Jun
2009
Articles from 14th Jun 2009
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First swine flu patient dies in UK
Jun 14 2009 | National News
A patient suffering from swine flu has died in hospital, the Scottish Government has confirmed. Read
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Swine flu patient dies in Scotland
Jun 14 2009 | National News
A patient suffering from swine flu has died in hospital, the Scottish Government has confirmed. Read
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Susan Boyle pulls out of Talent gig
Jun 14 2009 | National News
Susan Boyle has pulled out of the third date of the Britain's Got Talent live tour after she was advised to rest. Read
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Israeli PM backs Palestinian state
Jun 14 2009 | National News
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will, for the first time, endorse the notion of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, senior aides have said. Read
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Three injured after rally car crash
Jun 14 2009 | National News
A rally car has injured two race marshals and a photographer when it careered off a circuit and on to a grass verge. Read
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Two die in mid-air glider collision
Jun 14 2009 | National News
Two people have been killed in a mid-air crash when their RAF training aircraft collided with a glider over Oxfordshire, the Ministry of Defence has said. Read
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Man, 20, held over pensioner murder
Jun 14 2009 | National News
A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of an elderly widow, police have said. Read
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Two killed in mid-air glider crash
Jun 14 2009 | National News
Two people have been killed in a mid-air crash when their RAF training aircraft collided with a glider over Oxfordshire, the Ministry of Defence has said. Read
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Crowds hail Iran presidential poll
Jun 14 2009 | National News
Tens of thousands of Iranians have taken part in a Tehran rally to celebrate Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election as president. Read
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Naked cyclists aim to save planet
Jun 14 2009 | National News
Daring cyclists shed their clothes and saddled up to cycle through a city naked to highlight the damage caused to the planet by car dependency. Read
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Young boy dies in tractor accident
Jun 14 2009 | National News
A three-year-old boy has died after an incident involving a tractor. Read
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Defiant N Korea issues 'war threat'
Jun 14 2009 | National News
North Korea's communist regime has warned of a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula while vowing to step up its atomic bomb-making programme in defiance of new UN sanctions. Read
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61 more swine flu cases confirmed
Jun 14 2009 | National News
A further 61 cases of swine flu have been confirmed in England, bringing the UK total to 1,226, health officials have said. Read
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Tories would scrap key stage 2 Sats
Jun 14 2009 | National News
A Conservative government would abolish all primary school Sats tests for 11-year-olds in England, party chiefs have said. Read
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Tehran blocks broadcasts from BBC
Jun 14 2009 | National News
The Iranian Government is jamming BBC broadcasts to the country after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed re-election, the director of the World Service has said. Read
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More clashes follow Iran election
Jun 14 2009 | National News
Protesters have set fires and smashed shop windows in a second day of violence challenging President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election as Iran's president. Read
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Iran vote fair, claims Ahmadinejad
Jun 14 2009 | National News
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his re-election was "real and free" and cannot be questioned -- despite accusations of mass voter fraud. Read
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I blame parents, says Rhys mother
Jun 14 2009 | National News
The mother of murdered 11-year-old Rhys Jones has said bad parenting led to the fatal shooting of her son. Read
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Defiant Korea issues 'war threat'
Jun 14 2009 | National News
North Korea's communist regime has warned of a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula while vowing to step up its atomic bomb-making programme in defiance of new UN sanctions. Read
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Husband of royal florist found dead
Jun 14 2009 | National News
The husband of Prince Charles' personal florist was found dead in a river estuary, it has emerged. Read
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Pledge to abolish key stage 2 Sats
Jun 14 2009 | National News
A Conservative government would abolish all primary school Sats tests for 11-year-olds in England, the party confirmed. Read
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October hope for expenses review
Jun 14 2009 | National News
A fundamental review of the House of Commons allowances system could report to MPs as early as October, the chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life Sir Christopher Kelly said. Read
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Embryo mistake 'waiting to happen'
Jun 14 2009 | National News
The solicitor representing an IVF couple whose last embryo was implanted in another woman by mistake said it was "an accident waiting to happen". Read
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Tribute to officer killed in blast
Jun 14 2009 | National News
An officer killed in action during an operation in southern Afghanistan was a "wonderful, loving son", his family said. Read
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World's guarded response to result
Jun 14 2009 | National News
The international community appears to be resigning itself to the prospect of four more years of hardline government in Iran. Read
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Iran's post-election street battles
Jun 14 2009 | National News
Opponents of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have clashed with police in the heart of Iran's capital, pelting them with rocks and setting fires in the worst unrest in Tehran in a decade. Read
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My hostage hell, by starved Briton
Jun 14 2009 | National News
A kidnapped oil worker held for nine months by Nigerian militants has told how he feared he would never be released. Read
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Outcry grows at size zero mentality
Jun 14 2009 | National News
Senior fashion industry figures have joined the "size zero" debate after the editor of Vogue criticised the small size of clothes used for fashion shoots. Read
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Tories in pledge to scrap Sats test
Jun 14 2009 | National News
The Conservatives are to propose scrapping all primary school Sats tests for 11-year-olds in England, it is reported. Read
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Weathermen warn of sun and storms
Jun 14 2009 | National News
Britons should be braced for a mixed bag on the weather front - with forecasters predicting sunshine and storms. Read
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Disarmament call for nuclear powers
Jun 14 2009 | National News
The failure of the five recognised nuclear powers to make progress with disarmament is undermining prospects of containing the spread of atomic weapons around the world, MPs warned. Read
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Economist praises 'intelligent' PM
Jun 14 2009 | National News
Embattled Gordon Brown has won some backing from a Nobel Prize-winning economist who said the British economy looked to be faring the best in Europe. Read
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Paedophile denies seeing Madeleine
Jun 14 2009 | National News
A convicted British paedophile insisted he has never seen missing Madeleine McCann other than in posters and on television. Read
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BBC may face £130m licence fee cut
Jun 14 2009 | National News
The BBC is to be forced to give up some of its £3.6bn of public funding in a massive shake-up of the licence fee, it has been reported. Read
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MoD to name Afghan death soldier
Jun 14 2009 | National News
A British soldier killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan is due to be named by the Ministry of Defence. Read
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Guarded response to Iran's election
Jun 14 2009 | National News
The international community appears to be resigning itself to the prospect of four more years of hardline government in Iran. Read
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Brown to announce Iraq War inquiry
Jun 14 2009 | National News
Gordon Brown will this week announce an inquiry into the Iraq War as he pushes ahead with his fightback after surviving a coup attempt by restive MPs. Read
