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World & UK News: Nissan in safety recall on Micras

Fulham Chronicle — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:05:17 GMT

Motor company Nissan is recalling thousands of cars in the UK due to a potential steering wheel problem.

World & UK News: How I confronted soldier's killers

Fulham Chronicle — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:05:16 GMT

A woman who risked her life to confront an armed man suspected of slaughtering a British soldier in broad daylight has described how she tried to calm him moments after the barbaric attack.

World & UK News: Call for child abduction UK 'hub'

Fulham Chronicle — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:05:16 GMT

Experts are calling for better recording and sharing of information to help tackle child abduction in the UK.

World & UK News: Eight held over family fire deaths

Fulham Chronicle — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:05:16 GMT

Eight people have been arrested by police investigating an arson attack that left eight members of the same family dead more than a decade ago.

World & UK News: Boston bomb probe man shot dead

Fulham Chronicle — Thu, 23 May 2013 06:05:15 GMT

Authorities have shot dead a Chechen immigrant who turned violent while being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bomb suspects.

World & UK News: Mandelson takes on ceremonial role

Fulham Chronicle — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:05:17 GMT

Lord Mandelson is to be installed in the ceremonial role of High Steward of Kingston Upon Hull.

World & UK News: Man, 80, oldest to climb Everest

Fulham Chronicle — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:05:16 GMT

Eighty-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura has become the oldest man to reach the top of Mount Everest.

World & UK News: April: Suspect's evidence resumes

Fulham Chronicle — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:05:16 GMT

The former slaughterman accused of abducting and murdering April Jones is to resume giving evidence after he denied "weaving a complex web of lies" about the schoolgirl's death.

World & UK News: FBI shoot dead Boston bomb suspect

Fulham Chronicle — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:05:16 GMT

Authorities have shot dead a Chechen immigrant who turned violent while being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bomb suspects.

World & UK News: Woolwich: PM leads crisis meeting

Fulham Chronicle — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:05:19 GMT

The Government's emergency response committee, Cobra, is to reconvene to discuss security measures after a man was butchered in broad daylight on the streets of London.

World & UK News: Call for compulsory sex education

Fulham Chronicle — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:05:29 GMT

Sex and relationships education should be compulsory in secondary schools as ministers are failing to take action to protect children and women, a damning report has claimed.

World & UK News: Poor nations 'deprived of billions'

Fulham Chronicle — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:05:29 GMT

Almost half of all money invested in developing countries is channelled through tax havens and deprives the world's poorest countries of tax revenue, according to charity ActionAid.

World & UK News: Police commissioner scrutiny urged

Fulham Chronicle — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:05:28 GMT

Stronger scrutiny is required of elected police commissioners to prevent "maverick decision making", a damning report by MPs has warned.

World & UK News: Two arrested after mosque attacks

Fulham Chronicle — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:05:27 GMT

Two men have been arrested after separate attacks on mosques following the terrorist incident in Woolwich.

World & UK News: Woman 'confronted Woolwich pair'

Fulham Chronicle — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:05:16 GMT

A mother confronted the Woolwich attackers, asking them to hand over their weapons and warning them: "It is only you versus many people, you are going to lose", it has been reported.

World & UK News: Anti-terror unit in Woolwich probe

Fulham Chronicle — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:05:15 GMT

Scotland Yard's top officer has confirmed two men had been arrested after a man was butchered in broad daylight on the streets of London.

World & UK News: It's an eye for an eye - attacker

Fulham Chronicle — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:17 GMT

Shocking footage has emerged of one of the Woolwich attackers, heavily bloodied and saying: "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."

World & UK News: 'Crazed' attackers 'hacked victim'

Fulham Chronicle — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:17 GMT

Eyewitnesses have described seeing the "crazed" Woolwich attackers "hacking" at their victim and posing for pictures before charging at police wielding meat cleavers.

World & UK News: Man butchered by 'terror' pair

Fulham Chronicle — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:16 GMT

Terrorism returned to the streets of London as two suspected Muslim fanatics butchered a man in broad daylight in the name of "Allah".

World & UK News: UK 'will never buckle over terror'

Fulham Chronicle — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:05:16 GMT

Britain will "never buckle" in the face of terrorist incidents, David Cameron vowed, as he condemned the "absolutely sickening" killing of a man in a street in London.

World & UK News: Tandem couple killer drive jailed

Fulham Chronicle — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:05:16 GMT

Relatives of a "perfect couple" killed by a disqualified driver fleeing police have called for tougher sentences for motorists who kill.

World & UK News: Pair in 'barbaric' terror attack

Fulham Chronicle — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:05:15 GMT

One of the men behind a barbaric terror attack on the streets of London was filmed wielding a bloodied meat cleaver and saying, "We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you."

World & UK News: PM hails tax evasion crackdown bid

Fulham Chronicle — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:05:18 GMT

David Cameron has hailed a breakthrough in efforts to crack down on tax evasion and "aggressive" tax avoidance.

World & UK News: Mark Bridger denies 'web of lies'

Fulham Chronicle — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:05:17 GMT

The former slaughterman accused of abducting and murdering schoolgirl April Jones has denied "weaving a complex web of lies" when "fabrications" about his life history were revealed to a jury.

World & UK News: 'Crazed' attackers hacked victim

Fulham Chronicle — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:05:17 GMT

Eyewitnesses have described seeing the "crazed" Woolwich attackers "hacking" at their victim and posing for pictures before charging at police wielding meat cleavers.

World & UK News: 'Terror pair' in 'barbaric' attack

Fulham Chronicle — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:05:16 GMT

One of the men behind the attack in Woolwich, south east London, was filmed wielding a bloodied meat cleaver and saying, "We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you", in footage shown on ITV News.

World & UK News: Irish PM Kenny defends tax regime

Fulham Chronicle — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:05:20 GMT

Irish prime minister Enda Kenny has brushed off attacks on Ireland's tax regime for helping multinationals avoid billions in tax - insisting he was backing plans for global tax transparency and an end to tax havens.

World & UK News: FTSE moves closer to all-time high

Fulham Chronicle — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:05:19 GMT

The FTSE 100 Index moved closer to an all-time high amid signs that central banks will continue to prop up the global economy with vast stimulus injections.

World & UK News: Child murderer gagging order lifted

Fulham Chronicle — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:05:19 GMT

An anonymity order preventing the media from naming triple child killer David McGreavy, who impaled the bodies of his victims on railings, has been overturned by the High Court.

World & UK News: 'Terror pair' in street slaying

Fulham Chronicle — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:05:18 GMT

A major police operation was launched after two suspected terrorists murdered a man in the street in broad daylight.