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Breaking News: New twist in solar tariff cuts saga

Formby Times — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:05:19 GMT

The Government is considering "tweaking" the start date for the next reduction in solar tariffs, Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey has said, insisting there would be no "massive change".

Breaking News: Two held over attack on woman, 93

Formby Times — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:05:18 GMT

Police have arrested two people in connection with an attack on a 93-year-old woman who was severely beaten in her own home.

Breaking News: GP denies claims over TB death girl

Formby Times — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:05:18 GMT

A doctor has denied recommending a spiritual healer to a 15-year-old schoolgirl in the weeks before she died from tuberculosis.

Breaking News: Hallam murder conviction quashed

Formby Times — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:05:17 GMT

A young man who spent more than seven years behind bars for a murder he insists he did not commit had his conviction quashed by judges.

Breaking News: Mladic UN war crimes trial delayed

Formby Times — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:05:20 GMT

The war crimes trial of ex-Bosnian Serb commander General Ratko Mladic has been delayed by a judge in The Hague due to "errors" by prosecutors in disclosing evidence to defence lawyers.

Breaking News: Support Greece or see euro fail: PM

Formby Times — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:05:18 GMT

David Cameron has issued a call for action from eurozone states and institutions to support weaker economies like Greece or see the single European currency break up.

Breaking News: Media wins video footage battle

Formby Times — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:05:18 GMT

Media organisations have won their High Court battle against orders forcing them to give police film footage of the high-profile evictions of residents from the Dale Farm travellers' site.

Breaking News: Vauxhall wins £125m jobs boost

Formby Times — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:05:17 GMT

The UK economy has received a major boost with news of a £125 million investment in Vauxhall's car plant, creating thousands of new jobs.

Breaking News: Social care 'at breaking point'

Formby Times — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:05:15 GMT

The social care system is at breaking point, with 88% of social workers fearing that cuts are putting vulnerable children's lives at risk.

Breaking News: Warning given over 'housing crisis'

Formby Times — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:05:15 GMT

More new homes must be built to tackle "the country's burgeoning housing crisis", a new report has said.

Breaking News: Pay vote clears way for investment

Formby Times — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:05:15 GMT

Vauxhall car workers have voted massively in favour of a new pay and conditions deal which clears the way for huge new investment in the UK motor industry.

Breaking News: Obama set to host world leaders

Formby Times — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:05:20 GMT

More than two dozen world leaders will join President Barack Obama in an extraordinary weekend of back-to-back summits to tackle Europe's mounting economic woes and solidify plans for winding down the decade-long war in Afghanistan.

Breaking News: Caretaker PM takes helm in Greece

Formby Times — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:05:19 GMT

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

Breaking News: Vauxhall set for investment boost

Formby Times — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:05:17 GMT

The UK economy is set to receive a major boost with news of a huge investment in a Vauxhall car plant, creating new jobs and adding an extra production shift.

Breaking News: Double record for kidney donor

Formby Times — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:05:24 GMT

An 83-year-old man has achieved a double by becoming the oldest living kidney donor in the UK and the oldest person in the country to give a kidney to a stranger.

Breaking News: Queen to visit zoo on jubilee tour

Formby Times — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:05:16 GMT

The Queen is visiting Chester Zoo as part of her Diamond Jubilee tour to celebrate 60 years on the throne.

Breaking News: Coe relishes 2012 flame touchdown

Formby Times — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:05:15 GMT

The touchdown of the Olympic Flame on British soil could trigger the greatest buzz yet about the London 2012 Games, Lord Coe hopes.

Breaking News: Old films bring back the memories

Formby Times — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:05:19 GMT

Archive films are being used to help people with dementia and other memory disorders in a new project.

Breaking News: Home-working side-effects revealed

Formby Times — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:05:18 GMT

Mothers face unexpected side-effects when they work from home, including higher energy bills and having more washing-up to do, according to a new study.

Breaking News: More growing own food to save cash

Formby Times — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:05:18 GMT

One in six adults have started growing their own food in the last four years, with the majority saying they have done so to save money, according to a poll.

Breaking News: Three held after far-right protest

Formby Times — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:05:19 GMT

Three people were arrested as far right-groups were accused by police of using diversionary tactics to promote their message.

Breaking News: PM queries single currency survival

Formby Times — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:05:16 GMT

The survival of the European single currency is in question, creating "huge risks" for Britain's economy, Prime Minister David Cameron is to say.

Breaking News: Spain 'snubs Queen's jubilee lunch'

Formby Times — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:05:17 GMT

Queen Sofia of Spain will not be attending a lunch to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee amid a row over Gibraltar, it has been reported.

Breaking News: Short apprenticeships 'no benefit'

Formby Times — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:05:17 GMT

Apprenticeships of less than six months provide "no real benefit" to trainees or their employers, a parliamentary report has warned.

Formby News: Dad’s fight for justice after son died six weeks after his benefits were cut

Formby Times — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

A DAD whose son died of pneumonia just six weeks after his incapacity benefits were axed is fighting to have the decision overturned.

Formby News: Teenage Scouts under siege from armed police at Ainsdale nature reserve

Formby Times — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

TEENAGE Scouts came under armed police siege after it was mistakenly reported that someone was firing a gun in Merseyside woods.

Breaking News: Parents attack 'narrow' inquest '

Formby Times — 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.

Breaking News: Greece caretaker PM takes new role

Formby Times — 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.

Breaking News: Prosecution over runaway train

Formby Times — 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.

Breaking News: 2,800 jobs axed as card shops close

Formby Times — 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.