World & UK News for 25 February 2012

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Sun on Sunday makes 'decency' vow Feb 25 2012

The Sun on Sunday has launched with a pledge of "trust" and "decency".Read

Details of Colvin death disclosed Feb 25 2012

Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin, who was killed in Syria, died trying to retrieve her shoes so she could escape an army bombardment, her newspaper has reported.Read

Miliband appeals to Lib Dem peers Feb 25 2012

Ed Miliband is appealing to Liberal Democrat peers to join with Labour to wreck the Government's controversial NHS reforms.Read

Chicken recall after listeria found Feb 25 2012

Store chain Spar has recalled a batch of chicken chunks after the bacteria listeria was found in the products.Read

Advisers withdrawn after shooting Feb 25 2012

Britain is withdrawing all civilian advisers from institutions in the Afghan capital Kabul after two American officers were shot dead in the Interior Ministry.Read

Doctors balloted over pensions Feb 25 2012

More than 100,000 doctors are to be balloted on industrial action over pensions in a dramatic escalation of the bitter dispute over the Government's controversial public sector reforms.Read

Cancer drugs 'delayed to cut costs' Feb 25 2012

The head of Britain's biggest drugs company has accused the Government of systematically delaying the introduction of new cancer drugs in order to save money.Read

Nato recalls Afghan ministry staff Feb 25 2012

The commander of Nato and US forces says that all Nato personnel are being recalled from Afghan ministries following an attack at the Interior Ministry in Kabul.Read

248 arrested in licensing crackdown Feb 25 2012

More than 240 people have been arrested in a huge crackdown on people flouting licensing laws, police said.Read

£46.6m EuroMillions win claim made Feb 25 2012

A lucky UK ticket-holder who won £46.4 million on the EuroMillions draw may have been identified, Camelot said.Read

Two Americans shot dead at ministry Feb 25 2012

An altercation at the Afghan Interior Ministry has led to the deaths of two US advisers, officials say.Read

Shots fired in Afghanistan ministry Feb 25 2012

Gunfire has erupted inside the Interior Ministry in the Afghan capital, Kabul, a police official said.Read

25 killed in Yemen car bomb blast Feb 25 2012

A car bomb outside the gate of a presidential compound in a southern Yemeni city has killed at least 25 people, a health official said, hours after the country's new president was formally inaugurated and vowed to fight al Qaida.Read

Syria forum 'encourages bloodshed' Feb 25 2012

The Friends of Syria conference in Tunisia will encourage "terrorists" to shed more blood, a Syrian state-run newspaper has said.Read

Hadi sworn in as Yemen president Feb 25 2012

At least 21 people have been killed by a car bomb outside the gate of a presidential compound in southern Yemen, a health official said.Read

Two bailed in computer hack inquiry Feb 25 2012

Two men arrested as part of Scotland Yard's investigation into computer hacking have been bailed.Read

New drugs 'delayed to cut costs' Feb 25 2012

The head of Britain biggest drugs company has accused the Government of systematically delaying the introduction of new cancer drugs in order to save money.Read

Nelson Mandela taken to hospital Feb 25 2012

Former South African president Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital with a stomach ailment.Read

Burger King quits government scheme Feb 25 2012

Burger King has announced it has pulled out of the Government's controversial work experience scheme.Read

'Stranglehold' on Syrian regime Feb 25 2012

William Hague has said he is confident the European Union will agree further sanctions to tighten the "diplomatic and economic stranglehold" on the Syrian regime.Read

Former 'family champion' quits role Feb 25 2012

The Prime Minister's former "family champion" Emma Harrison has stepped down as the chairman of the welfare-to-work firm, A4e, which is at the centre of a police fraud investigation.Read

Streep's Oscar hopes for Iron Lady Feb 25 2012

Double-Oscar winner Meryl Streep will be hoping to make it third time lucky this weekend as the great and the good of Hollywood gather for the Oscars.Read

BMA to meet over pension reforms Feb 25 2012

Doctors' leaders are meeting to consider their next move in the bitter row over the Government's controversial pension reforms, including the possibility of a ballot for industrial action.Read

Extradited Briton arrives in US Feb 25 2012

A retired British businessman extradited to the United States for alleged arms dealing is spending his first day in US custody after arriving in Texas.Read

'£5.6bn cash stashed in UK homes' Feb 25 2012

More than £5.6 billion in cash is stashed away in the UK's homes, with one in 10 people believing their money is safer there than in a bank, the savings safety net has found.Read

Concern over 'blighted' high street Feb 25 2012

Most residents are opposed to takeaways, bookies and sex shops operating in the same street, believing they can "blight" town centres, according to a new report.Read

Dimmed lighting mooted for A-roads Feb 25 2012

Lights on thousands of miles of A-roads in England could be dimmed in a bid to save money and reduce carbon emissions.Read

Church 'does not own marriage' Feb 25 2012

The Church does not have the exclusive right to say who can marry, a Government minister has said, as she promised to press ahead with plans for same-sex marriages.Read

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