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Protest urged after rail fares rise

Rail passengers have been urged to take action in the fight for fairer train fares.The Campaign for Better Transport (CBT), angered at the 5.8%...

Arctic weather boosts Blacks sales

Outdoor retailer Blacks Leisure has said the recent Arctic weather conditions boosted its turnaround plans as consumers snapped up jackets, scarves and hats.The cold...

VAT hike 'tough but necessary'

Chancellor George Osborne has insisted that the VAT rise from 17.5% to 20% is a "tough but necessary step" towards Britain's economic recovery.He confirmed...

Optimism sees FTSE climb 100 points

Investors have showed their optimism over prospects for the new year by powering London's FTSE 100 Index more than 100 points higher.The market seized...

Boy, 10, accused of shooting mother

A boy of ten has been accused of shooting dead his mother at their home in Ohio.Deborah McVay, 46, was found dead with a...

School principal kills politician

A school principal has fatally stabbed a Hindu nationalist politician while he was meeting supporters at his residence in an east Indian state, police...

Warning over Australia flood threat

Residents of an Australian city cut off by some of the country's worst flooding in decades are being warned to stay out of the...

NHS boosted by £162m savings drive

The Department of Health is to make an extra £162 million available for frontline services after a successful efficiency drive.Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said...

President Obama visits family grave

US President Barack Obama has ended his Hawaiian holiday on a sombre note by taking his daughters to visit his grandfather's grave.The president's motorcade...

Police officer killed in bombing

A bomb in central Kabul has killed a police officer and wounded three other people, an Afghan interior ministry official said.Abdul Saboor, an officer...

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