22 February 2012 Last updated at 14:27 ET Two prominent Western journalists have been killed in the Syrian city of Homs in the latest violence which left 60 people dead across Syria on Wednesday. Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin, an American, and award-winning French photographer Remi Ochlik died when a shell hit a makeshift...
22 February 2012 Last updated at 13:57 ET Cherie Blair has started legal proceedings over phone hacking, her solicitor has confirmed. The wife of former Prime Minister Tony Blair, herself a prominent barrister, launched a claim on Tuesday. Mrs Blair’s solicitor Graham Atkins confirmed a claim had been made “in relation to the unlawful...
21 February 2012 Last updated at 15:58 ET Greece has avoided a nightmare scenario by agreeing to a 130bn euros (£110bn; $170bn) bailout deal, Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos has said. He said the deal was probably the most important in Greece’s post-war history. The cabinet was meeting to discuss how to pass the reforms...
21 February 2012 Last updated at 15:41 ET Adele has been named best British female at this year’s Brit Awards ceremony at the O2 Arena in London. The Brits recognition follows a year of success for her second album 21. But former X Factor boy band One Direction beat her to the award for...
20 February 2012 Last updated at 14:47 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Theresa May says the UK Border Force will be “accountable directly to ministers” Home Secretary Theresa May has said the UK Border Agency will be split in two following revelations that hundreds of thousands of people were...
20 February 2012 Last updated at 11:13 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Mr Lansley was heckled by a protester who refused to let him pass David Cameron has said there “are a few myths we need to bust” and pledged to push ahead with his NHS changes after his...
19 February 2012 Last updated at 14:49 ET A man arrested over the death of a vicar in South Gloucestershire is being questioned over the murder of a pensioner in Worcestershire. Betty Yates, 77, was found stabbed at her cottage near Bewdley last month. The Reverend John Suddards, 59, was found at his vicarage...
19 February 2012 Last updated at 15:21 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Paul Wilks and his daughter Rebecca said Peter Rippington was a “the most popular teacher… a legend” A teacher has been killed and more than 20 people hurt after a coach crashed while bringing a Worcestershire school...
18 February 2012 Last updated at 08:56 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Shashank Joshi, Royal United Services Institute: “They’ve considered that this an extremely useful insurance policy” Iran’s nuclear ambitions could plunge the Middle East into “a new Cold War”, the UK foreign secretary has warned. William Hague told...
18 February 2012 Last updated at 11:47 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Det Ch Insp Simon Crisp: “He is a dangerous man and under no circumstances should he be approached” Police investigating the murder of a vicar have named a “dangerous” suspect and appealed for help in finding him....
