scottish scientist is being celebrated [...]

In pictures: Landscape at the RA

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