Editorial
Ghouls get their way
British politicians who demanded that Abdelbaset al-Megrahi die more quickly to fall in line with Scottish doctors' assessment of his life expectancy can finally relax.
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Britain
Police label deadly fire ‘suspicious’
Sunday 13 May 2012
A fatal house fire that claimed the lives of five children in Derby is still being treated as suspicious, police confirmed today.
Doctors kick off strike vote
Sunday 13 May 2012
Doctors will start voting tomorrow on whether to take industrial action for the first time since 1975 in a dramatic escalation of the dispute over Con-Dem pension reforms.
Police arrest 11 at Occupy demo
Sunday 13 May 2012
Eleven anti-capitalist protesters were arrested this weekend in central London amid allegations of heavy-handed policing after a rally through the capital.
Patients being left for hours in bed shortage
Sunday 13 May 2012
Massive cuts to the number of hospital beds have led to patients lying on trolleys for “hours on end” and even being treated in corridors, nurses warned today.
Miliband issues doorstep challenge
Sunday 13 May 2012
Labour leader Ed Miliband urged party activists at the weekend to go forth and knock on the doors of millions of people who boycott elections.
Nine more arrests in Rochdale case
Sunday 13 May 2012
Police in Rochdale have made nine further arrests over allegations of child sex abuse.
TSSA's Yeo takes potshot at Tory big society farce
Sunday 13 May 2012
TSSA president Harriet Yeo opened her transport union's conference in Cardiff today with a contemptuous dismissal of David Cameron's claims to be committed to a big society.
Teachers could leave en masse
Sunday 13 May 2012
Ten of thousands of teachers have considered quitting in the last year amid a “collective crisis of confidence” in the profession, a survey found today.
Safety expert lays into 'red tape' spin
Sunday 13 May 2012
An academic whose study is being used to justify cuts to workplace safety legislation hit out at ministers on Saturday for manipulating his findings.