Overseas Property News
Police seize drugs in dawn raids
More than £250,000 worth of drugs are seized by police in Fife, following early morning raids on 12 properties in the area.
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:12:12 GMT
Pope defends celibacy: Your views
BBC readers respond to Pope Benedict XVI's defence of celibacy for Catholic priests, amid a new controversy about child sex abuse in Germany.
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:30:05 GMT
Plan to redevelop flagship store
Plans are put forward to redevelop and extend the flagship store Marks & Spencer in Norwich city centre.
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:03:36 GMT
Cotswold barn sells for £900,000
A Cotswold barn and cart shed with no electricity sells for £900,000 at auction in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:59:14 GMT
Finance scheme conman convicted
A financial adviser from Lancashire who conned £639,685 out of friends faces jail after being convicted of 35 counts of theft.
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:08:01 GMT
Man quizzed over death in street
Police arrest an 18-year-old on suspicion of manslaughter after a man collapsed and died outside his home in Greater Manchester.
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:04:30 GMT
1,500-year-old cross is stolen
A 1,500-year-old cross is stolen in a burglary in the Bishopston area of Bristol.
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:38:58 GMT
New guidelines for firefighters
New health and safety guidelines for firefighters have been published to help rescue workers act faster in dangerous situations.
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:21:24 GMT
Arrest over Susan Boyle break-in
A 16-year-old is arrested and charged in connection with a break-in at singer Susan Boyle's home in West Lothian.
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:01:39 GMT
Safety fears hit cheese-rolling
The annual cheese-rolling event at Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire is cancelled due to concerns about crowd safety.
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:54:02 GMT
Plea to parents over grass fires
Fire officers are appealing to parents to help prevent children from starting grass fires following hundreds of calls to incidents.
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:46:38 GMT
Town's cannabis factory shut down
A cannabis factory is closed down in a Hampshire town after 500 plants were uncovered, police reveal.
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:41:58 GMT
Da Vinci trial hears of loan plea
A lawyer asked one of his clients if he could borrow £350,000 to retrieve a stolen painting, a trial hears.
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:12:47 GMT
Warning on homes after gorse fire
A councillor warns property could be damaged, and someone injured, after an out-of-control gorse fire near his village.
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:01:55 GMT
People evacuated from city fire
Residents and workers are evacuated after fire breaks out at a building in Brighton city centre.
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:53:19 GMT
How much would you pay to park here?
Most of us think of parking in terms of endless double yellows, fines and high charges, but at this time of year the parking industry likes to celebrate with a ceremony that echoes the Oscars. It's a multi-billion pound industry in the UK, but how did it get so big?
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:57:34 GMT
Armed robbers attack 89-year-old
An 89-year-old woman is left traumatised after she was slapped around the face by two armed robbers who broke into her Portsmouth home.
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:20 GMT
Graffiti taggers sent to prison
Two graffiti taggers who caused more than £30,000 of criminal damage are given custodial sentences.
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:24:00 GMT
Pensioners burgled in city raid
Two elderly woman, one of whom is in her 90s, have been burgled at a house in the Cavehill area of north Belfast.
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:20:09 GMT
New mortgages 'halved in January'
The number of mortgages agreed with house buyers fell 49% in January from the month before, mortgage lenders say.
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:19:20 GMT