Fri, 10th Feb 2012

National News

Dismay at council prayers ruling

4:41pm Friday 10th February 2012

The National Secular Society has won a test case in its bid to outlaw prayers before local council meetings

Some Christians and politicians reacted with dismay as the High Court outlawed the centuries-old tradition of formal prayers being said at the start of local council meetings up and down the country.

Miliband plans tax on bank bonuses

4:37pm Friday 10th February 2012

Labour Leader Ed Miliband during a visit to Griffon Hoverwork in Southampton

Getting young people into work using a tax on bankers' bonuses is a major priority for Labour, leader Ed Miliband has said at the launch of the party's local election campaign.

Not time to resign, says Lansley

4:26pm Friday 10th February 2012

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has come under increasing pressure over NHS reform proposals

Andrew Lansley has brushed off suggestions that he should sacrifice himself to ensure the survival of the coalition's controversial NHS reforms.

Diana letters to be sold at auction

4:08pm Friday 10th February 2012

A letter written by Diana, Princess of Wales to her stepmother Raine is going under the hammer

A hand-written letter revealing Diana, Princess of Wales's joy at "slipping" in and out of Sandringham the Christmas before she married the Prince of Wales is to go under the hammer, an auctioneer said.

Dangerous road warning to drivers

4:05pm Friday 10th February 2012

Road conditions could be 'deceptively dangerous' as families prepare to go away for half-term

Families setting off on half-term getaways have been warned of "deceptively dangerous" road conditions and sub-zero temperatures as the snow freezes.

Man's death 'an admission of guilt'

3:41pm Friday 10th February 2012

Barry Morrow, 52, was charged with the murders of his landlady and her mother (Merseyside Police/PA)

Relatives of two women thought to have been murdered by a lodger have described his suspected suicide in prison as "an admission of guilt".

Three jailed over gay-hate leaflet

3:26pm Friday 10th February 2012

Kabir Ahmed was found guilty of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation

Three men have been jailed after becoming the first to be convicted of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation for handing out a leaflet calling for gay people to be executed.

Barclays sparks anger over bonuses

3:09pm Friday 10th February 2012

The average bonus for staff at Barclays Capital was cut by 30 per cent to 64,000 pounds

Barclays was accused of ignoring anger over bonuses and running "business as usual" as it revealed a £1.5 billion pot for investment bankers.

Scargill in strike anniversary call

2:59pm Friday 10th February 2012

Arthur Scargill was NUM leader when 15,000 Birmingham engineers walked out to support a picket by striking miners 40 years ago

Former National Union of Mineworkers leader Arthur Scargill has joined fellow trade unionists to celebrate the 40th anniversary of a key victory during the 1972 miners' strike.

Guesthouse pair lose gay ban appeal

2:54pm Friday 10th February 2012

Peter and Hazelmary Bull refused to allow a gay couple to stay in a double room at their guest house in Cornwall

The Christian owners of a guesthouse who refused to allow a gay couple to stay in a double-bedded room have lost an appeal over a decision that they discriminated against the two men.
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