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Spain 'snubs Queen's jubilee lunch'

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:25:23 +0100

Queen Sofia of Spain will not be attending a lunch to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee amid a row over Gibraltar, it has been reported.

Figures show fall in railway crimes

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:25:15 +0100

Crime on Britain's railways has fallen for the eighth successive year, according to statistics.

Young royals join Queen's pageant

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:25:07 +0100

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to join the Queen on her royal barge during the River Thames pageant celebrating the Diamond Jubilee.

Warning given over 'housing crisis'

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:24:57 +0100

More new homes must be built to tackle "the country's burgeoning housing crisis", a new report has said.

Social care 'at breaking point'

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:24:50 +0100

The social care system is at breaking point, with 88% of social workers fearing that cuts are putting vulnerable children's lives at risk.

Media wins video footage battle

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:24:10 +0100

Media organisations have won their High Court battle against orders forcing them to give police film footage of the high-profile evictions of residents from the Dale Farm travellers' site.

Double record for kidney donor

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:24:01 +0100

An 83-year-old man has achieved a double by becoming the oldest living kidney donor in the UK and the oldest person in the country to give a kidney to a stranger.

Children suffocated, inquest told

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:23:54 +0100

Two babies allegedly murdered by their mother were suffocated, an inquest has heard.

Support Greece or see euro fail: PM

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:23:43 +0100

David Cameron has issued a call for action from eurozone states and institutions to support weaker economies like Greece or see the single European currency break up.

Vauxhall wins £125m jobs boost

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:23:33 +0100

The UK economy has received a major boost with news of a £125 million investment in Vauxhall's car plant, creating thousands of new jobs.

Short apprenticeships 'no benefit'

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:05:34 +0100

Apprenticeships of less than six months provide "no real benefit" to trainees or their employers, a parliamentary report has warned.

Three held after far-right protest

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:32:12 +0100

Three people were arrested as far right-groups were accused by police of using diversionary tactics to promote their message.

Home-working side-effects revealed

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:27:56 +0100

Mothers face unexpected side-effects when they work from home, including higher energy bills and having more washing-up to do, according to a new study.

Cowell 'puzzled' by BBC's The Voice

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:59:33 +0100

Simon Cowell has criticised talent shows which are a "bad copy" of The X Factor and said he was "puzzled" by BBC show The Voice.

More growing own food to save cash

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:59:25 +0100

One in six adults have started growing their own food in the last four years, with the majority saying they have done so to save money, according to a poll.

Watts 'terrified' at Diana role

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:13:40 +0100

King Kong star Naomi Watts said she is "absolutely terrified" to play the role of Princess Diana in a new film portraying the last two years of her life.

Using 'gaydar' works best on women

Wed, 16 May 2012 05:43:16 +0100

Most people possess an automatic "gaydar" which assesses sexual orientation in less than a blink of an eye, research has shown.

Old films bring back the memories

Wed, 16 May 2012 04:01:19 +0100

Archive films are being used to help people with dementia and other memory disorders in a new project.

2,800 jobs axed as card shops close

Wed, 16 May 2012 02:45:33 +0100

Nearly 3,000 jobs are to be axed after the administrators of Clinton Cards announced plans to close 350 stores.

Cameron and King urge euro action

Wed, 16 May 2012 02:45:26 +0100

Sir Mervyn King and David Cameron have led an attack on a lack of progress in tackling the eurozone crisis as the region's problems threatened to hamper UK growth.