Cut schools budget, says think-tank

The Government could cut schools spending without compromising standards, says a think-tank

12:12am Tuesday 21st May 2013

The Government could cut schools spending without compromising standards, an independent think-tank has claimed.

Obesity prospects 'set in womb'

A woman's weight and health during pregnancy plays a key part in securing a healthy long-term future for her children, research shows

12:11am Tuesday 21st May 2013

The likelihood of adults developing obesity and many other health problems might be determined in the womb, according to a new report.

Family urge murder case inquiry

Maria Stubbings was killed after being left in the clutches of a convicted murderer

12:11am Tuesday 21st May 2013

The family of a woman who was strangled after being left in the clutches of a convicted murderer plan to sue the police over a catalogue of blunders and are calling for a public inquiry into how forces deal with domestic violence.

Work Programme is failing, say MPs

Dame Anne Begg said the performance of the Work Programme in its first 14 months was 'poor'

12:11am Tuesday 21st May 2013

The Government's flagship scheme for helping the unemployed find work appears to be failing to tackle the most difficult cases, according to a Commons committee.

Bed sharing 'raises cot death risk'

Around 40 per cent of the 300 cot death cases which occur in the UK each year could easily be prevented, new research suggests

11:40pm Monday 20th May 2013

Around 120 baby deaths could be prevented in the UK every year if parents stopped sharing beds with their children, research has suggested.

Male eating disorder 'diagnoses up'

More men are being diagnosed with eating disorders, researchers say

11:40pm Monday 20th May 2013

There has been a dramatic rise in the number of men diagnosed with eating disorders in the last decade, research suggests.

Agreement saves gay marriage bill

A bid by a Tory opponent of gay marriage to extend civil partnerships to heterosexual couples attracted 70 supporters in a free vote

11:07pm Monday 20th May 2013

Plans to allow same-sex marriage survived a Conservative backlash after a fraught debate in the House of Commons.

MPs' bid to foil gay marriage bill

A bid by a Tory opponent of gay marriage to extend civil partnerships to heterosexual couples attracted 70 supporters in a free vote

11:03pm Monday 20th May 2013

Divisions over plans to legalise gay marriage were exposed as 70 MPs voted to scupper the Government's proposals by allowing straight couples to take up civil partnerships.

PM seeks to soothe local Tory anger

David Cameron had been urged to set up an investigation into comments allegedly made by Tory co-chairman Lord Feldman

10:13pm Monday 20th May 2013

David Cameron has sought to smooth relations with angry local Tories, insisting he would never have anyone close to him who "sneered" at them.

Tribute to girl killed in crash

Kerrylee O'Leary-Staniford died when the car she was travelling in careered into a ditch (Wiltshire Police/PA)

8:17pm Monday 20th May 2013

The parents of a 17-year-old girl who was killed in a car crash that also left her best friend dead and three young men fighting for their lives have paid tribute to their "beautiful" daughter.




Your Say Your Globe

I HAVE paid the charge for next year's "brown bin" collection and I think Esther McVey's referral of the legality of this charge is blatantly hypocritical. − Graham Griffiths, Irby

Don’t blame council for Wirral 'bin tax' – blame Eric Pickles »

ONCE again the controversial residential parking charge rears its ugly head. − Crabby of Claughton by email.

Charge Wirral motorists who don't need to park on the road »



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