Mother's pride at son's VC honour

Lance Corporal James Ashworth was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross

2:38pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

The mother of a "supremely courageous and inspiring" British soldier who died as he protected the lives of his comrades in a battle with Taliban fighters in Afghanistan has spoken of her pride after accepting his posthumous Victoria Cross (VC).

Briton in Everest triple peak coup

Kenton Cool and Sherpa Dorje Gylgen at 7,900m on Mount Everest (Kentoncool/PA)

1:54pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

Britain's most successful mountaineer has become the first person to scale the three peaks of Mount Everest's Western Cwm in one climb.

Treasury not to be trusted: Salmond

Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon launch a paper outlining the nation's key economic strength as an independent country

1:52pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

A claim that the UK Treasury deliberately undervalued Scotland's oil in the 1970s to head off the threat of nationalism is evidence that it cannot be trusted in the independence campaign, according to the First Minister.

Mother suspect in girl murder probe

Sarah Dahane was found dead at a house in Bicester, Oxfordshire, on May 16 (Thames Valley Police/PA)

12:48pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

Detectives are treating the death of a 20-month-old girl as murder and have named her mother as a suspect.

Queen 'deeply saddened' by deaths

Residents place an American flag on debris in Moore, Oklahoma (AP)

12:09pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

The Queen said she was "deeply saddened" by the loss of life and devastation caused by the tornado in Oklahoma and sent her "deepest sympathies" to all those whose lives have been affected.

Comedy scriptwriter Braben dies

Eddie Braben wrote many famous Morecambe and Wise routines

10:26am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Comedy writer Eddie Braben, the third man behind the success of Morecambe and Wise, has died at the age of 82, his manager said.

Sturgeon in economic policy attack

Nicola Sturgeon says the UK Government's economic policies have been holding Scotland back for generations

5:18am Tuesday 21st May 2013

The Scottish Government is launching an attack on Westminster-led economic policy in its latest attempt to promote independence.

Vaccine for animal birth defects

Schmallenberg virus has been seen in cattle and sheep in the UK since early 2012

5:18am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A new vaccine is being made available to prevent a disease which causes severe birth defects and miscarriages in livestock, it has been announced.

Deal rescues gay marriage bill

The move to extend civil partnerships to heterosexual couples was easily defeated in a free vote by a large majority of 370

4:36am Tuesday 21st May 2013

The legalisation of gay marriage is poised to be approved by MPs after surviving a Tory backbench bid to derail it.






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