UK & World News for 5 December 2012

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Hunt for missing brain tumour boy Dec 05 2012

A nationwide hunt is under way after a mother and her "seriously ill" seven-year-old son, who is in need of cancer treatment, are thought to have disappeared.Read

Raphael drawing sells for £29m Dec 05 2012

A drawing by Italian artist Raphael has fetched a record £29 million at auction.Read

Hague urges restraint in Egypt Dec 05 2012

William Hague has urged the Egyptian authorities to ensure an "inclusive" transition to democracy after protests against president Mohamed Morsi turned violent.Read

Hall faces indecent assault charges Dec 05 2012

Veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has been was charged with three offences of indecent assault against young girls.Read

Hammers lead Olympic Stadium race Dec 05 2012

West Ham United Football Club has been named as the number one choice to move into the £429 million Olympic Stadium.Read

'Remarkable' unity on Fleet Street Dec 05 2012

National newspapers have "pretty much agreed" to all the non-statutory elements of an independent new press regulation system, one editor said after industry talks.Read

BBC's Hall faces child sex charges Dec 05 2012

Veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has been charged with three offences of indecent assault against young girls.Read

Hoaxers given Kate health update Dec 05 2012

Confidential details about the Duchess of Cambridge's health have been revealed by a nurse who fell victim to a hoax call.Read

Age of austerity extended to 2018 Dec 05 2012

Austerity measures are to be extended for a further year to 2018, Chancellor George Osborne has announced, as Britain's faltering economy goes into reverse.Read

1,500 NHS Direct jobs 'at risk' Dec 05 2012

Up to 1,500 NHS Direct staff are at risk of redundancy, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said.Read

May wins Qatada court appeal bid Dec 05 2012

Home Secretary Theresa May has been granted permission to appeal against the decision to allow radical preacher Abu Qatada to stay in the UK, court officials have said.Read

Hundreds set to lose bank jobs Dec 05 2012

Hundreds more UK bank workers are expected to lose their jobs after US giant Citigroup announced plans to cut 11,000 jobs worldwide.Read

Unions slam 'out of touch' Osborne Dec 05 2012

Union leaders have accused the Chancellor of being "wildly out of touch" with the lives of millions of people and of refusing to change unpopular policies.Read

Tesco set to pull the plug in US Dec 05 2012

Tesco looks set to pull the plug on its ill-fated US venture after admitting it took a £1 billion gamble on America's grocery market that failed to pay off.Read

Schools play the system, says Gove Dec 05 2012

Schools will always try to find ways to "game" the exams system to boost results, Michael Gove has said.Read

West Ham top Olympic Stadium bidder Dec 05 2012

West Ham United have been named as the top choice to move in to the Olympic Stadium when it reopens.Read

Probe call on young Afghans' deaths Dec 05 2012

British lawyers have called on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to investigate the alleged shooting of four "innocent" Afghan youngsters while they were drinking tea in their family's mud home in Helmand province.Read

Third Dewani killer jailed for life Dec 05 2012

A third man has been jailed for life for his part in the killing of honeymooner Anni Dewani in South Africa.Read

Meltdown after sprinkling of snow Dec 05 2012

A sprinkling of snow has sent UK transport into meltdown, with a major holiday airport shut for more than two hours and road and rail journeys delayed.Read

Surge in people hit by vomiting bug Dec 05 2012

More than 600,000 people are believed to have been struck down in a surge in a winter vomiting bug this winter, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has said.Read

Stansted Airport closed due to snow Dec 05 2012

A major holiday airport has been shut as the first snow of the winter to hit southern England caused havoc with road, rail and air travel.Read

Tesco ponders sale of US operation Dec 05 2012

Tesco has signalled an embarrassing retreat from the US and admitted a key part of its performance in the UK is still not good enough.Read

Typhoon claims more than 200 lives Dec 05 2012

The death toll from a powerful typhoon that sparked flash floods and landslides in the southern Philippines has risen to more than 200.Read

Clock ticks on unclaimed £64m prize Dec 05 2012

The clock is ticking for one mystery lottery winner who has less than 24 hours to claim a £64 million prize.Read

Kate faces third day in hospital Dec 05 2012

The Duchess of Cambridge faces a third day in hospital as she is treated for a severe form of morning sickness.Read

Fifty Shades wins fiction prize Dec 05 2012

EL James's bestselling sensation Fifty Shades Of Grey has been named one of the books of the year at a literary awards ceremony.Read

World's oldest person dies at 116 Dec 05 2012

A woman listed as the world's oldest person has died in a Georgia nursing home at 116.Read

Premature baby survival rate 'rise' Dec 05 2012

The survival rate of babies born before their mothers are 27 weeks pregnant has increased, research has suggested.Read

Editors in crunch talks on Leveson Dec 05 2012

Newspaper editors are to hold crunch talks after David Cameron warned that "the clock is ticking" to avoid regulation backed by law.Read

Grim Osborne tightens budget screw Dec 05 2012

George Osborne is to warn there are no "miracle cures" for Britain's problems as he admits more drastic action is needed to balance the Government's books.Read

Wine compound may halt bowel cancer Dec 05 2012

One large glass of wine a day could contain enough of a tumour-fighting compound to prevent bowel cancer, research has suggested.Read

Trial for new Alzheimer's drug Dec 05 2012

A major trial has been launched testing a new Alzheimer's drug designed to target the root cause of the disease.Read

Devolved nations 'need more money' Dec 05 2012

Leaders of the three devolved administrations have made a fresh plea to Chancellor George Osborne for more capital investment cash.Read

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