Thu, 9th Sep 2010
National News
House prices edge ahead by 0.2%
12:03am Thursday 9th September 2010
House prices were broadly unchanged during August as activity in the property market remained subdued, figures have shown.
Support plea for rural post offices
12:18am Thursday 9th September 2010
Rural post offices set up in shops, community centres and mobile vans are in danger of closing because of a lack of support from the Royal Mail, a consumer group has warned.
Business jet 'took avoiding action'
12:18am Thursday 9th September 2010
A business jet had to take avoiding action to prevent a potential mid-air collision with a Heathrow-bound airliner with 232 passengers aboard, an accident report has revealed.
Young 'drink to bond with peers'
12:18am Thursday 9th September 2010
Young people get drunk to bond with their social group, an academic has said.
Ex-reporter claims hacking 'rife'
11:13pm Wednesday 8th September 2010
A former News of the World journalist has claimed using private investigators to hack phones and access confidential records was rife at the newspaper when Downing Street director of communications Andy Coulson was editor.
Damilola killer released from jail
8:41pm Wednesday 8th September 2010
One of the men convicted of killing 10-year-old Damilola Taylor has been released from prison, sources said.
Morgan to replace US talk show host
6:05pm Wednesday 8th September 2010
Piers Morgan has spoken of his dream job as he was unveiled as the new host on one of America's biggest talk shows.
Man guilty over runaway van deaths
5:12pm Wednesday 8th September 2010
A man whose runaway van killed two people after he failed to apply the hand brake properly when he parked has been found guilty of causing death by careless driving.
Cameron's father dies after stroke
4:16pm Wednesday 8th September 2010
David Cameron's father Ian has died after suffering a stroke while on holiday in France.
£200m 'lost on excess vaccines'
4:02pm Wednesday 8th September 2010
The Government lost more than £200m on excess stocks of swine flu vaccine and antivirals, department figures show.
