World & UK News for 21 February 2012

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Adele goes digital after Brits wins Feb 21 2012

Record-breaking star Adele was crowned the queen of the Brits - but saw her big moment ruined when her speech was cut short.Read

Adele and Sheeran win Brit Awards Feb 21 2012

Record-breaking star Adele has won two awards at the Brit Awards as she landed both the the best female artist prize as well as best album for 21.Read

PM: Europe must prevent contagion Feb 21 2012

David Cameron has called for tough action to prevent Greek debt turmoil spreading as City analysts warned that the £110 billion bailout does not spell the end of the "crisis marathon".Read

Kate pitches in at Art Room session Feb 21 2012

The Duchess of Cambridge has joined a group of schoolchildren with behavioural problems and impressed staff with the way she worked with the youngsters.Read

Men 'passed girls around for sex' Feb 21 2012

A gang of 11 men plied girls as young as 13 with drink and drugs so they could "pass them around" and use them for sex, a court has heard.Read

'Chilling' legacy of Leveson probe Feb 21 2012

The Leveson Inquiry into press standards has given rise to a "chilling atmosphere" which threatens freedom of speech in the UK, Education Secretary Michael Gove has warned.Read

Cameron backs under-fire Lansley Feb 21 2012

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is doing "a very good" job and understands the NHS better than most, David Cameron has said in defence of the under-fire Cabinet minister.Read

Tesco in work experience pay offer Feb 21 2012

Supermarket giant Tesco has offered to pay youngsters on a Government work experience scheme amid continuing controversy over the programme.Read

Kate praised by art charity chief Feb 21 2012

The Duchess of Cambridge has been praised for her "understanding of the arts" as she arrived at a school where painting and drawing are used to help children with behavioural problems.Read

Son reunited with crash family Feb 21 2012

The son of a teacher who was killed in a coach crash in northern France has spoken of his happiness at being reunited with his mother and sister, who survived the accident.Read

Scargill wins £13,000 union damages Feb 21 2012

Former miners' leader Arthur Scargill has been awarded £13,000 in damages after he sued a trust fund of the union he led for 20 years.Read

Protest over burning of Korans Feb 21 2012

More than 2,000 angry Afghans have gathered outside a US airbase to protest against the inadvertent burning of Korans and other Islamic religious materials.Read

New strategy on community cohesion Feb 21 2012

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has brought down the curtain on the era of state-sponsored multiculturalism, with a new strategy on community cohesion and integration which calls for people to come together around shared values.Read

Suicide verdict on returned Marine Feb 21 2012

A coroner investigating the death of a Royal Marine who took his own life after returning from service in Afghanistan said the force did "all they could" to support their troops.Read

Greek bailout 'good for Britain' Feb 21 2012

The Greek bailout is "good for Britain", Chancellor George Osborne has insisted, as he hailed the deal as a "really significant step" towards resolving the eurozone crisis.Read

Surplus boosts borrowing figures Feb 21 2012

Hopes the Government will hit this year's borrowing forecasts have been boosted after figures revealed it enjoyed its highest surplus for four years in January.Read

Met Office 'needs supercomputers' Feb 21 2012

The Met Office would be able to issue more confident severe weather warnings and increase its accuracy on long-term forecasts if it had more powerful supercomputers, a group of MPs has said.Read

Clegg defends NHS reform plans Feb 21 2012

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has defended plans for reform of the health service as a new opinion poll showed more than half of all voters believe the Government should drop its controversial NHS shake-up.Read

Nato probes 'disposal' of Korans Feb 21 2012

The US commander of international troops in Afghanistan has ordered an investigation into the improper disposal of a large number of Islamic religious materials, including Korans, at an American air base north of Kabul.Read

Bid to defuse Neets 'time bomb' Feb 21 2012

Nick Clegg has pledged to deal with the "ticking time bomb" of teenagers who are not in work, school or training.Read

Clegg to tackle Neets 'time bomb' Feb 21 2012

Nick Clegg is set to vow to deal with the "ticking time bomb" of teenagers who are not in work, school or training.Read

Eurozone agrees Greece bailout Feb 21 2012

Eurozone governments have finally come to the rescue of Greece, approving a second massive bailout after months of wrangling and a last round of more than 12 hours of talks in Brussels.Read

Strauss-Kahn faces sex claims quiz Feb 21 2012

Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is to be questioned by French police investigating a suspected hotel prostitution ring.Read

Eurozone agrees Greece bail-out Feb 21 2012

Eurozone governments have finally come to the rescue of Greece, approving a second massive bail-out after months of wrangling and a last round of more than 12 hours of talks in Brussels.Read

Poll: NHS reforms should be dropped Feb 21 2012

More than half of all voters believe the Government should drop its controversial NHS reforms, according to a new opinion poll.Read

MPs wrangle over 'bedroom tax' Feb 21 2012

MPs are to be asked to throw out restrictions to the Government's proposed "bedroom tax" in the latest round of parliamentary wrangling over Iain Duncan Smith's welfare shake-up.Read

Osborne urged to 'end austerity' Feb 21 2012

A senior Liberal Democrat has urged Chancellor George Osborne to use next month's Budget to cut personal taxes, saying it would make a "big difference" to the economy.Read

Clegg to tackle Neets 'time-bomb' Feb 21 2012

Nick Clegg is set to vow to deal with the "ticking time-bomb" of teenagers who are not in work, school or training.Read

Councils' CCTV cameras cost £515m Feb 21 2012

Councils spent more than £500 million installing and operating CCTV cameras over the last four years, campaigners say.Read

Salmond buoyed by Murdoch tweet Feb 21 2012

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch appears to have hinted at support for Scottish independence on the social network service Twitter.Read

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