Sats pass mark 'fell over 10 years'

3:52pm Wednesday 7th January 2009

The mark required to pass Sats tests has fallen in the past decade, official figures show.

Apprenticeships for burger staff

3:52pm Wednesday 7th January 2009

Fast food giant McDonald's is to give staff the chance to take up an apprenticeship in running a burger bar.

More rail chaos after power failure

3:52pm Wednesday 7th January 2009

Rail passengers endured yet another morning of rush-hour misery after overhead cable problems halted all but a few trains into one of the UK's busiest stations.

Parents appeal after arson death

3:52pm Wednesday 7th January 2009

A couple whose three-year-old daughter was murdered in an horrific arson attack have made a tearful plea for help to catch her killer.

Clothing firm enters administration

3:52pm Wednesday 7th January 2009

Women's clothing firm Viyella, which dates back to 1784, has become the latest well-established retail firm to call in administrators, unions have said.

Woman jailed over toddler death

3:52pm Wednesday 7th January 2009

A woman was jailed for seven years for crushing a 15-month-old toddler under the wheels of her car.

Big freeze worsens - to minus 12

3:52pm Wednesday 7th January 2009

Britain's cold snap has plunged to shivering new lows as forecasters warned that freezing fog would bring chaos on the roads.

Barclays to axe 400 IT jobs

3:52pm Wednesday 7th January 2009

Banking giant Barclays is to axe 400 jobs in its IT departments after a review of its operations, it was announced.

Warning over Gaza reprisals in UK

3:52pm Wednesday 7th January 2009

High-profile British Jews were warned to review their security amid fears of reprisal attacks as bloody violence continues in Gaza.

M&S shuts shops and cuts jobs

3:51pm Wednesday 7th January 2009

Marks & Spencer unveiled a swathe of store closures and more than 1,200 job cuts in the wake of its worst trading for almost a decade.