National News Headlines
Rhyming plea over library closures
Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson has penned a poem in protest at planned library closures.
1,000 people expected in marches
More than 1,000 protesters are expected to take part in marches by two opposing campaign groups.
Huhne 'must forfeit severance pay'
Chris Huhne faces pressure to decline a £17,000-plus severance payment available to him after he quit his job as a Cabinet minister to fight a criminal charge of perverting the course of justice.
Towns regeneration contest launched
The Government has launched a competition to find 12 areas to share £1 million under a drive to regenerate town centres.
PM picks up shopping on way home
He might have been any other shopper, popping into the supermarket after a busy day in the office to pick up a few bits for dinner.
New cancer cases 'up 30% by 2030'
New cases of cancer could rise 30% in the UK by 2030, experts have warned.
British passenger 'fell from liner'
A British passenger on the world's biggest cruise ship has apparently gone overboard in waters near Mexico.
Met and FBI call 'taped by hackers'
A conference call between Scotland Yard and the FBI was intercepted and published by hackers, the group Anonymous has claimed.
PM accepts White House invitation
David Cameron and Barack Obama will hold face-to-face talks on Afghanistan and the global economic crisis when the Prime Minister makes an official visit to the White House next month.
Widespread snow looms for weekend
Britain is lying in wait for widespread snow this weekend after another bitterly cold day in which temperatures in some places struggled to get above freezing.
Paedophile jailed over porn seizure
A paedophile who hoarded so much obscene material in his home it took a seven-tonne lorry to remove it all has been jailed.
National Sport News
Watkins inspires Leeds to victory
A second-half hat-trick of tries from 20-year-old centre Kallum Watkins helped Leeds begin the defence of their Stobart Super League crown with a hard-fought 34-16 victory on skipper Kevin Sinfield's 400th appearance.
Robshaw relishing Murrayfield clash
Chris Robshaw vowed England's young guns will be undaunted by the history and hostility of Murrayfield as they head into Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown with "a point to prove".
McFadden drafted in for Earls
Fergus McFadden will start Ireland's RBS 6 clash with Wales at outside centre after Keith Earls was withdrawn for personal reasons.
