Riots Father Who Called For Calm On Trial For Road Rage Violence

Riots Father Who Called For Calm On Trial For Road Rage Violence

2.04.2012
A bereaved father who called for calm at the height of last summer's riots is to go on trial on Monday accused of causing grievous bodily...
Liam Byrne To Quit Shadow Cabinet To Run For Birmingham Mayor

Liam Byrne To Quit Shadow Cabinet To Run For Birmingham Mayor

29.03.2012
Liam Byrne, the Labour chief secretary to the Treasury who famously left a note to the incoming coalition that Britain had "no money left",...
Planning Reforms: Conservationists Fear Urban Sprawl As New Reforms Published

Planning Reforms: Conservationists Fear Urban Sprawl As New Reforms Published

27.03.2012
The government will today publish long-awaited reforms to the planning system which have been the focus of a bitter dispute with countryside...
M5 Crash Claims Second Victim As Lorry Driver Dies In Hospital

M5 Crash Claims Second Victim As Lorry Driver Dies In Hospital

25.03.2012
A lorry driver who was seriously injured when his vehicle crashed into a stationary bus on the M5 near Birmingham on Saturday has died...
WATCH: One Embarrassing Poo-ch Makes Its Mark At Crufts

WATCH: One Embarrassing Poo-ch Makes Its Mark At Crufts

12.03.2012
One dog owner was left holding her head in her hands at Crufts this weekend, after her cross-breed Libby squatted for an impromptu bathroom...
Is the BBC Ruining Our Public Places?

Is the BBC Ruining Our Public Places?

11.03.2012
It's like your front room, but with pigeons and no chance of fighting over the remote. Welcome to the new world of telly-dominated public...
'Disgrace To Humanity': Paedophile Priest Jailed After Humiliating Young Boys

'Disgrace To Humanity': Paedophile Priest Jailed After Humiliating Young Boys

9.03.2012
Paedophile priest Alexander Bede Walsh who used his "revered" status to prey on young boys for nearly two decades was jailed on Friday. Walsh,...

Graham Short: The World's Smallest Engraver

7.02.2012
Graham Short is an astonishing human being. In our modern world of hyperboles, Short's talent really does stand out as extraordinary. He...
English Cities Set For 'Super Thursday' Mayor Elections

English Cities Set For 'Super Thursday' Mayor Elections

Ned Simons  25.01.2012
Elections for mayors in 11 English cities will be held in November, after ministers decided to bring forward referendums on creating the...
Police Given More Time To Question Third Suspect Held Over Kolar Murders

Police Given More Time To Question Third Suspect Held Over Kolar Murders

17.01.2012
Detectives investigating the brutal murder of couple Avtar and Carole Kolar, found dead in their home on 11 January, have been granted...
Graduate 'Forced' To Stack Shelves In Poundland For Free

Graduate 'Forced' To Stack Shelves In Poundland For Free

Lucy Sherriff  12.01.2012
A graduate has launched legal action against the government after she was allegedly "forced" to stack shelves in Poundland without pay. Cait...
Policeman's Parents May Have Been Murdered In Revenge Attack

Policeman's Parents May Have Been Murdered In Revenge Attack

12.01.2012
Detectives were today hunting the killers of a husband and wife who were found murdered at their home by their police officer son. Avtar...
Cameron's New London to Birmingham Route Speaks Volumes

Cameron's New London to Birmingham Route Speaks Volumes

11.01.2012
So the high speed London to Birmingham train will cost £32 billion. I presume that's return. It'll probably be cheaper to buy two singles....
Reaction To One Of the Biggest Spending Projects In Decades

Reaction To One Of the Biggest Spending Projects In Decades

10.01.2012
Train companies welcomed news that the Government is to go ahead with the HS2 high-speed rail project but a taxpayers' group described...