Thatcher's Ironclad Funeral Plans Revealed

Baroness Thatcher left instructions that the current prime minister should give a reading at her funeral, it has been reported. Britain's first and only female PM will be given a ceremonial funeral with full military honours at St Paul's Cathedral...

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Floods: UK Insurers Avoid Covering Risky Homes

By Becky Johnson, North of England Correspondent People whose homes have been devasted by flooding fear they will be unable to get insurance in future as talks between the Government and insurers have so far failed to reach an agreement. At present...

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Leeds Hospital Victim's Mother Wants Answers

By Frazer Maude, North Of England Correspondent The mother of a young girl who died following heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary has said she wants to know how and why her daughter died. Siobhan Casey, from Rossington near Doncaster, has...

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'Free' Web And App Games Investigated

So-called "free" web and app-based games for children are under investigation following concerns that users can run up substantial costs. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said it was investigating whether children were being unfairly pressured or encouraged...

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Katharine Giles: Scientist Dies In Bike Crash

An expert in global warming killed while cycling to work has been described as a "talented scientist" who "had a bright future ahead of her". Dr Katharine Giles, who worked at University College London (UCL), was involved in a collision with a lorry...

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Welfare Cuts 'Will Widen North-South Divide'

People living in northern England will be hardest hit by the Government's welfare reforms, which will take nearly £19bn out of the economy every year. Researchers say adults in Blackpool will lose an average of £910 a year each - more than anywhere...

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Horse Drug Found In Asda Corned Beef Products

Asda has recalled batches of its "Smart Price" corned beef after tests found low levels of veterinary medicine Bute in some of the products. All batch codes of product affected - 340g tins of 'Smart Price' Corned Beef - have been recalled. Customers...

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Unicef: Austerity Risks Children's Prospects

British children's prospects trail behind many of their European neighbours and current Government policies are making it worse, a UN organisation has warned. Unicef's report on child well-being placed the UK 16th out of 29 developed countries, but...

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Margaret Thatcher: Funeral Preparations Begin

How Thatcher Changed History Updated: 8:45pm UK, Monday 08 April 2013 By Adam Boulton, Political Editor Margaret Thatcher was Britain's first, and so far only, female Prime Minister. She was a transformative leader who reversed conventional wisdom...

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Margaret Thatcher: Critics Party In Brixton

Police were called to Brixton in South London overnight as people celebrating the death of Margaret Thatcher gathered in the streets. Some revellers climbed onto the Ritzy cinema building and rearranged letters on its film listings board to spell out...

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Four Teenagers Arrested Over Man's Death

Four teenagers arrested in connection with the death of a 40-year-old man who was attacked in a town centre will be kept in custody overnight, police have said. The death of Glen Kitchens in Worksop is being treated as murder, Nottinghamshire Police...

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Benefits Petition To Be Sent To Duncan Smith

A petition, signed by nearly half a million people, calling for Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith to live off £53 a week is to be delivered to his office. Welfare reform protesters will take the petition, already dismissed as a "complete...

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Boy, 3, Is Third To Die In Devon House Fire

A three-year-old boy has died of his injuries following a house fire which also killed two teenagers, police have said. The child was being treated at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol following Friday's blaze in the Honiton area of Devon but was pronounced...

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Magic Mushroom Depression Trials Stalled

A trial that could lead to the use of magic mushroom treatments for depression has been stalled because of "absurd" regulations restricting the use of illegal drugs in research, it has been claimed. Study leader Professor David Nutt, who was controversially...

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