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Peers curb 'bedroom tax' plans

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:04:39 +0000

Peers have imposed new restrictions on the Government's proposals for a "bedroom tax" on council tenants with spare rooms but backed down over changes to other parts of the coalition's controversial welfare shake-up.

Rangers in crisis over £9m tax bill

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:34:39 +0000

Scottish football giant Rangers has gone into administration over an unpaid tax bill of £9 million - accrued since Craig Whyte's takeover.

Insurers back PM over car claims

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:05:20 +0000

The insurance industry has promised to pass on savings to customers from a cut in personal injury legal fees, Downing Street said.

Fresh setback for welfare reforms

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:31:35 +0000

The Government has suffered a fresh setback over its controversial welfare reforms as peers voted to limit the impact of the "bedroom tax" on social housing tenants with spare rooms.

Kate greets crowds on solo visit

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:42:35 +0000

The Duchess of Cambridge has spent Valentine's Day nearly 8,000 miles away from her husband but had no shortage of admirers as she visited Liverpool.

Rangers FC enters administration

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:52:14 +0000

Rangers Football Club has gone into administration following a tense court battle with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Whitney funeral at childhood church

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:10:21 +0000

Whitney Houston's funeral is to take place at the church in which she performed as a child.

Care probe hospital suspends staff

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:07:41 +0000

A hospital has suspended members of staff and closed a medical ward as part of an investigation into the care of a patient, it has said.

Rangers FC appoints administrator

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:29:17 +0000

Rangers Football Club has named an administrator after HM Revenue and Customs lodged a court petition to have one appointed.

£500,000 seized from canoeist wife

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:15:41 +0000

Prosecutors have recovered more than half a million pounds from the wife of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin.