Wed, 16th May 2012
5:36pm Wednesday 16th May 2012
A young man who has always pleaded his innocence over a 2004 murder has enjoyed his first taste of freedom in more than seven years after a dramatic twist in his case at the Court of Appeal.
5:01pm Wednesday 16th May 2012
A 15-year-old youth is facing a life sentence after being found guilty of stabbing a student to death in a row over conkers.
4:51pm Wednesday 16th May 2012
Changes to the 999 call handling system before the Olympics and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee could save at least 150 lives each year, the Department of Health has said.
4:45pm Wednesday 16th May 2012
Sir Mervyn King and David Cameron have led an attack on a lack of progress in tackling the eurozone crisis as the region's problems threatened to hamper UK growth.
4:21pm Wednesday 16th May 2012
A young man who has spent more than seven years behind bars for a murder he has always insisted he did not commit was greeted by emotional scenes as he was freed on bail by the Court of Appeal.
3:46pm Wednesday 16th May 2012
Former Cabinet minister Jack Straw has told how he often used to "gossip" with Rebekah Brooks on the train.
3:29pm Wednesday 16th May 2012
The Government has welcomed a fall in unemployment and the number of dole claimants but admitted there were too many people in part-time jobs who wanted full-time work.
2:56pm Wednesday 16th May 2012
A man found guilty of a 2004 murder is to be freed on bail after the prosecution announced it was not opposing his appeal against conviction.
2:48pm Wednesday 16th May 2012
Sir Mervyn King has delivered a hard-hitting verdict on Europe's debt woes as he admitted the crisis will hamper UK growth this year and next.
2:45pm Wednesday 16th May 2012
Children's television programmes including Blue Peter and Newsround will be moved off BBC1 and BBC2 as part of the corporation's cost-cutting measures.
