Law change recognises pair's union

Yeovil Express: Sue Wilkinson and Celia Kitzinger's marriage will be recognised in the eyes of the law on March 13

7:05pm Wednesday 12th March 2014

A same-sex couple who lost a legal fight to marry eight years ago will become the first in the UK to have their union legally recognised.


E.ON sees UK earnings rise 26%

Yeovil Express: E.ON is feeling the impact of the closure of the Kingsnorth Power Station in Kent

2:27pm Wednesday 12th March 2014

Gas and electricity supplier E.ON increased UK underlying earnings by 26% to £296 million last year as it cashed in on a miserable spell of cold weather at the start of 2013, the company said today.

Chief whip 'huffed' through meeting

Yeovil Express: Nigel Evans denies all the charges

7:05pm Wednesday 12th March 2014

A young man who demanded MP Nigel Evans resign after allegedly sexually molesting him was told "it can't be done" before the general election by the Tory chief whip, a court has heard.

I'm terrified, Brooks told Blair

Yeovil Express: Rebekah Brooks denies all the charges.

2:27pm Wednesday 12th March 2014

Rebekah Brooks texted Tony Blair that she was "feeling properly terrified" as she prepared for a grilling by police, the hacking trial heard today.

PM slams Palestinian rocket attack

Yeovil Express: David Cameron is greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his office in Jerusalem

12:37am Wednesday 12th March 2014

David Cameron has condemned "unreservedly" a rocket attack from the Palestinian enclave of Gaza which saw at least 30 missiles fired over the border into southern Israel.

Paedophile hunt man killed himself

Yeovil Express: Michael Parkes no longer wanted to live, the inquest at Northampton General Hospital was told

7:05pm Wednesday 12th March 2014

A man snared by an internet "paedophile hunter" after being duped into believing he was meeting a young girl for sex took his own life just days after police had questioned him.

Syrian children among deportees

Yeovil Express: The Home Office said Britain needed to prevent "asylum shopping", where people made numerous claims for asylum to derive benefits

2:27pm Wednesday 12th March 2014

Twelve Syrian children were deported from Britain last year along with 43 other compatriots, Home Office figures show.

Rise in Twitter, Facebook crimes

Yeovil Express: There has been a sharp rise in the number of crimes that have been linked to Twitter and Facebook

2:27pm Wednesday 12th March 2014

The number of crimes linked to Twitter and Facebook has risen sharply in the past three years, figures suggest.

Ex-chief's hopes for Co-op reform

Yeovil Express: Euan Sutherland has said he hopes his resignation as boss of the Co-operative Group will lead to reforms

10:57am Wednesday 12th March 2014

Former Co-operative Group boss Euan Sutherland has said he hopes his decision to quit will act as the catalyst for change among reluctant officials at the embattled mutual.

Grieve to challenge letters ruling

Yeovil Express: Judges have ruled against the Attorney General's decision to block disclosure of letters written by the Prince of Wales.

3:13am Wednesday 12th March 2014

The Attorney General is to challenge a Court of Appeal ruling that he has unlawfully prevented the public seeing letters the Prince of Wales wrote to government ministers.

PM urges travel ban for Russian MPs

Yeovil Express: Prime Minister David Cameron has urged sanctions against some Russian MPs over the Ukraine crisis

11:20am Wednesday 12th March 2014

Russian MPs who have been calling for Crimea to be transferred to the Russian Federation should be included in any sanctions imposed by the EU over the crisis in Ukraine, David Cameron has said.

Dunne hails £20m ship parts deal

Yeovil Express: Defence Minister Philip Dunne said new orders to help fit out offshore patrol vessels was a 'significant milestone'

4:16pm Wednesday 12th March 2014

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to spend £20 million on parts for the UK's new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs).

Miliband confirms EU poll policy

Yeovil Express: Ed Miliband said the case for Britain's EU membership was 'overwhelming' but that there were genuine causes for public scepticism

12:37am Wednesday 12th March 2014

Ed Miliband has reaffirmed his belief that Britain's future "lies in the EU" as he made clear a future Labour government is unlikely to stage a referendum on the UK's membership in the next parliament.

Warning over NHS 'austerity' drive

Yeovil Express: NHS "austerity" could be undermining the speed of medical progress, a study has found.

2:27pm Wednesday 12th March 2014

Progress towards treatments for cancer and other diseases will slow down if the health watchdog continues to "underestimate" the benefits of new medicines, according to a new report.

Tarrant recovering from mini-stroke

Yeovil Express: TV's Chris Tarrant suffered a mini-stroke on a flight from Bangkok to London

11:20am Wednesday 12th March 2014

Broadcaster Chris Tarrant is recovering in hospital after suffering a mini-stroke.

Soldier on corporal murder charge

Yeovil Express: Corporal Geoffrey McNeill, who died at Tern Hill Barracks in Shropshire

10:57am Wednesday 12th March 2014

A 23-year-old serving soldier has been charged with murdering a corporal found dead at their barracks.

