Wed, 15th Feb 2012

National News

Murder probe after girl, 13, dies

9:08am Wednesday 15th February 2012

A murder probe is under way after a 13-year-old girl was fatally assaulted in Doncaster's Elmfield Park area

A murder investigation is under way following the death of a 13-year-old girl who was assaulted.

Witness 'put at risk' given payout

8:50am Wednesday 15th February 2012

The Crown Prosecution Service paid 350,000 pounds of a 550,000 pounds damages package

A teenage court witness was given a £600,000 payout by the Crown Prosecution Service and Metropolitan Police after he was put at risk, it has been reported.

Prince's Trust creates 100 jobs

7:25am Wednesday 15th February 2012

Prince Charles' youth charity The Prince's Trust is tackling the issue of youth unemployment with a job ambassadors initiative

The Prince of Wales's youth charity The Prince's Trust is to create 100 jobs for unemployed young people - who will then try to help a further 100,000 find work.

80,000 rise in jobless forecast

7:13am Wednesday 15th February 2012

Members of the Right to Work campaign group will stage a protest outside Whitehall to mark the release of the latest unemployment figures

The Government is braced for more bad news on the jobs front with new unemployment figures expected to show another increase, sparking fresh calls for action.

Bid to rescue crisis-hit Rangers

6:47am Wednesday 15th February 2012

Rangers owner Craig Whyte leaves Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow with a security guard

Efforts have begun to secure the future of football giant Rangers after the club went into administration.

Clergyman 'found dead at vicarage'

4:44am Wednesday 15th February 2012

A man thought to be a clergyman has been found dead in a vicarage

A man has been found dead at a vicarage in an old market town in suspicious circumstances.

Inequality 'hits child development'

12:04am Wednesday 15th February 2012

Professor Sir Michael Marmot said markers of early child development were closely linked with deprivation

England is failing its young children "on a grand scale" due to inequality, with many not achieving basic levels of social and emotional development, according to a leading expert.

Legal challenge to pensions reform

12:04am Wednesday 15th February 2012

Chris Keates says the Government should not plan sweeping pension reforms without evidence to demonstrate a problem even exists

A leading teachers' union is to issue a legal challenge to the Government over its controversial pension reforms in a fresh blow to ministers' hopes of an end to the long-running dispute, it has been announced.

MPs seek 'answers' on independence

12:04am Wednesday 15th February 2012

Ian Davidson says there are many outstanding questions about how independence would affect everyday life in Scotland

A Commons committee has called for clarity on the "unanswered" questions of Scottish independence.

Poll reveals GP hospital care fears

12:04am Wednesday 15th February 2012

One in three GPs says they know a patient who has received dangerously sub-standard hospital care in the past year

A third of GPs know a patient who was given "dangerously sub-standard" care at their local hospital in the past year, according to a poll. One in 10 have even had one of their patients die, potentially as a result of poor hospital care, in the past 12 months.
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