Wed, 16th May 2012

Hampshire News

Teenager guilty of conker killing

5:01pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Student Steven Grisales was stabbed to death in a row over conkers

A 15-year-old youth is facing a life sentence after being found guilty of stabbing a student to death in a row over conkers.

999 changes 'could save lives'

4:51pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

A two-tier system for 999 calls is to be introduced in a bid to save lives

Changes to the 999 call handling system before the Olympics and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee could save at least 150 lives each year, the Department of Health has said.

Cameron and King urge euro action

4:45pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King said the single currency area was 'tearing itself apart'

Sir Mervyn King and David Cameron have led an attack on a lack of progress in tackling the eurozone crisis as the region's problems threatened to hamper UK growth.

Cheers as murder appeal man bailed

4:21pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Sam Hallam was 18 when he was given a life sentence at the Old Bailey in 2005

A young man who has spent more than seven years behind bars for a murder he has always insisted he did not commit was greeted by emotional scenes as he was freed on bail by the Court of Appeal.

Straw and Brooks commuted together

3:46pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Jack Straw says he and Rebekah Brooks used to commute into London together from Oxfordshire

Former Cabinet minister Jack Straw has told how he often used to "gossip" with Rebekah Brooks on the train.

Unemployment fall 'welcome news'

3:29pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

The number of unemployed people fell by 45,000 in the three months to March, new figures show

The Government has welcomed a fall in unemployment and the number of dole claimants but admitted there were too many people in part-time jobs who wanted full-time work.

Man freed in chef murder appeal

2:56pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Sam Hallam was 18 when he was given a life sentence at the Old Bailey in 2005

A man found guilty of a 2004 murder is to be freed on bail after the prosecution announced it was not opposing his appeal against conviction.

Bank chief's verdict on debt woes

2:48pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King said the single currency area was 'tearing itself apart'

Sir Mervyn King has delivered a hard-hitting verdict on Europe's debt woes as he admitted the crisis will hamper UK growth this year and next.

Children's TV to leave BBC1, BBC2

2:45pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

The BBC has announced it will move its children's television programmes to digital channels

Children's television programmes including Blue Peter and Newsround will be moved off BBC1 and BBC2 as part of the corporation's cost-cutting measures.

Heckled May faces calls to resign

2:18pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Theresa May was heckled as she addressed the Police Federation's annual conference in Bournemouth

The Home Secretary has faced calls to resign as she was told she had lost the trust of the police.
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