World & UK News for 21 March 2012

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Explosions heard at siege apartment Mar 21 2012

Three explosions have been heard near an apartment building in south west France where a suspected gunman who boasted of shooting seven victims in an al Qaida-linked terror spree is holed up.Read

300 BBC staff 'avoid income tax' Mar 21 2012

More than 300 staff at the BBC avoid paying income tax, an MP has revealed.Read

Gunman to surrender 'at night' Mar 21 2012

The French Interior Minister has claimed a holed-up suspect wanted for shooting seven people dead plans to turn himself in to French police surrounding him at night "to be more discreet."Read

Soldier killed in Afghanistan blast Mar 21 2012

A soldier has been killed in a blast in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.Read

Fury at Osborne's £1bn 'granny tax' Mar 21 2012

Chancellor George Osborne has been accused of imposing a £1 billion "granny tax" on pensioners as he used his Budget to cut the 50p top rate for Britain's wealthiest earners and lift thousands of low-paid workers out of taxation altogether.Read

Brooks quizzed over MOD payments Mar 21 2012

Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks has been questioned by police about payments to Ministry of Defence officials.Read

French gunman 'ready to kill again' Mar 21 2012

Police raided the French school gunman's home as he was poised to carry out another series of shootings, a prosecutor said.Read

Hostage 'assumed husband was alive' Mar 21 2012

A British woman kidnapped from a resort island on the Kenyan coast did not know that her husband had been killed for another two weeks.Read

Briton killed in ski accident named Mar 21 2012

A Briton who died in a skiing accident in France has been named by officials.Read

Doctors hail 'miraculous' Muamba Mar 21 2012

Fabrice Muamba was "in effect dead" for almost 80 minutes, doctors have said as they hailed his "miraculous" recovery.Read

Top tax cut but some pensioners hit Mar 21 2012

Chancellor George Osborne has delivered a £1 billion Budget tax hit to pensioners as he cut the top rate of tax for Britain's wealthiest earners.Read

Police threat to storm gun suspect Mar 21 2012

French police have said they will storm the flat where the suspected Jewish school massacre gunman is holed up if he does not surrender.Read

Budget 'for the rich', say critics Mar 21 2012

Labour leader Ed Miliband went straight on to the offensive after George Osborne's Budget speech, asking for Cabinet members to admit if they were to personally benefit from cutting the 50p tax rate.Read

Job fears as price of pint to rise Mar 21 2012

The price of a pint will increase by more than 5p and thousands of jobs will be lost, campaigners have said after the Government confirmed rises in alcohol duty rates.Read

I'm fine, Muamba tells team doctor Mar 21 2012

The early signs of Fabrice Muamba's recovery have continued and the footballer said that he was "fine", Bolton Wanderers' team doctor has said.Read

Mother's grief over party stabbing Mar 21 2012

The mother of a "poetry-loving Christian" murdered at the home of a world champion boxer has spoken of her heartache.Read

Corporation tax cut to 24% in April Mar 21 2012

The Chancellor has announced an immediate 1% cut in corporation tax after saying he wanted to make the UK's tax system more competitive for business than in any major economy across the world.Read

Government set to borrow £11bn less Mar 21 2012

Pressure on the public finances will be less severe than previously thought, according to the independent tax and spending watchdog, as the UK narrowly dodges another recession this year.Read

Osborne dashes fuel price hopes Mar 21 2012

Drivers have had their hopes of avoiding another petrol pump increase later this year dashed by Chancellor George Osborne.Read

New Budget measures at a glance Mar 21 2012

Chancellor George Osborne rose at 12.31pm to deliver his 2012 Budget statement.Read

George Osborne slashes 50p tax rate Mar 21 2012

Chancellor George Osborne has slashed the top rate of tax for the biggest earners, claiming that the controversial 50% rate was damaging the economy.Read

Bridegroom jailed for hotel arson Mar 21 2012

An arsonist who set fire to the country house hotel where he was holding his wedding reception has been jailed for six years.Read

Osborne: We may have to work longer Mar 21 2012

Millions of workers may have to work longer before they can retire, Chancellor George Osborne has signalled in his Budget.Read

6,000 jobs at risk at stricken Game Mar 21 2012

Retailer Game has conceded defeat in its survival battle after failing to raise new funding, jeopardising some 6,000 jobs in the UK.Read

Budget fuel rise 'will hit jobs' Mar 21 2012

Some drivers will have to change or quit their jobs if August's planned fuel duty increase goes ahead, an AA/Populus survey has claimed.Read

Osborne sets out Budget 'tax cut' Mar 21 2012

David Cameron and his senior ministers have been briefed at an 8am session of Cabinet on the contents of Chancellor George Osborne's Budget, which is expected to deliver an overall cut in taxes.Read

Police corner French killer suspect Mar 21 2012

A police raid on the home of the Jewish school shooting suspect turned into a gun battle then a stand-off.Read

British hostage 'happy' to be freed Mar 21 2012

A British woman kidnapped from a resort island on the Kenyan coast has said she was "really happy" that she had been freed.Read

Osborne hit by borrowing surge Mar 21 2012

Chancellor George Osborne has been dealt a blow hours ahead of the Budget as official figures revealed a larger-than-expected surge in public borrowing last month.Read

Shooting suspect besieged by police Mar 21 2012

French police officers have exchanged gunfire and are negotiating with a man who claims connections to al Qaida and is suspected of killing three Jewish schoolchildren, a rabbi and three paratroopers in three attacks.Read

Bolton boss hails 'fighter' Muamba Mar 21 2012

Bolton Wanderers are expected to decide later whether the club will play Blackburn in the Premier League on Saturday as footballer Fabrice Muamba took his first steps to recovery.Read

Prosecution opens in Florida trial Mar 21 2012

The prosecution and defence are set to open their cases in the trial of a teenager accused of shooting dead two Britons in Florida.Read

French police raid house in manhunt Mar 21 2012

French police officers are raiding a house in the southern city of Toulouse in the search for a gunman suspected of killing three Jewish schoolchildren, a rabbi and three paratroopers in three separate attacks.Read

NHS reforms approved by Parliament Mar 21 2012

The passage of the coalition's controversial NHS reforms would prove to be a "cause of significant regret", according to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).Read

Police continue search for gunman Mar 21 2012

Police are still searching southern France for an expert gunman suspected of fatally shooting seven people in the head at close range in attacks that may have been motivated by neo-Nazi ties or grudges against minorities.Read

Romney extends Republican race lead Mar 21 2012

Mitt Romney has won the Republican presidential primary in Illinois, further extending his lead over chief rival Rick Santorum.Read

Osborne to hail overall cut in tax Mar 21 2012

George Osborne is predicted to hail an overall cut in taxes when he delivers his third Budget later.Read

Battle over NHS reform finally ends Mar 21 2012

The bitter 14-month parliamentary battle over the coalition's NHS reforms finally came to an end.Read

Aspirin linked to cancer prevention Mar 21 2012

Aspirin has a proven ability to prevent cancer which should be factored into new patient guidelines, according to the British lead author of a major new study.Read

Stroke treatment differences found Mar 21 2012

Stroke patients admitted to hospital "out of hours" wait twice as long to be assessed and suffer delays in getting brain scans and a bed, according to a new report.Read

Fuel rise 'will force job changes' Mar 21 2012

Some drivers will have to change or quit their jobs if August's planned fuel duty increase goes ahead, an AA/Populus survey has claimed.Read

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