Russian Woman's Boyfriend Charged With Murder

The boyfriend of a 23-year-old Russian woman who was found dead in her flat has been charged with her murder, police have said. Felipe Lopes, 27, was arrested on the street in the Farnborough area of Bromley on Wednesday morning after police discovered...

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Northern Ireland Clashes: Four Officers Injured

Four police officers have been injured after more than 30 petrol bombs and other missiles were hurled at them in another night of Union flag demonstrations in Northern Ireland. The most serious disorder was in Carrickfergus and the Rathcoole area of...

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Savile Sex Abuse Victims To Seek Compensation

Jimmy Savile Abuse Report: Timeline Updated: 11:45am UK, Friday 11 January 2013 The police and NSPCC report on the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal follows a lengthy investgation sparked by a television documentary. This is how the case unfolded: October...

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Gay Marriage: Catholic Priests Raise Fears

More than 1,000 Roman Catholic priests have signed a letter expressing fears that same-sex marriage legislation would threaten their religious freedoms. In the letter sent to The Daily Telegraph, the priests said the proposed law would limit their ability...

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Cameron Rejects Making Age Of Consent 14

David Cameron has rejected as "repulsive" a suggestion by officials that the age of sexual consent in Britain might be relaxed from 16 to 14. The change was among ideas floated by the Number 10 policy unit after being asked to come up with new ways...

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Glock 17 Pistol Issued To Armed Forces

The Ministry of Defence has signed a £9m contract to provide the Armed Forces with more than 25,000 of the new Glock 17 Gen 4 pistols. They replace the Browning which has been used for more than 40 years but is said to have become increasingly expensive...

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Alan Greaves Murder Case: Accused In Court

Two men have appeared in court charged with the murder of pensioner Alan Greaves, who was attacked as he walked to church in Sheffield. Mr Greaves, an organist and lay preacher, was assaulted just a few hundred metres from his home as he walked to St...

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Honda Job Losses: 800 Swindon Staff To Go

Honda plans to cut 800 jobs at its Swindon plant due to "low demand" for its vehicles across Europe. The surprise move - which marks the first time the Japanese carmaker has made UK redundancies - comes after the company hired 500 workers last...

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Six Prisons Shut As Super Jail Project Begins

Six prisons in England are being closed as work begins on plans to create Britain's biggest jail in a move to drive down costs. Some 2,600 offenders are held at the prisons targeted for closure. Another three sites will be partially shut down. The...

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Moira 'Killer' Abused On 'Same Scale As Savile'

By James Matthews, Scotland Correspondent The daughter of a paedophile suspected of killing an 11-year-old more than 50 years ago has said she thinks her father abused children on the same scale as Jimmy Savile. Sandra Brown told Sky News that...

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Teen Computer Gamer Drives Into Record Book

A Cardiff teenager who trained himself to become an international racing driver by playing a computer game in his bedroom has entered the record books. Jann Mardenborough had always wanted to be a racing driver and was told by the owner of his local...

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MoD Overspends Equipment Budget By £6.5bn

By David Bowden, Defence Correspondent The Ministry of Defence has overspent its equipment budget by £6.5bn and some of its major orders are likely to be delivered 39 years late. The 16 most costly projects should have taken 159 years to deliver...

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Cyber Attack Threat: UK Armed Forces Warned

By Alistair Bunkall, Defence Correspondent The UK's armed forces are now so dependent on information and communication technology that they could be "fatally compromised" by sustained cyber attacks. The Defence Select Committee has produced a report...

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Sainsbury's Reveals Record-Breaking Xmas

Supermarket chain Sainsbury's has revealed a record-breaking Christmas trading period, with total sales (excluding fuel) up 3.3% in the third quarter. The retailer, which sits in third position behind Tesco and Asda, said Christmas was the 32nd consecutive...

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Council Parking Charge Profits Attacked By IAM

Councils are making huge profits from parking charges while cutting road safety spending, according to new figures. Councils in England took more than £411m in parking charges in 2011/12 - an increase of almost 15% on 2010/11, the Institute of Advanced...

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Pensions 'Plunge Over £3,000 In Five Years'

People planning to retire this year expect to be living off the lowest average incomes recorded in six years, it is claimed. This year's retirees expect to have a typical annual income of £15,300, making them around £3,400 a year worse off than workers...

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Online Sales Boost A 'Sluggish' December

By Ursula Errington, Business Reporter Strong online sales in December have buoyed what has been described as an "underwhelming and sluggish" Christmas on the high street. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said retail sales for the month were...

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Texting Driver Susan Noble Jailed Over Death

Police are again warning drivers not to use mobile phones while on the road, after a woman was jailed for three years for causing the death of a man while texting. Susan Noble, 29, of Armthorpe, Doncaster, was sentenced at Teesside Crown Court for causing...

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Moira Anderson Police Dig Up Grave In Search

By James Matthews, Scotland Correspondent A grave is being exhumed in an effort to solve a 56-year murder mystery. A forensic team pumped water from the lair at Old Monkland Cemetery in Lanarkshire as a first step in the operation to establish...

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Stranded Squirrel: Firefighters To The Rescue

At least five firefighters ended up saving the day for a grey squirrel that found itself stuck in a pond. The soaking squirrel became stranded on an island of reeds in the pond in Watford town centre in Hertfordshire. The fire service said it...

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Police Pursuit Crash Leaves Teenage Girl Dead

A teenage girl has died in a crash involving a car being pursued by police in southeast London. The 13-year-old was travelling with her mother, father and brother when their Volkswagen Polo and a Peugeot 308 being chased by a marked police car collided....

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Food's 'Hidden Nasties' To Fill Whole Ad Break

Government-backed television adverts to expose the "hidden nasties" in everyday foods will be broadcast for the first time later today. Graphic new advertising from Change4Life shows there are 17 sugar cubes in a bottle of cola and more than a wine...

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Nick Clegg Signs Up To LBC Radio Phone-In

With the Liberal Democrats struggling in the polls, leader Nick Clegg has taken a drastic step to try to reconnect with voters. The Deputy Prime Minister has agreed to hold a weekly radio phone-in, in a highly unusual move for a member of the Government....

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Northern Ireland Police Chief's Riot Warning

Northern Ireland's police chief has warned officers will continue to deal with loyalist violence firmly and called for protesters to take a step back after more rioting in Belfast. Chief Constable Matt Baggott warned that a lack of organisation in official...

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Nepali Army Officer Faces Torture Charges

A Nepali army officer has been in remanded in custody charged with two counts of torture after being arrested in the UK. Colonel Kumar Lama, 46, of St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, is accused of inflicting severe pain or suffering when he was acting...

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NI Clashes: 'Several Shots Fired' At Police

Frontline police officers in Belfast have reportedly come under gunfire as fresh violence erupts over the flying of the Union flag. A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after gunshots were reportedly fired during clashes...

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Police Officer Dies Driving To 999 Call

A police officer has died in a road accident while answering an emergency call near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The officer was killed when his patrol car hit a tree in the village of West Tanfield at 7pm on Saturday, police said. He was the only person...

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David Cameron Defends Child Benefit Cuts

David Cameron has defended controversial cuts to child benefit payments that come into effect at midnight, insisting the reforms were "fundamentally fair". The Prime Minister insisted the move - which will see families with one earner on more than £50,000...

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