| Magistrates order pregnant Muslim to remove veil Magistrates ordered a pregnant Muslim woman to remove her veil while she gave evidence against her violent ex-partner. telegraph.co.uk |
Beautiful weeds Should we stop digging up plants that invade our gardens? bbc.co.uk |
Rooney signs new Man Utd contract Wayne Rooney makes a shock U-turn and agrees a new five-year contract at Manchester United just days after announcing his intention to leave. news.bbc.co.uk |
Fracas and fury as Labour Lewisham approves cuts package I wasn't there, but sueluxton was:Well, I reckon almost every copper in Lewisham has just charged into Lewisham Town Hall.That was about two hours ago. Check these tweets for other accounts from the scene. Pay particular attention to hangbitch. For instance:Whole street outside lewisham council is closed + full of coppersAlso:Here come some mounted coppersShe took this footage too. Lewisham is a Labour-dominated Council, led by Sir Steve Bullock. Spending cuts of over £16 million were recommended at a cabinet meeting on 18 November, amid heavy heckling by anti-cuts protesters. Tonight saw the formal approval of (I think) alomst the entire package. Green councillor Darren Johnson AM tweeted the result: Lewisham cuts package approved. 36 for. 3 against. 11 abstain. Greens and tories against. Lab for. Ld abstain.Interesting voting pattern. More on this tomorrow. It's not getting any more tranquil out there, Dave.London politicsLondonLocal politicsLocal governmentLabourDave Hillguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Live: Bloody Sunday families shown Saville report 9.40 BST On a January morning 38 years ago, 13 protesters died at the hands of British paratroopers and 14 were injured, one so seriously he died four months later. For many of their relatives, the years since have been dominated by the search for truth about what happened during 25 chaotic minutes in central Londonderry. timesonline.co.uk |