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Taxpayer lost £2bn on Rock rescue
17 May 2012 at 7:00pm
The taxpayer could lose about £2bn once the assets of collapsed bank Northern Rock are wound down, the National Audit Office estimates.
Moody's downgrades Spanish banks
17 May 2012 at 6:12pm
Ratings agency Moody's cuts the credit ratings of 16 Spanish banks, as shares in struggling lender Bankia fell another 14%.
French government takes pay cut
17 May 2012 at 3:40pm
France's new government holds its first cabinet meeting, announcing a 30% pay cut for President Hollande and his ministers.
Facebook shares valued at $100bn
17 May 2012 at 7:35pm
Facebook prices its shares at $38 each ahead of one of the most eagerly anticipated share flotations in recent stock market history.
Disco singer Donna Summer dies
17 May 2012 at 2:23pm
US singer Donna Summer, famous for disco hits including I Feel Love and Love To Love You Baby, dies at the age of 63.
Plaque to dead children stolen
17 May 2012 at 7:34pm
Thieves steal a metal plaque erected in memory of two young boys killed by IRA bombs in the Cheshire town of Warrington.
Search for missing fishing boat
17 May 2012 at 6:52pm
A major search has been under way to find a fishing boat missing with a crew of three off the Dorset coast.
Syria opposition head 'to resign'
17 May 2012 at 2:28pm
The head of Syria's main opposition umbrella body, the Syrian National Council, says he will resign amid growing criticism and rifts within the group.
Man charged with making explosive
17 May 2012 at 5:03pm
A man is charged with making an explosive substance for an unlawful purpose after police found items in a garage in Cheltenham.
Private police roles put on hold
17 May 2012 at 3:33pm
Plans to use private firms in police roles in Surrey are put on hold, as West Midlands Police says it will ask the police authority for "a revision to the process".
BBC News - England
Plaque to dead children stolen
17 May 2012 at 7:34pm
Thieves steal a metal plaque erected in memory of two young boys killed by IRA bombs in the Cheshire town of Warrington in 1993.
Search for missing fishing boat
17 May 2012 at 6:52pm
A major search has been under way to find a fishing boat missing with a crew of three off the Dorset coast.
Olympic flame handed over to UK
17 May 2012 at 12:57pm
The Olympic flame is officially handed over to organisers of the London 2012 Games at a ceremony in Athens.
Court quashes murder conviction
17 May 2012 at 2:25pm
A 24-year-old London man who has served more than seven years in jail for the murder of a trainee chef has his conviction quashed.
Man admits dead woman's bag theft
17 May 2012 at 11:55am
A man admits stealing a woman's handbag, minutes after she had been knocked down by a lorry and killed in Manchester.
'Wrong Paul' denies wrongdoing
17 May 2012 at 3:38pm
A man paid £20,000 by mistake because he has the same name as a council leader denies he was wrong to leave the UK.
Man charged with making explosive
17 May 2012 at 5:03pm
A man is charged with making an explosive substance for an unlawful purpose after police found items in a garage in Cheltenham.
Arrests in beaten pensioner case
17 May 2012 at 8:46am
Two arrests are made after an attack that left a 93-year-old woman in a critical condition in hospital.
Mother killed as children played
17 May 2012 at 10:46am
A man is found guilty of murdering a mother-of-six at a house in Bedfordshire where eight children were playing.
Gove loses court ruling over cuts
17 May 2012 at 2:44pm
Education Secretary Michael Gove loses a High Court battle with Essex County Council over government cuts to nursery funding.
BBC News - UK
Taxpayer lost £2bn on Rock rescue
17 May 2012 at 7:00pm
The taxpayer could lose about £2bn once the assets of collapsed bank Northern Rock are wound down, the National Audit Office estimates.
Search for missing fishing boat
17 May 2012 at 6:52pm
A major search has been under way to find a fishing boat missing with a crew of three off the Dorset coast.
Plaque to dead children stolen
17 May 2012 at 7:34pm
Thieves steal a metal plaque erected in memory of two young boys killed by IRA bombs in the Cheshire town of Warrington.
Man charged with making explosive
17 May 2012 at 5:03pm
A man is charged with making an explosive substance for an unlawful purpose after police found items in a garage in Cheltenham.
Court quashes murder conviction
17 May 2012 at 2:25pm
A 24-year-old London man who has served more than seven years in jail for the murder of a trainee chef has his conviction quashed.
Private rents 'increasing again'
17 May 2012 at 7:00pm
Private rents in England and Wales went up by 0.5% in April, according to letting agency group LSL Property Services.
Claims differ on UK Syria deaths
17 May 2012 at 3:38pm
Two Britons reportedly killed while working as journalists in Syria were "engaged in terrorist armed operations," the country's UN ambassador claims.
Private police roles put on hold
17 May 2012 at 3:33pm
Plans to use private firms in police roles in Surrey are put on hold, as West Midlands Police says it will ask the police authority for "a revision to the process".
Moody's downgrades Spanish banks
17 May 2012 at 6:12pm
Ratings agency Moody's cuts the credit ratings of 16 Spanish banks, as shares in struggling lender Bankia fell another 14%.
Cameron had 'briefing' on Murdoch
17 May 2012 at 2:57pm
News International briefed David Cameron on "what to say" before he first met Rupert Murdoch - but he "wouldn't play ball", the Leveson Inquiry hears.
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