http://www.kingstonguardian.co.uk/uk_national_news/ Kingston Guardian /uk_national_news/ en-gb Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:12:10 +0000 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:12:10 +0000 http://www.kingstonguardian.co.uk/uk_national_news/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.kingstonguardian.co.uk/resources/images/1000732/?type=rsslogo http://www.kingstonguardian.co.uk/uk_national_news/ http://www.kingstonguardian.co.uk/uk_national_news/5062994.Pakistan_kidnap_boy_found_safe/?ref=rss A British boy kidnapped while on holiday in Pakistan nearly two weeks ago has been located safe and well, the British High Commission has confirmed. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:50:15 +0000 a8c72645152ca0e20e55e4132824fea3 http://www.kingstonguardian.co.uk/uk_national_news/5062993.Expat_Britons_await_pension_ruling/?ref=rss More than half a million retired Britons living abroad could be in line for Government payouts if a group fighting a legal battle over pension rights win their case. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:34:10 +0000 103eea81c9e24c1ac9d532b3b8a8f03f http://www.kingstonguardian.co.uk/uk_national_news/5062991.Minister_numbers__should_be_cut_/?ref=rss The number of government ministers should be slashed by up to a third, an influential committee of MPs said. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:19:22 +0000 a36df594c7397396d9d02d8105bf2670 http://www.kingstonguardian.co.uk/uk_national_news/5062990._Saddened__Winslet_and_Mendes_split/?ref=rss Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet and her director husband Sam Mendes have separated after nearly seven years of marriage. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:19:20 +0000 49bec055e8af8e968042bb2c651a48b4 http://www.kingstonguardian.co.uk/uk_national_news/5062987.UK_debt_plan__not_ambitious_enough_/?ref=rss Government plans to deal with Britain's ballooning debt are not ambitious enough and need to be "significantly reinforced", according to a European Commission report. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:02:28 +0000 5ad08d6e6cdec27856dd034f90c673b9 http://www.kingstonguardian.co.uk/uk_national_news/5062986.Op_ends_Beckham_s_World_Cup_dream/?ref=rss David Beckham's chances of appearing in a record fourth World Cup are over as he starts recovering from an operation on his Achilles tendon. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:49:10 +0000 57f4323c286e51986245567dc53f1db9 http://www.kingstonguardian.co.uk/uk_national_news/5062985.Clegg_in_warning_over_spending_cuts/?ref=rss Britain could face massive political and social unrest on a scale similar to Greece if the next government cannot rally the public behind plans to cut the £178 billion deficit, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg is to warn. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:41:34 +0000 e6eaef60ebbd323bb5379e2fce6f0326 http://www.kingstonguardian.co.uk/uk_national_news/5062976.Council_pay_offs__unjustified_/?ref=rss A third of town hall chiefs walk away with a golden goodbye worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, according to a survey by the local government spending watchdog. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:42:35 +0000 376c7009fd0ca1cba997953ef275bb76 http://www.kingstonguardian.co.uk/uk_national_news/5062975.OAP_social_care_costs__to_double_/?ref=rss The cost of social care for the elderly is set to double in the next 15 years just to maintain current standards, according to a report by the King's Fund. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:42:35 +0000 76b5f79368921797c87473911afba4b4 http://www.kingstonguardian.co.uk/uk_national_news/5062977._Lazy_food__sales_increase_by_14_/?ref=rss Sales of so-called "lazy food" are increasing, with shoppers spending more on products such as pre-boiled eggs and pre-sliced fruit, figures have shown. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:42:35 +0000 f94ba5189bc44eadf85e9e8f89881a2a