World & UK News for 3 February 2013

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Barclays finance chief to step down Feb 03 2013

Barclays bank has announced that finance director Chris Lucas is stepping down.Read

Israel in Syria air strike hint Feb 03 2013

Israel's defence minister Ehud Barak has strongly signalled that his country was behind an air strike in Syria last week, warning that Israeli threats to take pre-emptive action against its enemies are not empty.Read

Police 'used dead children's ID' Feb 03 2013

Undercover police officers working for Britain's largest force used the identities of dead children and issued fake passports in their names, it was reported.Read

Fears for hundreds more sea birds Feb 03 2013

It could be days before the true scale of the pollution spill affecting sea birds on the south coast of England is known, wildlife experts have said.Read

Man charged with murder of girl, 16 Feb 03 2013

Police have charged a 22-year-old man with the murder of a 16-year-old girl whose body was found in an alleyway.Read

Knives man Tasered outside palace Feb 03 2013

A man has been placed in police custody after being Tasered outside Buckingham Palace while shouting and holding a knife to his own neck.Read

Murdered teenager 'leaves huge gap' Feb 03 2013

The family of a 16-year-old girl murdered in a frenzied stabbing say her loss "has left a huge gap in all our lives".Read

'Pork in halal food' supplier named Feb 03 2013

The company which supplied halal food found to contain traces of pork DNA has been named.Read

Knifeman Tasered outside palace Feb 03 2013

A man has been placed in police custody after being Tasered outside Buckingham Palace while shouting and holding a knife to his own neck.Read

100 HMV shops may go in restructure Feb 03 2013

HMV's administrators are reportedly planning to shut up to 100 of the music chain's shops as part of plans to restructure the business.Read

Tories urge gay marriage rethink Feb 03 2013

A group of current and former Conservative constituency chairman has handed in a letter to No 10 urging David Cameron to rethink his plans to allow gay marriage.Read

Shooting girl surgery 'successful' Feb 03 2013

A schoolgirl who was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in Pakistan has undergone successful surgery, doctors have said.Read

'Pork in halal food' row firm named Feb 03 2013

The company which supplied halal food found to contain traces of pork DNA has been named.Read

Plebgate row wrong, Mitchell says Feb 03 2013

Andrew Mitchell has told how he was caught "between the pincers" of the police and the media when the plebgate row that led to him being ousted erupted last year.Read

RBS 'due for £500m fine over Libor' Feb 03 2013

Royal Bank of Scotland will reportedly face criminal charges and a £500 million fine for its alleged role in the Libor rate-rigging scandal this week.Read

Man Tasered at Buckingham Palace Feb 03 2013

A man has been Tasered by police outside Buckingham Palace, Scotland Yard has said.Read

Hague sidesteps Mali soldiers call Feb 03 2013

Foreign Secretary William Hague has left the door open to British combat troops being deployed in Mali.Read

32% support independence in poll Feb 03 2013

Almost a third of Scots have signalled their backing for independence in a poll which tested the likely 2014 referendum question.Read

Blair backs Cameron's Mali decision Feb 03 2013

The West's fight against al Qaida is like the battle against revolutionary communism, former prime minister Tony Blair has said, as he warned the conflict could last for a generation.Read

Iraq suicide attack leaves 15 dead Feb 03 2013

A suicide car bomber joined by other suicide attackers on foot have assaulted a provincial police headquarters in a disputed northern Iraqi city on Sunday, killing at least 15 people and wounding 90 others, officials said.Read

15 killed by Iraq suicide car bomb Feb 03 2013

A suicide car bomb targeting a provincial police headquarters in a disputed northern Iraqi city has killed at least 15 people, according to officials.Read

Gove backs same-sex marriage plans Feb 03 2013

Education Secretary Michael Gove has thrown his support behind the proposed legalisation of same-sex marriage and promised teachers would not be disciplined for refusing to promote it.Read

Wind-change fears for more birds Feb 03 2013

A change in wind direction could have killed thousands more birds after scores were found washed ashore along England's south coast and covered in an oily substance.Read

Police in Hani murder scene appeal Feb 03 2013

Detectives investigating the murder of teenager Hani Abou El Kheir are to urge people to come forward with information, less than 24 hours after arresting a further eight people in connection with his death.Read

PM meets leaders over Taliban risk Feb 03 2013

David Cameron will meet the Afghan and Pakistani presidents in the latest round of talks aimed at preventing a Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan when British troops leave next year.Read

Leahy backs supermarkets 'progress' Feb 03 2013

Former Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy has described the rise of supermarkets and the closure of small shops across the country as "part of progress".Read

Wards 'dangerously understaffed' Feb 03 2013

More than half of nurses think their ward or unit is dangerously understaffed, a Nursing Times survey has revealed.Read

Hani murder: Eight more arrests Feb 03 2013

Detectives investigating the murder of teenager Hani Abou El Kheir have arrested a further eight people, four on suspicion of murder.Read

Ministers join gay marriage revolt Feb 03 2013

Conservative Cabinet members, junior ministers and party enforcers are among around 180 MPs poised to oppose or abstain in a vote on gay marriage, it has been claimed.Read

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