CAMERON WARNING AFTER SYRIZA WIN
The victory of anti-austerity party Syriza in Greece's election will "increase economic uncertainty across Europe", David Cameron has warned.
The Prime Minister's intervention came amid fears the victory for Alexis Tsipras's party will trigger a fresh crisis in the eurozone.
Mr Tsipras has pledged to renegotiate Greece's 240 billion euro (£179 billion) international bailout deal.
MURDER SUSPECT FOUND DEAD IN CELL
An alleged killer accused of murdering two pensioners has been found dead in his prison cell in a suspected suicide.
Leo Barnes from Balsall Heath was on trial for the murders of Cynthia Beamond and Philip Silverstone.
The 33-year-old was found dead in his cell at HMP Hewell in Redditch yesterday morning, West Midlands police said.
ABBOTT DEFENDS PHILIP KNIGHTHOOD
The Australian prime minister has defended his decision to honour the Duke of Edinburgh with a knighthood, despite a social media backlash in which many said they thought the news was a joke.
Tony Abbott faced a barrage of questions on Australia Day, and has been accused of creating a "time warp" by awarding a member of Britain's royal family the country's highest honour.
The 93-year-old Duke has been granted the Knight of the Order of Australia award for a long life of duty and service, Mr Abbott said.
HOAX CALLS TARGET PM AND GCHQ BOSS
A hoax caller who rang GCHQ just hours before a prank call was put through to the Prime Minister has claimed he was high on drink and drugs at the time, described the situation as "hilarious" and said he was going to do it again.
The call to Britain's eavesdropping agency, during which a number for director Robert Hannigan was disclosed, was followed by a hoax call to Downing Street which saw the caller connected to David Cameron.
It is not known if the same person was behind both hoaxes, but the man claiming responsibility for the call to GCHQ rang the Sun newspaper to confess his actions.
ABUSE LEVEL REVEALED BY CLARE'S LAW
The abusive pasts of more than 1,300 violent partners have been revealed under a scheme rolled out nationally less than a year ago, figures obtained by the Press Association have shown.
Clare's Law, named after Clare Wood - who was murdered in 2009 by her ex-boyfriend, allows the police to disclose information about a partner's previous history of domestic violence or violent acts.
Using Freedom of Information laws, the Press Association discovered at least 1,335 disclosures have been made across England and Wales under the law following 3,760 applications for disclosure.
CAMERON PUSHES TAX CUTS AS 'REWARD'
The British people "deserve a reward" after enduring years of austerity, David Cameron will say today as he attempts to woo voters with his promise of tax cuts after the election.
The Conservatives have already announced £7 billion of tax cuts and the Prime Minister will suggest people should be able to keep more of what they earn to spend on a holiday, clothes for their children or a "nice meal out".
He will warn that Labour and the Liberal Democrats are the "enemies of aspiration" because their plans for the next parliament would involve tax rises.
'MORATORIUM NEEDED' OVER FRACKING
A moratorium on fracking is needed amid concerns over local environmental risks and climate change, a committee of MPs has demanded.
The cross-party Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) warned extensive production of unconventional shale gas, which is extracted through the controversial process of fracking, is not compatible with the UK's goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
The committee also called for fracking to be "prohibited outright" in protected areas such as national parks, areas of outstanding natural beauty and ancient woodlands, and banned in all water source protection zones, which feed drinking water aquifers.
£10M PLAN AIMS TO RECRUIT MORE GPS
Health leaders have announced a £10 million investment as part of a plan to recruit and retain more doctors.
The NHS England funding will be used to develop a range of initiatives to boost GP numbers and develop the role of other primary care staff such as nurses and pharmacists.
Newly trained doctors will be offered incentives to work in sectors that are struggling to recruit by offering them a further year of training in areas such as paediatrics, psychiatry, dermatology, emergency medicine and public health.
HEALTH TALKS RESUME TO AVERT STRIKE
Talks aimed at averting a strike by health workers over pay are to resume, just days before the walkout is due to go ahead.
Union leaders will meet with officials from the Health Department following a series of talks last week, with little sign of a breakthrough in the bitter dispute over the Government's refusal to pay a recommended 1% wage rise to all NHS staff.
Ambulance members of the GMB union in England and Northern Ireland are set to strike for 24 hours from 0001 on Thursday, while other health workers will take action for 12 hours from midday.
JAPAN SHOCKED BY NEW 'IS VIDEO'
From the prime minister to ordinary people, Japanese were shocked at a video purportedly showing one of two Japanese hostages of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group had been killed.
With attention focused on efforts to save the other hostage, some also criticised Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's drive for a more assertive Japan as responsible for the crisis.
A sombre Mr Abe appeared on public broadcaster NHK early yesterday demanding the militants release 47-year-old journalist Kenji Goto unharmed.
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