UK & World News for 29 September 2009

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Labour's lost it, says Sun Sep 29 2009

The Sun newspaper has endorsed the Conservatives to win the next election.Read

Jab girl 'had underlying condition' Sep 29 2009

A 14-year-old girl who died shortly after being given a cervical cancer vaccine had a "serious underlying medical condition", health officials have said.Read

Suicide deaths: bullies 'harassed' Sep 29 2009

One of the gang who terrorised a mother and her disabled daughter has claimed his family is being harassed after receiving death threats.Read

Immunisation suspended after death Sep 29 2009

Confusion surrounded a national cervical cancer immunisation programme as vaccinations were temporarily suspended by schools and primary care trusts.Read

Suicide deaths: bullies 'harrassed' Sep 29 2009

One of the gang who terrorised a mother and her disabled daughter has claimed his family is being harassed after receiving death threats.Read

Don't give in, Brown tells Labour Sep 29 2009

Gordon Brown came out fighting - telling his party to "never stop believing" they could beat the Tories.Read

Level crossing crash kills three Sep 29 2009

Three people were killed when a train hit a car at a level crossing, police said.Read

Tributes paid to airgun death boy Sep 29 2009

Police investigating the death of a 10-year-old boy who was shot with an airgun has said that he died as a result of a tragic accident.Read

Man held over suitcase body find Sep 29 2009

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a woman's body dumped in a suitcase on farmland.Read

Brown makes rallying call to Labour Sep 29 2009

The coming general election will present Britain with its "biggest choice for a generation" between a Labour Party offering prosperity and hope and Conservatives who have "no hearts", Gordon Brown said in his last conference speech before the poll expected in the spring.Read

Train attack left new dad in coma Sep 29 2009

The girlfriend of a man left in a coma by a gang of violent youths has told of her heartbreak that he has been robbed of knowing his baby daughter.Read

Hundreds mourn young 'lion' soldier Sep 29 2009

Hundreds of people have packed out a cathedral for the funeral of a "lion" of a soldier who died in Afghanistan.Read

Bullying case: 'He's no street rat' Sep 29 2009

One of the youths accused of tormenting a mother and her disabled daughter in the years before they died in a burning car has defended his brother who was branded a "street rat".Read

Care home closure decision delayed Sep 29 2009

Nine residents of a care home, including one of Britain's oldest women, must wait another week to learn their fate after their battle to stop its closure was adjourned at the Court of Appeal.Read

Freeview viewers reminded to retune Sep 29 2009

More than 18 million homes with Freeview will need to retune their equipment this week or face losing certain TV and radio stations.Read

Woman admits causing boy's death Sep 29 2009

A mother-of-two has admitted causing the death of a young boy by dangerous driving.Read

Recession 'not as bad as expected' Sep 29 2009

The recession was not as deep as previously feared between April and June, official figures have confirmed.Read

Support for pupils after jab death Sep 29 2009

Schoolchildren are being offered counselling as an urgent probe got under way into why a 14-year-old girl died shortly after being given a cervical cancer vaccine.Read

Backlash over bullied family deaths Sep 29 2009

Police and council officials have faced a barrage of criticism after failing to act against a gang who drove a mother to kill herself and her disabled daughter.Read

Police apology over women's deaths Sep 29 2009

A police chief has issued an unreserved apology for his force's failure to act against a gang who drove a mother to kill herself and her disabled daughter.Read

Council battles to close care home Sep 29 2009

A council trying to shut a care home housing one of Britain's oldest women is going to the Court of Appeal in a bid to lift an order blocking the closure.Read

Girls' fear after cancer jab death Sep 29 2009

An urgent probe into why a 14-year-old girl died shortly after being given a cervical cancer vaccine at school is being carried out.Read

War declared on 'problem families' Sep 29 2009

Gordon Brown will promise tough action on problem families who terrorise their neighbours as he delivers his final conference speech before the general election.Read

Hunt for writer of abusive letters Sep 29 2009

Detectives are hunting the writer responsible for sending more than 50 "distressing" racially abusive hate mail letters to people across the country, including the Prime Minister.Read

Children face swine flu drug test Sep 29 2009

The first children in Britain have started receiving a swine flu vaccine as part of a major new trial.Read

Violent men to be banned from homes Sep 29 2009

Violent men will be banned from their own homes to give abused partners "breathing space" under new police powers promised by Home Secretary Alan Johnson.Read

War declared on families from Hell Sep 29 2009

Gordon Brown will promise tough action on problem families who terrorise their neighbours as he delivers his final conference speech before the general election.Read

Crooner Andy blasts 'Marxist' Obama Sep 29 2009

Veteran crooner Andy Williams has criticised Barack Obama, accusing the US President of "following Marxist theory" and "wanting the country to fail".Read

Popular children 'grow up healthy' Sep 29 2009

Children who are not very popular at school have worse health as adults than those who are likeable, research has suggested.Read

Boy 'locked in wardrobe for years' Sep 29 2009

A woman has been arrested after her 14-year-son told authorities he escaped from a home where he had spent most of the past four years locked in a wardrobe.Read

Violent men to be banned from home Sep 29 2009

Violent men will be banned from their own homes to give abused partners "breathing space" under new police powers promised by Home Secretary Alan Johnson.Read

Help for murder victims' families Sep 29 2009

Relatives of murder and manslaughter victims will receive support from the country's first National Victims Service, Justice Secretary Jack Straw is set to announce.Read

Brown 'set to accept TV challenge' Sep 29 2009

Prime Minister Gordon Brown is preparing to accept the challenge to a televised debate with David Cameron and Nick Clegg in the upcoming general election campaign, it has been claimed.Read

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