Wed, 8th Sep 2010
National News
Weight-loss surgery 'saves money'
12:07am Wednesday 8th September 2010
The failure to offer obese patients weight-loss surgery is costing the wider economy hundreds of millions of pounds every year, leading surgeons have said.
Rogue landlords 'harassing tenants'
12:02am Wednesday 8th September 2010
Many tenants continue to have their lives blighted by rogue landlords despite laws designed to protect them, a housing charity has said.
Happy people 'give more to charity'
12:02am Wednesday 8th September 2010
The UK and Ireland are among the top 10 most charitable countries in the world, a study has revealed.
Widdecombe takes to Strictly floor
12:07am Wednesday 8th September 2010
Former Destiny's Child star Michelle Williams will share the dancefloor with ex-MP Ann Widdecombe in the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Electronic trio win Mercury prize
10:54pm Tuesday 7th September 2010
Electronic trio The xx have landed the Mercury Prize for their debut album xx.
One dead in Legionnaires' outbreak
6:59pm Tuesday 7th September 2010
A woman has died of a suspected Legionnaires' disease infection with 11 other cases already confirmed, public health chiefs have said.
Under-taxed 'will have to pay'
6:52pm Tuesday 7th September 2010
More people are receiving demands for back-tax on Wednesday amid warnings from the Government that they have little chance of escaping payment.
Cell attack woman 'feels let down'
6:07pm Tuesday 7th September 2010
A woman thrown head-first on to the concrete floor of a cell says she feels "let down" by the six-month jail term given to the police sergeant who attacked her.
'Motorbike thief' killed in crash
5:44pm Tuesday 7th September 2010
A suspected motorbike thief who police refused to chase because he was not wearing a helmet has been killed in a crash - riding with no helmet on a stolen machine.
Body found at golf course named
5:39pm Tuesday 7th September 2010
Detectives have identified a young man whose severely-burnt body was found at a golf course.