Judge to probe 'jihadist' claims

Yeovil Express: A woman has claimed in court that her husband is "negatively influencing" her children with "fundamentalist" ideas

10:57am Wednesday 12th March 2014

A High Court judge is to investigate after a woman said her estranged Islamic husband was "negatively influencing" their 12-year-old son with "radical fundamentalist thought, which is associated with terrorism".

Athletes view Glasgow 2014 arena

Yeovil Express: Turf was dug up at Hampden Park to prepare the stadium for the 2014 Commonwealth Games

10:57am Wednesday 12th March 2014

Scotland's national football stadium has begun its transformation into a world-class athletics arena as the countdown to Glasgow 2014 continues.

UK 'leads EU powers on broadband'

Yeovil Express: The UK is ahead of other major EU powers in superfast broadband uptake and coverage, figures suggest.

10:57am Wednesday 12th March 2014

The UK has the highest take-up and coverage of superfast broadband among leading European economies, according to new figures.

Ministers to pay more into pensions

Yeovil Express: Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude said he considered it "appropriate" that members pay more

10:58am Wednesday 12th March 2014

Ministers' pension contributions are being pushed up by hundreds of pounds a year to share the pain of the public sector.

Ministers approve minimum wage rise

Yeovil Express: Ministers have approved a 19p rise in the national minimum wage.

10:34am Wednesday 12th March 2014

The national minimum wage is to increase by 19p an hour to £6.50 later this year, giving more than a million workers a pay rise.

Conservationists hail lemur success

Yeovil Express: A critically endangered greater bamboo lemur, being helped in Madagascar by UK charity the Aspinall Foundation

10:57am Wednesday 12th March 2014

British conservationists are reporting success in helping to halt the slow slide towards extinction of lemurs in Madagascar.

G4S reports a £170m pre-tax loss

Yeovil Express: G4S suffered a major hit after the electronic tagging scandal

10:57am Wednesday 12th March 2014

Security giant G4S has slumped to a £170 million pre-tax loss as it took a major hit from the cost of settling a scandal in which it overcharged taxpayers for the electronic tagging of offenders.

Test for cancer outcomes improved

Yeovil Express: Doctors should be able to give breast cancer sufferers a better prognosis using an improved test, experts say

12:37am Wednesday 12th March 2014

Scientists have developed an improved test to predict how long women with breast cancer may live and which treatments may work.

Parrot fun for the young pirates

Yeovil Express: Charlie the parrot chats with receptionist Amber Dixon at the Legoland Windsor Resort Hotel in Berkshire.

7:55am Wednesday 12th March 2014

Bosses at a major tourist attraction are attracting swashbuckling visitors to a pirate camp - by enlisting a pet parrot.

Prof Green on drink-drive charge

Yeovil Express: Professor Green will appear in court next week charged with drink-driving

12:37am Wednesday 12th March 2014

Rapper Professor Green has been charged with drink-driving following an incident on the road where he lives.

Call for 'Magna Carta for internet'

Yeovil Express: Sir Tim Berners-Lee called on the world to take a stand against surveillance on the web

7:55am Wednesday 12th March 2014

The inventor of the world wide web has called for a global digital "bill of rights" similar to the Magna Carta to protect internet users as the medium he created prepared to mark its 25th anniversary.

Chinese teachers at English schools

Yeovil Express: The move comes amid a continuing drive by government to overhaul maths in English schools

12:37am Wednesday 12th March 2014

Chinese maths teachers are to come to England to give masterclasses in the subject as part of a fresh bid to boost standards.

Payday lenders face new debt probe

Yeovil Express: The regulator wants to see whether payday firms and other high-cost short-term lenders are putting too much focus on profits rather than consumers' interests

12:29am Wednesday 12th March 2014

Payday lenders are facing a new inquiry to see how sympathetic they are when customers struggle to pay back their debts, the City regulator has announced.

Mental health cuts 'risk lives'

Yeovil Express: The letter says mental health services are already 'straining at the seams', with more people needing hospital care

12:37am Wednesday 12th March 2014

Lives will be put at risk by cuts to NHS funding for mental health services, experts and doctors have warned.

Bosses cautious over T2 opening

Yeovil Express: Heathrow Airport's new £2.5 billion Terminal 2 will open in June

3:13am Wednesday 12th March 2014

Heathrow bosses due to open a new £2.5 billion terminal in a few weeks are determined not to repeat the mistakes which led to the catastrophic launch of the west London airport's Terminal 5 (T5) six years ago.

Call for tax hike on cigarettes

Yeovil Express: Campaigners are calling on Chancellor George Osborne to increase the tobacco "tax escalator" from 2% to 5% above inflation year on year

12:37am Wednesday 12th March 2014

More than 100,000 people would quit smoking in one year alone if the Chancellor increased the tax on cigarettes to 5% above inflation, according to 80 leading health charities and experts.

Renters 'too scared' to complain

Yeovil Express: Many renters are too scared of losing their home to complain at all, a charity said

12:29am Wednesday 12th March 2014

More than 200,000 rental sector tenants across England are estimated to have faced a "revenge eviction" in the last year after asking for a problem with their home to be put right, according to research for charity Shelter.

