'Brazen' gang's £500k watch raid

20 September 2012 Last updated at 09:37 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. CCTV shows armed robbers smashing into Manchester Selfridges Three "brazen" masked raiders stole £500,000 of designer watches from a Manchester department store while the shop was busy with customers. They used an axe and crowbar to smash into cabinets at Selfridges...

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Swinney unveils spending plans

20 September 2012 Last updated at 10:39 ET Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney has announced his spending plans aimed at stimulating Scotland's economy. Setting out his 2013/14 budget, he pledged £180m over two years for skills, construction and the green economy. It includes £40m of additional spending on affordable housing, starting this year, and £80m on new schools to support...

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Man injured in garage 'explosion'

20 September 2012 Last updated at 09:22 ET A man has been airlifted to hospital after a large fire broke out at an industrial estate in Darlington. Emergency crews are at the scene of the blaze at a garage on the Cleveland Industrial Estate in Forge Way. Sixteen firefighters are tackling the fire and a 250m cordon is in place after reports of an explosion. A Cleveland Fire Brigade spokesman...

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'End feud' call after PC deaths

20 September 2012 Last updated at 08:21 ET Police investigating the deaths of two officers in Greater Manchester have called for an end to a feud between "criminal families". Asst Ch Con Garry Shewan said the deaths of PCs Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes had been a "watershed moment". He said: "Tuesday's events simply make us spur on to higher and greater efforts." PCs Bone and Hughes...

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Duggan 'pulled gun from trousers'

20 September 2012 Last updated at 07:59 ET Mark Duggan pulled a gun from his waistband before armed police shot him dead in north London, a court heard. A firearms officer told Snaresbrook Crown Court he saw Mr Duggan holding a weapon before he was shot. Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, 30, denies giving Mr Duggan an illegal handgun 15 minutes before he was intercepted in Tottenham on 4...

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Russian spy report 'to be secret'

20 September 2012 Last updated at 07:20 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The death of Mr Litvinenko led to a major diplomatic incident A police report into the death of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko will be redacted to omit a section about his alleged links to British intelligence. Mr Litvinenko, 43, is thought to have been...

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No action on abusive Daley tweet

20 September 2012 Last updated at 06:46 ET No charges are being brought against a footballer arrested after an abusive message was sent to Olympic diver Tom Daley. Port Talbot Town FC suspended midfielder Daniel Thomas, 28, last month after a homophobic message was sent to Daley's Twitter page. The Director of Public Prosecutions said while it may be offensive it was not considered...

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Gangster Richardson dies aged 78

20 September 2012 Last updated at 05:55 ET Former London gangster Charlie Richardson has died at the age of 78. With his brother Eddie, Richardson led a criminal gang to rival the Kray twins and during the mid 1960s there were violent clashes between them. In 1967, he was jailed for 25 years for fraud, extortion and assault, after a case known as the "Torture Trial". Jurors heard...

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UK retail sales hit by Olympics

20 September 2012 Last updated at 05:20 ET Retail sales in the UK fell during in August as people put off shopping to watch the Olympics, figures show. Sales fell 0.2% in August from July, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ONS said the decline was driven by a fall in online sales, as consumers watched the Olympics instead of shopping on the internet. However,...

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Sky 'fit and proper', says Ofcom

20 September 2012 Last updated at 02:21 ET Media regulator Ofcom has decided Sky is a "fit and proper" company to hold a broadcasting licence. Ofcom was investigating the satellite broadcaster in the wake of the phone hacking scandal that engulfed Rupert Murdoch's News Corp media empire. News Corp owns 39% of BSkyB, and James Murdoch, Rupert's son, was chairman until he stepped down...

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'Locked-in' man's fight continues

20 September 2012 Last updated at 00:02 ET By Jane Dreaper Health correspondent, BBC News Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. 'Martin's' wife spoke to the BBC's Jane Dreaper about her husband's torment The wife of a man whose legal challenge was heard alongside Tony Nicklinson's has spoken of her husband's determination to continue...

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UK deports Tamils to Sri Lanka

19 九月 2012 Last updated at 23:09 ET Up to 60 Sri Lankan Tamils being deported from the UK on an overnight charter flight, despite warnings they may face torture on their return. UK officials say those being sent back include failed asylum seekers and visa overstayers. The flight department from the UK late on Wednesday, despite last-minute legal pleas against the deportation. The...

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May condemns 'savage' PC killings

19 September 2012 Last updated at 23:18 ET The deaths of two unarmed police officers from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has "devastated" the force, Home Secretary Theresa May has said. Mrs May condemned the "savage acts of pure brutality" that led to the deaths of PCs Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes. They suffered fatal injuries in a gun and grenade attack when responding to reports...

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Council opposes easier extensions

19 September 2012 Last updated at 22:57 ET A Conservative council is set to defy the government over a relaxation of planning rules for building extensions. The proposals, covering England and intended to boost the economy, will allow larger home and business extensions without planning permission. But, amid fears of a rash of ugly extensions, Richmond council officials, in south-west...

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MPs' call to halt Arctic drilling

19 September 2012 Last updated at 21:21 ET By Roger Harrabin Environment analyst A committee of MPs has called for a moratorium on drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic until safety is improved. They say current techniques for dealing with any spill do not inspire confidence. The Environmental Audit Committee fears that a spill could have caused unprecedented environmental damage....

