News Headlines Call for 'joined-up' elderly care published on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:06:17 GMT Older people needing social care are let down by fragmented services - and the Health and Social Care Bill will not simplify the system - says a group of MPs.    (more) Gulf states fuel Syria isolation published on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:51:12 GMT Gulf Arab states expel Syria's ambassadors, accusing Damascus of shunning Arab efforts to end months of bloodshed, as Russian officials visit President Assad.    (more) Argentina to go to UN on islands published on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:02:22 GMT Argentina will make a formal complaint to the UN about British "militarisation" around the disputed Falkland Islands, says President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.    (more) Bonuses row 'threatens business' published on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:54:03 GMT George Osborne promises to fight an "anti-business culture", warning that the row over bonuses and pay threatens to undermine jobs and prosperity.    (more) Police failed over hack warnings published on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:09:17 GMT Police should have warned people whose phones were hacked by the News of the World, a judicial review - pushed for by Lord Prescott - rules.    (more) UK temperatures set to reach -15C published on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:02:34 GMT The UK is braced for its coldest night yet this winter as temperatures in some parts of England could reach as low as -15C.    (more) Abu Qatada ruling 'unacceptable' published on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:13:40 GMT It is "not acceptable" that the UK cannot deport Abu Qatada to Jordan, Home Secretary Theresa May tells MPs, after the radical cleric was granted bail.    (more) Times editor in hacking apology published on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:29:26 GMT The editor of the Times publicly apologises at the Leveson Inquiry for a reporter who hacked into an email account to write a story.    (more) Milly Dowler killer seeks appeal published on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:26:46 GMT Former bouncer Levi Bellfield is due to seek permission to appeal against his conviction for the kidnap and murder of teenager Milly Dowler.    (more) Call for Paisley support prayers published on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:50:44 GMT Northern Ireland's first and deputy first minister urge people to pray for Ian Paisley, who is being treated in hospital for a heart condition.    (more)

Business / Finance News Profits decline at BHP Billiton published on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:56:08 GMT Anglo-Australian firm BHP Billiton, the world's biggest mining company, reports lower profits due to falling prices of iron ore and coal.    (more) Euro 'could survive Greece exit' published on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:16:12 GMT Pressure is rising as Greece's government once more postpones a crucial meeting and Europe's leaders openly discuss Greece leaving the euro.    (more) RBS boss: 'Prove critics wrong' published on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:33:05 GMT RBS boss Stephen Hester breaks his silence on the controversy surrounding his bonus, saying the attention had been "discomforting, to say the least".    (more) Yahoo board in another shake-up published on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:11:12 GMT Yahoo's chairman and three other board members step down as the tumult at the US web portal continues.    (more) Theme parks help Disney profits published on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:08:12 GMT Profits for Walt Disney have risen thanks to the rising popularity of its theme parks and earnings from its television channels.    (more) Brazil's Itau has record profits published on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:41:18 GMT Itau Unibanco posts 14.6bn reais ($8.5bn, £5.3bn) of net profit in 2011, the highest ever for a bank from Brazil.    (more) Lloyds Group to shed 1,000 jobs published on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:04:36 GMT Lloyds Banking Group announces it is to shed nearly 1,000 jobs and close three of its administration sites.    (more) Stores offer warranty concessions published on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:41:13 GMT Dixons, Comet and Argos have pledged to improve the way extended warranties for electrical goods are sold, the Office for Fair Trading says.    (more) Clydesdale Bank owner could sell published on Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:40:23 GMT The Australian owner of the Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank is looking for options to sell or radically reform the businesses.    (more) Empty shop numbers 'set to rise' published on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:19:22 GMT The number of empty shops on the UK's high streets is set to increase this year, a survey says, as economic conditions get tougher.    (more)