Parents 'face 40% childcare bill'

Yeovil Express: Parents are facing ever growing childcare costs

12:29am Wednesday 12th March 2014

The average family will be spending two fifths of their disposable income on childcare in 10 years time, a charity has claimed.

Deli owner triumphs on The Taste

Yeovil Express: Nigella Lawson was one of the judges on The Taste

10:01pm Tuesday 11th March 2014

Deli owner Debbie Halls-Evans is savouring success after triumphing in Channel 4's The Taste, following a nail-biting finale of the cookery show.

Hero bystander floors axe raider

Yeovil Express: Jewel thieves raided a shop not far from Buckingham Palace

6:53pm Tuesday 11th March 2014

A have-a-go hero wrestled an axe-wielding robber to the ground after a smash and grab raid near Buckingham Palace.

'Victims' did not want Evans trial

Yeovil Express: Nigel Evans denies all charges.

2:14pm Tuesday 11th March 2014

Three men who prosecutors say were sexually assaulted by MP Nigel Evans did not consider themselves victims of any offence, a jury heard today.

'More children' on adult wards

Yeovil Express: The number of children being treated on adult mental health wards is rising, figures show. Picture posed by a model.

2:14pm Tuesday 11th March 2014

The number of under-18s admitted to adult mental health wards or treated on them is rising, figures show.

UK in extraordinary times - Carney

Yeovil Express: Bank of England governor Mark Carney answers questions in front of the Treasury Select Committee

2:14pm Tuesday 11th March 2014

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said the economy will move from recovery to expansion this year but insisted interest rate rises will be gradual as Britain continues to face "extraordinary times" for many years.

Bank to appoint new deputy governor

Yeovil Express: Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney is set to be grilled over the forex scandal

12:26am Tuesday 11th March 2014

The Bank of England is to appoint a fourth deputy governor to oversee banking and markets in the wake of damaging claims that some of its officials knew about alleged foreign exchange rate-rigging.

NHS localism ripped up - Burnham

Yeovil Express: Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham, pictured, compared Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to a burglar "changing the law to get his way"

9:33pm Tuesday 11th March 2014

The Government have ripped up the coalition commitment to localism in the NHS by voting through sweeping powers for ministers to close hospitals, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has said.

'Outstanding' union boss Crow dies

Yeovil Express: Rail union leader Bob Crow has died

11:16am Tuesday 11th March 2014

The trade union movement is in shock after the sudden death of firebrand rail union leader Bob Crow at the age of 52.

Co-op in crisis as Sutherland quits

Yeovil Express: The Co-operative Group has accepted the resignation of chief executive Euan Sutherland

10:30am Tuesday 11th March 2014

The Co-operative was thrown back into crisis today after its chief executive quit the "ungovernable" group in the wake of a meltdown in boardroom relations.

Miliband sets EU poll conditions

Yeovil Express: Labour party leader Ed Miliband says Labour will seek to return more control from the EU to national parliaments

10:01pm Tuesday 11th March 2014

Ed Miliband has drawn battle lines with the Tories over Europe by effectively ruling out a referendum on British membership - unless there are moves to transfer fresh powers to Brussels.

Minister jeered over all-male panel

Yeovil Express: Ministers have been grilled over the lack of female members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee.

2:14pm Tuesday 11th March 2014

Treasury Minister Sajid Javid was jeered by Labour MPs today when he said all appointments to a powerful Bank of England committee are made "on merit" when asked why no women had been appointed since June 2010.

Lockerbie appeal bid to be made

Yeovil Express: The Lockerbie disaster killed 270 people - all 259 people on board Pan Am Flight 103 and 11 on the ground

12:49am Tuesday 11th March 2014

An application for a further appeal against the conviction of the Lockerbie bomber will be submitted by victims' families "within weeks", it has been revealed.

Labour appeals over Care Bill

Yeovil Express: Labour's shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said clause 119 of the Care Bill would allow Jeremy Hunt to "ride roughshod" over local residents' concerns

12:26am Tuesday 11th March 2014

Labour is appealing for Tory and Liberal Democrat MPs to help block measures it says will give ministers sweeping powers to close hospitals.

Brooks 'not told Milly development'

Yeovil Express: Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks and her husband Charlie Brooks arrive at the Old Bailey in London

2:14pm Tuesday 11th March 2014

Nobody at the News of the World told the editor they thought Milly Dowler was alive and working in a factory in the Midlands while she was on holiday, Rebekah Brooks told the hacking trial today.

Gypsies 'over-represented in jails'

Yeovil Express: One in 20 prisoners say they are from Gypsy, Romany or Traveller backgrounds

3:58pm Tuesday 11th March 2014

Prisoners of "Gypsy, Romany or Traveller" backgrounds are "significantly" over-represented in jails in England and Wales, inspectors have found.

Woman 'called Clifford a pervert'

Yeovil Express: PR guru Max Clifford is accused of a total of 11 counts of indecent assault against seven women and girls

2:14pm Tuesday 11th March 2014

One of PR guru Max Clifford's alleged victims described him as a "dirty old bastard" and a "pervert", a court heard today.


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