Pa

Temperatures Due To Plummet As Autumn Heatwave Ends

PA | Posted 03.12.2011 | UK

Britain's record-breaking Autumn heatwave is expected to come to an abrupt end, with temperatures plummeting and strong winds ripping across nort...

Universities Scotland Defend Fee Hike For English Students

PA | Posted 03.12.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Increasing charges for students coming to Scotland from the rest of the UK is "tough but necessary", the body which represents universities ...

Ray Mears' Cry For Discipline

PA | Posted 03.12.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Ray Mears has called for more discipline in schools, saying Britain has lost its manners. The TV presenter and wilderness expert, 47,...

Teacher's Union Announces Ballot Date To Strike

PA | Posted 03.12.2011 | UK Universities & Education

A leading teachers' union has announced its timetable for a strike ballot amid growing signs of industrial unrest over the Government's cont...

'Teaching Better At School Than University' Student Survey Finds

PA | Posted 03.12.2011 | UK Universities & Education

The majority of final year students do not believe tuition fees of up to £9,000 are value for money, research suggests. Tuition fe...

Osborne: Teaching Unions Are 'Irresponsible'

PA | Posted 03.12.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Thousands of teachers, health and education workers are preparing to stage a 24-hour strike in the escalating dispute over public sector jobs, pay and...

Dirty Hospital Equipment Raises 'Significant Concerns'

PA | Posted 03.12.2011 | UK

Dirty equipment and dusty floors found in a hospital raised "significant concerns" over cleanliness following an unannounced visit by inspec...

Roman Abramovich Faces £3.2bn Lawsuit Over Oil Shares

PA | Posted 03.12.2011 | UK

Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich "betrayed and blackmailed" fellow Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky and demonstrated that wealt...

School Leaving Age 'Should Be Cut To 14'

PA | Posted 02.12.2011 | UK Universities & Education

The school leaving age should be cut 14, according to the former head of Ofsted. In an interview with The Times, Sir Chris Woodhead s...

Osborne To Announce Further Council Tax Freeze

PA | Posted 02.12.2011 | UK Politics

Chancellor George Osborne is due to announce measures to freeze council tax, invest in mobile phone masts and support British science in a bid to help...

Study: Women Don't Know How To Check Breasts For Cancer Symptoms

PA | Posted 02.12.2011 | UK Lifestyle

Half of women are scared of breast cancer yet one in five cannot identify any signs or symptoms, according to a new poll. The survey...

35,000 Marchers Protest Conservative Party Conference

PA | Posted 02.12.2011 | UK Politics

Thousands of demonstrators have set off on a march through Manchester as the Conservative Party conference opens in the city. Police ...

'I'm Sorry' David Cameron Tells Women MPs After Commons Comments

PA | Posted 02.12.2011 | UK Politics

Prime Minister David Cameron has offered an apology to two women MPs for comments he made about them in the House of Commons, as he acknowledged that ...

EasyJet Founder Stelios Eyes Atlantic Route For New Airline

PA | Posted 02.12.2011 | UK

Plans by the founder of easyJet to launch a new airline will reportedly see it go head-to-head with British Airways and Virgin Atlantic on routes to N...

David Cameron 'Will Not Support' Referendum On EU Membership

PA | Posted 02.12.2011 | UK Politics

Prime Minister David Cameron has said he would not support a referendum on UK membership of the European Union. It came after it emer...

Would You Own Up To Scraping A Parked Car? (POLL)

PA | Posted 01.12.2011 | UK

Honesty appears not be the best policy among some motorists, according to a survey. A total of 7% would drive way away if they accid...

Food Handouts Rise In Britain As Economy Bites

PA | Posted 01.12.2011 | UK

Britain has seen a sharp rise in the number of people receiving food handouts, according to a charity. FareShare, which redistributes...

Foreign Office Afirms 'Resolve To Succeed' After Decade In Afghanistan

PA | Posted 01.12.2011 | UK

Britain has the "resources and resolve" to succeed in Afghanistan, the Government has insisted after 10 years of war in the country. ...

Tory Conference To Be Met By 30,000 Protesters In Manchester

PA | Posted 01.12.2011 | UK Politics

...

Cameron Vows To Boost Right To Buy And Extend Brownfield Building

PA | Posted 01.12.2011 | UK Politics

Thousands of acres of publicly-owned brownfield land are to be released by the Government for housebuilding, David Cameron announced on the eve of the...

Home Secretary Theresa May Wants End To Human Rights Act

PA | Posted 01.12.2011 | UK Politics

Home Secretary Theresa May has risked angering Liberal Democrat Cabinet colleagues by throwing her weight behind calls for the Human Rights Act to be ...

Child Missing After Fire At Farm

PA | Posted 30.11.2011 | UK

...

Pay Deal Could Mean Four Years With No Tube Strikes

PA | Press Association | Posted 30.11.2011 | UK

A four-year pay deal offering the prospect of no industrial action over wages until at least 2015 is to be recommended for acceptance by unions repres...

Scottish Universities Setting Lower Tuition Fees

PA | Posted 30.11.2011 | UK Universities & Education

More Scottish universities have set fees below the maximum level of £9,000 per year for students from elsewhere in the UK. Tuition...

Red Wine 'Could Prevent Breast Cancer Developing Further'

PA | Posted 30.11.2011 | UK Lifestyle

An ingredient in red wine can stop breast cancer cells growing and may combat resistant forms of the disease, research suggests. Res...