Sun, 5th Feb 2012

National News

Salmond condemned over BBC comment

7:49pm Sunday 5th February 2012

Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond suggested BBC journalists were 'in thrall to Downing Street'

Opposition leaders have called for Alex Salmond to apologise after he used a term linked to officials in Nazi Germany to describe a BBC adviser.

PM warned over vulnerable families

7:49pm Sunday 5th February 2012

Prime Minister David Cameron has been warned that the Government's 'populist' benefit cap could hit vulnerable families

Highly vulnerable households risk being harmed by the Government's "populist" benefit cap, the woman appointed by David Cameron to get families back into work has warned.

400 air passengers stranded by snow

6:34pm Sunday 5th February 2012

Heavy snowfall in the UK forced several London-bound flights to divert to Ireland

Almost 400 transatlantic airline passengers bound for London have been stranded overnight in Ireland.

Swinney defends EU nationals' votes

6:19pm Sunday 5th February 2012

MSP John Swinney has backed plans to give EU nationals living in Scotland a vote in the independence referendum

Plans to give up to 60,000 EU nationals living in Scotland a vote in the independence referendum have been defended by the country's Finance Secretary.

Goodwin quits post at Jubilee Trust

5:32pm Sunday 5th February 2012

Fred Goodwin took up his post with the trust in 2004

Disgraced banker Fred Goodwin has resigned as a trustee of a prestigious charity which has close links with the Queen.

Barclays 'set to reveal pay cuts'

3:53pm Sunday 5th February 2012

Barclays is reportedly set to announce plans to cut pay by as much as 30 per cent for 24,000 staff at its Barclays Capital investment banking arm

Barclays will reportedly attempt to defend itself against "banker bashing" this week by revealing that it has cut pay and met targets for lending to businesses.

Cold snap hits 50% Heathrow flights

2:58pm Sunday 5th February 2012

Heavy snow falls have disrupted transport in many areas

Half of all flights have been axed at Britain's busiest airport - hours after it stopped snowing.

Summit tackles 'whiplash epidemic'

1:36pm Sunday 5th February 2012

A summit is to discuss the soaring number of whiplash injury claims

A summit of top cabinet ministers are to discuss ways to slash the number of whiplash claims forcing up car insurance premiums in Britain.

Russia and China block Syria action

12:25pm Sunday 5th February 2012

Russia's Vitaly Churkin vetoes a UN Security Council draft resolution backing a call for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down (AP)

Arab countries should push ahead with action to end the violence in Syria, William Hague urged, promising the backing of Western countries after Russia and China blocked United Nations support.

Greening to oppose rail bonuses

12:25pm Sunday 5th February 2012

Transport Secretary Justine Greening will oppose bonuses for Network Rail bosses

The Transport Secretary is to vote against bonuses for top Network Rail executives at the firm's AGM this week, she revealed.
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