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UK given prisoner votes deadline

European officials have called on David Cameron to give prisoners the vote

4:01pm Tuesday 22nd May 2012

Human rights judges have given David Cameron six months to honour the coalition Government's pledge to give prisoners the vote.


Anti-social measures 'not enough'

Home Secretary Theresa May tours St George's Estate in Hulme, Manchester, with police and local residents

3:57pm Tuesday 22nd May 2012

Government plans to enable residents to force police to take action over anti-social behaviour after three separate incidents or five complaints are not good enough, a victims' group has said.

Double-killer mother loses appeal

Fiona Donnison has lost her appeal over her sentences for the murder of her two children (Sussex Police/PA)

3:24pm Tuesday 22nd May 2012

A mother who murdered her two young children and placed their bodies in holdalls in the boot of her car has lost her appeal against her sentence.

Boy, seven, dies after house fire

A seven-year-old boy has died following a house fire in Kettering, Northamptonshire

1:50pm Tuesday 22nd May 2012

A seven-year-old boy has died after being rescued from a house fire.

Father's call over friendly fire

Michael Pritchard was shot by a comrade who thought he was a Taliban insurgent, an inquest has heard (MoD/PA)

1:39pm Tuesday 22nd May 2012

The father of a young soldier who was accidentally shot dead by a comrade while on active service in Afghanistan has called for "lessons to be learned" from the tragedy.

Killer told he may never be freed

Christopher Hunnisett was warned he may never be released from prison after the murder of Peter Bick

12:52pm Tuesday 22nd May 2012

An anti-paedophile vigilante who murdered a gay man he wrongly believed to be a child molester has been told he may never be released from prison.

Energy reforms to push up costs

Reforms in the Energy Bill will push up domestic electricity costs

12:47pm Tuesday 22nd May 2012

Reforms to the UK's electricity market which aim to drive billions of pounds of investment into new nuclear plants and renewables have been published by the Government.

IMF calls for Plan B on economy

The IMF has said that the eurozone crisis represents the main danger to the UK's economic recovery

12:38pm Tuesday 22nd May 2012

The Government should prepare a Plan B, featuring temporary tax cuts and increased spending on infrastructure, to support the UK economy in the case of a collapse in the eurozone or the failure of recovery to take off, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.

Talks avert Jubilee strike at BBC

The threat of a strike by BBC workers has been averted

12:32pm Tuesday 22nd May 2012

The threat of a strike by BBC journalists and technicians over the Diamond Jubilee weekend has been removed after talks over pay.

Girl's killer jailed for 16 years

Aspiring model Emily Longley was murdered by jealous boyfriend Elliot Turner (Dorset Police/PA)

12:09pm Tuesday 22nd May 2012

A judge told a young man who strangled his aspiring model girlfriend in a jealous rage to put away thoughts of "champagne, Bentleys and girls" as she sentenced him to at least 16 years in jail.



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