Blog Entries by David Hobbs from 09/2012

Reshuffle Expected As David Cameron Seeks To Reshape His Cabinet

Posted 09.03.2012 | UK

MPs and ministers will be making sure their blackberries are fully charged with their volumes turned up to eleven this week, as David Cameron is expec...

NHS Nurses Forced To Clean Hospital Wards As Well As Caring For Patients

Posted 09.03.2012 | UK

Nurses are being forced to clean toilets and mop hospital floors on top of their patient care duties, a new survey has found. More than half of NHS...

One Million More In Part-Time Work Since Recession Began

Posted 09.03.2012 | UK Politics

The number of people in part-time jobs because they cannot find full-time work has increased by a million since just before the recession, according t...

Schools Putting Pupils' Personal Data At Risk (PICTURES)

Posted 09.03.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Schools could be putting pupils' personal data at risk by failing to store it securely, according to new research. The study suggests that schools ...

Prince Harry Jokes With Boy About Naked Las Vegas Romp At Awards Ceremony

Posted 09.03.2012 | UK

Prince Harry resorted to a little finger wagging to persuade one cheeky little boy not to bring up the subject of his naked romp in a Las Vegas hotel....

Police Officer, Matthew Cherry, Denies Attacking Pregnant Ex-Girlfriend, Caroline Craft, To Provoke Miscarriage

Posted 09.03.2012 | UK

A police officer has denied he was the masked attacker who repeatedly punched his pregnant ex-girlfriend in the stomach because he did not want her to...

River Bure Bodies Found: Police Say Death Of Surrey Couple Suspicious

Posted 09.03.2012 | UK

The death of a woman whose body was found in a river alongside her partner is being treated as suspicious. Post-mortem tests on the man and woman, ...

Paralympics 2012: Ellie Simmonds Smashes World Record To Win Second Gold

Posted 09.03.2012 | UK Sport

Paralympic sweetheart Ellie Simmonds smashed her world record to win a second gold medal - declaring "I'm just so chuffed." Just 48 hours after win...

Rio Cashes In Early On Olympics with Huge Hike In Hotel Prices

Posted 09.03.2012 | UK

Room rates in Rio de Janeiro have soared even though the Olympics in the Brazilian city are four years off. UK travellers faced hotel price rises i...

London Metropolitan University To Take Legal Action Against UKBA

Posted 09.03.2012 | UK Universities & Education

London Metropolitan University is to begin urgent legal action against UKBA's decision to revoke its licence to sponsor international students. The...

ResHUFFle Blog: Cameron Promotes Hunt, Demotes Lansley and Clarke, Sidelines Greening (LIVE UPDATES)

Posted 09.04.2012 | UK

David Cameron has reshuffled his top team on Tuesday morning, with Jeremy Hunt moving from Culture to Health despite his slipshod handling of the Bsky...

Right-Wingers Profit In Cameron's First Cabinet Reshuffle

Posted 09.04.2012 | UK

David Cameron's first major reshuffle since coming to power has seen the rise of the Tory right, a move that will please many of his backbenchers but ...

Amanda Telfer Crushed By Window Frame In Hanover Square Was Volunteer For Death Penalty Charity

Posted 09.04.2012 | UK

A woman killed by falling masonry in front of horrified onlookers in a central London square last week was a lawyer who volunteered to help prisoners ...

Prince Harry Cheers On ParalympicsGB Athletes As Ellie Simmonds Wins Bronze Medal

Posted 09.04.2012 | UK

Prince Harry joined the crowds to cheer on Britain's Paralympic stars on Tuesday before hailing the "remarkable achievement" of war hero turned discus...

Cash Donations Scheme 'Could Unlock' Millions Of Pounds For Charity Sector

Posted 09.04.2012 | UK

The government's proposed scheme for charities to claim a gift aid-style payment on small cash donations "could unlock around £100 million a year for...

(PICTURES) Anna Karenina Premiere: Keira Knightley Reveals Her Intimidating Side

Posted 09.04.2012 | UK Entertainment

Keira Knightley has revealed she intimidated her co-stars with the amount of study she put in to play Anna Karenina. The 27-year-old actress dazzle...

British Christians Fighting 'Discrimination' At European Court Of Human Rights Must Wait For Ruling

Posted 09.04.2012 | UK

People with strong religious beliefs are free to express their faith privately but cannot insist their employer accommodate it, a landmark hearing on ...

Heathrow's Third Runway - Zac Goldsmith, Richmond MP, Urges Cameron To 'Get Off The Fence'

Posted 09.05.2012 | UK

Tory MP Zac Goldsmith has urged David Cameron to "get off the fence" over a third runway at Heathrow and signal whether or not the Conservatives will ...

Alex Zanardi, Ex-F1 Driver Who Lost Both Legs In Racing Crash, Wins Handbike Paralympic Gold

Posted 09.05.2012 | UK Sport

Former F1 driver and double Champ Car champion Alex Zanardi has won gold at the Paralympics 11 years after losing both legs in a horrific racing accid...

Amazon To Create 2000 Jobs And Open New Distribution Centres

Posted 09.06.2012 | UK

Online shopping giant Amazon is to create 2,000 new jobs with the opening of three more distribution centres. Up to 3,000 temporary workers will al...

Sir Bruce Forsyth Picks Up A Guinness World Record

Posted 09.06.2012 | Huffington Post

Strictly Come Dancing host Sir Bruce Forsyth has been acknowledged for his colossal career with a Guinness World Record. The 84-year-old star, is t...

Chancellor George Osborne Makes Case Against Scottish Independence

Posted 09.07.2012 | UK Politics

The chancellor has insisted there is still an economic case for Scotland to stay within the United Kingdom. George Osborne entered the independence...

French Alps Shooting: Dead Father, Saad Al-Hilli, 'Known' To Security Services (PICTURES)

Posted 09.07.2012 | UK

The motive behind the "savage" slaying of three members of a British family in their car in the French Alps remained a mystery on Friday. Saad al-H...

Regional Pay For Nurses Will Be Bad For Patient Care, Says Royal College Of Nursing

Posted 09.07.2012 | UK Politics

Introducing regional pay and conditions in the NHS would lead to lower standards of patient care, according to The Royal College of Nursing. Scrapp...

Royals 'Still Considering' Complaint Over Naked Prince Harry Photos

Posted 09.07.2012 | UK

St James's Palace said it is still considering whether to make a formal complaint about The Sun's publication of nude photos of Prince Harry. The p...