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UK & World News: BP increases shareholder payout

Sunday Sun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:05:16 GMT

BP has signalled a further step in its recovery by hiking its payout for shareholders for the first time since the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

UK & World News: West pushes for Assad's departure

Sunday Sun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:05:17 GMT

The US has closed its embassy in Syria and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus in a new Western push to get President Bashar Assad to leave power and halt the murderous grind in Syria - now among the deadliest conflicts of the Arab Spring.

UK & World News: Radical cleric wins bid for freedom

Sunday Sun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:05:15 GMT

The decision to release a radical Muslim cleric described as "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe" on bail has been branded "a disgrace".

UK & World News: Inquiry: Stalking should be offence

Sunday Sun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:05:17 GMT

A new offence of stalking should be brought in immediately to stop harassment and intimidation turning to murder, an inquiry has said.

UK & World News: Labour keeps up attack on bonuses

Sunday Sun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:05:17 GMT

Labour is to step up its attack on the "culture of excessive bonuses" with a warning that bumper City payouts are damaging the economy and wider society.

UK & World News: More misery as big freeze continues

Sunday Sun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:05:14 GMT

Britain's big freeze shows little sign of relenting with sub-zero temperatures set to bring more misery to commuters up and down the country in the coming days.

UK & World News: Paisley treated in intensive care

Sunday Sun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:05:24 GMT

The Rev Ian Paisley is undergoing treatment in intensive care after being admitted to hospital with heart problems.

UK & World News: Charles to lead Dickens celebration

Sunday Sun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:05:17 GMT

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are to lead celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens.

UK & World News: Editors back before press inquiry

Sunday Sun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:05:17 GMT

The editors of The Sun and The Times and the former chair of the Press Complaints Commission are to give evidence to the inquiry into press standards.

UK & World News: Free cash ignored in goodwill offer

Sunday Sun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:05:30 GMT

The majority of Brits were so cynical when it came to accepting a genuine offer of goodwill that they turned down free money, research has revealed.

UK & World News: Contest to boost child literacy

Sunday Sun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:05:30 GMT

Schools Minister Nick Gibb has said that children should "always have a book on the go" as he announced plans for a new national reading competition.

UK & World News: Thousands of young 'cyberbullied'

Sunday Sun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:05:29 GMT

Hundreds of thousands of young people are being subjected to cyberbullying, with many being victimised for a year or more, new research suggests.

UK & World News: 'One in seven' shops empty in 2011

Sunday Sun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:05:28 GMT

One in seven shops on the UK's high streets stood empty in 2011 and further closures are expected this year as more people shop online and in out-of-town centres.

UK & World News: Warning over multiple family risks

Sunday Sun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:05:28 GMT

More than one in four youngsters in the UK are growing up in families facing multiple challenges such as parental depression and financial hardship, according to new research.

UK & World News: Treasury 'unaware' of tax write-off

Sunday Sun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:05:26 GMT

The Treasury was "surprised" to learn that £10.9 billion of unpaid tax had been written off by HM Revenue & Customs in one year, according to an influential group of MPs.

UK & World News: Ailing Paisley in intensive care

Sunday Sun — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:05:15 GMT

The Rev Ian Paisley is in intensive care after suffering acute cardiac problems.

UK & World News: Dacre seeks tighter press controls

Sunday Sun — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:05:15 GMT

Journalists who do not abide to a code of conduct should run the risk of being "struck off" from their profession, the editor of the Daily Mail has said.

UK & World News: Preacher Qatada 'freed within days'

Sunday Sun — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:05:14 GMT

A radical Muslim cleric once described as "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe" will be freed within days.

UK & World News: Heart concerns for Ian Paisley

Sunday Sun — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:05:18 GMT

The Rev Ian Paisley is in intensive care after suffering from acute heart problems.

UK & World News: Assisted suicide is 'a disaster'

Sunday Sun — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:05:17 GMT

The Archbishop of Canterbury has warned that changes to the law to allow assisted suicide would spell "disaster" and a shift in society's attitude to the sanctity of life.

UK & World News: Network Rail bosses waive bonuses

Sunday Sun — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:05:17 GMT

The chief executive and other directors of Network Rail became the latest top bosses to waive lucrative bonuses when they decided to give the money to safety improvements instead.

UK & World News: Hague condemns 'unacceptable' Syria

Sunday Sun — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:05:15 GMT

Syria's ambassador in London has been summoned to the Foreign Office for a rebuke over the "utterly unacceptable" violence being inflicted on civilians in the country as President Bashar Assad's regime cracks down on dissent.

UK & World News: Radical cleric Qatada to be freed

Sunday Sun — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:05:16 GMT

A radical Muslim cleric accused of posing a grave threat to Britain's national security should be released on bail within days, an immigration judge has ruled.

UK & World News: Syrian ambassador called to meeting

Sunday Sun — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:05:14 GMT

Syria's ambassador in London has been summoned to the Foreign Office for the Government to make clear its "abhorrence" at the violence in the country, William Hague told MPs.

North East News: Joey Barton cleared over John Terry tweets

Sunday Sun — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:45:00 GMT

FORMER Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton will not be prosecuted for online remarks about John Terry ahead of his trial for allegedly racially abusing Anton Ferdinand.

UK & World News: Primary pupils 'not toilet trained'

Sunday Sun — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:05:18 GMT

Rising numbers of children are starting school without being toilet trained, a survey of teachers has suggested.

UK & World News: Network Rail bosses give up bonuses

Sunday Sun — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:05:17 GMT

The chief executive and other directors of Network Rail have decided not to take any bonuses and to allocate the money to safety improvements instead.

UK & World News: Ian Paisley rushed to hospital

Sunday Sun — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:05:17 GMT

The Rev Ian Paisley, the former Northern Ireland First Minister, has been admitted to hospital.

UK & World News: Mail editor knew of detective work

Sunday Sun — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:05:16 GMT

The editor of the Daily Mail was aware the newspaper was using search agencies but not the extent to which it was doing so, he has told the inquiry into press standards.

UK & World News: Co-op hails apprenticeship response

Sunday Sun — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:05:19 GMT

The Co-operative Group has received a staggering 64,000 enquiries for 800 apprenticeship posts, the company has announced.