2012 souvenir prices a ‘rip off’
A consumer watchdog says retailers are ripping off the public by charging three times the recommended price for London 2012 Olympics merchandise.
Prayers ban council set to appeal
Bideford Town Council will appeal against a High Court ruling that it acted unlawfully by holding prayers at meetings.
Man jailed for ‘brutal’ murders
A man is jailed for life for murdering an elderly Italian couple in a “savage” attack with a hammer and knife at their home.
Club removes St James’ Park sign
Newcastle United removes the St James’ Park sign from its ground to make way for its new name.
‘Bus-as-a-weapon’ driver jailed
A bus driver who deliberately knocked a cyclist down in Bristol using his bus “as a weapon” is jailed for 17 months.
Hundreds at vigil for knifed girl
Hundreds of people attend a candlelit vigil in memory of a 13-year-old girl who was fatally stabbed in Doncaster.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-17068752
‘Bus-as-a-weapon’ driver jailed
A bus driver who deliberately knocked a cyclist down in Bristol using his bus “as a weapon” is jailed for 17 months.
Marine killed by undetected bomb
A North Yorkshire marine died after being caught in an explosion in Afghanistan, an inquest finds.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-17066117
Children’s ward nurses suspended
Four nurses and a support worker at a hospital in Scunthorpe are suspended over allegations that a baby was restrained.
Clergyman found dead in vicarage
A man found dead at a vicarage in Thornbury by builders is named by police who are treating his death as suspicious.