News archive from 21 February 2013
Newborn twin cancer op 'UK first'
A pioneering operation to save the life of a tiny twin as she was born with a tumour on her neck the size of an orange is a UK first, doctors have said. A team in Sheffield said it was a "race against time" to secure an airway for Isabel...
Harborough boutique makes select Vogue list
GLOBAL fashion authority Vogue has named an independent Harborough boutique as one of the country's best 100 shops outside London. Located on Church Street, Doyles is the only dedicated women’s designer fashion boutique to make the annual list. The...
Kids enjoy a flipping great day
These youngsters have got the right idea when it comes to making the most of Shrove Tuesday. They gathered at Boston’s Holy Trinity Church on Saturday to enjoy a pancake party in advance of the event today, which was arranged to make sure as many...
Axed dinner lady in line for payout
An Essex school dinner lady sacked after telling a parent that her daughter had been bullied has won the latest stage of her case against unfair dismissal. Unison said Carol Hill, who used to work at a primary school in Essex, was now in line for...
Awards flooding in for new tunnel
THE traffic jam-busting £260m new Tyne Tunnel has scooped another national award for excellence. Transport officials for the project, which has slashed travelling times for thousands of motorists, lifted the value category at the Constructing...
Two dead after Highland avalanche
Two people have died following an avalanche in the Scottish Highlands, police said. Northern Constabulary said a man and a woman who were airlifted from the Chalamain Gap area of the Cairngorms to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary earlier have since died....
Snow disrupts travel and schools
Commuters have been hit by snow, ice, flood water and cold temperatures as forecasters warned there would be more to come mid-week. Snow showers caused disruption to travel in south east England before moving westwards throughout the morning, leaving...
Drinking after heart attack studied
“Alcohol can help heart attack victims live longer,” according to The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper said that regularly consuming two alcoholic drinks a day gave heart attack survivors “a 42% lower risk of dying from heart disease” and 14% lower risk...
Praise for Kate after charity visit
The Duchess of Cambridge has confessed she is nervous about giving birth as the Prime Minister defended her against a scathing attack from novelist Hilary Mantel. Kate, who is more than four months pregnant, showed off her baby bump for the first time...
VIDEO: ‘We’re so happy to have South Yorkshire soldiers back’
EMOTIONS were high as thousands lined the streets of Barnsley to welcome home "England's Northern Cavalry' - The Light Dragoons. Tearful reunions and thunderous applause greeted the Yorkshire soldiers as they marched into the town centre,...
Jobs axed as Republic chain folds
Fashion chain Republic has collapsed into administration putting 2,500 jobs at risk. Ernst & Young, administrator to the Leeds-based group, said the 121 shops would continue to trade while it looks for a buyer for the business. Republic, which...
Firm’s staff are doing their bit for charity
Staff at a South Tyneside firm have "manufactured' a tidy sum for a West Shields-based cancer charity. Workers at Ford Components, which is based at Monkton Business Park, Jarrow, have helped boost the Cancer Connections fund by £100. The cash...
Calls for tougher sentences for yobs who attack South Yorkshire police
POLICE officers in South Yorkshire are calling for tougher sentences on thugs who beat up bobbies, after a colleague was assaulted in a pub. The call came from both the Police Federation - which represents rank and file officers - and from South...
Collisions caused by icy roads
Drivers are being warned to take care on the icy roads today through Amber Valley The colder weather has brought treacherous conditions to some roads in the area. Last night at 5pm, a gritter lorry and a Ford Focus collided on Hartshay Hill, Ripley,...
Norcross closure plans U-turn
CIVIL service chiefs have announced a partial U-turn on plans to close the Norcross site. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) revealed in June 1,200 workers were to be transferred to Peel Park next summer. But now the government department has...
Realtime News
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- 06:28 Councils unite to tackle Northampton's congestion crisis with plan...
- 06:28 Spotlight on Northamptonshire writer whose musical is set to...
- 06:27 Owner of Stanleys bar in Leek has licence revoked after serving...
- 06:27 11 luxurious places to stay for large groups in and near Birmingham
- 06:27 Birmingham City transfer news and rumours digest: Henry Onyekuru...
- 06:27 Five friends in court after taxi worker's car repeatedly rammed in...
- 06:27 Aston Villa transfer news and rumours digest: Tony Xia on former...
- 06:27 Our Heroes: Staffordshire Police PCSO praised for rescuing dementia...
- 06:27 Passengers: 'Bring a bus service back to Middleport NOW!'
- 06:27 Baby's family say his legacy will live on as they mark what would...
- 06:27 VIDEO: The incredible footage of a little dog dicing with death on...
- 06:27 Shelton sex offender, 23, sent Valentine's Day letter to girl -...
- 06:27 TRENTHAM HIGH UPDATE: School reveals 2 youths in hooded tops 'posed...
- 06:23 How the banks ignored the lessons of the crash
- 06:23 Australia welcomes charges against alleged Bali bombing mastermind
- 06:22 BREAKING: Mountainous landslide buries village in China sparking...
- 06:21 Florian Lejeune to join Newcastle imminently: Eibar shopping for...
- 06:18 Will Manchester United sign Marquinhos from PSG?
- 06:15 Will a pub ever be opened in village?
- 06:15 Sign up to receive fresh, local seafood
- 06:15 Grand flypast over airmen’s graves to mark anniversary
- 06:15 Man sentenced for attempting to import child sex doll into Cheshire
- 06:14 Washington man’s vital role in making life easier for cancer patients
- 06:14 Five ways to make your holiday money go further this summer
- 06:14 Six sneaky fraudsters' tricks that are a sign you should put the...
- 06:14 Recipe of the week: Black bean, chorizo, sweet potato and coconut bowl
- 06:14 Navy chiefs in visit to Sunderland Royal Hospital
- 06:12 Woodland helps rodent revival
- 06:12 Halifax school evacuated as police carry out search of building
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