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55 charged over parliament protest

More than 50 climate change protesters who spent the night on the roof of the Houses of Parliament have been charged with trespass

8:24pm Friday 12th March 2010

More than 50 climate change protesters who spent the night on the roof of the Houses of Parliament have been charged with trespass, Scotland Yard said.

Popcorn recall after weevils found

Packs of microwave popcorn have been recalled over fers they could be infested with weevils

7:31pm Friday 12th March 2010

Packs of microwave popcorn have been recalled after a manufacturer discovered they could be infested with tiny pests.

Griffin reopens BNP recruitment

Nick Griffin's BNP has been barred from taking new members because of a race bias in its rules

7:31pm Friday 12th March 2010

British National Party leader Nick Griffin declared applications to join were being processed again despite a court order banning recruitment of new members.

Row over baroness expenses probe

Labour peer Baroness Uddin will not face prosecution over her claims for parliamentary allowances

6:42pm Friday 12th March 2010

A row has erupted between prosecutors and the House of Lords authorities following a decision not to bring charges against the Labour peer Baroness Uddin over her expenses.

£270m loan boost for Vauxhall

The Government is giving a 270 million pound loan guarantee to General Motors to help secure its Vauxhall operations in Britain

5:43pm Friday 12th March 2010

The Government has announced a £270 million loan guarantee to car giant General Motors to help secure its Vauxhall operations in Britain.

8,000 complain over 6 Music closure

8,000 people have complained about BBC plans to close the 6 Music radio station

5:33pm Friday 12th March 2010

The proposed closure of BBC 6 Music has prompted one of the biggest complaints campaigns ever directed at the BBC, figures show.

Charges over Susan Boyle burglary

A teenage boy has been arrested and charged in connection with a theft at Susan Boyle’s home

5:19pm Friday 12th March 2010

A teenage boy has been arrested and charged in connection with a theft at Susan Boyle's home, police said.

Father helping UK police find Sahil

The father of Sahil Saeed who was kidnapped in Pakistan is helping police find his son

5:19pm Friday 12th March 2010

The father of a five-year-old boy who was kidnapped in Pakistan last week has returned home and is helping officers find his son, police said.

Charges laid over Susan Boyle theft

A teenage boy has been arrested and charged in connection with a theft at Susan Boyle’s home

3:35pm Friday 12th March 2010

A teenage boy has been arrested and charged in connection with a theft at Susan Boyle's home, police said.

BNP list shut over race rules bias

The BNP's new membership rules are likely to discriminate against non-white people, a judge ruled

3:12pm Friday 12th March 2010

The British National Party has been barred from taking new members after a judge ruled its constitution could discriminate against non-white people.



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