Wed, 16th May 2012

Watford News

Using 'gaydar' works best on women

11:48pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Sexual orientation can be assessed in less than a blink of an eye, according to new research

Most people possess an automatic "gaydar" which assesses sexual orientation in less than a blink of an eye, research has shown.

Spain 'snubs Queen's jubilee lunch'

11:44pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Queen Sofia of Spain is to snub Queen Elizabeth in a row over Gibraltar

Queen Sofia of Spain will not be attending a lunch to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee amid a row over Gibraltar, it has been reported.

Watts 'terrified' at Diana role

11:20pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Naomi Watts is to play the role of Princess Diana in a new film called Caught In Flight

King Kong star Naomi Watts said she is "absolutely terrified" to play the role of Princess Diana in a new film portraying the last two years of her life.

Parents attack 'narrow' inquest '

7:28pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Kate and Chris Hollis outside the West London Coroners Court in Chelsea

The grieving parents of a baby boy killed by a falling lamppost have accused a coroner's court of failing to provide answers about their son's death.

Prosecution over runaway train

6:30pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

London Underground is to be prosecuted by the rail regulator over a runaway engineering train

London Underground is to be prosecuted by the rail regulator over a runaway engineering train, it has been disclosed.

2,800 jobs axed as card shops close

6:28pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Nearly 3,000 jobs are to be axed after the administrators of Clinton Cards announced plans to close 350 stores

Nearly 3,000 jobs are to be axed after the administrators of Clinton Cards announced plans to close 350 stores.

Appeal man bailed in dramatic twist

5:36pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Sam Hallam leaves the Court of Appeal in London with his mother Wendy

A young man who has always pleaded his innocence over a 2004 murder has enjoyed his first taste of freedom in more than seven years after a dramatic twist in his case at the Court of Appeal.

Teenager guilty of conker killing

5:01pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Student Steven Grisales was stabbed to death in a row over conkers

A 15-year-old youth is facing a life sentence after being found guilty of stabbing a student to death in a row over conkers.

999 changes 'could save lives'

4:51pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

A two-tier system for 999 calls is to be introduced in a bid to save lives

Changes to the 999 call handling system before the Olympics and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee could save at least 150 lives each year, the Department of Health has said.

Cameron and King urge euro action

4:45pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King said the single currency area was 'tearing itself apart'

Sir Mervyn King and David Cameron have led an attack on a lack of progress in tackling the eurozone crisis as the region's problems threatened to hamper UK growth.

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