National News http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/uk_national_news/ Ledbury Reporter /uk_national_news/ en-gb Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:39:21 +0100 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:39:21 +0100 http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/uk_national_news/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/resources/images/528649/?type=rsslogo Ledbury Reporter http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/uk_national_news/ Over-60s outnumber children in UK http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/uk_national_news/3613388.Over_60s_outnumber_children_in_UK/ Children are outnumbered by the over-60s in Britain for the first time ever, official figures show. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:05:54 +0100 53b68aa9e152187027b0d7c203b3dfe2 Ban sparks rise in smokers quitting http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/uk_national_news/3613387.Ban_sparks_rise_in_smokers_quitting/ The number of people quitting smoking has surged since the ban on lighting up in public places was introduced, new figures showed. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:05:52 +0100 08171adf3a349a7a347cdcd294cbd0eb Black box holds clue to air tragedy http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/uk_national_news/3613379.Black_box_holds_clue_to_air_tragedy/ The "black box" flight data recorder will hold a clue to the likely cause of the devastating Madrid air crash which claimed more than 150 lives, UK air experts said. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:05:52 +0100 671f59269562314558f360d73d7e87ce Energy firms hike prices http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/uk_national_news/3613382.Energy_firms_hike_prices/ Two of the UK's "big six" energy firms hiked gas and electricity prices - adding to the misery for millions of hard-pressed households. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:05:52 +0100 c0e4800f8a1f453130d8f2053db08e85 Guantanamo detainee wins ruling http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/uk_national_news/3613385.Guantanamo_detainee_wins_ruling/ A British resident detained at Guantanamo Bay facing terrorism charges won a court ruling that the UK Government is under a duty to disclose material he says supports his case that the evidence against him has been obtained through torture. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:05:52 +0100 169030f52a5e92b618241ee16e94d2fb A million fewer treated by dentists http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/uk_national_news/3613386.A_million_fewer_treated_by_dentists/ The number of people treated by NHS dentists has dropped by more than a million since the Government's high-profile overhaul of services, new figures showed. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:05:52 +0100 b84ea3a7993a5e21a443f73cc5a01622 Glitter agrees to return to London http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/uk_national_news/3613383.Glitter_agrees_to_return_to_London/ Paedophile Gary Glitter has agreed to return to London, according to police in Thailand. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:05:52 +0100 e804bac8d7abb76569c05fe907dd1014 Brown visits troops in Afghanistan http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/uk_national_news/3613381.Brown_visits_troops_in_Afghanistan/ Gordon Brown hailed British troops fighting the Taliban as the true heroes of the Olympic year. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:05:52 +0100 df153db03fdfbda2adf133fa1e7e6165 Pupils achieve record GCSE results http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/uk_national_news/3613380.Pupils_achieve_record_GCSE_results/ Britain's teenagers notched up record GCSE results, with the largest annual rise in top exam grades for almost 20 years. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:05:52 +0100 aed7c7d600b2050b4225412ef3744394 Death fall boy was chased by gang http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/uk_national_news/3613384.Death_fall_boy_was_chased_by_gang/ A teenager who fell to his death from a block of flats was trying to escape a gang of masked youths by climbing down the outside of the building, police said. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:05:52 +0100 c38001aa417b78af2dc0defecc2de448