UK & World News for 10 February 2013

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Two charged over police death crash Feb 10 2013

Two men have been charged in connection with the death of a policewoman whose patrol car was hit by a stolen 4x4 in Northern Ireland.Read

Fresh snow brings disruption fears Feb 10 2013

Snow has begun falling in parts of southern England, prompting fears of ice and disruption in the Monday morning rush hour.Read

Baby recovering after fox attack Feb 10 2013

A one-month-old baby is recovering after being dragged from his cot by a fox which tore his finger off.Read

Man held over murder of girl, three Feb 10 2013

A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a three-year-old girl, police said.Read

Tributes pour in for tour manager Feb 10 2013

Tributes have been paid to the tour manager of shanty group Fisherman's Friends, who died after he was trapped under a metal door, hours before the group were due to perform.Read

Meat ban 'only if health at risk' Feb 10 2013

The Government is powerless to impose a ban on meat imports unless beef contaminated with horse meat is found to be a health risk, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said.Read

£75,000 cap planned for care bills Feb 10 2013

The coalition will announce that elderly care bills are to be capped by the state in a £1 billion move expected to be funded by dragging more people into inheritance tax.Read

Five die after cruise ship incident Feb 10 2013

Five people have been killed and three were injured after a lifeboat fell into the sea off a cruise ship that was tied up at the port of Santa Cruz in the Canary Islands.Read

Gascoigne in intensive care in US Feb 10 2013

Former England soccer star Paul Gascoigne has been receiving treatment in intensive care in the United States.Read

Health risk 'could spark meat ban' Feb 10 2013

A ban on importing meat would not be allowed within the rules of the EU, but could be brought in if beef contaminated with horse meat is found to be a health risk, environment secretary Owen Paterson says.Read

Barclays tax advice unit to close Feb 10 2013

Barclays boss Antony Jenkins will attempt to break from the bank's scandal-hit past this week by announcing the closure of its tax avoidance unit and the cull of around 2,000 investment banking jobs, it has been reported.Read

Care staff 'should be struck off' Feb 10 2013

Doctors, nurses and managers responsible for the bad care that led to hundreds of deaths in the Mid-Staffordshire NHS scandal should be struck off, the Health Secretary says.Read

Inheritance tax 'to pay for care' Feb 10 2013

Thousands more people are likely to be hit with inheritance tax to pay for an extension in state support for elderly care.Read

Hague blasts Argentinian 'bullying' Feb 10 2013

William Hague has accused Argentina of "bullying and intimidatory" behaviour over the Falklands as he insisted the islands would remain British for centuries.Read

Sex abuse victim 'felt on trial' Feb 10 2013

The husband of a sex abuse victim who killed herself after giving evidence against her former music teacher, said the mother-of-four felt like she was on trial.Read

Fears of more horse meat cases Feb 10 2013

More cases of contaminated meat may be revealed within days, the Government has warned as it raised fears that an international criminal conspiracy was behind the horse meat scandal.Read

Baby's finger bitten off by fox Feb 10 2013

Police are investigating a fox attack on a one-month-old baby boy, who had his finger torn off by the animal after being dragged from his cot.Read

Law 'should back press regulation' Feb 10 2013

More than half of voters think a new system of press regulation should be backed by law, according to a new poll.Read

India aid halt 'should be reversed' Feb 10 2013

Britain should reverse its decision to halt development aid to India, which was driven more by domestic political pressures than by the economic realities of a country which still has more people living in poverty than the whole of sub-Saharan Africa, a report says.Read

Labour demands inquiry over Gove Feb 10 2013

The Education Secretary is facing Labour demands for an inquiry into claims he misled Parliament about the behaviour of his political staff.Read

Scotland better off in UK - Cameron Feb 10 2013

Prime Minister David Cameron has launched a defence of the United Kingdom as his government prepares to put the "facts" about Scottish independence to the public.Read

RBS boss paid bonus despite fine Feb 10 2013

The boss of the taxpayer-funded Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will be paid a bonus of almost £800,000 just weeks after his bank was fined £391 million for rate-rigging.Read

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