Wed, 22nd Feb 2012

Times News

Man quizzed over women's murders

6:16pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

A murder inquiry is under way after two elderly women were found dead in their homes

A man is being questioned on suspicion of the murder of two elderly women who were found dead in their homes.

Reporter 'wanted to finish story'

5:46pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Marie Colvin was killed in the war-torn city of Homs, Syria, after saying she wanted to finish 'one more story', her mother said

Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin was killed after defying an order to leave the besieged Syrian city of Homs because she wanted to finish "one more story", her mother has said.

Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'

5:43pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Kabeer Hassan is accused, along with 10 other men, of exploiting five underage girls for sex

A teenager was repeatedly raped by members of a gang who used alcohol and threats of violence to force her to comply with their demands, a court has heard.

Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim

5:43pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Lawyers for Cherie Blair say she has lodged a claim over alleged phone hacking

Cherie Blair has lodged a claim over hacking of her phone, her lawyers said.

Loner jailed for rape and murder

5:26pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Carl Whant brutally raped and murdered Nikitta Grender just weeks before she was due to give birth

A cocaine-addicted former nightclub bouncer has been jailed for at least 35 years for the rape and murder of heavily pregnant teenager Nikitta Grender.

'Exceptionally' mild weather on way

5:19pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Temperatures are forecast to be 10 degrees higher than average on Thursday

Thursday is expected to be "exceptionally" mild, with temperatures up to 10 degrees Celsius above average for the time of year, forecasters said.

Corden 'upset' at Adele speech halt

5:14pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Adele with her two Brit Awards - for best British female artist and best album

Brit Awards host James Corden has revealed he held out as long as possible before cutting short big winner Adele's crowning moment - and said he had actually been told to move in after she had said "thank you".

Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal

4:31pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Computer generated image of the Royal Navy's new Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability tanker

The Royal Navy's next generation of support tankers is to be built in South Korea, it has been announced.

'Anxious' teacher 'set self alight'

3:56pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

A Harrogate science teacher died after setting himself alight in the school car park

A teacher who felt under pressure to get good exam results set himself on fire in the school car park, an inquest heard.

Man quizzed after women found dead

3:54pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

A murder inquiry is under way after two elderly women were found dead in their homes

A man is being questioned by murder squad detectives after two elderly women were found dead in their homes.
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