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12-year sentence for sex abuse GP

Wirral News — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:05:17 GMT

A family doctor who filmed himself sexually abusing female patients with his James Bond-style wristwatch has been jailed for 12 years.

Queen gets pregnancy tips on visit

Wirral News — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:05:17 GMT

The Queen picked up some tips to pass on to the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge during a visit to a maternity hospital, a mother has joked.

Tributes to terror victim soldier

Wirral News — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:05:16 GMT

The victim of the terrorist murder in Woolwich has been named as father-of-one Lee Rigby.

Mother guilty of benefits fraud

Wirral News — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:05:16 GMT

A woman has been found guilty of fraudulently pocketing more than £350,000 in benefits and tax credits by claiming her children had disabilities and conditions.

Lagarde faces court in fraud probe

Wirral News — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:05:17 GMT

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde is facing questions at a special Paris court over a controversial financial deal that she oversaw as French finance minister.

GP jailed for filmed sex assaults

Wirral News — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:05:17 GMT

A family doctor who used a secret camera inside his James Bond-style wristwatch to record himself abusing female patients has been jailed for 12 years after admitting a string of sex charges.

Queen tours 'Nobel Prize factory'

Wirral News — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:05:17 GMT

The mysteries of conception have been explained to the Queen as she toured a world-leading research institute dubbed the "Nobel Prize factory".

Groups condemn 'un-Islamic' attack

Wirral News — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:05:16 GMT

Muslim groups have united in condemning the attack in Woolwich as un-Islamic.

Soldier killers known to security

Wirral News — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:05:15 GMT

The two men shot by police after the terrorist murder of a soldier were both known to security services, it has been confirmed.

Pair jailed for gangland murder

Wirral News — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:05:17 GMT

Two men have been jailed for life for shooting the stepson of gangland celebrity and author Dave Courtney.

Police chief defends response time

Wirral News — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:05:16 GMT

Scotland Yard has hit back after questions were raised about how long it took officers to reach the scene of the terrorist murder in Woolwich.

Bridger 'cannot recall April moves'

Wirral News — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:05:16 GMT

The man accused of abducting and murdering schoolgirl April Jones in a sexually motivated attack has told a jury he put her body "somewhere where it has not been found".

Solider killers known to security

Wirral News — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:05:15 GMT

The two men shot by police after the terrorist murder of a soldier were both known to security services, it has been confirmed.

Soldier-attack police raid home

Wirral News — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:05:15 GMT

Anti-terror police investigating the "barbaric" murder of a soldier in London have searched a property 150 miles away in Lincolnshire.

World in Pictures, May 23, 2013: Solar plane takes off and The Saturdays in London (GALLERY)

Wirral News — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:00 GMT

TODAY’S World in Pictures features photographs of Solar Impulse taking flight during the second leg of the 2013 Across America mission, from Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix and The Saturdays arriving for the European premiere of The Hangover Part 3, at the Empire Leicester Square, London.

Net migration to Britain falls

Wirral News — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:05:16 GMT

Net migration into Britain has fallen by more than a third, according to fresh figures, as the number of immigrants arriving in the country dropped ''significantly''.

Men face quiz after soldier killing

Wirral News — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:05:15 GMT

Anti-terror police have been preparing to question the two men shot and injured after the Woolwich soldier killing as details about their backgrounds began to emerge.

Nissan in safety recall on Micras

Wirral News — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:05:17 GMT

Motor company Nissan is recalling thousands of cars in the UK due to a potential steering wheel problem.

How I confronted soldier's killers

Wirral News — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:05:16 GMT

A woman who risked her life to confront an armed man suspected of slaughtering a British soldier in broad daylight has described how she tried to calm him moments after the barbaric attack.

Morning news headlines for May 23, 2013

Wirral News — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:54:00 GMT

THE Government’s emergency response committee, Cobra, will reconvene today after a soldier was butchered in broad daylight; Mark Bridger, the man accused of abducting and murdering April Jones will resume giving evidence today and climate advisers have said investing in low-carbon power in the 2020s instead of gas would save consumers tens of billions of pounds.