Hull Named As UK City Of Culture 2017

Hull has been named as the UK City of Culture 2017, beating Leicester, Swansea Bay and Dundee to the title. The city will hope to see an economic boost from the accolade, which is handed out every four years. Secretary of State for Culture, Media and...

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Henry Radel Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Possession

A Republican politician has been sentenced to one year's supervised probation after pleading guilty to possessing cocaine. Florida Representative Henry "Trey" Radel said in an earlier statement he was "profoundly sorry". He admitted he struggled...

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Tory Rebels Warned: 'Do Not Put Army At Risk'

By Becky Johnson, North of England Correspondent The Defence Secretary has warned rebel Tory backbenchers that if they put the recruitment of Army reservists on hold they will put regular soldiers at risk. Philip Hammond told Sky News that any...

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Lottery Couple Divorce: £148m Bayfords Split

Top 10 National Lottery Winners Updated: 7:29am UK, Wednesday 05 December 2012 1. Colin and Chris Weir: £161,653,000 The Scottish husband and wife said they were "tickled pink" after becoming Europe's biggest lottery winners in July 2011. The couple...

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Ferry Firm Rescues 'Too Fat To Fly' Frenchman

A ferry company has stepped in to help a 32-stone Frenchman who was told he was too heavy to board a plane or a Eurostar train. Kevin Chenais was left stranded in Britain after being banned from travelling through the Channel Tunnel on the grounds he...

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Co-Op: Cameron Pledges Flowers Inquiry

David Cameron has said there will be an inquiry into the appointment of the disgraced Methodist minister Paul Flowers as chairman of the Co-operative Bank. The Prime Minister told the House of Commons there were "a lot of questions that have to be answered"...

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Chester Train Crashes Into Buffers At Station

A train has derailed and smashed into the buffers at Chester railway station, leaving one man in hospital with back injuries. Emergency services were called to the station shortly after midday following reports that the five-carriage train had partially...

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Derbyshire House Fire: Four People Killed

Two women and two boys have died in a house fire in Derbyshire, police have confirmed. A third child, a seven-year-old girl, is in hospital with minor injuries after escaping into the back garden. The fire broke out at an address on Williamthorpe Road...

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Greenpeace Protest: Britons Released On Bail

Three Britons have been freed on bail after they were arrested following attempts by Greenpeace to occupy an oil platform in the Arctic. Activist Alexandra Harris was the first to be given the news at a court in St Petersburg after spending two months...

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Algeria's World Cup Celebrations Turn Deadly

At least 12 people have been killed and 240 injured as Algerians celebrated the national football team securing a place in the 2014 World Cup. The casualties came during nationwide festivities in the wake of Algeria's 1-0 victory over Burkina Faso,...

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