Tue, 7th Feb 2012

National News

'Last' war service member dies

4:50pm Tuesday 7th February 2012

Florence Green seen on her 109th birthday being presented with a cake by LAC Hannah Shaw on behalf of the RAF at her home in King's Lynn, Norfolk

The world's last surviving First World War service member has died aged 110.

US printer wins Olympic ticket deal

4:09pm Tuesday 7th February 2012

Tickets for the London Olympics will be printed in the US

Tickets for the London 2012 Olympics are to be printed in the US.

Qatada decision 'not acceptable'

3:56pm Tuesday 7th February 2012

An immigration judge has ruled that Abu Qatada should be released on bail (Prison Service/PA Wire)

It is simply not acceptable that Britain cannot deport a radical Muslim cleric who "poses a serious risk to our national security", the Home Secretary has said.

Prescott hails hacking 'justice'

3:41pm Tuesday 7th February 2012

The Met Police has accepted that failure to warn victims and potential victims of phone hacking, including Lord Prescott, was unlawful

Former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott said he had "finally got justice" after the Metropolitan Police force admitted it failed to warn victims and potential victims of phone hacking at the time of its original investigation into the scandal.

Jacket potato ad smells of success

2:21pm Tuesday 7th February 2012

McCain has added a smell to some of its adverts for a new jacket potato product

A unique new advert is set to make commuters' mouths water as it replaces the usual bus shelter aroma with the scent of freshly cooked jacket potatoes.

Charles leads Dickens thanksgiving

1:24pm Tuesday 7th February 2012

Actress Gillian Anderson shows a first edition of a Charles Dickens book to the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall

The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to Charles Dickens as "one of the greatest writers of the English language" on the 200th anniversary of his birth.

Tributes to boy who died in snow

1:02pm Tuesday 7th February 2012

Snow-covered fields near Farndale, North Yorkshire, as Britain's big freeze shows little sign of relenting

A school has paid tribute to a 10-year-old boy who died after collapsing while out playing in the snow.

Jury goes out in Redknapp trial

12:48pm Tuesday 7th February 2012

The jury is considering its verdict over Harry Redknapp and his former boss

Jurors at the Harry Redknapp tax evasion trial have retired to consider their verdicts.

Met admits phone hack probe failure

12:30pm Tuesday 7th February 2012

The Met Police has accepted that failure to warn victims and potential victims of phone hacking, including Lord Prescott, was unlawful

The Metropolitan Police Service has accepted at the High Court that failure in 2006 and 2007 to warn victims and potential victims of phone hacking was unlawful.

McCartney to headline Jubilee show

12:18pm Tuesday 7th February 2012

Sir Paul McCartney is among the stars set to perform in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert this summer

Pop legend Sir Paul McCartney will headline a spectacular musical tribute to the Queen to mark her Diamond Jubilee.

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