Braintree and Witham Times | National News http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/uk_national_news/ Braintree and Witham Times /uk_national_news/ en-gb Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:06:50 +0000 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:06:50 +0000 http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/uk_national_news/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/resources/images/509441/?type=rsslogo Braintree and Witham Times http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/uk_national_news/ Pressure on Baby P council chiefs http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/uk_national_news/3939724.Pressure_on_Baby_P_council_chiefs/ Pressure is mounting on senior figures at Haringey Council with inspectors handing ministers a report into failings exposed by the Baby P tragedy. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:58:47 +0000 a173a80aabb1a4d5dcf3f1db8484f0dd Police shooting victim is named http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/uk_national_news/3939728.Police_shooting_victim_is_named/ The man shot dead by police outside a cathedral has been named by sources as David Sycamore, 39, of Southway, Guildford, Surrey. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:58:47 +0000 38eab77e46eebf90177ccd9d2a3964c3 UK closer to joining euro - Barroso http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/uk_national_news/3939727.UK_closer_to_joining_euro___Barroso/ The UK is "closer" to joining the euro than ever before, according to European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:58:47 +0000 d1f3b66a4b0b0cdfece8406bed9b57be Community service vests plan begins http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/uk_national_news/3939725.Community_service_vests_plan_begins/ High visibility vests for criminals on community service are being introduced. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:58:47 +0000 33cc0fffb4e7549eb21c4d3c7438de47 Meeting saves workers from blast http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/uk_national_news/3939729.Meeting_saves_workers_from_blast/ Workers at a rubber factory hit by an explosion had a lucky escape as they were at a meeting in another part of the building. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:58:47 +0000 da84236dfa1d27f8fbbd4353ff49e2d5 Olympic hero dodges Thai protesters http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/uk_national_news/3939730.Olympic_hero_dodges_Thai_protesters/ Triple Olympic gold medallist Chris Hoy was among thousands of Britons stranded in Thailand, it has emerged. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:58:47 +0000 f8f14cc726567c9b615d3412a7905e1b Greenhouse gases 'must be cut' http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/uk_national_news/3939726.Greenhouse_gases__must_be_cut_/ The UK must cut its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 34% by 2020, the committee set up to advise the Government on climate change has recommended. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:58:47 +0000 f6a0bd2da99471d294ad4d9f7f32d31e Bank to ease repossessions threat http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/uk_national_news/3939721.Bank_to_ease_repossessions_threat/ Royal Bank of Scotland has announced that it will give struggling homeowners at least six months before launching repossession action. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:58:46 +0000 3e8e0feea8d4da6a0c7e5e12fc717837 Mortgage lending plunges nearly 70% http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/uk_national_news/3939722.Mortgage_lending_plunges_nearly_70_/ Mortgage lending collapsed during October, diving by nearly 70% to reach the second lowest figure on record, the Bank of England said. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:58:46 +0000 76605a055e881ae5413e550869b3ad18 Straw 'surprised' at Green raid http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/uk_national_news/3939723.Straw__surprised__at_Green_raid/ Justice Secretary Jack Straw has appeared to indicate that ministers had been "surprised" by the nature of the raids on Tory frontbencher Damian Green's homes and offices. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:58:46 +0000 7b81063dc7960e7dd463e8787b846159