A new film examines ‘honour killings’ - police believe a dozen are committed every year in the UK.
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Archive for August 8th, 2008
The Royal Bank of Scotland has made its first loss in 40 years, a pre-tax deficit of £691m for the first six months of 2008.
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Hollywood star Matthew Rhys has become a member of the Gorsedd of Bards at Wales’ leading cultural festival.
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A flu pandemic could pose the biggest threat to national security says a government register of risk.
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Some of the major banks and financial institutions are pulling back from investing in Tinsel Town.
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Actor Simon Pegg is breaking into the US movie market with his latest project, an adaptation of a book by journalist Toby Young.
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Four Middlesbrough fans who attacked Chelsea supporters on a train have been given suspended jail sentences.
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Residents on a Cornish housing estate say a curfew for youths agreed by police and parents has had a big impact.
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Security was tight in Beijing as world leaders gathered for the official opening of the 2008 Olympic Games.
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Russia engages in fierce clashes in Georgia’s breakaway South Ossetia region, amid fears of all-out war.
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