Marine killed by undetected bomb

A North Yorkshire marine died after being caught in an explosion in Afghanistan, an inquest finds.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-17066117

2012 souvenir prices a ‘rip off’

A consumer watchdog says retailers are ripping off the public by charging three times the recommended price for London 2012 Olympics merchandise.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17066081

Boy guilty of student riot attack

A 17-year-old boy is found guilty of an attack on a Malaysian student during the summer riots in London.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17065012

Funeral held for last WWI veteran

The funeral of Florence Green, thought to be the world’s last known surviving service member of WWI, takes place in King’s Lynn.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-17065427

Children’s ward nurses suspended

Four nurses and a support worker at a hospital in Scunthorpe are suspended over allegations that a baby was restrained.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17064764

Prayers ban council set to appeal

Bideford Town Council will appeal against a High Court ruling that it acted unlawfully by holding prayers at meetings.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-17060065

Man jailed for ‘brutal’ murders

A man is jailed for life for murdering an elderly Italian couple in a “savage” attack with a hammer and knife at their home.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-17055609

‘Bus-as-a-weapon’ driver jailed

A bus driver who deliberately knocked a cyclist down in Bristol using his bus “as a weapon” is jailed for 17 months.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-17066798

Man jailed for ‘brutal’ murders

A man is jailed for life for murdering an elderly Italian couple in a “savage” attack with a hammer and knife at their home.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-17055609

Murder charge over strangled girl

An 18-year-old man is charged with murdering a teenage girl whose body was found in east London.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17003053

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