Wed, 16th May 2012

Gwent News

Parents attack 'narrow' inquest '

7:28pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Kate and Chris Hollis outside the West London Coroners Court in Chelsea

The grieving parents of a baby boy killed by a falling lamppost have accused a coroner's court of failing to provide answers about their son's death.

Prosecution over runaway train

6:30pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

London Underground is to be prosecuted by the rail regulator over a runaway engineering train

London Underground is to be prosecuted by the rail regulator over a runaway engineering train, it has been disclosed.

2,800 jobs axed as card shops close

6:28pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Nearly 3,000 jobs are to be axed after the administrators of Clinton Cards announced plans to close 350 stores

Nearly 3,000 jobs are to be axed after the administrators of Clinton Cards announced plans to close 350 stores.

Appeal man bailed in dramatic twist

5:36pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Sam Hallam leaves the Court of Appeal in London with his mother Wendy

A young man who has always pleaded his innocence over a 2004 murder has enjoyed his first taste of freedom in more than seven years after a dramatic twist in his case at the Court of Appeal.

Teenager guilty of conker killing

5:01pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Student Steven Grisales was stabbed to death in a row over conkers

A 15-year-old youth is facing a life sentence after being found guilty of stabbing a student to death in a row over conkers.

999 changes 'could save lives'

4:51pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

A two-tier system for 999 calls is to be introduced in a bid to save lives

Changes to the 999 call handling system before the Olympics and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee could save at least 150 lives each year, the Department of Health has said.

Cameron and King urge euro action

4:45pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King said the single currency area was 'tearing itself apart'

Sir Mervyn King and David Cameron have led an attack on a lack of progress in tackling the eurozone crisis as the region's problems threatened to hamper UK growth.

Cheers as murder appeal man bailed

4:21pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Sam Hallam was 18 when he was given a life sentence at the Old Bailey in 2005

A young man who has spent more than seven years behind bars for a murder he has always insisted he did not commit was greeted by emotional scenes as he was freed on bail by the Court of Appeal.

Straw and Brooks commuted together

3:46pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Jack Straw says he and Rebekah Brooks used to commute into London together from Oxfordshire

Former Cabinet minister Jack Straw has told how he often used to "gossip" with Rebekah Brooks on the train.

Unemployment fall 'welcome news'

3:29pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

The number of unemployed people fell by 45,000 in the three months to March, new figures show

The Government has welcomed a fall in unemployment and the number of dole claimants but admitted there were too many people in part-time jobs who wanted full-time work.

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