OAPs urged to claim heating benefit

1:08pm Friday 9th January 2009

Thousands of pensioners are being urged to claim for benefits they are missing out on to keep their homes warm.

Marriage rumours on Kate's birthday

1:08pm Friday 9th January 2009

Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton has turned 27, as speculation grows that the couple will announce their engagement this year.

Israel ignores UN ceasefire demand

1:08pm Friday 9th January 2009

Israel said it will not stop its offensive in the Gaza Strip despite a British-led UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire.

Woman jailed for hit-run murder

1:08pm Friday 9th January 2009

A woman who carried out the "horrific" hit-and-run murder of a mother-of-three has been jailed for life.

Email law 'attack on civil liberty'

1:08pm Friday 9th January 2009

Looming rules that will force internet companies to keep details of every email sent in the UK are an attack on privacy and a waste of money, it has been claimed.

Rhys killer 'plans sentence appeal'

1:08pm Friday 9th January 2009

Rhys Jones's killer could be about to launch an appeal against his 22-year murder sentence.

Companies 'losing confidence in PM'

1:08pm Friday 9th January 2009

Business confidence in Prime Minister Gordon Brown's handling of the economy has crumbled over the past few months, according to a poll.

Man 'serious' after police shooting

1:08pm Friday 9th January 2009

A man was in a serious condition in hospital after being shot by police responding to a domestic incident.

Baby 'selected' without cancer gene

1:08pm Friday 9th January 2009

Britain's first baby genetically selected to be free of a breast cancer gene has been born, doctors said.

Worker shot in Post Office raid

1:08pm Friday 9th January 2009

A Post Office worker has been shot dead by masked gunmen during a robbery in a rural village.