Lib Dems unveil youth crime plan

9:21pm Thursday 7th August 2008

Youngsters who commit minor offences and get involved in anti-social behaviour should not be locked up, because they go on to re-offend more seriously, the Liberal Democrats said.

Station evacuated after engine fire

9:21pm Thursday 7th August 2008

Rail commuters were evacuated from a major train station after a fire in an engine.

18% fall in drink-drive deaths

9:21pm Thursday 7th August 2008

The number of deaths from drink-drive accidents in Britain fell sharply last year, dipping 18% on the 2006 figure, Government figures showed.

Interest rates stay at 5%

9:21pm Thursday 7th August 2008

Homeowners struggling amid the credit crunch were given no relief after policymakers voted to hold interest rates at 5% for the fourth month in a row.

More games protests, say Tibet pair

9:21pm Thursday 7th August 2008

Two Britons arrested after staging a Free Tibet protest outside China's showpiece Olympic Stadium have predicted the games will be disrupted by more demonstrations.

McCann report intelligence 'flawed'

9:21pm Thursday 7th August 2008

Secret intelligence claiming Madeleine McCann was snatched to order by a Belgian paedophile ring is flawed, sources said.

Man freed in Antigua murders probe

9:21pm Thursday 7th August 2008

A drifter being questioned in connection with the double murder of a British couple on honeymoon in Antigua has been released.

UK youngsters hurt in Canada crash

9:21pm Thursday 7th August 2008

A tour bus reported to be carrying British youngsters was involved in a head-on crash in Canada.

BA chiefs charged over price-fixing

9:21pm Thursday 7th August 2008

Four past and present British Airways executives have been charged with "cartel offences" by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) concerning the fixing of fuel surcharge prices on long-haul flights.

Innocent man was 'shot in the back'

9:21pm Thursday 7th August 2008

An "innocent bystander" killed in a convenience store died of a single gun shot wound to the back, Scotland Yard said.

Lib Dems unveil youth crime plan

Updated 9:21pm Thursday 7th August 2008

Youngsters who commit minor offences and get involved in anti-social behaviour should not be locked up, because they go on to re-offend more seriously, the Liberal Democrats said.

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