UK News
PM backs new wave of nuclear power stations
Published: 17 May 2006
Tony Blair has agreed to the building of a new generation of nuclear power stations on the grounds that they would guarantee energy supplies and tackle climate change
Labour figures 'in the frame' over peerages-for-loans scandal
Published: 17 May 2006
MPs in charge of investigating the cash for peerages scandal will postpone all further interviews with suspect party members until July, after police said such inquiries could prejudice a criminal investigation.
European Court paves way for health tourism
Published: 17 May 2006
A 75-year-old woman has won a landmark European Court ruling that patients must be reimbursed for treatment abroad if they face "undue delay" for surgery on the NHS at home.
Wild mushroom-picker wins battle of the chanterelles
Published: 17 May 2006
For 20 years the only thing that caught Brigitte Tee-Hillman as she picked mushrooms in the New Forest was the occasional bramble concealing a chanterelle or cep. But when the long arm of the law reached out for Mrs Tee-Hillman three years ago it started a debate over the legality of mushroom picking which yesterday ended in a hard-earned victory for the 64-year-old businesswoman.
Forget the balsamic and rocket, beans means sales boom
Published: 17 May 2006
Britain's emerging reputation as a nation of fine-food lovers will take a knock today with the revelation that something far more mundane than the latest balsamic vinegar is vying for space on our shelves.
Giacometti meets the Elephant Man as the Turner Prize puts controversy before quality
Published: 17 May 2006
The Turner Prize does not make life easy for itself. Every year it has to come up with four youngish and interesting artists. There is a written rule that they must be under 50. There is an unwritten rule that they must not have been shortlisted before, and certainly must not have won, and a second unwritten rule that they must be "innovative". In other words, anyone with form is excluded. No wonder the prize must often make do with art that is no more than barely adequate.
Scotland Yard chief under renewed pressure to quit
Published: 17 May 2006
Britain's most senior police chief came under renewed pressure to resign yesterday after the leader of London's 24,000 constables said they had no confidence in him.
NHS may face health tourism bill after Euro ruling
Published: 16 May 2006
NHS patients must be reimbursed for medical treatment abroad if they face an "undue delay" for surgery at home, European Court judges ruled today.
Ship's passengers stranded in bomb alert
Published: 16 May 2006
Nearly 150 ferry passengers and 101 crew were stranded on ships in the River Mersey today after a large bomb was seen floating in the water.
Blair and Brown: No sleep until G8 promises fulfilled
Published: 16 May 2006
Help for troops suffering psychiatric problems from war
Published: 16 May 2006
Reservists from the armed forces suffering from psychiatric problems after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan are to be offered official medical help, the Government announced in a major policy shift yesterday.
Tragedy of the woman allowed to die in her cell
Published: 16 May 2006
Valerie Hayes had many talents. She was an accomplished artist, played the guitar and sang wonderfully. A recording of her performing "I Was Born Under a Wandering Star" is still cherished by her daughter, Claire.
Banksy takes to streets to highlight Aids crisis
Published: 16 May 2006
The "guerrilla" graffiti artist Banksy has spray-painted a striking, large-scale image entitled Sweeping It Under The Carpet on a wall in Chalk Farm, north London.
Your health questions answered
Published: 16 May 2006
Britain: The sick heart of Europe
Published: 15 May 2006
Heart disease, the most preventable health threat facing Britain today, is costing the economy £29bn a year, a figure likely to rise as obesity grows and the population ages.
PM warns Brown: 'If I am deposed I won't back you'
Published: 15 May 2006
Close allies of Tony Blair say that he has warned Gordon Brown he will not endorse him if he is "deposed" before he is ready to stand down.
Memorial honours sacrifice of conscientious objectors
Published: 15 May 2006
In the centre of London, close to the statue of Gandhi and the Hiroshima blossom tree, there lies another testament to the futility of war.
Human Rights Act will not be axed, says Falconer
Published: 15 May 2006
The Government's review of the laws which safeguard individual freedom will not result in it scrapping the Human Rights Act, the Lord Chancellor has said.
Blair's hard line on animal testing 'will backfire'
Published: 15 May 2006
The new, hard-line stance by Tony Blair and big business against animal rights extremists will only increase the threat of violent action, campaigners warn.
Britain's left-wing 'aristocracy' greet their hero Chavez
Published: 15 May 2006
He has been described as a fearless champion of the oppressed poor against the corrupt rich and their American sponsors. But also as a dangerous demagogue subsidising totalitarian regimes with his country's oil wells. Yesterday in London, however, there was no doubt about what the hundreds who had thronged to see Hugo Chavez thought of him.
Childbirth revolution: Mummy State
Published: 14 May 2006
I'll step down next summer, Blair tells cabinet ministers
Published: 14 May 2006
Tony Blair has told a number of cabinet ministers in recent days that he plans to leave Downing Street next summer, the IoS has learnt
Murdered Special Constable: 'She was so proud to wear that uniform'
Published: 14 May 2006
Police interview Labour donors under caution
Published: 14 May 2006
Millionaire Labour donors at the centre of the "cash for honours" affair have been interviewed under caution by the police, The Independent on Sunday has learnt.
Revealed: The cash-for-fake-ID scandal at the heart of the Government
Published: 14 May 2006
