World & UK News for 14 November 2011

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Two-thirds 'fear another recession' Nov 14 2011

Two-thirds of the British public fear the UK is heading towards another recession, a survey has shown.Read

Pipeline leak into Forth tackled Nov 14 2011

Authorities are tackling a leak from an effluent pipeline into the Firth of Forth.Read

Checks relaxed 'hundreds of times' Nov 14 2011

Border checks were relaxed hundreds of times at UK ports under a pilot scheme authorised by Home Secretary Theresa May this summer, according to figures.Read

PM attacks 'pointless' EU rules Nov 14 2011

David Cameron has delivered a blistering attack on "pointless" European Union rules and regulations which are stifling growth as it battles with the eurozone crisis.Read

Officers tackle Forth pipeline leak Nov 14 2011

Authorities are tackling a leak from a pipeline into the Firth of Forth.Read

MPs 'put under NotW surveillance' Nov 14 2011

MPs looking into phone hacking at the News of the World were put under covert surveillance in 2009, it has been claimed.Read

Missiles 'may protect Olympics' Nov 14 2011

Surface-to-air missiles could be used to protect the skies over London during the Olympics, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has said.Read

Hacking 'took place until 2009' Nov 14 2011

Police believe the publishers of the News of the World were involved in hacking phones as recently as 2009, the Leveson Inquiry into press standards has heard.Read

Minister 'dashed train deal hopes' Nov 14 2011

A Government minister has been accused of dashing hopes of saving thousands of jobs after refusing to change a controversial decision to award a lucrative train-building contract to a German firm.Read

Eurozone 'faces sovereignty loss' Nov 14 2011

Eurozone countries will have to swallow "a big loss of national sovereignty" by pooling resources and control over fiscal policy to restore long-term stability to the single currency, Chancellor George Osborne has said.Read

Civil servants vote for strike Nov 14 2011

Senior civil servants have voted by 4-1 in favour of industrial action over the Government's controversial pension reforms, increasing the prospect of a strike by millions of workers at the end of the month, it has been announced.Read

John Yates cleared of misconduct Nov 14 2011

Former Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner John Yates has been cleared of misconduct over allegations that he secured a Scotland Yard job for the daughter of hacking suspect Neil Wallis, the police watchdog said.Read

Past 'irrelevant' to Lawrence trial Nov 14 2011

Potential jurors in the Stephen Lawrence murder trial have been told that the history of the case is "irrelevant" to the decision they have to make.Read

Hague welcomes new Syria sanctions Nov 14 2011

Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed more EU sanctions against Syria in protest at the failure of President Assad to end "horrific violence".Read

Mulcaire 'link to other papers' Nov 14 2011

Private detective Glenn Mulcaire's notebooks suggest he hacked phones for the Sun and the Daily Mirror as well as for a series of News of the World journalists, the press standards inquiry has heard.Read

Bomb test veterans in court bid Nov 14 2011

Hundreds of ex-servicemen who say they were made ill as a result of being exposed to radiation during British nuclear weapons tests in the 1950s have asked the UK's highest court to allow them to launch damages claims against the Ministry of Defence (MoD).Read

Five guilty of schoolboy stabbing Nov 14 2011

Five teenagers have been convicted of killing a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death as he arrived at school.Read

Study links solvent to Parkinson's Nov 14 2011

An industrial chemical once widely used in dry cleaning solutions, paints and adhesives has been linked to a six-fold increased risk of Parkinson's disease.Read

Massacre gunman Breivik in court Nov 14 2011

The Norwegian right-wing extremist who carried out a shooting rampage that killed 77 people in July has appeared at his first open court hearing.Read

Nuclear test veterans in court bid Nov 14 2011

Ex-servicemen who say they were made ill as a result of being exposed to radiation during British nuclear weapons tests in the 1950s have begun the latest stage of their battle for compensation.Read

'Wrong approach' taken over economy Nov 14 2011

The Government is taking "precisely the wrong approach" to reviving Britain's economy, "rigging" the rules against companies wanting to make long-term investments in the growth areas of the future, shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has claimed.Read

Banks behind on SME lending target Nov 14 2011

The UK's top banks were nearly £1 billion behind their Project Merlin target for lending to small businesses at the end of September, official figures have revealed.Read

Lawrence parents arrive at court Nov 14 2011

The parents of Stephen Lawrence have arrived at the Old Bailey as the trial began of two men accused of his murder.Read

Press probe chairman warns editors Nov 14 2011

The chairman of the public inquiry into press standards has warned editors against targeting people who speak out against intrusion by journalists.Read

Aid brings pneumonia jab to Malawi Nov 14 2011

Millions of pounds of British foreign aid has been used to fund the latest immunisation drive in one of the world's poorest nations.Read

Met 'did not control London riots' Nov 14 2011

A chief constable has risked the wrath of colleagues in London after he suggested Manchester could have been spared the August riots if police in the capital had acted sooner.Read

UK confident over Games security Nov 14 2011

The Government has insisted it has "full confidence" in its security plans for next year's Olympics, after reports the US is worried about protection levels.Read

Police probe ex-cricketer's death Nov 14 2011

An investigation into the death of British cricket commentator Peter Roebuck is continuing after the 55-year-old reportedly committed suicide following questioning by police over an alleged sexual assault, it has been reported.Read

London rioting 'sparked copycats' Nov 14 2011

Manchester could have been spared the August riots if police in London had acted sooner, according to the city's chief constable.Read

Top judge backs minorities push Nov 14 2011

A senior judge is backing a controversial new law as a means of increasing the number of women and ethnic minorities at the top of the judiciary.Read

PM: Coasting schools to be exposed Nov 14 2011

Schools in middle class areas which "drift along" and fail to push pupils to their full potential will be named and shamed through league tables, David Cameron has said.Read

Labour: Rules rigged against firms Nov 14 2011

Rules are "rigged" against firms making the long-term investments in key areas required to ensure the future of the UK economy, shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna is to say.Read

Monti seeks to steady Italian ship Nov 14 2011

Economist Mario Monti has accepted the monumental task of trying to form a new government that can rescue Italy from financial ruin - expressing confidence that the nation can beat the crisis if its people pull together.Read

12m Brits could suffer 'home fever' Nov 14 2011

At least 12 million Britons could be allergic to their own homes, according to a new survey.Read

Hacking row 'harms trust in media' Nov 14 2011

The phone-hacking scandal has "corroded" trust in the media and only 38% of people believe what they read in newspapers, a study has revealed.Read

Plea to Chancellor over fuel duty Nov 14 2011

Rising fuel duty is splitting the country into the "drives and the drive-nots", according to the AA.Read

BBC slams Iran over man's arrest Nov 14 2011

The BBC has has attacked the Iranian authorities over a man who has reportedly been detained in Iran after broadcasting for the network's Farsi language service.Read

Jobs market 'set to get worse' Nov 14 2011

The jobs market is facing a "slow, painful contraction", with firms scaling back decisions on whether to recruit more staff against a background of global economic "turmoil", a new report has warned.Read

Coasting schools to be exposed: PM Nov 14 2011

Schools in middle class areas which "drift along" and fail to push pupils to their full potential will be named and shamed through league tables, David Cameron has said.Read

NHS to ban minimum waiting times Nov 14 2011

NHS hospitals are to be banned from cutting costs by setting minimum waiting times and rationing certain treatments following a damning expose of "scandalous" practices, the Government announced.Read

Unions reveal strike ballot results Nov 14 2011

The prospect of the biggest strike for decades will come closer this week when unions representing hundreds of thousands of public sector workers announce the results of industrial action ballots in the bitter row over pensions.Read

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