May
2012
Articles from 17th May 2012
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Facebook shares to cost £24 each
May 17 2012 | National News
Facebook has priced its initial public share offering at 38 US dollars (£24). Read
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Greece's credit rating downgraded
May 17 2012 | National News
An influential financial ratings agency has downgraded debt-crippled Greece deeper into junk territory. Read
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Bank shareholders voice frustration
May 17 2012 | National News
Taxpayer-backed Lloyds Banking Group has faced frustrated calls from shareholders wanting to know when the lender expects to rebuild its battered share price. Read
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PM issues warning on euro stability
May 17 2012 | National News
David Cameron has warned fellow European leaders of the need for the eurozone to take "decisive action" to ensure stability in a high-level conference call to discuss the Greek crisis. Read
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Peter Hain contempt case shelved
May 17 2012 | National News
A court case which saw the Northern Ireland judiciary pitted against Westminster MPs has been shelved with both sides claiming moral victory. Read
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Ahmadinejad 'blocked from Olympics'
May 17 2012 | National News
Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims he has been blocked by the UK authorities from attending the Olympic Games in London. Read
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Olympic Flame handed over to London
May 17 2012 | National News
The Olympic Flame has been handed over to London. Read
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Singer Donna Summer dies, aged 63
May 17 2012 | National News
Disco star Donna Summer has died aged 63, her publicist has said. Read
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Cameron 'told how to treat Murdoch'
May 17 2012 | National News
News International executives briefed David Cameron on "what to say and how to say it" before he met Rupert Murdoch but he "refused to play ball", the Leveson Inquiry has been told. Read
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New twist in solar tariff cuts saga
May 17 2012 | National News
The Government is considering "tweaking" the start date for the next reduction in solar tariffs, Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey has said, insisting there would be no "massive change". Read
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GP denies claims over TB death girl
May 17 2012 | National News
A doctor has denied recommending a spiritual healer to a 15-year-old schoolgirl in the weeks before she died from tuberculosis. Read
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Two held over attack on woman, 93
May 17 2012 | National News
Police have arrested two people in connection with an attack on a 93-year-old woman who was severely beaten in her own home. Read
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Mladic UN war crimes trial delayed
May 17 2012 | National News
The war crimes trial of ex-Bosnian Serb commander General Ratko Mladic has been delayed by a judge in The Hague due to "errors" by prosecutors in disclosing evidence to defence lawyers. Read
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Support Greece or see euro fail: PM
May 17 2012 | National News
David Cameron has issued a call for action from eurozone states and institutions to support weaker economies like Greece or see the single European currency break up. Read
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Media wins video footage battle
May 17 2012 | National News
Media organisations have won their High Court battle against orders forcing them to give police film footage of the high-profile evictions of residents from the Dale Farm travellers' site. Read
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Vauxhall wins £125m jobs boost
May 17 2012 | National News
The UK economy has received a major boost with news of a £125 million investment in Vauxhall's car plant, creating thousands of new jobs. Read
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Warning given over 'housing crisis'
May 17 2012 | National News
More new homes must be built to tackle "the country's burgeoning housing crisis", a new report has said. Read
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Social care 'at breaking point'
May 17 2012 | National News
The social care system is at breaking point, with 88% of social workers fearing that cuts are putting vulnerable children's lives at risk. Read
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Pay vote clears way for investment
May 17 2012 | National News
Vauxhall car workers have voted massively in favour of a new pay and conditions deal which clears the way for huge new investment in the UK motor industry. Read
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Obama set to host world leaders
May 17 2012 | National News
More than two dozen world leaders will join President Barack Obama in an extraordinary weekend of back-to-back summits to tackle Europe's mounting economic woes and solidify plans for winding down the decade-long war in Afghanistan. Read
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Caretaker PM takes helm in Greece
May 17 2012 | National News
A senior judge has been sworn in to head Greece's caretaker government for a month as the debt-crippled country lurches through a political crisis that threatens its membership in the 17-nation eurozone. Read
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Vauxhall set for investment boost
May 17 2012 | National News
The UK economy is set to receive a major boost with news of a huge investment in a Vauxhall car plant, creating new jobs and adding an extra production shift. Read
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Double record for kidney donor
May 17 2012 | National News
An 83-year-old man has achieved a double by becoming the oldest living kidney donor in the UK and the oldest person in the country to give a kidney to a stranger. Read
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Queen to visit zoo on jubilee tour
May 17 2012 | National News
The Queen is visiting Chester Zoo as part of her Diamond Jubilee tour to celebrate 60 years on the throne. Read
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Coe relishes 2012 flame touchdown
May 17 2012 | National News
The touchdown of the Olympic Flame on British soil could trigger the greatest buzz yet about the London 2012 Games, Lord Coe hopes. Read
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Old films bring back the memories
May 17 2012 | National News
Archive films are being used to help people with dementia and other memory disorders in a new project. Read
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More growing own food to save cash
May 17 2012 | National News
One in six adults have started growing their own food in the last four years, with the majority saying they have done so to save money, according to a poll. Read
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Three held after far-right protest
May 17 2012 | National News
Three people were arrested as far right-groups were accused by police of using diversionary tactics to promote their message. Read
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PM queries single currency survival
May 17 2012 | National News
The survival of the European single currency is in question, creating "huge risks" for Britain's economy, Prime Minister David Cameron is to say. Read
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Short apprenticeships 'no benefit'
May 17 2012 | National News
Apprenticeships of less than six months provide "no real benefit" to trainees or their employers, a parliamentary report has warned. Read
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Spain 'snubs Queen's jubilee lunch'
May 17 2012 | National News
Queen Sofia of Spain will not be attending a lunch to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee amid a row over Gibraltar, it has been reported. Read
