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UK & World News for 17 March 2010

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Factory awaits news on electric car Mar 17 2010

Motor giant Nissan is reportedly planning to build its new electric car at its plant in Sunderland.Read

BA staff boosted by global support Mar 17 2010

The union representing British Airways' cabin crews is gathering international support from across Europe and the US, including the Teamsters' union, ahead of a walkout due to begin this weekend.Read

Five held after kidnap cash traced Mar 17 2010

Dramatic new details have emerged about the kidnapping and release of a five-year-old British boy in Pakistan.Read

Cameron in pledge to black voters Mar 17 2010

David Cameron has reached out to black voters telling them that the Conservative Party had come "a long way" when it came to opening itself up to ethnic minorities.Read

Police recover kidnap ransom money Mar 17 2010

Spanish police have confirmed they have recovered more than £100,000 in ransom money after arrests were made in the case of a five-year-old British boy's kidnapping in Pakistan.Read

Afghan victim's family heartbroken Mar 17 2010

The family of a British Army officer who died in hospital three weeks after being wounded in Afghanistan said they were "heartbroken" by their loss.Read

Bid to ban mephedrone within weeks Mar 17 2010

The Government's drugs advisers could recommend a ban on mephedrone within weeks following the deaths of two teenagers thought to have taken the drug.Read

Pilot cleared over gyrocopter death Mar 17 2010

An animal rights enthusiast who piloted a gyrocopter which killed a hunt supporter has been cleared of manslaughter.Read

BA adds more flights during strike Mar 17 2010

British Airways is to increase its flying schedule during a three-day strike by its cabin crew after more staff volunteered to work.Read

Three face court over boy's kidnap Mar 17 2010

Three people arrested in Spain in connection with the kidnap of a five-year-old boy in Pakistan will appear in court on Thursday.Read

Illegal downloading 'cost £1.4bn' Mar 17 2010

Illegal downloading of music, films and television programmes cost Britain 39,000 jobs and retail losses of £1.4 billion in 2008, a report has claimed.Read

Colman in court over child porn Mar 17 2010

The former head of Wales's public spending watchdog has appeared in court accused of possessing hundreds of indecent images of children.Read

Ashcroft snubs select committee Mar 17 2010

Lord Ashcroft has been accused of "terrible discourtesy" for failing to respond to an inquiry into the controversial circumstances surrounding his peerage.Read

Deaths spark 'legal high' warnings Mar 17 2010

Police investigating the deaths of two teenagers believed to have taken the legal drug mephedrone issued further warnings after a man was arrested in a separate incident.Read

Brown 'acting in union interest' Mar 17 2010

Tory leader David Cameron has accused the Prime Minister of acting not in the national interest but in the "union interest" over the BA strike.Read

Arrests over Pakistan kidnap boy Mar 17 2010

Three people have been arrested in Spain in connection with the kidnap of a five-year-old boy in Pakistan, it has been reported.Read

Brown admits defence spending slip Mar 17 2010

Gordon Brown is to clarify his evidence to the Iraq Inquiry after conceding that the defence budget has not risen in real terms every year under Labour, he told MPs.Read

Apology over Bulger killers comment Mar 17 2010

The Children's Commissioner said she had apologised to the mother of James Bulger following her comment about raising the age of criminal responsibility.Read

Adoption society wins gay ruling Mar 17 2010

A Catholic adoption society has won a High Court battle over legislation forcing it to consider homosexual couples as parents.Read

Arrest over 'poisoned school soup' Mar 17 2010

A kitchen porter at a prestigious public school has been arrested on suspicion of poisoning soup, the school said.Read

Good news as jobless total falls Mar 17 2010

The Government was given a pre-election boost on the jobs front when unemployment fell and there was a huge cut in the numbers claiming jobseeker's allowance.Read

BA 'rushes through strike breakers' Mar 17 2010

British Airways cabin crew leaders have called on the Government to launch an urgent investigation into the "rushing through" of 1,000 volunteer staff to help break this weekend's strike.Read

Two soldiers killed in Afghanistan Mar 17 2010

Two soldiers have been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.Read

Lower drink-drive limit supported Mar 17 2010

More than 70% of motorists would support a lowering of the legal drink-drive limit, according to a new survey.Read

Drivers back a lower drink limit Mar 17 2010

More than 70% of motorists would support a lowering of the legal drink-drive limit, according to a survey.Read

100,000 carbon capture jobs likely Mar 17 2010

The UK's carbon capture and storage (CCS) sector will be able to sustain 100,000 jobs by 2030 and generate up to £6.5 billion a year, the Government has claimed.Read

Deaths spark 'legal high' ban call Mar 17 2010

There is mounting pressure for the "legal high" drug mephedrone to be banned after it was linked to the deaths of two teenagers.Read

Three held over 'mephedrone' deaths Mar 17 2010

Three people are being quizzed by police over the deaths of two teenagers who are believed to have taken the "legal high" mephedrone.Read

Balls pledges £23m for social work Mar 17 2010

Schools Secretary Ed Balls has pledged an extra £23 million for frontline social work as a key Government adviser raised concerns that a shortage of funding could be putting children at risk.Read

New figures to reveal jobless total Mar 17 2010

The latest unemployment figures are being published amid uncertainty over how quickly the UK job market can recover from the recession.Read

Brown hits back at debt criticism Mar 17 2010

Gordon Brown faces fresh pressure over his handling of the economy as a report from the EU Commission warns that the UK is not doing enough to tackle its spiralling deficit.Read

Call to axe thousands of NHS beds Mar 17 2010

The NHS should cut more than 30,000 hospital beds to save cash and improve patient care, a think-tank has said.Read

Family wait for freed boy's return Mar 17 2010

The family of the five-year-old boy freed by kidnappers in Pakistan are waiting for news of his return to the UK.Read

Civil servants' Budget day strike Mar 17 2010

Hundreds of thousands of civil servants are to stage their first national strike on Budget day in an escalation of a bitter dispute over cuts in redundancy pay.Read

Talent shows miss out at TV awards Mar 17 2010

The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent have been snubbed at the Royal Television Society Awards.Read

£1.85bn owed by benefits claimants Mar 17 2010

Benefit claimants owe an "immense" £1.85 billion in overpaid money but the Department for Work and Pensions is recovering less than £300 million a year, according to a parliamentary report.Read

Ads overstate climate change risk Mar 17 2010

Two Government adverts which used nursery rhymes to raise awareness of climate change have been banned for overstating the risks, a watchdog has announced.Read

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