Media wins video footage battle

Media organisations have won their High Court battle against orders forcing them to give police film footage of the high-profile evictions of residents from the Dale Farm travellers' site.Read

Vauxhall wins £125m jobs boost

The UK economy has received a major boost with news of a £125 million investment in Vauxhall's car plant, creating thousands of new jobs.Read

Social care 'at breaking point'

The social care system is at breaking point, with 88% of social workers fearing that cuts are putting vulnerable children's lives at risk.Read

Warning given over 'housing crisis'

More new homes must be built to tackle "the country's burgeoning housing crisis", a new report has said.Read

Pay vote clears way for investment

Vauxhall car workers have voted massively in favour of a new pay and conditions deal which clears the way for huge new investment in the UK motor industry.Read

Obama set to host world leaders

More than two dozen world leaders will join President Barack Obama in an extraordinary weekend of back-to-back summits to tackle Europe's mounting economic woes and solidify plans for winding down the decade-long war in Afghanistan.Read

Caretaker PM takes helm in Greece

A senior judge has been sworn in to head Greece's caretaker government for a month as the debt-crippled country lurches through a political crisis that threatens its membership in the 17-nation eurozone.Read

Vauxhall set for investment boost

The UK economy is set to receive a major boost with news of a huge investment in a Vauxhall car plant, creating new jobs and adding an extra production shift.Read

Double record for kidney donor

An 83-year-old man has achieved a double by becoming the oldest living kidney donor in the UK and the oldest person in the country to give a kidney to a stranger.Read

Queen to visit zoo on jubilee tour

The Queen is visiting Chester Zoo as part of her Diamond Jubilee tour to celebrate 60 years on the throne.Read

Coe relishes 2012 flame touchdown

The touchdown of the Olympic Flame on British soil could trigger the greatest buzz yet about the London 2012 Games, Lord Coe hopes.Read

Old films bring back the memories

Archive films are being used to help people with dementia and other memory disorders in a new project.Read

Home-working side-effects revealed

Mothers face unexpected side-effects when they work from home, including higher energy bills and having more washing-up to do, according to a new study.Read

More growing own food to save cash

One in six adults have started growing their own food in the last four years, with the majority saying they have done so to save money, according to a poll.Read

Three held after far-right protest

Three people were arrested as far right-groups were accused by police of using diversionary tactics to promote their message.Read

PM queries single currency survival

The survival of the European single currency is in question, creating "huge risks" for Britain's economy, Prime Minister David Cameron is to say.Read

Spain 'snubs Queen's jubilee lunch'

Queen Sofia of Spain will not be attending a lunch to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee amid a row over Gibraltar, it has been reported.Read

Short apprenticeships 'no benefit'

Apprenticeships of less than six months provide "no real benefit" to trainees or their employers, a parliamentary report has warned.Read

Parents attack 'narrow' inquest '

The grieving parents of a baby boy killed by a falling lamppost have accused a coroner's court of failing to provide answers about their son's death.Read

Greece caretaker PM takes new role

A senior judge has been sworn in to head Greece's caretaker government for a month as it lurches through a political crisis that threatens its membership in the 17-nation eurozone.Read

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