Cameron faces Tory EU rebellion

31 October 2012 Last updated at 01:28 ET David Cameron is facing a rebellion in the House of Commons over his policy on the European Union's long-term budget. The prime minister has told his European counterparts the budget should be frozen...

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Government 'may curb wind farms'

31 October 2012 Last updated at 01:42 ET The government looks set to stop new wind farms after Energy Minister John Hayes was quoted by two newspapers stating that the UK had enough of them. The Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph both carry interviews...

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Savile 'took girls to hospital'

31 October 2012 Last updated at 03:48 ET Jimmy Savile was regularly handed a key to a Leeds hospital building when he arrived with teenage girls, an ex-porter there has told the BBC. Terry Pratt said Savile would arrive at Leeds General Infirmary...

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Heseltine issues growth challenge

31 October 2012 Last updated at 03:58 ET Lord Heseltine, the former Conservative party deputy prime minister, has challenged the government to take bolder action to stimulate the economy. In a new report, commissioned by Downing Street, he...

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Barclays bank in quarterly loss

31 October 2012 Last updated at 04:08 ET UK bank Barclays has reported a pre-tax statutory loss of £47m for the three months to September, against a £2.4bn profit for the quarter last year. The loss comes after charges to cover the payment...

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Royal Mail to create 1,000 jobs

29 October 2012 Last updated at 20:14 ET Royal Mail is to create 1,000 jobs in the UK over the next four years as part of a £75m investment programme for its parcels business. A new parcel processing centre will open in Chorley in autumn 2013....

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Police election ballot 'shambles'

29 October 2012 Last updated at 22:48 ET Preparations for next month's police and crime elections in Wales have been called a "shambles" after it emerged an estimated £350,000 worth of ballots papers are likely to be shredded. Peers approved...

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Breast screening harm highlighted

30 October 2012 Last updated at 02:43 ET By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Women invited for breast cancer screening in the UK are to be given more information about the potential harms of being tested. An independent...

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Storm Sandy cancels flights to US

30 October 2012 Last updated at 03:28 ET Passengers hoping to fly to east coast destinations of the US from the UK face a second day of disruption and cancellations as a result of the cyclone that has hit the area. So far, 102 flights have...

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Hitachi buys UK nuclear project

30 October 2012 Last updated at 04:29 ET The UK's nuclear expansion plans have been boosted after Japan's Hitachi signed a £700m deal to start building a new generation of power plants. Hitachi is to buy Horizon Nuclear Power, which intends...

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Five million 'below Living Wage'

28 October 2012 Last updated at 20:22 ET One in five workers in the UK is paid less than required for a basic standard of living, a report has claimed. The proportion is much higher among waiters and bar staff, at up to 90% of workers, the...

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Child benefit cuts letters sent

29 October 2012 Last updated at 00:10 ET Millions of parents will receive letters from the Inland Revenue this week about losing child benefit. Households where at least one person earns more than £50,000 will have the benefit effectively reduced...

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BBC probe into Savile era culture

29 October 2012 Last updated at 03:21 ET An inquiry is to begin into the culture and practices at the BBC in the era of alleged sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile. Former appeal court judge Dame Janet Smith will also consider whether the BBC child...

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Hurricane disrupts UK passengers

29 October 2012 Last updated at 03:49 ET Thousands of transatlantic passengers are facing disruption with the cancellation of flights between Britain and the US as Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the US. BA and Virgin Atlantic have cancelled...

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Fresh fears for care home victims

29 October 2012 Last updated at 04:11 ET By Alison Holt Social Affairs Correspondent, BBC News Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The abuse at Winterbourne View was uncovered by secret filming by the BBC...

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Concerns over care home ratings

27 October 2012 Last updated at 20:28 ET By Hannah Barnes Reporter, 5 live Investigates Care homes with five-star ratings are receiving premium fees despite not meeting essential standards set out by the care regulator. Local authorities pay...

