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Breaking News: Bank shareholders voice frustration

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:05:16 GMT

Taxpayer-backed Lloyds Banking Group has faced frustrated calls from shareholders wanting to know when the lender expects to rebuild its battered share price.

Breaking News: PM issues warning on euro stability

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:05:15 GMT

David Cameron has warned fellow European leaders of the need for the eurozone to take "decisive action" to ensure stability in a high-level conference call to discuss the Greek crisis.

Breaking News: Peter Hain contempt case shelved

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:05:19 GMT

A court case which saw the Northern Ireland judiciary pitted against Westminster MPs has been shelved with both sides claiming moral victory.

Breaking News: Olympic Flame handed over to London

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:05:18 GMT

The Olympic Flame has been handed over to London.

Breaking News: Ahmadinejad 'blocked from Olympics'

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:05:18 GMT

Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims he has been blocked by the UK authorities from attending the Olympic Games in London.

Breaking News: Singer Donna Summer dies, aged 63

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:05:17 GMT

Disco star Donna Summer has died aged 63, her publicist has said.

Breaking News: Vauxhall deal secures future jobs

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:05:15 GMT

The future of a car factory has been secured for years after workers agreed to a "ground-breaking" pay and conditions deal clearing the way for investment worth £125 million.

Breaking News: Peter Hain contempt case dropped

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:05:17 GMT

A contempt of court case taken against Labour MP Peter Hain over criticisms he made of a judge in Northern Ireland will not proceed, the High Court in Belfast has ruled.

Breaking News: Cameron 'told how to treat Murdoch'

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:05:16 GMT

News International executives briefed David Cameron on "what to say and how to say it" before he met Rupert Murdoch but he "refused to play ball", the Leveson Inquiry has been told.

Breaking News: New twist in solar tariff cuts saga

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:05:19 GMT

The Government is considering "tweaking" the start date for the next reduction in solar tariffs, Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey has said, insisting there would be no "massive change".

Breaking News: Two held over attack on woman, 93

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:05:18 GMT

Police have arrested two people in connection with an attack on a 93-year-old woman who was severely beaten in her own home.

Breaking News: GP denies claims over TB death girl

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:05:18 GMT

A doctor has denied recommending a spiritual healer to a 15-year-old schoolgirl in the weeks before she died from tuberculosis.

Breaking News: Hallam murder conviction quashed

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:05:17 GMT

A young man who spent more than seven years behind bars for a murder he insists he did not commit had his conviction quashed by judges.

Breaking News: Mladic UN war crimes trial delayed

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:05:20 GMT

The war crimes trial of ex-Bosnian Serb commander General Ratko Mladic has been delayed by a judge in The Hague due to "errors" by prosecutors in disclosing evidence to defence lawyers.

Breaking News: Support Greece or see euro fail: PM

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:05:18 GMT

David Cameron has issued a call for action from eurozone states and institutions to support weaker economies like Greece or see the single European currency break up.

Breaking News: Media wins video footage battle

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:05:18 GMT

Media organisations have won their High Court battle against orders forcing them to give police film footage of the high-profile evictions of residents from the Dale Farm travellers' site.

Breaking News: Vauxhall wins £125m jobs boost

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:05:17 GMT

The UK economy has received a major boost with news of a £125 million investment in Vauxhall's car plant, creating thousands of new jobs.

Breaking News: Social care 'at breaking point'

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:05:15 GMT

The social care system is at breaking point, with 88% of social workers fearing that cuts are putting vulnerable children's lives at risk.

Breaking News: Warning given over 'housing crisis'

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:05:15 GMT

More new homes must be built to tackle "the country's burgeoning housing crisis", a new report has said.

Breaking News: Pay vote clears way for investment

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:05:15 GMT

Vauxhall car workers have voted massively in favour of a new pay and conditions deal which clears the way for huge new investment in the UK motor industry.

Breaking News: Obama set to host world leaders

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:05:20 GMT

More than two dozen world leaders will join President Barack Obama in an extraordinary weekend of back-to-back summits to tackle Europe's mounting economic woes and solidify plans for winding down the decade-long war in Afghanistan.

Breaking News: Caretaker PM takes helm in Greece

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:05:19 GMT

A senior judge has been sworn in to head Greece's caretaker government for a month as the debt-crippled country lurches through a political crisis that threatens its membership in the 17-nation eurozone.

Breaking News: Vauxhall set for investment boost

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:05:17 GMT

The UK economy is set to receive a major boost with news of a huge investment in a Vauxhall car plant, creating new jobs and adding an extra production shift.

Breaking News: Double record for kidney donor

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:05:24 GMT

An 83-year-old man has achieved a double by becoming the oldest living kidney donor in the UK and the oldest person in the country to give a kidney to a stranger.

Breaking News: Queen to visit zoo on jubilee tour

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:05:16 GMT

The Queen is visiting Chester Zoo as part of her Diamond Jubilee tour to celebrate 60 years on the throne.

Breaking News: Coe relishes 2012 flame touchdown

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:05:15 GMT

The touchdown of the Olympic Flame on British soil could trigger the greatest buzz yet about the London 2012 Games, Lord Coe hopes.

Breaking News: Old films bring back the memories

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:05:19 GMT

Archive films are being used to help people with dementia and other memory disorders in a new project.

Breaking News: Home-working side-effects revealed

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:05:18 GMT

Mothers face unexpected side-effects when they work from home, including higher energy bills and having more washing-up to do, according to a new study.

Breaking News: More growing own food to save cash

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:05:18 GMT

One in six adults have started growing their own food in the last four years, with the majority saying they have done so to save money, according to a poll.

Breaking News: Three held after far-right protest

Mail Series — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:05:19 GMT

Three people were arrested as far right-groups were accused by police of using diversionary tactics to promote their message.