United Kingdom

Four arrested over drug offences

bbc.co.uk     1 hr ago          

Four people were arrested in connection with drug offences after police spotted two "suspicious" vehicles parked in a country land in Cumbria. A dog handler was called in after the occupants were unable to explain why they...                    

One woman dead in bungalow blaze

bbc.co.uk     1 hr ago          

A woman has died in a fire at a house in Lincolnshire, police have said. The blaze broke out on Thursday evening at a property in Willingham Road in Lea near Gainsborough. The alarm was raised after neighbours reported...                    

Come and meet the BBC Wales team

bbc.co.uk     41 mins ago          

Date for your diary-- Come and see us [and Doctor Who's Tardis if you need more incentive] - at BBC Wales's Here for You roadshow at NEWI, I mean Glyndwr University, on Sunday October 12, 10am-4.30pm. We'll give you the...                    

Property of the week: Remote charm of a Balfour beauty

telegraph.co.uk     11 hrs ago          

A fairytale castle is up for grabs that will enchant nature-lovers, says Catherine Moye Balfour Castle Estate, on the Orkney island of Shapinsay, perches dramatically between the Atlantic and the North Sea. The listed...                    

NBA 'troublemaking' over cattle prices

scotsman.com     11 hrs ago   1 related          

Published Date: 05 September 2008 THE National Beef Association appears to have scored a spectacular own goal in its claims that major abattoirs had squeezed the price of prime cattle at point of slaughter to little more...                    

Further Housing Association Commitment To First-Time Buyer Scheme

4ni.co.uk     2 hrs ago   34 related          

The Government's latest first-time buyers scheme has been given a further boost with the announcement that the North and West Housing Association has committed _4m to the money pot. This comes hot on the heels of the NI...                    

Cancer patients will be allowed to mix NHS and private treatments

scotsman.com     11 hrs ago   1 related          

Published Date: 05 September 2008 PATIENTS should be allowed to pay privately for cancer drugs and still keep their free NHS care in certain cases, the Scottish Government indicated yesterday. So-called co-payments –...                    

Tributes to a cycling adventurer

bbc.co.uk     1 hr ago   1 related          

The 74-year-old has been described as a modern Marco Polo Tributes have been paid to a pioneer of adventure cycling who has died after a road accident in Greece. Ian Hibell, 74, from Brixham, Devon, rode to some of the...                    

New car sales slowest since 1966

scotsman.com     11 hrs ago   7 related          

Published Date: 05 September 2008 SALES of new cars are forecast to continue to plunge over the next year after manufacturers announced the worst August figures for 42 years. UK registrations fell last month by nearly...                    

Q&A: Christina McKelvie

scotsman.com     11 hrs ago          

The SNP politician is among a shrinking group of female MSPs, according to a report in The Scotsman yesterday that highlighted the slow progress being made towards gender equality in Scotland's top jobs. Why do you think...