| Fatal flats fire 'is suspicious' An investigation is under way after three adults and three children were killed by a fire in a tower block in south London.  UK investigates Iran charge claim The British Foreign Office says it is trying to verify reports that one of its embassy employees held in Iran has been charged. BT offers holidays for pay cuts BT offers staff the chance of long holidays in return for a big pay cut in a bid to reduce costs during the economic downturn. UK forces 'encounter few Taliban' British forces on a major operation in Afghanistan say they have encountered little resistance from the Taliban. Pictures show gunman raiding shop Pictures emerge of a gunman brandishing a gun at a jewellery shop worker on the Isle of Wight. Fears over student place shortage Ministers must fund more university places in England, or risk forcing tens of thousands of teenagers onto the dole, an MP warns. Bankruptcy in over-65s 'triples' The number of pensioners filing for bankruptcy has increased threefold over the past five years, research shows. Officials withhold fugitive names Government officials refuse to name dozens of prisoners who have escaped from an open prison. Crashed jet fighter airmen named The two crew of an RAF jet fighter who were killed when it crashed into a hillside in Argyll have been named. Love a seaside home but not feeling flush? Head to Caithness The cheapest place to buy a home by the sea is in the north of Scotland, according to the latest property figures. News Wizard |