World & UK News for 3 March 2012

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Price Harry visits Belize monument Mar 03 2012

The mysteries of Belize's ancient civilisation have been revealed to Prince Harry as he played the tourist and visited a national monument.Read

35 killed as deadly storms hit US Mar 03 2012

A string of violent storms have demolished small towns in Indiana and cut off rural communities in Kentucky as an early season tornado outbreak killed more than 35 people in four states.Read

PM defends 'tough' NHS decisions Mar 03 2012

David Cameron has defended the "tough" decisions being made on health and welfare, telling party activists that "fortune favours brave governments".Read

'Ray of sunshine; Carson remembered Mar 03 2012

Popular comedian Frank Carson was still making his fans laugh even at his funeral.Read

Interpreter system 'waste of money' Mar 03 2012

Thousands of pounds are being wasted every day because of problems caused by a new system of providing interpreters for courts, it has been claimed.Read

No charges over polar bear tragedy Mar 03 2012

The organisers of an Arctic expedition in which a schoolboy was mauled to death by a polar bear will not face charges, Norweigian officials have confirmed.Read

Hundreds line streets for Carson Mar 03 2012

Hundreds of people have lined the streets to pay tribute to "prime minister of fun" Frank Carson at his funeral Mass in Belfast.Read

PM will 'take hit' on NHS reforms Mar 03 2012

David Cameron insisted he did not care about "taking a hit" on the controversial health reforms as he vowed there was no going back.Read

29 killed as deadly storms hit US Mar 03 2012

Powerful storms stretching from the US Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes in the north wrecked two small towns and killed at least 29 people as the system tore roofs off schools and homes and damaged a maximum-security prison.Read

Lenders set to raise mortgage rates Mar 03 2012

Homeowners are set to suffer rising interest rates as two mortgage lenders put rates up.Read

28 killed as deadly storms hit US Mar 03 2012

Powerful storms stretching from the US Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes in the north wrecked two small towns and killed at least 28 people as the system tore roofs off schools and homes and damaged a maximum-security prison.Read

Blinded Pc 'made decision to die' Mar 03 2012

The brother and sister of Pc David Rathband have told how they must accept their sibling's death, saying it was his own decision.Read

BP agrees £4.9bn Gulf spill payout Mar 03 2012

BP has reached a £4.9 billion deal with thousands of people hit by by the oil giant's Gulf of Mexico disaster.Read

Powerful storms ravage US towns Mar 03 2012

Powerful storms stretching from the US Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes in the north have wrecked two small towns and left many dead as they tore roofs off schools and homes and damaged a maximum security prison in the second deadly tornado outbreak this week.Read

Reporter's body arrives in capital Mar 03 2012

Arrangements are being made for the repatriation of a newspaper journalist killed in Syria after her body arrived in Damascus.Read

Happy Harry's dancing in the street Mar 03 2012

Prince Harry became a rum drinking, street dancing, crowd pleasing royal left dripping with sweat during his first encounter with the people of Belize.Read

Killer storms ravage US states Mar 03 2012

Powerful storms stretching from the US Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes in the north have wrecked two small towns and left many dead as they tore roofs off schools and homes and damaged a maximum security prison in the second deadly tornado outbreak this week.Read

BP to settle Gulf oil spill claims Mar 03 2012

BP has agreed to settle claims from thousands of fishermen who lost work and others who said they were harmed by the oil giant's 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster, the worst offshore oil spill in US history.Read

Crowds to gather for Carson funeral Mar 03 2012

Family and friends of Frank Carson will gather later to pay final farewells at his funeral mass.Read

BP in Gulf oil spill settlement Mar 03 2012

BP and a committee representing parties suing over the Gulf oil spill have reached an agreement, a US judge has said.Read

Older people 'grin and bear it' Mar 03 2012

Some signs of the "green shoots" of recovery are seen in a report into older people's finances and well-being.Read

£50,000 spa town 'premium' revealed Mar 03 2012

Home buyers pay a typical "premium" of nearly £50,000 to live in a spa town, research has found.Read

Budget cuts 'because Tories care' Mar 03 2012

Swingeing cuts are being made to Government budgets because the Conservatives "care", David Cameron is expected to say.Read

Moore urges 500-day vote campaign Mar 03 2012

Scotland needs only 500 days to decide whether it wishes to remain part of the United Kingdom, Scottish Secretary Michael Moore is expected to say.Read

Extra time off for holiday sickness Mar 03 2012

Employees will have a legal right to extra time off work if they become ill while on holiday leave, it has emerged.Read

Private firms 'to patrol streets' Mar 03 2012

Police are poised to bring in private companies to investigate crimes and patrol neighbourhoods, it has been reported.Read

Agency rates Greece at rock bottom Mar 03 2012

Ratings agency Moody's has downgraded Greece to the lowest point on its bond scale, following a deal with private investors that would see them ultimately lose 70% of their holdings in the country's debt.Read

Harry arrives in Belize for tour Mar 03 2012

Prince Harry has arrived in Belize to a welcome full of pomp and ceremony as his tour marking the Queen's Diamond Jubilee began.Read

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