Sunderland wheelchair car park prank caught on CCTV
31 October 2014 Last updated at 13:45 GMT A woman has been handed a two-year driving ban after she was caught on CCTV dragging a man in a wheelchair behind her car. Maria Adams drove up and down the...
View ArticleFake pocket money loan shop opens in north London
1 November 2014 Last updated at 16:59 GMT A payday lending firm that appears to offer pocket money advances to children has opened in north London. Not everything is as it seems though, as Pocket Money...
View Article'Do not resuscitate' patient controversy
20 October 2014 Last updated at 01:27 BST Many of us will end up in hospital at the end of our lives, but would we want doctors to attempt to resuscitate or let us pass away peacefully if we suffer a...
View ArticleAlan Henning: Brothers read tributes in Eccles
13 October 2014 Last updated at 16:24 BST Reg and Paul Henning, brothers of the murdered British hostage Alan Henning, have visited a cross in the middle of Eccles where floral tributes have been laid....
View ArticleNorth East boys join Lord of the Flies dance show
29 October 2014 Last updated at 08:34 GMT Sixteen boys from the North East will make their professional theatre debuts in a touring production of Lord of the Flies. The production of William Golding's...
View ArticleUS air strike 'hits IS command centre' near Kobane
24 October 2014 Last updated at 07:13 BST Photographs show a US air strike hitting an Islamic State (IS) position on a hill near the embattled Syrian town of Kobane. American officials say an IS...
View ArticleFree wi-fi plan for Belfast and Londonderry city centres
31 October 2014 Last updated at 18:34 GMT Belfast and Londonderry are soon to have wi-fi hotspots in a number of public buildings as part of a £150m investment to improve digital capacity across the...
View ArticleJohn Cooper Clarke: Michael Gove is 'right' on poetry
30 October 2014 Last updated at 16:20 GMT Punk poet John Cooper Clarke says former Education Secretary Michael Gove was "right" to support the learning of poetry by rote. Gove has previously said...
View ArticleMP reveals extent of missing children at risk in Manchester
29 October 2014 Last updated at 11:41 GMT Almost 650 children reported missing in Greater Manchester in 2014 were at risk of child sexual exploitation or serious harm, a report has suggested. The...
View Article'Homework for children not parents'
23 October 2014 Last updated at 10:10 BST Primary school children from English-speaking homes who attend Welsh-medium schools are less likely to be top performers in core subjects than pupils in...
View ArticleNew gaming centre 'about cultural confidence'
29 October 2014 Last updated at 12:13 GMT The UK is to open the first cultural centre in the world for gaming, which will be based in Nottingham. Iain Simons, director of GameCity, told the Today...
View ArticleCouple found safe in the Caribbean, daughter confirms
29 October 2014 Last updated at 19:47 GMT A couple who were reported missing on a yacht in the Caribbean on Saturday have been found. Arthur Alleyne and Sharon Went-Alleyne, who is from Telford,...
View ArticleScapa Flow centre refit 'a step closer'
17 October 2014 Last updated at 13:52 BST Plans to renovate and extend Scapa Flow Visitor Centre and Museum at Lyness have taken a major step forward. Orkney Islands Council has committed £1.5m to the...
View ArticleWarning over Wales' social workers' workload
21 October 2014 Last updated at 10:45 BST Some social workers in Wales have workloads which are too high, unions have warned. They are worried things could be "missed" and mistakes made with vulnerable...
View ArticleFamily-friendly check for government English policies
31 October 2014 Last updated at 13:59 GMT All new government policies in England now have to undergo a test to check whether they help families. In a Daily Politics film, Chris Mason finds out why this...
View ArticleNational Crime Agency chief in apology to children at risk of abuse
14 October 2014 Last updated at 22:23 BST The Head of the National Crime Agency has apologised over the way his organisation handled information about alleged paedophiles. Two years ago the names of...
View ArticleMeningitis baby Harmonie-Rose Allen to lose four limbs
21 October 2014 Last updated at 09:51 BST A fundraising campaign is under way to help a baby girl from Bath who has to have all of her limbs amputated after contracting meningitis. Eleven-month-old...
View ArticlePregnant Duchess of Cambridge makes public appearance
21 October 2014 Last updated at 13:13 BST Members of the Royal family have welcomed the President of Singapore as he begins a state visit. The Queen and Prince Philip were joined by the Duke and...
View ArticleMother used acid to kill herself and her two children
24 October 2014 Last updated at 21:51 BST A mother poisoned herself and her two young daughters by drinking acid, an inquest has heard. Heena Solanki, 34, was found dead alongside Jasmine, nine, and...
View ArticleBaby P social worker Maria Ward on being 'vilified' by media
26 October 2014 Last updated at 17:57 GMT The social worker in the case of Baby P, whose death in 2007 sparked a huge public outcry about how the authorities protect vulnerable children, has spoken...
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