Obese people ‘could lose benefits’
Craig TaylorPeople who are obese or have alcohol or drug problems could have their sickness benefits cut if they refuse treatment, David Cameron says, as he launches a review of the system. BBC News – UK
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Weatherman Talbot guilty of abuse
Ex-TV weatherman Fred Talbot is found guilty of indecently assaulting two teenage boys when he was a teacher. BBC News – UK
Labour pledges infant class size cap
Class sizes for five, six and seven year-olds in England will be no larger than 30 under Labour, Ed Miliband is to say. BBC News – UK
Tributes to tipper truck death girl
Tributes are paid to a four-year-old girl who was killed when she was struck by a truck while walking with her grandmother in Bath. BBC News – UK
HSBC ‘helped clients dodge tax’
Banking giant HSBC helped wealthy clients across the world evade billions of pounds worth of tax, the BBC’s Panorama learns. BBC News – UK
UK radicalisation alarming – Charles
Princes Charles says the extent to which young people are becoming radicalised in the UK is “alarming”, describing the issue as one of the “greatest worries”. BBC News – UK