Новости за 15.03.2016

Home Secretary Theresa May defends controversial new surveillance powers as MPs debate them for the first time.

Lord Asa Briggs, a leading historian and pioneer of adult education, has died at the age of 94.

The Duke of Cambridge has unveiled plans to help the global transport industry shut down illegal wildlife trafficking routes.

Commonwealth gold medallist Zoe Smith will lead a 14-strong British team at the 2016 European Weightlifting Championships.

The stepbrother of murdered Bristol teenager Becky Watts has his appeal against his conviction and sentence thrown out.

The Church of England promises to change the way it handles sexual abuse claims after a report into alleged abuse of a young man by clergymen.

A fire which badly damaged 16th Century Wythenshawe Hall in Manchester is "suspicious", police say.

New Zealand claim a shock 47-run victory over tournament favourites India in the opening match of the World Twenty20 Super 10s.

The government is planning to force all schools in England to become academies, ending the role of local authorities in providing education.

One of car-ownership's pleasures may also be one of its perils

Two expats challenge the bar on British citizens who have lived elsewhere in the EU for more than 15 years from voting in the upcoming referendum.

Why is selling make-up door-to-door still a big business in the age of online retail?

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) says it is closing a criminal investigation into allegations of price-rigging in the foreign exchange market.

A collection of almost 1,000 robot toys sells at auction for more than £46,000.

The Electoral Commission slaps fines for non-compliance on former pop star Bez's party and the treasurer of an anti-EU party founded by Bob Crow.

The MoD should review manning levels and the strain on personnel after five British servicemen died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, a coroner says.

Rail passengers in many parts of Scotland are being promised a "revolution" in travel with 200 new services and 20,000 more seats.

South Yorkshire Police get another £450,000 to investigate the 1991 disappearance of Sheffield toddler Ben Needham.

Will HS3 and better northern road links make a difference?

A report into a helicopter crash off Shetland in which four people died says flight instruments were "not monitored effectively" by pilots before the incident.

Police investigating the murder of a teenage girl who disappeared 16 years ago search for her body in a wooded area in Kettering.

A teenage rapist whose sister was murdered has his suspended sentence replaced by a three-year term in a young offenders institution.

A thief linked to hundreds of burglaries in south west London is being hunted by the Met Police.

Former Sunderland player Cabral is to go on trial accused of two counts of rape.

A prison officer injured in a bomb attack in Northern Ireland earlier this month dies.