Jul
2009
Articles from 10th Jul 2009
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Fewer dying from common cancers
Jul 10 2009 | National News
The number of people dying from three of the most common cancers has fallen to its lowest level in almost 40 years, a new analysis of figures has revealed. Read
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Soldier's mother in legal challenge
Jul 10 2009 | National News
The mother of a soldier killed in a Snatch Land Rover in Iraq is launching a legal challenge over the Government's refusal to hold a public inquiry into the continued use of the controversial, lightly-armoured vehicles. Read
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Obesity rethink for British Asians
Jul 10 2009 | National News
An international health expert has called for the threshold for being overweight and obese to be lowered for British Asians. Read
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Flat owners urged to grow veg
Jul 10 2009 | National News
People living in the UK's five million flats are being urged to get gardening and grow their own veg - on their windowsills. Read
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AEG in Jackson memorial costs row
Jul 10 2009 | National News
A Los Angeles city councillor has called on Michael Jackson's concert promoter to pay some of the estimated £880,000 cost of policing the late pop star's memorial service at the city's Staples Centre. Read
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Young people to 'shine' in debate
Jul 10 2009 | National News
Hundreds of young people are set to take part in a "groundbreaking" debate in the House of Lords as part of a national drive to highlight the achievements of youngsters. Read
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Top prosecutor probes phone hacking
Jul 10 2009 | National News
Prosecutors are carrying out an "urgent examination" into claims of alleged phone hacking by the News of the World. Read
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G8's pledge to feed world's poorest
Jul 10 2009 | National News
Leaders of the G8 group of industrialised nations are expected to promise £9.2bn to boost food security in the world's poorest countries. Read
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Taunted teacher snapped say parents
Jul 10 2009 | National News
A 14-year-old boy remains seriously ill in hospital after allegedly being hit with a metal weight by his science teacher during a lesson. Read
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TV host's flu scare as toll hits 14
Jul 10 2009 | National News
Fourteen people in the UK are now thought to have died after contracting swine flu - with dozens more critically ill with the bug. Read
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Call to get tough over airspace
Jul 10 2009 | National News
The Government has been urged by MPs to get tough with Moscow over unauthorised incursions by Russian warplanes into the airspace around Britain. Read
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Call for pre-watershed booze ad ban
Jul 10 2009 | National News
Alcohol should not be advertised on television before the 9pm watershed, a leading charity has said. Read
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Five more troops die in Afghanistan
Jul 10 2009 | National News
Another five British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said. Read
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Swine flu patient dies in hospital
Jul 10 2009 | National News
A hospital patient from Essex has become the first person without underlying health problems to die after contracting swine flu, a health trust said. Read
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Briton describes fatal bull rampage
Jul 10 2009 | National News
A British student described being gored in the leg by a rogue bull who went on the rampage at Spain's Pamplona festival, leaving one man dead. Read
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Teacher on attempted murder charge
Jul 10 2009 | National News
A science teacher has been charged with the attempted murder of one of his students, police said. Read
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Afghan death toll level with Iraq
Jul 10 2009 | National News
Another British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, bringing the total death toll level to that suffered in the Iraq war. Read
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100 firefighters tackle Soho blaze
Jul 10 2009 | National News
One hundred firefighters have fought to contain a blaze in a bustling part of central London. Read
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Probe calls over phone hacking move
Jul 10 2009 | National News
The independent police watchdog is facing calls to investigate Scotland Yard's decision not to re-open the inquiry into alleged phone hacking by News of the World journalists. Read
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Met probe torture collusion claims
Jul 10 2009 | National News
The Metropolitan Police are to investigate claims that British agents colluded in torture, Scotland Yard said. Read
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A royal occasion for Royle Liz
Jul 10 2009 | National News
Royle Family star Liz Smith received the royal seal of approval - but the Prince of Wales admitted his relief that his relatives were nothing like her fictional family. Read
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Toy shop sorry over computer porn
Jul 10 2009 | National News
Retail giant Toys R Us has apologised to a mother and her eight-year-old daughter after they came across pornographic images on a computer in one of its stores. Read
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Fire crews tackle Soho office blaze
Jul 10 2009 | National News
Sixty firefighters tackled a blaze in a bustling area of central London. Read
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Briton injured in fatal bull run
Jul 10 2009 | National News
A Briton was among the injured after a rogue bull gored several runners at Spain's Pamplona festival, leaving one man dead. Read
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Police probing Jackson drug history
Jul 10 2009 | National News
Detectives investigating the death of Michael Jackson are looking at his prescription drug history and trying to talk with his numerous former doctors, the Los Angeles police chief said. Read
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Four on post office murder charges
Jul 10 2009 | National News
Four men have appeared in court via video link charged with murdering a sub-postmaster's son during an armed robbery. Read
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Forces' resources come under fire
Jul 10 2009 | National News
Criticism of the resources provided to British forces in Afghanistan has intensified. Read
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Army mum wins vehicle inquiry bid
Jul 10 2009 | National News
The mother of a soldier killed in a Snatch Land Rover in Iraq has won the first round of a legal battle over an investigation into the vehicles. Read
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Spaniard gored to death in bull run
Jul 10 2009 | National News
A runner has been gored to death at Spain's Pamplona festival after he was cornered by a rogue bull. Read
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Bodies of five soldiers flown home
Jul 10 2009 | National News
The bodies of five soldiers killed in one of the bloodiest weeks for British forces in Afghanistan have been flown home. Read
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'Briton' gored to death by bull
Jul 10 2009 | National News
Reports that a young man gored to death during the running of the bulls in Pamplona was British are being urgently investigated by the Foreign Office. Read
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Man is gored to death at bull run
Jul 10 2009 | National News
A man has been gored to death during the running of the bulls in Pamplona, the first such fatality since 1995. Read
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PM: Abducted child plea to Gaddafi
Jul 10 2009 | National News
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has asked Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to intervene in the case of a British child abducted by her Libyan father and taken to his country. Read
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Major General's BlackBerry stolen
Jul 10 2009 | National News
Army security experts have had to scramble to block an officer's mobile phone after it was stolen while he was on leave in China. Read
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Two soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Jul 10 2009 | National News
Another two British soldiers have died in southern Afghanistan, taking the death toll to nine in nine days. Read
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Motherhood is 'devastating' to pay
Jul 10 2009 | National News
Women suffer a "devastating" impact on their pay after having children, a new study has found. Read
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Parents: 'Taunted teacher snapped'
Jul 10 2009 | National News
A 14-year-old boy remains seriously ill in hospital after allegedly being hit with a metal weight by his science teacher during a lesson. Read
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Call to 'get tough' over airspace
Jul 10 2009 | National News
The Government has been urged by MPs to get tough with Moscow over unauthorised incursions by Russian warplanes into the airspace around Britain. Read
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Fewer are dying from common cancers
Jul 10 2009 | National News
The number of people dying from three of the most common cancers has fallen to its lowest level in almost 40 years, a new analysis of figures has revealed. Read
