£53m robbery trial jury discharged
1:13am Friday 9th January 2009
A jury trying a cage fighter alleged to have been "at the heart" of Britain's biggest cash robbery was discharged after failing to reach a verdict.
Separate faults behind rail delays
1:13am Friday 9th January 2009
Overhead power failures on a key rail route that has been hit by nearly a week of delays were each caused by different faults, Network Rail said.
Sponsorship of campaign criticised
1:13am Friday 9th January 2009
A Government campaign to fight obesity with the help of food companies has been strongly criticised by a leading medical journal.
Companies 'losing confidence in PM'
1:13am Friday 9th January 2009
Business confidence in Prime Minister Gordon Brown's handling of the economy has crumbled over the past few months, according to a poll.
Hundreds at Gaza protest rally
1:13am Friday 9th January 2009
Hundreds of people gathered at a rally in central London to protest against the Gaza conflict.
Car giant Nissan to axe 1,200 jobs
1:13am Friday 9th January 2009
Car giant Nissan sent shockwaves through British industry by axing 1,200 jobs at the country's biggest and most productive motor plant, worsening the economic gloom and heightening fears that the looming recession will cut deep into employment.
Police honoured over airport attack
1:13am Friday 9th January 2009
Police who helped thwart a bid to murder hundreds of holidaymakers in a car bomb attack at Glasgow Airport are to be be honoured later.
Brown pledge to get banks lending
1:13am Friday 9th January 2009
Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling pledged fresh measures to bolster the economy as the grim toll of job losses continued to mount.
Interest rate cut to historic 1.5%
1:13am Friday 9th January 2009
Interest rates were slashed to their lowest level ever as the Bank of England threw another lifeline to the UK's ailing economy.
56,000 jobs at risk in three cities
1:13am Friday 9th January 2009
Three of the UK's leading cities could lose over 50,000 jobs, more than 5% of the total, over the next three years if the recession digs deep into the economy, a new report has predicted.
