BT staff get free time for pay cuts

1:08am Saturday 4th July 2009

BT employees have been offered the chance of long-term holidays if they agree to huge pay cuts, the company said tonight.

Pensioner bankruptcy level soaring

12:11am Saturday 4th July 2009

The number of pensioners being declared bankrupt has soared by 164% during the past five years, research has shown.

Three children dead in flats blaze

10:50pm Friday 3rd July 2009

Six people, including three children, have died in a fire that swept through a block of flats in south London.

Children killed in tower block fire

8:47pm Friday 3rd July 2009

A three-week-old baby, a seven-year-old child and an adult have died after fire ripped through a tower block.

People feared trapped in flats fire

8:36pm Friday 3rd July 2009

Around 25 people are feared trapped in a block of flats after a fire swept through the building.

I'll be back, says defeated Murray

8:26pm Friday 3rd July 2009

British hopes for a home-grown Wimbledon champion have been crushed after Andy Murray crashed out of the tournament.

Brits barred from Jackson memorial

7:45pm Friday 3rd July 2009

The clamour for tickets for Michael Jackson's public memorial has begun - but the singer's British fans will be left disappointed.

Jackson memorial details announced

7:38pm Friday 3rd July 2009

Ticket details of the public memorial for Michael Jackson have been released by the owners of the Staples Centre in Los Angeles.

Murray is knocked out of Wimbledon

7:01pm Friday 3rd July 2009

British hopes for a home-grown Wimbledon champion were crushed when Andy Murray crashed out of the tournament.

Jilted partner strangled high-flyer

4:55pm Friday 3rd July 2009

A jealous martial arts expert who strangled his partner after learning she planned to leave him for another man has been found guilty of murder.