UK & World News for 29 March 2010

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Darling rules out 'death tax' Mar 29 2010

Alistair Darling confirmed that the Government has ruled out levying what critics have branded a "death tax" to fund social care for the elderly.Read

Caborn blasts paper 'fabrication' Mar 29 2010

A Labour former minister has accused a Sunday newspaper of a "deliberate fabrication" after he was secretly filmed apparently offering to use his Government connections in return for cash.Read

Darling and Osborne in TV clash Mar 29 2010

Alistair Darling and George Osborne traded blows over how to tackle the deficit in the first ever "Chancellors debate".Read

Sahil ransom 'was not authorised' Mar 29 2010

Foreign Office officials were not consulted about and did not authorise the payment of a ransom to secure the release of five-year-old Sahil Saeed, who was kidnapped in Pakistan and freed earlier this month, the Government said.Read

Milly Dowler charge decision due Mar 29 2010

Prosecutors are due to announce whether the prime suspect in the murder of 13-year-old Milly Dowler is to be charged.Read

Brown in Gurkha apology to Lumley Mar 29 2010

Prime Minister Gordon Brown told Gurkha campaigner Joanna Lumley he was "sorry" over comments made about her by a Government minister.Read

Killer 'should not have been freed' Mar 29 2010

A convicted killer who executed a man with a shot to the neck should never have been free to murder, his victim's grieving family has said.Read

Mephedrone to be made Class B drug Mar 29 2010

Dance drug mephedrone will be banned within weeks, Home Secretary Alan Johnson has announced.Read

Suicide bombers kill 38 in Moscow Mar 29 2010

Two women suicide bombers killed at least 38 people and wounded dozens more in rush-hour attacks on Moscow's subway.Read

Members levied to help BA strikers Mar 29 2010

Unite is to raise £700,000 to support striking British Airways cabin crew with an "unprecedented" levy on members, the union has decided.Read

Lumley angered after Gurkha apology Mar 29 2010

Gurkha campaigner Joanna Lumley rounded angrily on a minister after he apologised "unreservedly" for attacking her "deathly silence" on the issue since she forced a Government climbdown.Read

Whole life term for second murder Mar 29 2010

A shotgun killer has been jailed for the rest of his life for his second murder - 39 years after he committed his first.Read

Man found guilty of second murder Mar 29 2010

A shotgun killer has been convicted of a second murder - 39 years after he committed his first.Read

Adviser hints at mephedrone ban Mar 29 2010

The Government's chief drugs adviser has given a strong indication that a ban on mephedrone was imminent, despite the resignation of a key Home Office expert.Read

Cameron in school discipline call Mar 29 2010

Rules need to be changed to enable teachers to instil discipline, order and good value in Britain's schools, Tory leader David Cameron has said.Read

Father quizzed on deaths of firemen Mar 29 2010

The father of one of four firefighters killed in a warehouse blaze was arrested in connection with the deaths, it has emerged.Read

Gascoigne faces drink-drive charge Mar 29 2010

Former England football star Paul Gascoigne has been charged with drink-driving, sources said.Read

Plans to axe MP second home claims Mar 29 2010

MPs will be barred from claiming expenses for second homes and will be limited to employing no more than one family member, under new rules.Read

Suicide bombers kill 37 in Moscow Mar 29 2010

Two female suicide bombers have blown themselves up on Moscow's subway system as it was jam-packed with rush-hour passengers, killing at least 37 people and wounding 102, officials said.Read

Wind turbine plant creates 700 jobs Mar 29 2010

Hundreds of jobs are to be created under an £80 million investment in a new wind turbine facility, it was announced.Read

£180m to fund Post Office expansion Mar 29 2010

The Government has announced extra funding of £180 million for Post Offices under a "major expansion" of financial services offered by the network.Read

Tories in vow on National Insurance Mar 29 2010

Conservatives will reverse the bulk of the Government's planned increase in National Insurance by cutting £6 billion of "waste" from the public sector, shadow chancellor George Osborne has announced.Read

Four more held over station murder Mar 29 2010

Detectives investigating the murder of 15-year-old Sofyen Belamouadden at one of London's busiest Underground stations have arrested a teenage girl.Read

BA accused over stand-in crew pay Mar 29 2010

British Airways has been accused of paying pilots an "extraordinary" £166-an-hour to cover for striking staff, making them the world's most expensive cabin crew.Read

Suicide bombers kill 35 in Moscow Mar 29 2010

Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up on Moscow's subway system as it was jam-packed with rush-hour passengers, killing at least 35 people and wounding 38, the city's mayor and other officials said.Read

Suicide bombers kill 34 in Moscow Mar 29 2010

At least 34 people were killed and more than 25 injured when two female suicide bombers blew themselves up on underground trains during the morning rush-hour in Moscow, Russian officials said.Read

34 die in Moscow underground blasts Mar 29 2010

Two explosions have blasted Moscow's underground system as it was jam-packed with rush-hour passengers, killing at least 34 people and wounding more than 25, emergency officials said.Read

Adviser quits amid legal high row Mar 29 2010

A key government drugs adviser quit just hours before Home Secretary Alan Johnson was expected to announce a proposed ban on mephedrone, it has emerged.Read

New MPs' expenses regime unveiled Mar 29 2010

MPs are braced for the publication of their scaled-back expenses regime.Read

Tributes to bomb death soldier Mar 29 2010

Tributes were paid to a "model" soldier killed in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan.Read

Third strike day in bitter BA row Mar 29 2010

British Airways cabin crew are beginning a third day of strike action as a bitter war of words over the dispute intensified.Read

Twelve charged with station death Mar 29 2010

Twelve teenagers have been charged with the murder of a 15-year-old who was knifed in one of Britain's busiest railway stations during rush hour, police said.Read

MoD 'unprepared for casualty rise' Mar 29 2010

The Ministry of Defence is insufficiently prepared for a significant increase in military casualties, a cross-party committee of MPs has said.Read

MPs rally behind Sure Start scheme Mar 29 2010

A cross-party committee of MPs has issued a plea for the national network of Sure Start Children's Centres to be protected from the axe in the round of public spending reductions expected after the general election.Read

Talks aimed at averting rail strike Mar 29 2010

Crucial talks aimed at averting a crippling strike by thousands of rail workers after Easter are to be held, with the Government hoping for a breakthrough in a row over jobs.Read

Post Office launching new services Mar 29 2010

The Government is to announce a "major expansion" of financial services offered by the Post Office under moves aimed at making the 11,500-strong branch network more sustainable.Read

Tory National Insurance hike vow Mar 29 2010

The Tories are to open a new front in the general election campaign by detailing how they would save millions of workers from Labour's planned National Insurance hike.Read

Labour 'to target football fans' Mar 29 2010

Labour is considering giving football fans first refusal on the purchase of shares in their clubs when they are put up for sale, it was reported.Read

Suicide bomb death soldier named Mar 29 2010

A British soldier killed in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan has been named as Rifleman Daniel Holkham, from 3rd Battalion The Rifles, serving with 3 Rifles Battle Group.Read

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