World & UK News for 20 January 2012

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Woolworths staff win £67.8m payout Jan 20 2012

Former Woolworths employees have been awarded up to £67.8 million in compensation, the shopworkers union Usdaw said.Read

Body of Iraq hostage is returned Jan 20 2012

The body of a British hostage who was kidnapped in Iraq five years ago has been handed in to the British Embassy in Baghdad, Prime Minister David Cameron said.Read

New baby treated for deadly bug Jan 20 2012

Another baby is being treated for an infection which has killed three newborns at a hospital.Read

Muslim men guilty over gay leaflets Jan 20 2012

Three Muslim men have become the first to be convicted of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation after they handed out a leaflet calling for gay people to be executed.Read

Soul legend Etta James dies aged 73 Jan 20 2012

Soul singer Etta James has died aged 73.Read

Romney braced for rivals' challenge Jan 20 2012

Front-runner Mitt Romney and his Republican presidential pursuers have entered the final full day of campaigning in a South Carolina primary contest significantly changed from just 24 hours earlier.Read

Soul legend Etta James dies age 73 Jan 20 2012

Soul singer Etta James has died in Southern California at the age of 73, he manager says.Read

Argentinians hold Falklands protest Jan 20 2012

Riot police and protesters have squared off outside the British Embassy in Buenos Aires amid an escalating diplomatic dispute over the Falkland Islands.Read

China extradition paedophile jailed Jan 20 2012

A paedophile who was the first person extradited from China to the UK after he skipped bail on a false passport has finally been jailed for seven years and eight months.Read

Boy sentenced for pensioner rape Jan 20 2012

A 14-year-old boy has been ordered to be detained for public protection, with a minimum period of two years less 65 days served, for raping a pensioner.Read

Extradited paedophile sentenced Jan 20 2012

A paedophile who was the first person extradited from China to the UK after he skipped bail on a false passport has finally been jailed for seven years and eight months.Read

Muslims guilty over gay leaflets Jan 20 2012

Three Muslim men have been found guilty of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation after distributing a leaflet that said Islam called for anyone caught committing homosexuality to be executed.Read

Man held over bungalow tanker blaze Jan 20 2012

A man who allegedly drove a fuel tanker into the home of a woman he knew, setting it on fire, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.Read

Leveson evidence 'can be anonymous' Jan 20 2012

Three senior judges have ruled that some journalists can remain anonymous when giving evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into press standards.Read

Republican jailed for army murders Jan 20 2012

A terminally ill dissident republican has been jailed for life for murdering two British soldiers shot dead outside a military barracks in Northern Ireland.Read

Republican guilty of army murders Jan 20 2012

A dissident republican has been convicted of murdering two British soldiers outside an army base in Northern Ireland.Read

Council admits fire death charge Jan 20 2012

A council has admitted breaching health and safety law in connection with a ferocious warehouse blaze which killed four firefighters.Read

Karate champ jailed for girl abuse Jan 20 2012

An international karate champion and trusted martial arts teacher has been jailed for five years for grooming and sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl.Read

Babies moved out after bug deaths Jan 20 2012

A neonatal room at a hospital in Northern Ireland is being emptied after three babies died from an infection, medical staff said.Read

Retail sales boost after prices cut Jan 20 2012

Retail sales returned to growth in the run-up to Christmas but businesses were forced to slash prices to bring in cash-strapped consumers, official figures have revealed.Read

Dissident cleared of soldier deaths Jan 20 2012

A high-profile republican has been cleared of murdering two British soldiers outside an Army base in Northern Ireland.Read

Debt inspectors start Athens talks Jan 20 2012

International debt inspectors have arrived in the Greek capital Athens to assess whether the country is doing enough to get crucial bailout cash.Read

Probe into 'urine spike' court food Jan 20 2012

Police are investigating allegations of food contamination at a crown court.Read

Times drops Huhne email challenge Jan 20 2012

The publisher of the Sunday Times has dropped its challenge to a police bid to obtain emails relating to the Chris Huhne speeding case.Read

