World & UK News for 30 November 2010

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Nuclear sub to resume sea trials Nov 30 2010

The nuclear-powered submarine which ran aground on a shingle bank is expected to resume sea trials next month, defence minister Peter Luff said.Read

Students take to streets over fees Nov 30 2010

Nationwide demonstrations against deeply unpopular plans to ramp up student tuition fees have been marred by violence once again.Read

Queen meets Narnia stars in snow Nov 30 2010

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh braved the snow to attend the Royal Film Performance of The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader.Read

Beckham and PM join World Cup bid Nov 30 2010

David Beckham teamed up with Prime Minister David Cameron to try to repair any damage to England's 2018 World Cup bid by BBC claims about Fifa corruption.Read

Student take to streets over fees Nov 30 2010

Nationwide demonstrations against deeply unpopular plans to ramp up student tuition fees have been marred by violence once again.Read

US chief in warning on police cuts Nov 30 2010

UK police will have to tackle both serious organised crime and anti-social behaviour despite facing 20% budget cuts if they are to improve public confidence, a top US officer has claimed.Read

Housing benefit cuts 'high risk' Nov 30 2010

Housing benefit cuts are a "high-risk policy" that could price the poor out of private homes and hit jobs and local services, the Government's welfare watchdog has warned.Read

Snow causes disruption across UK Nov 30 2010

Heavy snowfall and freezing conditions have caused major disruption across almost all of Britain, with a warning of more snow on the way.Read

Life for mother and baby murderer Nov 30 2010

A bar manager has been jailed for life for the murder of his girlfriend and their 10-month-old daughter in a "sustained and fearsome" knife attack after hearing voices saying he should kill them.Read

Ripper to wait for appeal decision Nov 30 2010

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe faces a wait to see if he has successfully appealed against a ruling that he must never be released.Read

Health plans 'empower communities' Nov 30 2010

People are being urged to take greater responsibility for their own health, with the Government offering a "nudge" in the right direction under new plans.Read

Student protests hit central London Nov 30 2010

Central London has been brought to a standstill again as students took to the streets in protest against planned rises in tuition fees.Read

MoD orders safer patrol vehicles Nov 30 2010

The Ministry of Defence has signed a £180 million contract for 200 new light patrol vehicles to replace the Army's Snatch Land Rovers.Read

US rejected Brown plea on hacker Nov 30 2010

Gordon Brown unsuccessfully proposed a deal to allow Gary McKinnon to serve any prison sentence in Britain, leaked documents have revealed.Read

Housing benefit cap reform delayed Nov 30 2010

A new cap on housing benefit is to be delayed by nine months to give those affected more time to negotiate a cheaper rent or find a new home.Read

Major protest to mark fees vote day Nov 30 2010

A massive protest against planned rises in tuition fees will be held on the day MPs decide whether to agree to the controversial increases, with workers and pensioners set to join students for the demo.Read

Closed 7/7 inquests plea 'hopeless' Nov 30 2010

MI5's argument that the coroner for the 7/7 inquests has powers to hold closed sessions to hear top secret evidence has been dismissed as "hopeless" by a senior judge.Read

12% surge in hate crimes revealed Nov 30 2010

More than 50,000 hate crimes were reported across England, Wales and Northern Ireland last year, figures show.Read

Royal Mail beats delivery targets Nov 30 2010

Targets for delivering first and second-class letters on time have been beaten in recent months, the Royal Mail has revealed.Read

Ripper seeks 'finite' prison term Nov 30 2010

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe's mental disorder justified a minimum jail term of a "finite" number of years instead of an order than he should never be released, Court of Appeal judges have heard.Read

Extra duty on high-strength beer Nov 30 2010

Taxes on high-strength beers and lagers are to be increased as part of a drive to encourage responsible drinking.Read

Cable 'would abstain in fees vote' Nov 30 2010

The Cabinet minister in charge of tuition fees will abstain in a key vote on the Government's policy if that is what fellow Liberal Democrat MPs decide to do as a group, he said.Read

Household spending down amid slump Nov 30 2010

UK household spending has fallen for the first time in almost a decade, the Office for National Statistics has said.Read

Ripper to fight 'no release' ruling Nov 30 2010

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe will challenge a High Court judge's order that he can never be released.Read

Arctic Britain blanketed with snow Nov 30 2010

Snow showers have swept across almost all of Britain as bitter easterly winds continued to bring Arctic conditions to the country.Read

Coroner rules out Baby P inquest Nov 30 2010

An inquest into the death of Baby P will not go ahead, a coroner has ruled.Read

Football chief faces 'bribe' probe Nov 30 2010

Claims of corruption made against Fifa vice-president Issa Hayatou in a BBC documentary are to be investigated by the International Olympic Committee.Read

School siege gunman shoots himself Nov 30 2010

A student armed with a handgun held nearly two dozen students and a teacher hostage in a US high school for about five hours before shooting himself when police broke into the classroom, authorities said.Read

New public health approach planned Nov 30 2010

The Government will take a "less intrusive" approach to public health - nudging people rather than restricting their choices, the Health Secretary is due to say.Read

Uefa chief plays down bribe claims Nov 30 2010

England's 2018 World Cup bid will not be affected by the Panorama investigation into alleged Fifa bribes, according to Uefa president Michel Platini.Read

Councils 'spending £315m on CCTV' Nov 30 2010

Councils spent at least £315 million on installing and operating CCTV cameras over the last three years, according to campaigners.Read

Student shoots himself in stand-off Nov 30 2010

A student armed with a handgun held nearly two dozen students and a teacher hostage in a US high school for about five hours before shooting himself when police broke into the classroom, authorities said Monday.Read

Big freeze set to engulf all of UK Nov 30 2010

The big freeze is expected to engulf the whole of Britain with forecasters predicting snowfall and subzero temperatures in almost every corner of the country.Read

Fees demos 'may scare off students' Nov 30 2010

Protests against proposed increases in tuition fees risk scaring young people from poor backgrounds off going to university, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has warned.Read

Prince 'criticised France and US' Nov 30 2010

The Duke of York's role as trade ambassador is at the centre of controversy after a leaked document showed how he criticised France and America and condemned "idiotic" anti-corruption investigators during a trip representing Britain abroad.Read

25% of farmers 'below poverty line' Nov 30 2010

A quarter of farming households live below the poverty line, the Government's rural watchdog said as it urged ministers to help farmers access benefits and develop their businesses.Read

Hostages released at US high school Nov 30 2010

All the hostages have been released from a US high school classroom where an armed student had held them, officials said.Read

High school student takes hostages Nov 30 2010

An armed student has taken more than 20 students and a teacher hostage after bursting into a high school classroom in the US state of Wisconsin.Read

Forces warned over stop and search Nov 30 2010

Two police forces have been warned they could face enforcement action over their "disproportionate" use of stop and search powers.Read

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