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Halliwell joins X Factor auditions

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:44:29 +0100

Geri Halliwell has made her mark as she joined judges for the first X Factor audition - addressing the Wannabes from the roof of a car.

PM rapped over 'idiot Balls' jibe

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:44:24 +0100

David Cameron has lost his temper with Ed Balls after the shadow chancellor teased him to "chillax, and have another glass of wine".

366 jobs axed in Clinton's closures

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:44:21 +0100

Some 366 people will lose their jobs in the next few days in the first wave of store closures at collapsed retailer Clinton Cards, administrators have said.

Missing children helplines praised

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:44:18 +0100

Kate McCann has hailed the launch of two initiatives to help find missing children.

Sister weeps over Shafilea's death

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:44:13 +0100

The sister of Shafilea Ahmed broke down in tears as she described the moment she witnessed her parents allegedly murdering her sister.

Rabies case is confirmed in UK

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:44:08 +0100

A case of rabies has been confirmed in the UK, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) said.

Morgan gave Paxman 'hacking lesson'

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:44:01 +0100

Former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan once told Jeremy Paxman how to access voicemail messages, the Leveson Inquiry has heard.

BAE Systems win £1.6bn Saudi deal

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:43:57 +0100

Defence giant BAE Systems has won a £1.6 billion contract to supply Hawk aircraft to Saudi Arabia, preventing more than 200 potential job losses at one of its factories.

Met detective held in bribery probe

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:43:52 +0100

A Scotland Yard anti-corruption detective and three ex-officers with the force have been arrested on suspicions of a bribery scam.

Olympic torch takes a wrong turn

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:40:06 +0100

The Olympic torch took a wrong turn shortly before it crossed the Clifton Suspension Bridge in a spectacular display of fireworks.

Top Of The Pops goes on the road

Tue, 22 May 2012 18:43:07 +0100

Top Of The Pops is becoming a stage show six years after it was axed from television.

Fine for not registering to vote

Tue, 22 May 2012 18:32:18 +0100

People who fail to register to vote will face fines, the Government has said.

Investigators held in bribery probe

Tue, 22 May 2012 17:37:43 +0100

Two private investigators have been arrested on suspicion of bribing a Scotland Yard anti-corruption officer.

Clash over 'easier sacking' report

Tue, 22 May 2012 17:14:04 +0100

David Cameron and Ed Miliband have clashed in the House of Commons over the controversial report commissioned by the Prime Minister which called for changes in the law to make it easier for businesses to sack staff.

Crackdown on off-payroll salaries

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:55:22 +0100

The Government has launched a crackdown on off-payroll salaries after identifying more than 2,400 cases of public sector staff being employed indirectly.

Cameron to fight prison voting plan

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:29:16 +0100

David Cameron has put the UK on collision course with Europe's human rights court as he signalled he will fight plans forcing the UK to give prisoners voting rights.

Greece urged to stick to programme

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:28:46 +0100

Greece has been urged again to stick to its austerity plan as the "least difficult" way out of its economic crisis.

New strike threat over pensions

Tue, 22 May 2012 15:56:42 +0100

The biggest civil service union has threatened another strike in protest at the Government's controversial pension reforms amid claims that the coalition "unleashed hell" against workers and communities through its spending cuts.

Move to make addicts employable

Tue, 22 May 2012 15:49:07 +0100

Drug addicts and alcoholics rendered unable to work by their condition will face active intervention in their lives to make them clean and employable, a Cabinet minister is to say.

Rain dampens summer clothing sales

Tue, 22 May 2012 15:15:04 +0100

Clothing retailers suffered their worst sales performance in nearly four years in April, official figures have shown, as heavy rain dampened demand for a new summer wardrobe.