UK & World News for 26 October 2009

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Pc was victim of homophobic attack Oct 26 2009

A man battered by up to 20 thugs in a homophobic attack has been named as James Parkes - a trainee policeman.Read

Partial retreat on TA training cuts Oct 26 2009

Ministers have backtracked over planned cuts to Territorial Army (TA) training, promising all recruits at least one training night per month this year.Read

Scrap dealer held in Milly probe Oct 26 2009

A scrap dealer arrested on suspicion of helping to dispose of a car linked to the murder of schoolgirl Milly Dowler has been released on bail.Read

16-day wait for drug stash return Oct 26 2009

A drug dealer spent 16 days in police cells while officers waited for a stash hidden in his stomach to work its way through his system, a court has heard.Read

Boy died in rope swing accident Oct 26 2009

A 10-year-old boy accidentally hanged himself while playing on a rope swing, police said.Read

Football star 'broke woman's nose' Oct 26 2009

Premier League footballer Marlon King groped a young woman and then broke her nose when she rejected his advances at a celebrity nightclub, a court has heard.Read

BA cabin crew face strike ballot Oct 26 2009

The threat of a pre-Christmas strike by British Airways cabin crew increased when a ballot for industrial action was announced among almost 14,000 workers.Read

Puma crash RAF base 'was badly run' Oct 26 2009

A coroner has criticised the running of an RAF base following a helicopter crash which killed three men.Read

'Joyride' death ex-policeman jailed Oct 26 2009

A former policeman, who killed a grandmother during a 100mph plus "hair-raising joyride", has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.Read

Baby P mother drops sentence appeal Oct 26 2009

Baby P's mother, who was jailed indefinitely for her part in her little boy's brutal death, has dropped a bid to appeal against her sentence.Read

Osborne seeks big cash bonuses ban Oct 26 2009

Shadow chancellor George Osborne has called for emergency action to ban banks from paying big cash bonuses and force them to lend the money to hard-pressed firms and families instead.Read

Crunch post strike talks to resume Oct 26 2009

Talks aimed at heading off fresh postal strikes have been adjourned and will resume on Tuesday.Read

Man arrested in Milly investigation Oct 26 2009

A 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender in connection with the murder of schoolgirl Milly Dowler.Read

Passenger rant Tube worker resigns Oct 26 2009

A Tube worker caught on camera yelling at an elderly passenger has resigned, Transport for London (TfL) said.Read

Activists in power station protest Oct 26 2009

Activists have climbed a power station chimney in a protest over climate change.Read

Benefits reforms 'family friendly' Oct 26 2009

Welfare reforms forcing single parents to look for work or risk losing benefits are "family friendly", Work and Pensions Secretary Yvette Cooper said.Read

Many teachers face 'false claims' Oct 26 2009

More than a quarter of school staff (28%) have had a false allegation made against them by a pupil, according to a survey.Read

Karadzic boycotts opening of trial Oct 26 2009

Radovan Karadzic, who led the Bosnian Serbs through a brutal three-year civil war in the early 1990s, has boycotted the opening of his war crimes trial.Read

New Michael Jackson album released Oct 26 2009

A new album of Michael Jackson's music has been released, kicking off a week of celebrations of the late singer's life.Read

Boy's hanging 'a tragic accident' Oct 26 2009

The death of a 10-year-old boy who was found hanging in woods appeared to be a "tragic accident", police have said.Read

Careers advice for seven-year-olds Oct 26 2009

Primary school children are to get careers advice from the age of seven under a new scheme to encourage them to develop aspirations early on in life.Read

Report set to recommend green taxes Oct 26 2009

Green taxes could be the key to shifting Britain onto a lower carbon lifestyle and meeting international targets on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, a new report is due to suggest.Read

Osborne in curb bank bonuses call Oct 26 2009

Shadow chancellor George Osborne is due to call on the Government to stop retail banks paying out big cash bonuses to high-flying staff.Read

Karadzic trial set to get under way Oct 26 2009

The war crimes trial of Radovan Karadzic, who led the Bosnian Serbs through a brutal three-year civil war in the early 1990s, is due to begin about 15 months after he was captured in Serbia.Read

New talks aim to avert post strikes Oct 26 2009

Crucial talks aimed at averting fresh postal strikes will be held as a new study revealed the cost of the dispute to industry.Read

Simpler child vetting rules pledged Oct 26 2009

Controversial rules on vetting parents and volunteers for activities involving children should be "simpler", the Government's chief adviser on child safety has said.Read

Boy's hanging 'tragic accident' Oct 26 2009

The death of a 10-year-old boy who was found hanging in woods appeared to be a "tragic accident", police have said.Read

Parliament set to debate TA future Oct 26 2009

MPs are set debate the future of the Territorial Army, amid speculation that ministers may be poised to deliver a cash boost to the part-time servicemen and women.Read

Report to recommend green taxes Oct 26 2009

Green taxes could be the key to shifting Britain onto a lower carbon lifestyle and meeting international targets on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, a new report is due to suggest.Read

Post strikes cost city firms £500m Oct 26 2009

Industrial action by postal workers has cost London's businesses more than £500 million since the start of the summer, it has been claimed.Read

Police building protesters database Oct 26 2009

Police are gathering information about people attending protests for a national intelligence database, it has been disclosed.Read

Tory pledge on grandparents` rights Oct 26 2009

Grandparents will be given new rights to maintain contact with their grandchildren if the Conservatives win power, the party's spokesman on the family has said.Read

Single parents forced to hunt jobs Oct 26 2009

Welfare reforms coming into effect will force 68,000 single parents with children aged 10 or more to look for work or risk losing benefits.Read

Gaddafi demands nuclear-free Israel Oct 26 2009

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has said that the Palestinians should be allowed to have nuclear weapons if the world does not act to disarm Israel of its arsenal.Read

'Eight Lockerbie suspects' probed Oct 26 2009

A former head of the investigation into the Lockerbie atrocity said authorities had wanted to speak to eight other potential suspects in connection with the bombing.Read

Osborne to demand bonuses curbs Oct 26 2009

Shadow chancellor George Osborne is due to call on the Government to stop retail banks paying out big cash bonuses to high-flying staff.Read

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