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Ministers 'fully behind' NHS plans

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:29:54 +0000

Downing Street has dismissed suggestions that Health Secretary Andrew Lansley should be sacked and insisted ministers were "fully behind" his NHS reforms.

Police launch anti-terror campaign

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:33:28 +0000

The Metropolitan Police has launched a counter-terror campaign urging people to report suspicious behaviour by calling a dedicated hotline.

Man spared jail for girl dog attack

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:23:30 +0000

A man whose dog bit off part of a six-year-old girl's ear has been given a 12-week suspended jail term and placed under curfew for six weeks.

Sun staff 'treated like crime gang'

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:20:22 +0000

The Sun's associate editor has accused police of treating the paper's journalists like "members of an organised crime gang" after five senior staff were arrested over allegations of improper payments to police and public officials on Saturday.

Clegg champions youth jobs drive

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:58:01 +0000

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has appealed to businesses to sign up to the coalition's drive to tackle youth unemployment.

Briton extradition appeal rejected

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:54:41 +0000

A retired British businessman will be extradited to the United States within 10 days after failing in his latest attempt to block the move, his lawyer said.

Banks loaned SMEs less cash in 2011

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:22:47 +0000

Lending by Britain's top five banks shrank every quarter last year - an embarrassing blow to the Chancellor's Project Merlin agreement.

Organ donor boost options pondered

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:16:14 +0000

Restarting the hearts of people who have recently died should be one of the options considered for boosting the number of organ donors, according to a new report.

Drivers under attack from missiles

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:52:53 +0000

Motorists are having to contend with scores of attacks a year by missile-throwing yobs, it was revealed.

Bank lending fell throughout 2011

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:22:37 +0000

Lending by Britain's top five banks shrank every quarter last year, official figures have revealed, in an embarrassing blow to the Chancellor's Project Merlin agreement.