Man arrested under Explosives Act Jan 20 2012

Police have erected a cordon around a house in a seaside town after arresting a man under the Explosives Act.Read

Dissident cleared of solder murders Jan 20 2012

A high-profile republican has been cleared of murdering two British soldiers outside an Army base in Northern Ireland.Read

Rushdie cancels over death threat Jan 20 2012

Booker-Prize winning author Salman Rushdie has cancelled plans to appear at an Indian literature festival after protests from Muslim clerics and warnings that he could be targeted for assassination.Read

Sales up in pre-Christmas boost Jan 20 2012

A raft of high street promotions helped retail sales volumes grow last month, official figures have revealed, as shops battled for cash-strapped customers in the run-up to Christmas.Read

Victim calls for harsher punishment Jan 20 2012

A man who was viciously attacked after remonstrating with thugs for tipping over wheelie bins in the street has called for more severe punishments to be handed out.Read

Weston feels for Falkland islanders Jan 20 2012

Wounded war veteran Simon Weston has expressed sympathy with the people of the Falkland Islands as Argentina continues to press its claim to the disputed territory.Read

Google suffers after profits miss Jan 20 2012

Search engine powerhouse Google saw its shares tumble as figures from America's big tech firms highlighted the volatile conditions facing the industry.Read

Full alert amid terrorism fears Jan 20 2012

Police in Northern Ireland are on full alert amid fears of an escalating terrorist campaign by dissident republicans.Read

Third baby dies after bug outbreak Jan 20 2012

A third baby has died after an outbreak of a deadly infection in a hospital.Read

Verdict due over soldiers' murders Jan 20 2012

Two men accused of the murders of two soldiers at a Northern Ireland military base are due to find out the court's verdict.Read

Pre-Christmas retail boost expected Jan 20 2012

A frenzy of pre-Christmas discounts helped retailers drum up more trade in December, official figures are expected to reveal, but the beleaguered sector's woes are set to continue this year.Read

Times challenges Huhne email order Jan 20 2012

The publishers of the Sunday Times are challenging an Essex Police bid to obtain emails relating to the Chris Huhne speeding case.Read

Six killed in Nato helicopter crash Jan 20 2012

A Nato helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing six members of the international military force, the US-led coalition said.Read

Stamp prices could rise by 50% Jan 20 2012

The price of second class stamps will increase by 50% if plans by Royal Mail get the go-ahead.Read

Unmasked whistleblower gets apology Jan 20 2012

A whistleblower whose identity was disclosed to a private equity firm he accused of corruption has been offered an unreserved apology by UK aid chiefs.Read

Civil Service changes 'concern' MPs Jan 20 2012

David Cameron's shake-up of the top jobs in the Civil Service "may not be sustainable" and risks reducing Whitehall's most senior mandarins to the status of "political courtiers", a cross-party committee of MPs has warned.Read

Referendum plan 'open to challenge' Jan 20 2012

A court challenge against the Scottish independence referendum "is likely to be successful" if it does not have the legal backing of Westminster, the UK's top law adviser in Scotland is to say.Read

Quango bonfire 'set to cost £830m' Jan 20 2012

Ministers have underestimated the cost of implementing their "bonfire of the quangos", the Whitehall spending watchdog has warned.Read

Woman diner defends cruise captain Jan 20 2012

A young Moldovan woman who says she was called to the bridge of the stricken Costa Concordia to help evacuate Russian passengers has defended its embattled captain, saying he worked tirelessly and "saved over 3,000 lives".Read

Immigrants 'wrongly paid benefits' Jan 20 2012

Benefits are wrongly being paid to more than 5,000 immigrants with no right to claim state help, research carried out by the Government suggests.Read

Hawking misses second birthday bash Jan 20 2012

Professor Stephen Hawking was forced to miss a second birthday party because of ill health.Read

Labour backs Goodwin honour probe Jan 20 2012

Labour leader Ed Miliband has thrown his weight behind calls for former RBS boss Sir Fred Goodwin to be stripped of his knighthood.Read

Dissidents blamed for twin blasts Jan 20 2012

Two explosions in Londonderry forced elderly residents to leave their sheltered accommodation.Read

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