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Clocks back an hour in GMT return

27 October 2012 Last updated at 21:05 ET Most people in the UK have had an extra hour in bed, as clocks went back to mark the return of Greenwich Mean Time. At 02:00 on Sunday, clocks went back to 01:00 as British Summer Time ended. It means...

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'More violence' after riots push

27 October 2012 Last updated at 21:25 ET The response to last year's riots has led to more violence among some gangs, an independent think tank has said. A Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) report, to be published on Monday, said the arrest of...

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Events to back charged marines

27 October 2012 Last updated at 22:17 ET Events are planned across the country later in support of five Royal Marines charged with murder over an incident in Afghanistan last year. The unnamed five have been released from custody back to their...

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Glitter arrested by Savile police

28 October 2012 Last updated at 04:29 ET Former pop star Gary Glitter has been arrested on suspicion of sex offences by police investigating Jimmy Savile abuse claims. Glitter has previously been jailed for child sex offences in Vietnam. The...

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Clarke has tax pledge 'doubts'

26 October 2012 Last updated at 20:53 ET The Conservatives may not implement a change in the tax status of married couples that they previously promised, Cabinet minister Ken Clarke has said. The married minister without portfolio told the...

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Army deaths 'not friendly fire'

27 October 2012 Last updated at 00:48 ET A Royal Marine and an Army medic who died after being injured in Afghanistan were not killed by British forces, the Ministry of Defence has said. It follows a preliminary investigation into the deaths...

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Women who quit smoking 'cut risk'

27 October 2012 Last updated at 02:36 ET By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Women who give up smoking by the age of 30 will almost completely avoid the risks of dying early from tobacco-related diseases, according to a...

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Service to commemorate El Alamein

27 October 2012 Last updated at 02:57 ET Veterans of the Battle of El Alamein are to attend a special service at Westminster Abbey to mark its 70th anniversary. The Allied victory in North Africa led by General Montgomery was seen as a turning...

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Funeral for MP Sir Stuart Bell

27 October 2012 Last updated at 04:13 ET The funeral of Middlesbrough's MP is to take place later. Sir Stuart Bell died on 13 October following a short battle with pancreatic cancer. The 74-year-old senior Labour backbencher had held his seat...

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Briton 'to admit' weapons charges

25 October 2012 Last updated at 22:26 ET A retired businessman extradited to the US on charges of selling weapons parts to Iran is to change his plea to guilty after reaching a deal with prosecutors. Christopher Tappin, 65, had always denied...

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Malala Yousafzai family visits UK

25 October 2012 Last updated at 19:29 ET Relatives of the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by a Taliban gunman have arrived in the UK where she is recovering in hospital. The family members are believed to include Malala Yousafzai's father,...

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British man shot dead in Belgium

26 October 2012 Last updated at 01:52 ET A senior British oil executive has been shot dead in a suburb of the Belgian capital Brussels, it has emerged. Father-of-three Nicholas Mockford, 60, who worked for Exxon Mobil, was attacked as he left...

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Teacher training tests toughened

26 October 2012 Last updated at 03:21 ET By Hannah Richardson BBC News education reporter Entry tests for people wanting to become teachers will be more rigorous to raise the quality and standing of the profession, the government says. Teacher...

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Penguin talks lift Pearson shares

26 October 2012 Last updated at 03:39 ET Continue reading the main story Shares in Pearson rose 1.5% in early trading on Friday following the announcement that it was in talks about merging its Penguin publishing house with rival Random House....

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Olympians have 2012 medals stolen

By Frank Keogh BBC Sport Olympic rower Alex Partridge says he is devastated after he and hockey player Hannah Macleod had their London 2012 bronze medals stolen. They were out celebrating with other Team GB members in the capital after a Buckingham...

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Viable Afghanistan 'may not work'

24 October 2012 Last updated at 20:32 ET The UK might have to recognise that creating a viable state in Afghanistan is not achievable, an influential group of MPs has said. The Commons international development committee said the UK should...

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