Wednesday, 23 July 2008 @ 14:19
Emile Heskey's girlfriend threatened at knifepoint
The girlfriend of Premier League footballer Emile Heskey has been threatened at knifepoint by robbers who ransacked their home.
Wednesday, 23 July 2008 @ 14:14
Doctors face annual tests in first scheme of its kind
Doctors will face annual assessments to check they are safe to practice and up to date with modern medicine in the first scheme of its kind anywhere in the world.
Wednesday, 23 July 2008 @ 10:13
Green activist superglues himself to Prime Minister Gordon Brown
A climate-change protester tried to superglue himself to the Prime Minister last night.
Wednesday, 23 July 2008 @ 09:40
British soldier killed by bomb in Afghanistan
A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan's Helmand province, the fourth NATO serviceman to die in four days.
Wednesday, 23 July 2008 @ 06:30
Bank minutes to show split vote again
LONDON (Reuters) - David Blanchflower is certain to have repeated his call for lower interest rates at the Bank of England's July rate-setting meeting, so the question is whether any other Monetary Policy Committee members joined him.
Wednesday, 23 July 2008 @ 05:02
Christian Bale denies assault allegation
LONDON (Reuters) - Actor Christian Bale, star of the new Batman movie "The Dark Knight," on Tuesday denied allegations of assault made by his mother and sister after he was questioned by London police.
Wednesday, 23 July 2008 @ 03:29
Child knife sellers 'not jailed'
No one has been jailed for selling a knife to a child in England and Wales in the last five years, it has emerged.
Wednesday, 23 July 2008 @ 03:04
Doctors facing annual assessments
Doctors face annual assessments which would mean that licences could be removed from poor performers.
Wednesday, 23 July 2008 @ 01:42
GPs told to cut antibiotics usage
Doctors are told to cut the number of prescriptions they hand out to help save the NHS millions of pounds a year.