Tue, 14th Feb 2012

National News

Stand up for faith, says peer Warsi

6:45am Tuesday 14th February 2012

Baroness Warsi will give a speech at the Vatican

Religion must be given a greater role in public life to push back a wave of "intolerant secularisation", a Cabinet minister will argue during an official visit to the Vatican.

O'Leary top TV choice as Valentine

6:32am Tuesday 14th February 2012

Women named Dermot O'Leary their top TV Valentine in a poll

Dermot O'Leary has proved he has the X factor after topping a poll of the nation's women which asked them to name their top TV Valentine.

Public ban 'reduces home smoking'

12:39am Tuesday 14th February 2012

Banning smoking in public places also leads to cuts in the amount people who smoke at home, research suggests

Banning smoking in public places also leads to cuts in the amount people smoke at home, research suggests.

True jobless total '6.3 million'

12:30am Tuesday 14th February 2012

The UK's jobless total could be higher than six million if an American measure of unemployment was used, the TUC said

Unemployment could be as high as 6.3 million in the UK if a different counting measure was used, highlighting the true scale of joblessness, according to a new report.

'True' jobless total is 6.3 million

12:04am Tuesday 14th February 2012

The UK's jobless total could be higher than six million if an American measure of unemployment was used, the TUC said

Unemployment could be as high as 6.3 million in the UK if a different counting measure was used, highlighting the true scale of joblessness, according to a new report.

Crackdown on 'lone' parents benefit

12:04am Tuesday 14th February 2012

The Department of Work and Pensions is targeting single parents who commit benefit fraud by secretly living with someone else

Single parents who commit benefit fraud by secretly living with someone as husband and wife are to face "tough" new sanctions, the Government has announced.

Smoke ban 'reduces home smoking'

12:04am Tuesday 14th February 2012

Banning smoking in public places also leads to cuts in the amount people who smoke at home, research suggests

Banning smoking in public places also leads to cuts in the amount people who smoke at home, research suggests.

PM to vow action on whiplash claims

12:04am Tuesday 14th February 2012

Britain has become 'the whiplash capital of Europe', with 1,500 claims a day

Action will be taken to reduce the £2 billion-a-year cost of insurance claims for whiplash to help deal with the UK's "compensation culture", David Cameron will say.
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