External Feeds - Southwark Council

Argentina to go to UN on islands

8 February 2012

Argentina will make a formal complaint to the UN about British "militarisation" around the disputed Falkland Islands, says President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.

Call for 'joined-up' elderly care

8 February 2012

Older people needing social care are being let down and "passed like parcels" between fragmented services, a group of MPs says.

Libya mission 'could be one-off'

8 February 2012

MPs say spending cuts raise concerns over the UK's ability to launch another mission on the same scale as the operation in Libya.

Bonuses row 'threatens business'

8 February 2012

George Osborne promises to fight an "anti-business culture", warning that the row over bonuses and pay threatens to undermine jobs and prosperity.

Ministers admit benefits backlog

8 February 2012

The Department for Work and Pensions admits to a large backlog of new sickness benefit claims, as tens of thousands await a decision beyond the 13-week assessment period.

Police failed over hack warnings

7 February 2012

Police should have warned people whose phones were hacked by the News of the World, a judicial review - pushed for by Lord Prescott - rules.

UK temperatures set to reach -15C

7 February 2012

The UK is braced for its coldest night yet this winter as temperatures in some parts of England could reach as low as -15C.

Lloyds Group to shed 1,000 jobs

7 February 2012

Lloyds Banking Group announces it is to shed nearly 1,000 jobs and close three of its administration sites.

Jubilee gig line-up is announced

7 February 2012

Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney are among the acts who will play at The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in London in June.

Crews tackle blaze at university

7 February 2012

More than 50 firefighters have tackled a major blaze in a Strathclyde University building in Glasgow.

Times editor in hacking apology

7 February 2012

The editor of the Times publicly apologises at the Leveson Inquiry for a reporter who hacked into an email account to write a story.

Church wedding fees to rise 40%

7 February 2012

Fees for Church of England weddings are to increase by 40% and the cost of a funeral service by more than 50%.

Mackenzie Crook up for book award

8 February 2012

British actor Mackenzie Crook, best known for playing Gareth in The Office, is shortlisted for this year's Waterstones Children's Book Prize.

Anfield cat is new Twitter star

7 February 2012

A grey and white cat which ran on to the Anfield turf during Liverpool's match with Tottenham attracts 30,000 followers on Twitter.

NI sex industry 'fastest growing'

7 February 2012

An organisation that campaigns for ethnic minorities has said Northern Ireland has "the fastest growing sex industry in any part of the UK".

Two arrested over Lurgan murder

8 February 2012

Two more men are arrested by police investigating the murder of a man in Lurgan at the weekend.

Ministers warned on Awema in 2004

7 February 2012

The Welsh government was warned to stop new public funding for an under-fire race equality body in 2004, BBC Wales can reveal.

Plaid MP leads stalking law call

7 February 2012

A Plaid Cymru MP leads calls for a new law making stalking a specific offence in England and Wales to stop harassment resulting in violence.

Scottish budget plan to be passed

8 February 2012

Finance Secretary John Swinney looks set to offer last minute changes to his budget in an effort to secure opposition support.

Solar study may put oil under sea

7 February 2012

Scientists in Glasgow work towards technology that could remove greenhouse gas from the atmosphere and put oil back under the sea.

Milly Dowler killer seeks appeal

7 February 2012

Former bouncer Levi Bellfield is due to seek permission to appeal against his conviction for the kidnap and murder of teenager Milly Dowler.

'Last' WWI service veteran dies

7 February 2012

A woman thought to be the world's last known surviving service member of World War I dies aged 110.

Sheffield Wed 0-3 Blackpool

7 February 2012

Blackpool seal an FA Cup fifth-round tie at Everton after a convincing 3-0 victory at Sheffield Wednesday.

Terry not ready to quit England

7 February 2012

John Terry still wants to play for England despite being stripped of the captaincy for the second time, BBC Sport understands.

Parks stands down from Scotland

7 February 2012

Scotland stand-off Dan Parks announces his retirement from international rugby with immediate effect.

When did the middle finger become offensive?

6 February 2012

A US television network has apologised after a pop star showed her middle finger during the Super Bowl halftime show. When did the gesture become offensive?

The moment a princess became a queen

6 February 2012

Princess Elizabeth was enjoying a brief break from her royal duties in Kenya when she learnt that her father, George VI, had suddenly died, and she was now Queen Elizabeth II.

Living outside the hearing world

6 February 2012

Cochlear implants offer some deaf people the chance to have a "sensation of sound". So why would deaf teenagers choose not to have it?

NHS directors seek Lords backing

8 February 2012

Peers are urged to support a move to let hospitals do more private sector work as plans to overhaul the NHS in England return to the Lords.

Lansley 'has PM's full support'

7 February 2012

Andrew Lansley has David Cameron's "full support", despite a Downing Street source reportedly saying the health secretary "should be taken out and shot".

Call for Paisley support prayers

7 February 2012

The family of former first minister and DUP leader Ian Paisley remain at his hospital bedside.

VIDEO: House of Commons

7 February 2012

Conservative MPs have called on the home secretary to "become a national hero" by ignoring a judgement from the European Court of Human Rights and deporting a terror suspect to Jordan immediately.

VIDEO: Sun editor defends Page Three

7 February 2012

The editor of The Sun newspaper, Dominic Mohan, has defended the continued use of topless pictures on page three.

VIDEO: Dawn French's weight loss secrets

7 February 2012

Dawn French reveals that she has lost four stone (25.4Kg) since shooting the second series of Roger and Val Have Just Got In.

VIDEO: Qatada 'should remain behind bars'

7 February 2012

The Home Secretary, Theresa May, has told the Commons that it is not acceptable that the European Court of Human Rights has blocked Britain from deporting the radical cleric, Abu Qatada.