http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/uk_national_news/ The Northern Echo /uk_national_news/ en-gb Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:38:55 +0100 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:38:55 +0100 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/uk_national_news/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/resources/images/850268/?type=rsslogo http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/uk_national_news/ http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/uk_national_news/4475359.Former_minister_Henderson_to_quit/?ref=rss Labour former minister Doug Henderson is to quit the Commons at the next General Election, he has announced. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:42:37 +0100 59c6a4585ceb017a0fcfbb7b947bd403 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/uk_national_news/4475302.PM_welcomes_equality_rights_group/?ref=rss The Prime Minister will welcome equality rights campaigners to Downing Street before the annual Pride march through central London. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:40:50 +0100 1c0d4ab1e721f63a47cd00b645e30f7d http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/uk_national_news/4475205.Six_die_as_fire_rips_through_flats/?ref=rss Six people, including three young children, were killed in a blaze which ripped through a block of flats, emergency services said. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:18:43 +0100 e0b2c87fa55134e39d77dd3247d79ff5 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/uk_national_news/4475049.Coal_plant__will_hit_African_poor_/?ref=rss Creating a new coal plant in Kent could lead to 100,000 more people in the developing world losing their water supply during dry seasons, it has been claimed. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:22:47 +0100 6981590d50e68227a778278ac1d9d978 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/uk_national_news/4475038.Seaside_homes__cheapest_in_north_/?ref=rss The 10 most affordable seaside towns in England and Wales are all in the north of the country, research has shown. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:15:46 +0100 eb2cba9be1fcb2e6c72b1d7fa2a59794 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/uk_national_news/4475046.Britons_join_queue_for_Jackson_show/?ref=rss Organisers of Michael Jackson's public memorial have announced that British fans will be able to apply for tickets. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:55:52 +0100 2290adf6d60d166bea9f212f4c9ba97f http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/uk_national_news/4475044.Miliband_defends_Iran_embassy_staff/?ref=rss The Foreign Office has defended British Embassy staff in Iran against threats to put them on trial for alleged involvement in anti-government protests. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:44:02 +0100 87ef02580f2681324b6faf89e79a626a http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/uk_national_news/4475043.Visa_checks__inadequate____Tories/?ref=rss Officials are spending an average of just 11 minutes checking visa applications from Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Tories have claimed. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:09:07 +0100 c35815a7c928befd3ce9112d2cf06341 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/uk_national_news/4475042.Thatcher_rebate_deal__was_a_defeat_/?ref=rss Margaret Thatcher's famous budget rebate "victory" in Europe 25 years ago was actually a defeat which left her broken and in tears, it has been claimed. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:38:29 +0100 0f3aa95da080aed9261e812e086deae4 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/uk_national_news/4475041.UK_fans_welcome_at_Jackson_memorial/?ref=rss Organisers of Michael Jackson's public memorial have announced that British fans will be able to apply for tickets. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:26:53 +0100 4718c6a421b951b3b1e3d26c49292e95