£50bn rescue package for UK banks Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced a £50 billion emergency rescue plan for stricken UK banks.The scheme will see taxpayers' money used to buy stakes in major banks in an attempt to halt the meltdown in the financial sector. (08/10/2008) 
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Brown hails 'bold' bail-out plan Gordon Brown has hailed the Government's £50 billion bank bail-out plan, saying it should restore "confidence and trust" to the financial system.The Prime Minister told a Downing Street news conference: "Extraordinary times call for the bold and far-reaching solutions that the Treasury has announced. (08/10/2008)
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Heads must roll, urges union chief A leading trade union has called for "heads to roll" - including the sacking of bankers - as a result of the crisis which led to the extraordinary Government intervention.The GMB said workers were not prepared to see bankers receive huge bonuses, paid for by the taxpayer, while pay rises for public sector staff have been kept below the rate of inflation this year. (08/10/2008)
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July 7 bombing police search flat Police investigating the July 7 London bombings are searching a flat, the Metropolitan Police said.Detectives raided a one-bedroom flat in Shepherd's Lane, Harehills, Leeds, in the early hours. (08/10/2008)
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Green energy plan for 45,000 homes Plans to generate power from wind turbines and hydro schemes alongside canals and rivers across the country have been unveiled.British Waterways set a target of building 50 wind turbines and an unspecified number of small-scale hydro schemes over the next five years, with the capacity to generate enough electricity to power 45,000 homes. (08/10/2008)
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Bid to prevent extremism in schools Schools secretary Ed Balls is to launch advice for schools on how they can help prevent violent extremism.He is expected to say that schools can play a "key role" in helping young people to recognise and reject moves that could draw them into extremism. (08/10/2008)
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MPs push for new ban on smacking MPs are making a fresh push for a ban on parents smacking their children.A cross-party group has tabled an amendment to legislation being debated in the Commons that would give youngsters the same protection against assault as adults. (08/10/2008)
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Diabetes 'costs NHS £9bn a year' Diabetes costs the NHS £1 million an hour, according to a new report.Around 10% of the NHS budget each year is spent on treating diabetes and complications caused by the disease, such as blindness, kidney failure, stroke, heart disease and limb amputation. (08/10/2008)
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Bank customers warned over ID fraud Bank account holders are more at risk of identity fraud because of the credit crunch, a report warns.Fraudsters are finding it more difficult to use fake identities to open accounts and take out loans because of bank belt-tightening, MPs found. (08/10/2008)
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Strike safety row over 'blunder' Network Rail has angrily denied union claims that a signalling "blunder" during a strike could have resulted in a head-on collision between two passenger trains.The Rail Maritime and Transport union said it had asked the Railways Inspectorate to investigate claims that a train was signalled into a platform at Edinburgh's Waverley Station on Tuesday afternoon at the same time as another train was being signalled out of it. (08/10/2008)
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