Editorial
Free care at point of need
There's a clear message from the Labour Party's research into care of the disabled and the elderly and it's don't move to Brighton and Hove.
Features
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Britain
Con-Dems unveil secret justice plans
Wednesday 09 May 2012
Human rights campaigners condemned secret justice plans unveiled in today's Queen’s speech as a “sell out to the security forces.”
Potters Bar victims remembered
Wednesday 09 May 2012
The 10th anniversary of the Potters Bar rail crash, in which seven people lost their lives, will be marked tomorrow.
Snooping Bill ‘will hit our rights’
Wednesday 09 May 2012
Controversial snooping proposals in the Queen’s speech will mean “no scrutiny for them and no privacy for us,” rights group Liberty said today.
RSPB scrambles to save turtle dove
Wednesday 09 May 2012
Conservationists will launch a last-gasp effort to save the turtle dove tomorrow.
News in brief
Wednesday 09 May 2012
News stories from across Britain
Remploy staff refuse to give up
Wednesday 09 May 2012
Disabled people from across the country descended on Parliament today to take part in a mass protest and lobby against the closure of Remploy factories, at a loss of thousands of jobs.
Family plans fail to impress
Wednesday 09 May 2012
Government plans to tweak familyfriendly policies will ring hollow for parents struggling to hold down their jobs amid massive cuts to childcare and other benefits, campaigners warned today.
Euro court throws out Qatada appeal
Wednesday 09 May 2012
Amnesty International expressed disappointment today at the European Court of Human Rights’s decision not to refer an appeal by terror suspect Abu Qatada against deportation to Jordan to the Court’s Grand Chamber.
Fathers get more rights to see kids after break-ups
Wednesday 09 May 2012
The coalition looks set to hand more rights to fathers to see their children following family break-ups yesterday under new proposals.