Wed, 8th Feb 2012

National News

Gazza's phone-hacking 'distress'

1:02pm Wednesday 8th February 2012

Ex-footballer Paul Gascoigne has settled his phone-hacking litigation at the High Court

Ex-footballer Paul Gascoigne suffered "mental harm and distress" after his phone messages were hacked by the News of the World, the High Court has been told.

Mills will give evidence to Leveson

12:25pm Wednesday 8th February 2012

Heather Mills is to answer questions at the Leveson Inquiry

Heather Mills is to give evidence at the Leveson Inquiry into press standards, it has emerged.

Met in gang crime crackdown boost

12:18pm Wednesday 8th February 2012

Some 1,000 Metropolitan police officers have been committed to tackling gang crime

Scotland Yard is to nearly double its resources for fighting gang crime in a renewed crackdown on the problem.

Falkland military claims rejected

11:57am Wednesday 8th February 2012

Downing Street said dispatching HMS Dauntless to the Falkland Islands did not amount to an escalation of military activity

Downing Street has rejected Argentine claims that Britain is creating a risk to international security by "militarising" the long-running dispute over the Falkland Islands.

Harry Redknapp cleared of tax dodge

11:51am Wednesday 8th February 2012

Tottenham Hotspur football manager Harry Redknapp has been cleared at Southwark Crown Court (AP)

Harry Redknapp has been cleared of taking bungs in an offshore tax dodge.

Milly killer appeal bid rejected

11:34am Wednesday 8th February 2012

Levi Bellfield was found guilty of killing Milly Dowler

Former bouncer Levi Bellfield has lost a bid to challenge his conviction for the kidnap and murder of teenager Milly Dowler.

River Cottage badly damaged by fire

11:22am Wednesday 8th February 2012

It is not yet known what caused the fire at Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage Park Farm

A serious fire has "severely damaged" celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage Park Farm.

Drink-drive Merson handed road ban

11:15am Wednesday 8th February 2012

Paul Merson has been banned from driving after a drink-drive crash that left him with a head injury

Ex-England footballer Paul Merson has been given a 14-month driving ban after a court heard how he crashed his Mercedes into a 38-tonne truck while over the legal alcohol limit.

Moves to combat scrap metal theft

11:00am Wednesday 8th February 2012

Train services have been disrupted by a spate of railway signalling cable thefts in recent months

Scrap metal dealers found to be linked to the theft of railway signalling cable or other stolen metal are to be barred from the industry, the Government has announced.

More phone-hack claims settled

11:00am Wednesday 8th February 2012

Publishers of the now-defunct News of the World have settled actions with nine more claimants in the phone-hacking scandal

Another nine claimants have settled their actions in the phone-hacking damages litigation, the High Court has heard.
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