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Westminster bid MSP seeks support
December 19, 2009 at 8:24 pm

Labour MSP Cathy Jamieson is to bid for the Westminster seat being vacated by Des Browne at the general election.

US alarm at Iran's Iraq incursion
December 19, 2009 at 8:22 pm

America's top military officer voices concern, after Iranian soldiers occupied an oil well in Iraq.

Cost of hospital losses revealed
December 19, 2009 at 8:21 pm

Thousands of items worth about £725,000 have been lost or stolen from hospitals over two years, it has been revealed.

Globespan collapse inquiry call
December 19, 2009 at 8:12 pm

A comprehensive investigation is needed into the collapse of the Flyglobespan airline, the finance secretary says.

US general defends pregnancy ban
December 19, 2009 at 8:00 pm

A US general in Iraq defends his decision to add pregnancy to reasons his soldiers can face a court martial.

Toddler taken from police station
December 19, 2009 at 7:59 pm

A hunt is under way for an 18-month-old girl taken from a police station in south-east London.

Music 'helped my brain recover'
December 19, 2009 at 7:53 pm

How a little bit of the music you like can help you brain recover from stoke

Eyewitness: Eastern US snowstorm
December 19, 2009 at 7:43 pm

Eyewitness accounts of the deadly snowstorm causing chaos to the eastern United States.

Passengers in new Eurostar mishap
December 19, 2009 at 7:29 pm

A special Eurostar service from Paris which became stuck in Kent on Saturday night finally arrives at London's St Pancras station.

India's wettest place 'lacks water'
December 19, 2009 at 7:18 pm

Once the world's wettest place, Cherrapunji in India is now getting less and less rain, the BBC's Subir Bhaumik reports

X Factor's Lucie gets model deal
December 19, 2009 at 7:01 pm

X Factor contestant Lucie Jones, who left the show in November, signs to a top modelling agency.

Parents 'misled' by food labels
December 19, 2009 at 6:58 pm

Nine out of 10 mothers questioned in a British Heart Foundation survey misunderstood the nutrition information on children's foods.

Hollins crowned Strictly champion
December 19, 2009 at 5:47 pm

Sports presenter Chris Hollins is the surprise winner of Strictly Come Dancing, beating actor Ricky Whittle in a public vote in the final.

Pakistan government will not quit
December 19, 2009 at 4:49 pm

Pakistan's government says it will not resign following a ruling quashing an amnesty for politicians facing graft charges.

Snowstorm blankets US East Coast
December 19, 2009 at 3:19 pm

A deadly snowstorm has hit the eastern United States with snowfalls of up to 12in (30cm) in some areas.

In pictures: US snow storms
December 19, 2009 at 3:07 pm

Some striking images from snowstorms on the American east coast on 19 December 2009.

Democrats secure key health vote
December 19, 2009 at 2:03 pm

A key senator agrees to vote for healthcare reform, which should give Democrats the 60 Senate votes they need to pass a bill.

Cocaine worth £5m seized in city
December 19, 2009 at 1:58 pm

Cocaine with an estimated street value of £5m is seized during a planned operation in the Boucher Road area of Belfast.

Busy ambulance service makes plea
December 19, 2009 at 1:29 pm

South Central Ambulance Service appeals for people not to dial 999 with non-emergencies as it faces a high volume of calls due to the wintry weather.

Lebanese PM in Syria for talks
December 19, 2009 at 1:15 pm

Lebanese PM Saad Hariri arrives in Damascus for the first time since his anti-Syrian coalition came to power in 2005.

Gritters sent out after snowfall
December 19, 2009 at 12:42 pm

Gritting lorries are due out on Devon's roads overnight after snow showers fell across the county during the day.

Henry gets place on Walk of Stars
December 19, 2009 at 12:18 pm

Dudley-born comedian Lenny Henry says he is "chuffed" at receiving a place on Birmingham's Walk of Stars.

Missing man found after 30 hours
December 19, 2009 at 11:46 am

A pensioner who was the subject of a police search after he went missing has been found in Lincolnshire.

Four held in park beating probe
December 19, 2009 at 11:45 am

Four teenagers are arrested by police investigating a "callous" attack on a man near Curraghs Wildlife Park.

Council's mineral allocation cut
December 19, 2009 at 11:42 am

The amount of minerals required by the government to be quarried in Surrey is cut by 50,000 tonnes a year.

