Wed, 22nd Feb 2012

STFC News

Carson dies after cancer battle

8:52pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Comedian Frank Carson has died aged 85

Comedian Frank Carson has died, his agent confirmed.

Mother and daughter given Asbos

6:39pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Kim Ohoro and her daughter Katie Scott, 17, have been handed Asbos after causing neighbours 'misery'

A mother and daughter have been given two-year Asbos after causing "misery" to their neighbours, police said.

Man accused of murdering vicar

6:23pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Stephen Farrow, 47, who has been charged with the death of a vicar and an old age pensioner

A 47-year-old man has been charged with the murders of vicar John Suddards and retired teacher Betty Yates, police said.

Man quizzed over women's murders

6:16pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

A murder inquiry is under way after two elderly women were found dead in their homes

A man is being questioned on suspicion of the murder of two elderly women who were found dead in their homes.

Reporter 'wanted to finish story'

5:46pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Marie Colvin was killed in the war-torn city of Homs, Syria, after saying she wanted to finish 'one more story', her mother said

Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin was killed after defying an order to leave the besieged Syrian city of Homs because she wanted to finish "one more story", her mother has said.

Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'

5:43pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Kabeer Hassan is accused, along with 10 other men, of exploiting five underage girls for sex

A teenager was repeatedly raped by members of a gang who used alcohol and threats of violence to force her to comply with their demands, a court has heard.

Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim

5:43pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Lawyers for Cherie Blair say she has lodged a claim over alleged phone hacking

Cherie Blair has become the latest high-profile figure to lodge a court claim over hacking of her phone.

Loner jailed for rape and murder

5:26pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Carl Whant brutally raped and murdered Nikitta Grender just weeks before she was due to give birth

A cocaine-addicted former nightclub bouncer has been jailed for at least 35 years for the rape and murder of heavily pregnant teenager Nikitta Grender.

'Exceptionally' mild weather on way

5:19pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Temperatures are forecast to be 10 degrees higher than average on Thursday

Thursday is expected to be "exceptionally" mild, with temperatures up to 10 degrees Celsius above average for the time of year, forecasters said.

Corden 'upset' at Adele speech halt

5:14pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

Adele with her two Brit Awards - for best British female artist and best album

Brit Awards host James Corden has revealed he held out as long as possible before cutting short big winner Adele's crowning moment - and said he had actually been told to move in after she had said "thank you".
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