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World & UK News: Parents attack 'narrow' inquest '

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:05:19 GMT

The grieving parents of a baby boy killed by a falling lamppost have accused a coroner's court of failing to provide answers about their son's death.

World & UK News: Greece caretaker PM takes new role

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:05:19 GMT

A senior judge has been sworn in to head Greece's caretaker government for a month as it lurches through a political crisis that threatens its membership in the 17-nation eurozone.

UK Sport: Barton accepts one charge, denies second

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:45:17 GMT

QPR captain Joey Barton has accepted a charge of violent conduct against Manchester City's Sergio Aguero but denied the same charge for his confrontation with Vincent Kompany.

UK Sport: Evra proud despite 'difficult' campaign

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:45:17 GMT

Patrice Evra has described this season as the most difficult of his entire career and lifted the lid on the emotions he felt when Luis Suarez snubbed his pre-match handshake at Old Trafford.

World & UK News: Prosecution over runaway train

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:05:17 GMT

London Underground is to be prosecuted by the rail regulator over a runaway engineering train, it has been disclosed.

World & UK News: 2,800 jobs axed as card shops close

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:05:16 GMT

Nearly 3,000 jobs are to be axed after the administrators of Clinton Cards announced plans to close 350 stores.

World & UK News: Appeal man bailed in dramatic twist

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:05:23 GMT

A young man who has always pleaded his innocence over a 2004 murder has enjoyed his first taste of freedom in more than seven years after a dramatic twist in his case at the Court of Appeal.

UK Sport: BOA set to rubber-stamp rule change

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:45:19 GMT

The lifetime Olympics ban for British drugs cheats is expected to be formally removed on Thursday.

UK Sport: Scotland go Dutch with Visser

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:45:18 GMT

Holland-born Tim Visser will seek to prove his ability on the Test stage after being selected by Scotland for the summer tour to Australia, Fiji and Samoa.

UK Sport: Cavendish fourth as Ferrari takes stage

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:45:18 GMT

Roberto Ferrari won the longest stage of this year's Giro d'Italia from Assisi to Montecatini as Great Britain's Mark Cavendish finished fourth.

UK Sport: QPR to investigate Barton incident

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:45:17 GMT

QPR will conduct an internal investigation into Joey Barton's dismissal against Manchester City and his subsequent conduct, the club have announced.

UK Sport: O'Driscoll named Crawley boss

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:45:17 GMT

Sean O'Driscoll has been appointed as the new manager of Crawley.

UK Sport: Dalglish sacked by Liverpool

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:45:15 GMT

Liverpool have terminated the contract of manager Kenny Dalglish, owners Fenway Sports Group and the club have confirmed.

World & UK News: Cheers as murder appeal man bailed

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:05:20 GMT

A young man who has spent more than seven years behind bars for a murder he has always insisted he did not commit was greeted by emotional scenes as he was freed on bail by the Court of Appeal.

World & UK News: Teenager guilty of conker killing

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:05:19 GMT

A 15-year-old youth is facing a life sentence after being found guilty of stabbing a student to death in a row over conkers.

World & UK News: Cameron and King urge euro action

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:05:18 GMT

Sir Mervyn King and David Cameron have led an attack on a lack of progress in tackling the eurozone crisis as the region's problems threatened to hamper UK growth.

UK Sport: Strauss 'not losing taste for captaincy'

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:45:17 GMT

Andrew Strauss insists he is "not even close" to thinking he has had enough of the England captaincy, despite his long and vain search for his 20th Test century.

World & UK News: Straw and Brooks commuted together

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:05:15 GMT

Former Cabinet minister Jack Straw has told how he often used to "gossip" with Rebekah Brooks on the train.

World & UK News: Unemployment fall 'welcome news'

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:05:14 GMT

The Government has welcomed a fall in unemployment and the number of dole claimants but admitted there were too many people in part-time jobs who wanted full-time work.

UK Sport: Bent sticking with Villa

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:45:13 GMT

Striker Darren Bent has pledged his commitment to Aston Villa and revealed a determination to get behind the new manager when he is appointed.

World & UK News: Children's TV to leave BBC1, BBC2

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:05:20 GMT

Children's television programmes including Blue Peter and Newsround will be moved off BBC1 and BBC2 as part of the corporation's cost-cutting measures.

World & UK News: Man freed in chef murder appeal

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:05:19 GMT

A man found guilty of a 2004 murder is to be freed on bail after the prosecution announced it was not opposing his appeal against conviction.

World & UK News: Memorial service for Marie Colvin

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:05:19 GMT

Leading figures from the worlds of media, politics, and the arts have gathered to pay emotional tribute to "bravest of the brave" war correspondent Marie Colvin.

World & UK News: Heckled May faces calls to resign

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:05:18 GMT

The Home Secretary has faced calls to resign as she was told she had lost the trust of the police.

World & UK News: Bank chief's verdict on debt woes

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:05:16 GMT

Sir Mervyn King has delivered a hard-hitting verdict on Europe's debt woes as he admitted the crisis will hamper UK growth this year and next.

UK Sport: Technology trial in Southampton

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:45:18 GMT

Goal-line technology will be trialled live for the first time in Wednesday night's Hampshire FA Senior Cup final in Southampton.

UK Sport: Terry picked 'for footballing reasons'

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:45:16 GMT

Roy Hodgson focused on footballing matters as he explained the selection of John Terry and the omission of Rio Ferdinand in his England squad for this summer's European Championship.

World & UK News: Bosnia hails start of Mladic trial

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:05:18 GMT

Ratko Mladic has gone on trial at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, 20 years after his troops began ethnically cleansing Bosnian towns and villages of non-Serbs.

World & UK News: Cameron: sex ring case 'dreadful'

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:05:17 GMT

The Rochdale sex grooming scandal was a "truly dreadful case" which must be investigated further, David Cameron has said.

World & UK News: PM brushes off attack over Brooks

Sunday Mercury — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:05:17 GMT

David Cameron has attempted to brush off an attack from Labour over his closeness to former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks.