UK news archive from 2014-08-14

News archive from 14 August 2014

VIDEO: Hundreds of residents in Immingham pay their respects to local boy William Smith as colourful...

Crowds gathered in Immingham tonight in an "incredibly moving" tribute to local schoolboy William Smith, who tragically passed away on Saturday. Hundreds of residents made their way to Roval Drive where they lit colourful lanterns that...

Grimsby Telegraph, 00:01 in Yorkshire & Humber

London housing boom shows signs of cooling as sales stumble

The cooling demand will be welcomed by policymakers, who have tried to take the heat out of the market with proposals for curbs on mortgage lending. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA The London housing market stumbled in July as sales dropped and inquiries fell...

Guardian, 00:01 in Business

Bargain-hungry shoppers damaging supermarket sales

Supermarkets are under pressure, analysts say. Photograph: 64/ 64/Ocean/Corbis Supermarkets are grappling with their first significant fall in sales volumes since the second world war, according to analysts who warned shoppers' efforts to save money...

Guardian, 00:01 in Business

GP surgeries face two-strike policy over safety ratings

GPs face a two-strike rule over standard of care. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA GP surgeries providing poor or unsafe care face being shut down under a tough new "two-strikes-and-you're-out" policy being introduced by the NHS regulator. But...

Guardian, 00:02 in Health

Expanding waistlines will cause 3,500 more cancers each year, study finds

Research has linked 12,000 cancers each year in the UK with people being overweight – a statistic that will only keep growing as obesity rates expand globally. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA Around 12,000 cancers a year are caused by people being...

Guardian, 00:02 in Health

Leeds United boost squad with triple swoop

Leeds United have moved to strengthen their squad in defence and attack with three new signings confirmed in the last 24 hours. Defenders Liam Cooper and Giuseppe Bellusci have been joined by striker Billy Sharp with all three possibly in contention...

Spenborough Guardian, 00:03 in Yorkshire & Humber

What type of uni fresher are you going to be?

Congratulations! The results are in and so are you: you're finally going to university. You’re about to enter a new phase of your life and get your first taste of independence, but also really find out who you are. University can be the time when we...

Metro, 00:06 in Lifestyle

Improvement works to start on crossing where four-year-old was killed by a train

Improvement works are set to start on a level crossing where a four-year-old was hit and killed by a train. Emma Lifsey suffered fatal injuries in the horrific collision at Beech Hill crossing, Misson Springs, near Bawtry, in December 2012. Beech Hill...

South Yorkshire Times, 00:07 in Yorkshire & Humber

Legal & General resignation casts doubt over ABI

LEGAL & GENERAL, one of Britain's biggest insurers, threw the future of the industry's trade body into doubt yesterday after announcing it was resigning its membership. L&G said it will quit the Association of British Insurers (ABI) by the end...