UK & World News for 27 May 2010

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Soldier killed in firefight named May 27 2010

Tributes have been paid to a "friend in a million" killed in a firefight in Afghanistan.Read

Counter-terrorism funds cut by £10m May 27 2010

Counter-terrorism funding will be slashed by £10 million as part of wholesale Whitehall cuts, the Government has announced.Read

Government overhauls benefit system May 27 2010

A grim picture of the level of poverty in the UK has been painted by the coalition Government as it unveiled plans to radically change the system to "make work pay".Read

Man charged over prostitute murders May 27 2010

A man has been charged with the murders of three prostitutes.Read

Ex-spy chief reviews 2012 security May 27 2010

Former spy chief Dame Pauline Neville-Jones is carrying out a review of security for the 2012 London Games, Sports and Olympic Minister Hugh Robertson has announced.Read

Taxman apology over details blunder May 27 2010

HM Revenue & Customs has apologised after accidentally distributing private details about thousands of tax credit claimants.Read

Coroner calls for safer blind cords May 27 2010

Looped blind cords should be made safer or banned, a coroner has said after two toddlers were accidentally strangled within five days of each other.Read

Baroness Scotland's cleaner jailed May 27 2010

An illegal immigrant who conned the former Attorney General into hiring her as a cleaner has been jailed for a total of eight months at the Old Bailey.Read

Long-term immigration falls 9% May 27 2010

Long-term immigration to the UK dropped by 9% in the year to last September, according to new figures.Read

State pension age may be changed May 27 2010

The age at which people can claim their state pension may be changed to rise in line with increases to life expectancy.Read

Call for ban on blinds after deaths May 27 2010

A coroner has called for a ban on blinds with looped cords after two toddlers strangled themselves within five days of each other.Read

Man guilty over house fire killings May 27 2010

A waiter was been found guilty of helping his schoolboy cousin take revenge on his ex-girlfriend by murdering her in a house fire.Read

ID cards scrapped within 100 days May 27 2010

The £5 billion national identity card scheme will be scrapped within 100 days, it has been announced.Read

Boy who murdered ex in fire named May 27 2010

A 15-year-old boy who murdered his ex-girlfriend and her sister in a house fire can be named as Akmol Miah after reporting restrictions were lifted.Read

'Absurd' welfare system targeted May 27 2010

Civil servants who administered welfare programmes have told the new coalition Government that the system is "breaking" and in need of urgent attention, a minister said as he unveiled plans for "radical" changes.Read

Body parts belong to missing woman May 27 2010

Body parts found in a river have been confirmed as belonging to missing prostitute Suzanne Blamires.Read

Woman faces court on kidnap charges May 27 2010

A woman is appearing in court charged with two counts of kidnap.Read

PM defends capital gains tax rise May 27 2010

David Cameron has defended proposals to raise capital gains tax amid mounting backbench Tory disquiet - but insisted MPs' concerns will be listened to.Read

Twins' mother charged with kidnap May 27 2010

A mother who snatched her four-year-old twins from social services has been charged with two counts of kidnap.Read

Two servicemen killed on same day May 27 2010

A marine has been killed while on foot patrol in Afghanistan's Helmand Province - the second British serviceman to die in one day, the Ministry of Defence said.Read

Cameron defends 'impressive' cuts May 27 2010

David Cameron has defended the coalition's "impressive" £6.2 billion spending cuts, insisting they show the Government is "getting to grips" with the deficit.Read

Marine killed in Afghanistan blast May 27 2010

A marine has been killed on foot patrol in an explosion in Afghanistan's Helmand Province, the Ministry of Defence said.Read

Mature student quizzed over murders May 27 2010

A mature student who researched serial killers is being questioned over the murder of three prostitutes, it has emerged.Read

BA talks adjourned until Friday May 27 2010

Talks aimed at resolving the bitter British Airways cabin crew dispute have been adjourned.Read

Oil well cap going to plan, says BP May 27 2010

BP has said everything was going as planned as the oil giant began pumping heavy mud into a leaking Gulf of Mexico well.Read

Voters at polls in delayed election May 27 2010

Voters will finally go to the polls in the delayed Thirsk and Malton election - three weeks after the rest of the country voted in the General Election.Read

Plans to scrap ID cards revealed May 27 2010

Home Secretary Theresa May is to set out further details of the Government's plans to scrap the £5 billion ID cards scheme.Read

Capital Gains Tax backbench revolt May 27 2010

Another senior Tory has joined the party's growing backbench revolt over proposed rises in Capital Gains Tax (CGT), warning it risked "punishing the virtuous" and "destroying aspiration".Read

BP begins 'top kill' oil spill bid May 27 2010

BP has started pumping heavy mud into the leaking Gulf of Mexico well and said everything was going as planned in the company's boldest attempt yet to plug the leak that has spewed millions of gallons of oil over the last five weeks.Read

20% VAT ' would cost 163,000 jobs' May 27 2010

Increasing VAT to 20% would cost 163,000 jobs and cut consumer spending by £3.6 billion, a business group has warned.Read

Peer in move to reform libel laws May 27 2010

A senior Liberal Democrat peer will publish plans for reforming "archaic" libel laws in England and Wales.Read

Government warned over human rights May 27 2010

Britain's new political era is an opportunity to break free from human rights abuses of the past, Amnesty International has said.Read

Welfare system faces radical reform May 27 2010

The coalition Government will call for an end to a culture of welfare dependency under plans for a "radical reform" of the system.Read

RAF number two dies after collapse May 27 2010

The second most senior officer in the RAF has died after being taken ill while doing a triathlon, the MoD has said.Read

Atlantis completes final flight May 27 2010

Space shuttle Atlantis has returned home from its 32nd and final voyage.Read

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