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Soldier has baby in Afghanistan

19 September 2012 Last updated at 20:24 ET A British servicewoman has given birth to a baby boy in Afghanistan having not realised she was pregnant. "Mother and baby are both in a stable condition," said the Ministry of Defence, following the birth on Tuesday in Camp Bastion, Helmand province. The woman, a Royal Artillery gunner who has not been named by the MoD, only learned she was...

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Code urged over police assaults

19 September 2012 Last updated at 20:02 ET By Dominic Casciani Home affairs correspondent The police watchdog says it has found more than 50 cases where officers and staff have allegedly taken sexual advantage of members of the public. The Independent Police Complaints Commission said there was no evidence assaults were commonplace but it did not know if all cases were reported....

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Litvinenko widow hopes for truth

19 September 2012 Last updated at 19:38 ET The widow of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko has told the BBC she hopes an inquest will find the truth about what happened to him. Mr Litvinenko, 43, is thought to have been poisoned with polonium-210 after having tea with two Russians at a central London hotel in November 2006. A full inquest will be held next year but a pre-inquest...

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NHS trusts in debt double in year

19 September 2012 Last updated at 19:12 ET By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News The number of NHS trusts in debt in England has more than doubled in a year - although overall the health service finished 2011-12 in surplus. The Audit Commission report said 31 trusts posted a deficit - more than one in 10 of the hospital, mental health and community trusts in the NHS. The...

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Pupil premium 'needs better use'

19 September 2012 Last updated at 19:01 ET By Katherine Sellgren BBC News education reporter Schools in England must do more to ensure funding from the pupil premium is targeted to the disadvantaged pupils it is intended for, Ofsted says. Chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw says heads must be able to demonstrate how the extra funding for low-income children is raising their attainment....

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Pensions system roll-out revealed

19 September 2012 Last updated at 19:02 ET Some 600,000 people are expected to be enrolled into a workplace pension by the end of the year under a new system that automatically diverts funds from their pay packet. The automatic enrolment scheme begins on 1 October and will mark one of the biggest changes to the pension system in the UK. It will start with the largest firms. Employers...

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Abramovich had 'access' to Putin

19 September 2012 Last updated at 15:48 ET Roman Abramovich had "very good relations" with and "privileged access to" Russian President Vladimir Putin, a high court judge has observed. But analysing Mr Abramovich's evidence, the judge said he had not been able to "pull the presidential strings". Mrs Justice Gloster published her ruling after Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky's claims...

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Clegg apology over tuition pledge

19 September 2012 Last updated at 13:23 ET Nick Clegg has apologised for the Lib Dems breaking their pledge to oppose an increase in student tuition fees. In a party political broadcast to be aired next week, the Lib Dem leader says he is sorry the party "did not stick" to its pre-election promise. "When you have made a mistake you should apologise," he adds. The BBC's political...

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New arrest over officer killings

19 September 2012 Last updated at 12:54 ET A second man has been arrested in connection with the deaths of two police officers in a grenade and gun attack in Greater Manchester. The 28-year-old man has been held on conspiracy to commit murder following the deaths of PCs Fiona Bone, 32, and Nicola Hughes 23. The latest arrest was revealed by Chief Constable Sir Peter Fahy as he thanked...

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London bombers seek fresh appeal

19 September 2012 Last updated at 13:04 ET By Steve Swann and Dominic Casciani BBC News Four men jailed over a failed plot to bomb London in 2005 have launched a legal bid to overturn their convictions. Lawyers for the men convicted of the 21 July attacks say a senior scientist raised concerns about key evidence. The men say doubts about whether their bombs were viable were not...

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More time to hold fire suspect

19 September 2012 Last updated at 12:16 ET Police have been granted a further 24 hours to question a man over the deaths of three members of a family in a house fire in Cwmbran, Torfaen. Kim Buckley, 46, daughter Kayleigh, 17, and six-month-old grand-daughter Kimberley died on the Coed Eva estate. A 27-year-old man from the Manchester area was arrested shortly after the fire on Tuesday...

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Chief in IPCC Hillsborough probe

19 September 2012 Last updated at 12:24 ET The police watchdog has received a referral from West Yorkshire Police Authority over the alleged conduct of its chief constable in the aftermath of the Hillsborough tragedy. Sir Norman Bettison was an off-duty inspector with South Yorkshire Police at the football game in 1989 and took part in an internal inquiry afterwards. He has been...

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Burning car woman 'dead already'

19 September 2012 Last updated at 10:49 ET A woman whose body was found in a burning car in Somerset was likely to have been killed earlier and then placed in the car, police have said. Catherine Wells-Burr was found in her red Ford Focus near the A358 in Ashill near Ilminster, Somerset, on 12 September at about 06:30 BST. Det Ch Insp Simon Crisp said police believed she was killed...

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Sun duo held in corruption probe

19 September 2012 Last updated at 06:06 ET Detectives probing payments to public officials have arrested two journalists from the Sun and a serving policeman. Two men, aged 32, from south London, and 51 and from Bristol, are being questioned over claims of conspiracy to corrupt and cause misconduct. A 39-year-old with the Wiltshire force was held at his home in the county on suspicion...

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PC killings suspect was on bail

19 September 2012 Last updated at 11:31 ET A man suspected of killing two PCs in Greater Manchester was on bail over a fatal pub shooting, police have confirmed. Nicola Hughes, 23, and Fiona Bone, 32, were killed in a gun and grenade attack after apparently being lured to Mottram by a hoax burglary report. Dale Cregan is being held on suspicion of their murders and two others. ...

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