Bereaved families in lantern walk
December 19, 2009 at 11:29 am

Families will be remembering relatives and friends who have died during a lantern walk in aid of a children's charity.

Lifeboat to serve Faroe Islands
December 19, 2009 at 11:28 am

A former Redcar RNLI lifeboat, which rescued nearly 200 people while in Teesside, is to serve in the Faroe Islands.

Balls' watchdog decision 'shabby'
December 19, 2009 at 11:24 am

The children's secretary is accused of sidestepping Parliament by naming the Ofqual chief without involving MPs.

Reward offered over railway theft
December 19, 2009 at 11:23 am

A railway heritage charity in Nottingham offers a reward of £1,000 for information on people stealing metal parts.

Shop staff in 'terrifying' raid
December 19, 2009 at 11:17 am

A masked gang armed with firearms and machetes carry out a "terrifying" robbery at a Manchester newsagent.

Swans raise white Christmas hopes
December 19, 2009 at 11:14 am

A nature reserve in Gloucestershire says the increase in the number of migrating swans could mean a white Christmas.

Bleak Friday 'quiet', say police
December 19, 2009 at 11:11 am

Wales' four police forces say there were fewer arrests on so called 'bleak Friday' than on usual weekend nights.

Charges over Iran prison deaths
December 19, 2009 at 11:01 am

Iran's prosecutors charge three officials with killing three people at a detention centre after June's disputed elections.

Driver in court after fatal crash
December 19, 2009 at 10:58 am

A lorry driver appears in court charged with causing the death of man by driving without due care and attention.

Week in pictures: 12-18 December 2009
December 19, 2009 at 10:55 am

A selection of pictures from the week's news

Gritters are 'on standby' for ice
December 19, 2009 at 10:48 am

A Shropshire council says its road gritters will be on standby over the Christmas period when icy conditions are forecast for the region.

Same sex hospital wards complete
December 19, 2009 at 10:44 am

Men and women no longer have to share some ward facilities after NHS North East completes a programme of improvements.

Ice closes roads and halts buses
December 19, 2009 at 10:44 am

Icy conditions lead to several roads being closed and bus services cancelled in Lincolnshire.

Popes moving closer to sainthood
December 19, 2009 at 10:39 am

Pope Benedict moves two of his predecessors, Pius XII, and John Paul II, closer to Roman Catholic sainthood.

Man's death treated as suspicious
December 19, 2009 at 10:31 am

The death of a man in his 20s is being treated as suspicious by police in Cardiff who are investigating.

Microlight flips over on runway
December 19, 2009 at 10:31 am

Two people suffer minor injuries when a light aircraft they were flying flips over on the runway of an Isle of Wight airport.

Man is shot in nightclub incident
December 19, 2009 at 10:29 am

A man suffers a gunshot wound and four others are in hospital with other injuries following an incident at a nightclub in Ipswich.

Community-bought pub is reopened
December 19, 2009 at 10:24 am

A Salford pub which was bought by its regulars after the brewery decided to sell-up reopens for business.

Legionella found in flats' water
December 19, 2009 at 10:24 am

Traces of legionella bacteria are found in the water supply to residential flats in Nottinghamshire.

Footballer faces wounding charge
December 19, 2009 at 10:20 am

The Bristol Rovers footballer David Pipe, currently on loan to Cheltenham Town, is facing a wounding charge.

Thousands in Eurostar 'nightmare'
December 19, 2009 at 10:12 am

Passengers trapped on board broken-down Eurostar trains for up to 16 hours have been speaking of their anger.

Roads sealed off after gas leak
December 19, 2009 at 10:10 am

Parts of the Kent town of Tunbridge Wells are sealed off following a leak from a gas main.

Concerns over missing pensioner
December 19, 2009 at 10:08 am

Police say they are becoming increasingly concerned about an elderly man who went missing from his home in Lincolnshire on Friday.

Campaign cuts drink-fuelled crime
December 19, 2009 at 10:07 am

Reports of drink-fuelled violence fall in a North Yorkshire town after police patrols are stepped up at weekends.

Air traffic control staff to move
December 19, 2009 at 10:05 am

Manchester's 35-year-old air traffic control centre is to close in 2010, with 180 staff moving to Scotland.
 

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