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Queen visits zoo on Jubilee tour

The Queen has visited Chester Zoo as part of this year's Jubilee celebrations

12:19pm Thursday 17th May 2012

The Queen has come face-to-face with a rhinoceros as her Diamond Jubilee tour continued.


Support Greece or see euro fail: PM

David Cameron has used a high-profile speech on the economy to say Britain is going through 'perilous economic times'

11:22am Thursday 17th May 2012

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.

Children suffocated, inquest told

Police officers stand outside the house in Wandsworth where Lily Boots and her brother Mason were found dead

11:13am Thursday 17th May 2012

Two babies allegedly murdered by their mother were suffocated, an inquest has heard.

Vauxhall wins £125m jobs boost

A huge investment in a Vauxhall car plant, creating new jobs and adding an extra production shift, has been announced

10:21am Thursday 17th May 2012

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.

Media wins video footage battle

A protester is led away by police officers at Dale Farm near Basildon, Essex, on the second day of the eviction of the traveller site

10:10am Thursday 17th May 2012

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.

Warning given over 'housing crisis'

A new report urges the Government to 'get Britain building' in a bid to tackle the 'burgeoning housing crisis'

9:28am Thursday 17th May 2012

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

Young royals join Queen's pageant

William and Kate will be among the members of the royal family joining the Queen on her royal barge during the River Thames pageant

9:25am Thursday 17th May 2012

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to join the Queen on her royal barge during the River Thames pageant celebrating the Diamond Jubilee.

Social care 'at breaking point'

There are concerns that cuts are putting vulnerable children's lives at risk, according to a survey of social workers

9:25am Thursday 17th May 2012

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

Pay vote clears way for investment

A huge investment in a Vauxhall car plant, creating new jobs and adding an extra production shift, has been announced

8:39am Thursday 17th May 2012

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.

Figures show fall in railway crimes

The number of crimes committed on Britain's railways has fallen for the eighth successive year

5:30am Thursday 17th May 2012

Crime on Britain's railways has fallen for the eighth successive year, according to statistics.



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