http://www.thisisdorset.net/uk_national_news/ Thisisdorset /uk_national_news/ en-gb Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:59:47 +0000 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:59:47 +0000 http://www.thisisdorset.net/uk_national_news/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.thisisdorset.net/resources/images/670048/?type=rsslogo http://www.thisisdorset.net/uk_national_news/ http://www.thisisdorset.net/uk_national_news/5074365.BA_cabin_crew_continue_strike/?ref=rss British Airways cabin crew are continuing with a strike over cost-cutting, leading to fresh clashes between the airline and union leaders about the impact of the industrial action. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:30:08 +0000 8f351da2994309c409ad5d568ce37777 http://www.thisisdorset.net/uk_national_news/5074338.Balls_faces_battle_with_teachers/?ref=rss Schools Secretary Ed Balls is facing a pre-election battle with teachers over plans to make them undergo regular check-ups to ensure they are fit to teach. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:51:46 +0000 f7a9d73f810669dc93a1a2e4db63accc http://www.thisisdorset.net/uk_national_news/5074329.Labour_fights_lobbying_after_expose/?ref=rss Labour has promised a crackdown on lobbying by ex-ministers after several of its senior MPs were filmed apparently offering their services for cash. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:33:36 +0000 479fb7893f7c08baf349b0518b14ba68 http://www.thisisdorset.net/uk_national_news/5074328.Darling_rules_out_giveaway_Budget/?ref=rss Alistair Darling has ruled out a "giveaway Budget" as he put the finishing touches to the pre-election package he will deliver on Wednesday. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:56:02 +0000 705277d72515417a2f1f23cad1ef8cd1 http://www.thisisdorset.net/uk_national_news/5074327.Foreign_Office_budget_move_slammed/?ref=rss The "ludicrous" decision to stop protecting the Foreign Office budget from fluctuations in exchange rates has caused an "unacceptable risk" to its ability to function properly, MPs have said. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:44:15 +0000 99dc7dc4cc1b706554bbd2546581e0e9 http://www.thisisdorset.net/uk_national_news/5074323.Just_25__of_voters_back_BA_strike/?ref=rss Only one in four voters supports the strike by British Airways cabin crew, according to an opinion poll carried out in the days before the walk out. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:57:54 +0000 4d7d87f6019d58d126fea9b04d1d6dda http://www.thisisdorset.net/uk_national_news/5074324.Sarah_Payne_photos_in_killer_s_cell/?ref=rss The mother of Sarah Payne has told of her "anger and dismay" after being told her daughter's killer was found with pictures of the girl in his cell. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:57:54 +0000 1f04ebca5c8d0406f47f0960e708f5c9 http://www.thisisdorset.net/uk_national_news/5074325.Mass_goers_hear_Pope_s_apology/?ref=rss Sunday Mass-goers across Ireland are being read Pope Benedict's words of apology in his pastoral letter on clerical child abuse. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:57:54 +0000 68e25fd20e9b8ac0e634dc9ed08508ac http://www.thisisdorset.net/uk_national_news/5074322.BA_reinstating_cancelled_flights/?ref=rss Strike-hit British Airways is reinstating a number of cancelled flights as the airline fights a war of words with union leaders over the walkout's success. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:57:53 +0000 bf5881bc50122888cc5b99916c79224b http://www.thisisdorset.net/uk_national_news/5074316.Jade_cancer__diagnosed_too_late_/?ref=rss Jade Goody would still be alive if NHS medics had spotted her "quite typical" symptoms of cervical cancer, a private doctor has claimed. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:10:29 +0000 6752b935604e65988eba3bef222bd447