04 December 2012 - Latest UK news & World news

Ford in EcoBoost engine fire probe Dec 04 2012

Car giant Ford has said it is expanding an engine fire investigation to Europe.Read

Two released after flag violence Dec 04 2012

Two men aged 17 and 22, who were arrested in connection with violence at a flag protest in Belfast, have been released on conditional bail.Read

Turkey to get Nato defence missiles Dec 04 2012

Nato foreign ministers have agreed to give Turkey Patriot anti-missile systems to bolster its defence against possible strikes from neighbouring Syria.Read

Kate 'continuing to feel better' Dec 04 2012

The Duchess of Cambridge is "continuing to feel better" and she and the Duke are immensely grateful for the good wishes they have received, St James's Palace has said.Read

Councils 'must act' over schools Dec 04 2012

Local councils have too often allowed "failure and mediocrity" to continue in schools, David Laws has said.Read

Minister rebuked on NHS spend claim Dec 04 2012

Government claims to have made real-terms increases in NHS spending for two years are misleading and should be withdrawn, a watchdog has told Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.Read

Osborne in £5bn bid to boost growth Dec 04 2012

Chancellor George Osborne will confirm plans to invest an extra £5 billion in new schools and other "shovel-ready" capital projects over the next two years as part of an effort to deliver a swift boost to sluggish growth.Read

'Rapid' start on new royal law Dec 04 2012

Legislation to ensure the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby becomes monarch - whether it's a boy or a girl - is to be introduced as "rapidly" as possible, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said.Read

Tory MP Dorrell faces sleaze probe Dec 04 2012

Senior Tory Stephen Dorrell is facing a formal sleaze investigation over failing to declare his financial links to care home owners.Read

Walsh: airport call 'too difficult' Dec 04 2012

Politicians have been afraid to take tough decisions on airport expansion, the head of British Airways' parent company has told MPs.Read

'Sexual predator' guilty of murder Dec 04 2012

A man described as a "sexual predator" has been found guilty of a 1979 murder and five attacks on other women.Read

'Clock ticking' on press regulation Dec 04 2012

David Cameron has warned newspaper editors that "the clock is ticking" for them to avoid statutory regulation by agreeing on a tough new independent watchdog.Read

Final go-ahead for new royal law Dec 04 2012

The Government has received final consent from all the Commonwealth realms to press ahead with legislation ending discrimination against women in the line of succession to the British throne, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said.Read

NHS must admit mistakes to patients Dec 04 2012

Healthcare providers will be contractually obliged to admit when they have made medical blunders that put patients at risk, it has been announced.Read

Eurozone banking union 'risk to UK' Dec 04 2012

Britain risks being "marginalised" by the eurozone's move towards banking union, a parliamentary committee has warned.Read

Police 'had no info' on flag riot Dec 04 2012

Police had no intelligence to suggest there would be violence at a flag protest in Belfast, the officer leading the operation has admitted.Read

Weekly spend at new high: Research Dec 04 2012

Squeezed families' weekly spending rose to a new high last year, with households shelling out over three times more on petrol-related costs than on fresh fruit and vegetables, official figures have shown.Read

Hague blasts Israel settlement plan Dec 04 2012

Plans to extend settlement building in the occupied Palestinian territories would alter the situation on the ground on a scale that would make a two-state solution "almost inconceivable", the Foreign Secretary has said.Read

New cuts 'to make UK work better' Dec 04 2012

Government plans to cut spending in Whitehall departments and invest an extra £5 billion in schools and other capital projects will "make our country work better", Prime Minister David Cameron has said.Read

More cuts to fund £5bn spending Dec 04 2012

A £5 billion investment in schools and other capital projects will be partly paid for by deeper cuts in Whitehall departmental budgets.Read

Family spending reaches new high Dec 04 2012

Families' weekly spending rose to around £483.60 a week last year - an increase of £10 a week on the typical levels recorded in 2010, official figures have shown.Read

Johnson calls for EU referendum Dec 04 2012

Britain should negotiate a return to a "single market" relationship with the European Union, and then put it to a referendum, London Mayor Boris Johnson has said.Read

William to return to wife's bedside Dec 04 2012

The Duke of Cambridge is expected to return to his pregnant wife's bedside as she continues her hospital treatment for severe morning sickness.Read

Need for compassion highlighted Dec 04 2012

Nurses are to be judged on how compassionate they are towards patients under a new strategy to improve care within the health service.Read

BA seeks to cut 400 cabin crew jobs Dec 04 2012

British Airways is looking to shed 400 senior cabin crew jobs.Read

Osborne to publish 'gas strategy' Dec 04 2012

Chancellor George Osborne is to approve the construction of up to 30 gas-fired power stations as part of Wednesday's Autumn Statement.Read

DfT criticised over rail franchise Dec 04 2012

A Commons select committee chairwoman has strongly criticised the Department for Transport (DfT) as the West Coast rail franchise fiasco took another turn.Read

'No excuse' for flag-vote violence Dec 04 2012

Violence which erupted in Belfast after a controversial vote on the Union flag was unacceptable, Northern Ireland's First Minister has warned.Read

Editors make case on regulation Dec 04 2012

Newspaper editors are to attend a Downing Street summit to make their case for resisting the legally-backed press regulation called for by the Leveson Report.Read

Scouts consider atheist oath move Dec 04 2012

Atheists could be welcomed into the Scout movement for the first time in 105 years, the association has said.Read

Postal workers issue boycott threat Dec 04 2012

Postal workers could refuse to deliver post sent via anyone other than Royal Mail as part of a campaign to highlight a threat to the UK's universal service, union leaders have warned.Read

Parental link to young drinkers Dec 04 2012

Children are almost twice as likely to have been drunk or consuming alcohol every month if their parents are heavy drinkers, a survey has found.Read

Study: Children with cancer bullied Dec 04 2012

Children with cancer are being bullied by their classmates, losing friends and risk falling behind at school, research suggests.Read

Osborne set to unveil PFI reforms Dec 04 2012

A "faster and more transparent" system to lever in private funding for public infrastructure projects is expected to be unveiled by George Osborne on Wednesday, Government sources indicated.Read

Police hurt in Union flag protest Dec 04 2012

Police have been injured as loyalists rioted in Belfast city centre after a controversial vote on the Union flag.Read

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