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Brian May condemns Windermere geese cull

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:00:53 GMT

Queen guitarist Brian May today announced his opposition to the killing of 200 Canada geese in the Lake District.

Man guilty of harassment campaign

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:57:16 GMT

A jilted former City worker found guilty of orchestrating a campaign of harassment against a doctor and her mother faces jail.

Gang members guilty of stab murder

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:50:56 GMT

Three gang members were facing life sentences today for stabbing a youth 24 times in 45 seconds.

Woman questioned over 13-year-old's stabbing death

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:25:40 GMT

Police are continuing to question a woman arrested after a 13-year-old girl was found with fatal stab wounds in a park.

Unemployment at 16 year high

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:11:10 GMT

The UK's unemployment rate rose to a 16-year high today, as the flatlining economy continued to take its toll on the labour market.

Picture preview: Portrait of London

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:03:23 GMT

An exhibition of historic photographs of London will open at the Wandworth Museum next month. Bringing together images from the museum’s own archive and the Museum of London’s, it will provide portraits of the British capital dating back to 1839.

Man fined £315 for naked ramble

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:37:36 GMT

A man who rambled through a popular beauty spot naked except for a backpack, boots and a baseball cap has been fined £315.

Honduras prison fire kills more than 350 inmates

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:57:22 GMT

A massive fire swept through an overcrowded prison in Honduras and killed more than 350 inmates, including many trapped inside their cells, officials said today.

Iran steps up nuclear operations

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:53:50 GMT

Iran has begun loading domestically made nuclear fuel rods into its research reactor in a defiant response to toughening Western sanctions over its controversial nuclear programme.

Pig cruelty investigation farmer Stephen Brown found dead

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:21:35 GMT

A farmer who was being investigated over allegations of cruelty to pigs has been found dead at his home.

Bank TV ads banned for misleading viewers

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:01:12 GMT

Touching bank adverts which claimed the banks would “continue to provide banking services wherever we’re the last bank in town” have been banned after it turned it the claims were untrue.

EU urged to let Greece leave euro

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:47:15 GMT

EU leaders must plan for the "orderly withdrawal" of Greece from the single currency, the Conservative leader in the European Parliament said today.

Glenn Mulcaire granted hack case appeal

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:25:20 GMT

Private investigator Glenn Mulcaire has been given permission to appeal to the Supreme Court against orders that he cannot rely on privilege against self-incrimination in the phone-hacking proceedings.

Fears for 600 Thomson Airways jobs

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:22:35 GMT

Thomson Airways has started consulting staff over redundancies, raising the prospect of hundreds of job losses, it was revealed today.

Footballer Joshua Scott cleared of assault

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:19:49 GMT

A League Two footballer has been cleared of common assault on a woman in a nightclub.

Murder investigation after 13-year-old girl dies

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:40 GMT

A woman was being questioned by detectives today following the fatal stabbing of a 13-year-old girl.

Murder probe after 13-year-old girl dies

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:40 GMT

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

Research claims less than a third of Libyans want democracy

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:27 GMT

Almost a year after the start of the uprising in Libya, which eventually led to the ouster and killing of Colonel Gaddafi, new research suggests that more than a third of Libyans would rather return to being ruled by a strongman, rather than embrace democracy.

300 dead in Honduras prison fire

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:55:22 GMT

Up to 300 prisoners have died after fire swept through a jail in Honduras, many burned trapped in their cells .

100 dead in Honduras prison fire

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:55:22 GMT

Authorities say fire has swept through a prison in Honduras, killing at least 100 inmates and leaving some 80 with serious burns.

Oil pipeline attacked in Homs

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:38:09 GMT

An oil pipeline has been attacked and left on fire in the central Syrian city of Homs, and regime troops have stormed several residential neighbourhoods in the nearby city of Hama, activists said.

Nato voices regret over Afghanistan civilian deaths

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:36:16 GMT

Nato has voiced regret for the killing of eight civilians in an airstrike this month in eastern Afghanistan.

Iran 'must be stopped' says Israel

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:33:44 GMT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that Iran is destabilising the world and its aggression must be stopped.

Economy faces choppy waters, says Mervyn King

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:00:40 GMT

The UK economy will "zig-zag" in and out of growth this year but is heading in the right direction, Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King said today.

UK set to avoid recession, says Mervyn King

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:00:40 GMT

The UK is likely to avoid recession as recent industry surveys have pointed towards renewed economic growth, the Bank of England said today.