Telegraph Major Newstelegraph.co.uk for the latest news from the UK and around the world.Alcoholics and addicts cause surge in disability benefits cost- June 29, 2008 The taxpayers' bill for disability benefits has soared to almost 9 billion in the past decade, with increasing numbers of drugs addicts and alcoholics signing up for the payments.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/2217512/Alcoholics-and-addicts-cause-s... Schoolboy stabbed to death becomes 32nd teenage murder victim- June 29, 2008 The schoolboy brother of an EastEnders actress has been stabbed to death, becoming the 32nd teenager to be murdered in Britain this year.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2217447/Schoolboy-stabbed-to-death-becomes-32nd-teenage-mu... Bishop of Manchester ordains his own wife- June 29, 2008 The Bishop of Manchester has ordained his own wife, just days before he is due to address the Church of England's governing body on the divisive issue of women becoming bishops.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2217393/Bishop-of-Manchester-ordains-his-own-wife.html ASDA warns over Scottish drinking laws- June 29, 2008 A supermarket chain warned that it could undermine Scottish National Party plans to crack down on cheap alcohol by building distribution centres over the border in England and selling discounted drink on the internet.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2217331/ASDA-warns-over-Scottish-drinking-laws.html Rural areas to get funds to transport school children- June 29, 2008 Rural areas will receive 23 million to bus teenagers to schools and colleges to take new diplomas courses.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2217092/Rural-areas-to-get-funds-to-transport-school-child... 'Disgusting' council poster campaign criticised- June 29, 2008 Local authorities have been criticised for using 'disgusting' posters of a drunk woman vomiting and a dog fouling a path to boast of their dedication to cleaning up the streets.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2217329/%27Disgusting%27-council-poster-campaign-criticise... Guy Ritchie's mother denies Madonna divorce rumours- June 29, 2008 Guy Ritchie's mother has denied rumours that her son and Madonna are planning to split, describing reports of meetings with high-powered divorce lawyers as "total fiction."http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/2217025/Guy-Ritchie%27s-mother-de... Gardener accused of poisoning former judge's plants- June 29, 2008 Sir Richard Tucker, for years one of the country's most senior judges, is heading for court in a row with his former gardener over poisoned plants.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2216739/Gardener-accused-of-poisoning-former-judge%27s-pla... Stars like Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty 'eroding children's moral values'- June 29, 2008 The celebrity culture in Britain is eroding children's moral values, a report claims.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2216301/Stars-like-Amy-Winehouse-and-Pete-Doherty-e... British soldier killed in Afghanistan as concerns over Snatch Land Rovers grow- June 29, 2008 A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, the thirteenth to die this month, as the Army considers replacing controversial 'Snatch' Land Rovers with better protected vehicles.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/frontline/2216131/British-soldier-killed-in-Afg... |