World & UK News for 22 March 2012

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Singer Houston died of drowning Mar 22 2012

Singer Whitney Houston died from drowning and heart disease, and signs of cocaine use were found, a coroner in Los Angeles has ruledRead

Police-maul dog 'attacked before' Mar 22 2012

A dog which mauled five police officers during a raid in east London is thought to have been responsible for another attack last year.Read

Afghan blast soldier was new father Mar 22 2012

A soldier who had been Mentioned In Dispatches for his bravery in Afghanistan, and who became a father just last month, is the latest British military fatality in the troubled country.Read

Soldier killed in IED blast named Mar 22 2012

A soldier killed in an explosion in Afghanistan has been named as Captain Rupert Bowers.Read

Cameron's tax set-up 'private' Mar 22 2012

David Cameron has come under pressure to reveal whether he will benefit from the cut in the 50p tax rate on earnings over £150,000 announced by Chancellor George Osborne in the Budget.Read

Spring weather 'unseasonably mild' Mar 22 2012

The temperature has topped 20C for the first time in the United Kingdom this year - and the unusually warm conditions are forecast to continue into the weekend.Read

French gunman shot dead by police Mar 22 2012

An Islamic extremist, suspected of killing seven people, was shot dead by police as he leapt from the window of his apartment with gun in hand in a dramatic end to a 32-hour siege. A masked French SWAT team slipped into the apartment sparking a firefight that ended the stand-off.Read

Dog shot dead for attacking police Mar 22 2012

A Scotland Yard firearms squad was called in to shoot a dog dead after it mauled five police officers during a raid.Read

Britons 'shot dead over robbery' Mar 22 2012

Two British men were shot dead after telling a teenager who tried to rob them in Florida that they had no money, a court has heard.Read

Team GB kit for Games unveiled Mar 22 2012

British athletes will compete in front of home crowds at the London 2012 Games in Stella McCartney-designed kit which features the Union Flag.Read

Five police officers mauled by dog Mar 22 2012

Five police officers have been taken to hospital after being mauled by a dog during a raid.Read

Cameron backing for 'fair' budget Mar 22 2012

David Cameron has defended changes to tax allowances for pensioners, insisting that George Osborne's Budget was "fair".Read

Siege gunman shot dead by police Mar 22 2012

The gunman who claimed responsibility for a radical Islam-inspired killing spree in southern France has been shot in the head and killed by police in a shootout after a 32-hour siege.Read

Livingstone denies Jewish race row Mar 22 2012

Ken Livingstone has denied saying Jews do not vote Labour as he sought to limit the damage from a race row sparked by his alleged comments.Read

12 held in child trafficking probe Mar 22 2012

Twelve suspected child traffickers have been arrested amid allegations they preyed on runaways as young as 11 for Britain's sex trade.Read

'1.3m more' in 40p income tax band Mar 22 2012

Changes made in George Osborne's Budget will mean 1.3 million people on "relatively modest salaries" are forced into the higher 40p rate of income tax over the next few years, a respected economic think-tank said.Read

France gunman dead after shootout Mar 22 2012

An Islamic extremist who boasted of killing seven people died today after jumping from his window, gun in hand, in a fierce shootout with French police.Read

Ex-soap star jailed over gang hit Mar 22 2012

A former soap star who admitted driving the getaway car in a gangland shooting has been cleared of murder, it has been reported.Read

Plea as M25 rapist is jailed again Mar 22 2012

More potential victims of the M25 rapist have been urged to come forward after he was jailed for a violent sex attack carried out 25 years ago.Read

Miliband tells Osborne 'come clean' Mar 22 2012

Labour leader Ed Miliband has called on the Government to "come clean" about why they are funding "a tax cut for millionaires" through the Budget.Read

Health workers to vote on pensions Mar 22 2012

Almost half a million health workers have planned to vote on the Government's controversial public sector pension reforms, with rejection leading to the prospect of fresh industrial action.Read

M25 rapist gets new conviction Mar 22 2012

A violent sex attacker who staged a series of rapes on victims as young as 10 has been found guilty of raping a complete stranger more than a decade earlier.Read

France gunman dead after siege Mar 22 2012

The man suspected of killing seven people in al Qaida-linked attacks in France is dead, the interior minister said.Read

12 arrested over 'child sex ring' Mar 22 2012

Twelve men have been arrested after detectives uncovered what they believe to be an organised crime group selling young girls for sex.Read

Ahern evidence about money 'untrue' Mar 22 2012

Former Irish taoiseach Bertie Ahern failed to tell the truth about money paid into his bank accounts in the early 1990s, a major inquiry into political and planning corruption in Dublin has found.Read

Royal couples in Jubilee procession Mar 22 2012

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will join the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh for a glittering carriage procession to mark the Diamond Jubilee, Buckingham Palace has announced.Read

One in six miss first choice school Mar 22 2012

Around one in six pupils in England missed out on their first choice of secondary school this year, official figures have shown.Read

Besieged suspect 'may be dead' Mar 22 2012

The suspect in an al Qaida-linked killing spree has stopped communicating with authorities and might have committed suicide, the French interior minister has said.Read

12 held over 'child exploitation' Mar 22 2012

Twelve men have been arrested on suspicion of a string of child exploitation offences including causing the prostitution of young girls, trafficking, grooming and rape.Read

Retail sales down 0.8% in February Mar 22 2012

Retailers have suffered their worst sales performance in nine months in February as families continued to rein in spending, official figures show.Read

'Strings' on Tube Olympic pay offer Mar 22 2012

Union leaders have accused London Underground (LU) of attempting to impose new "strings" over an Olympic pay deal for Tube staff after talks collapsed.Read

France gun suspect 'wants to die' Mar 22 2012

The chief suspect in an al Qaida-linked killing spree who is holed up in an apartment wants to "die with weapons in his hands", according to France's interior minister.Read

OAPs will be better off: Osborne Mar 22 2012

George Osborne has claimed that pensioners will be better off as he faced a mounting backlash over his £1 billion "granny tax" raid.Read

Boy, 16, charged over surgeon death Mar 22 2012

A teenager is due in court charged with killing a respected retired surgeon.Read

Irish Mahon tribunal report due out Mar 22 2012

The long-awaited final report of Ireland's Mahon tribunal, the State's longest running corruption inquiry, is due to be published.Read

Warning over Games security costs Mar 22 2012

Security costs for the Commonwealth Games may be "insufficient" with a "real risk" they will rise, according to Scotland's public spending watchdog.Read

Talks on Olympics bonus break down Mar 22 2012

Talks between London Underground and the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union over an £850 bonus being offered to Tube workers during the Olympics have broken down.Read

Osborne under fire for 'granny tax' Mar 22 2012

George Osborne is facing a mounting backlash over his £1 billion "granny tax" raid on the incomes of millions of pensioners.Read

Warning over balloons beach litter Mar 22 2012

The number of balloons littering the UK's beaches rose last year, with campaigners warning jubilee and Olympic celebrations could make the problem worse.Read

Case opens in Florida murders trial Mar 22 2012

The trial of a teenager accused of shooting dead two Britons in Florida is to hear its first evidence.Read

'25% rise' in liver disease deaths Mar 22 2012

Deaths from liver disease in England have jumped 25% with alcohol the major cause, men the biggest victims and fatalities more prevalent in the North, new statistics have revealed.Read

Explosions at shooting siege site Mar 22 2012

Riot police have set off explosions outside an apartment building in an effort to force the surrender of a suspected gunman who boasted of bringing France "to its knees" with an al Qaida-linked terror spree that killed seven people.Read

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