UK news: Raoul Moat warning over threat to wider public

POLICE hunting for Raoul Moat urged people to be "extra vigilant" today after warning he could now pose a threat to the wider public.

As search efforts for the fugitive carried on for a seventh day around Rothbury, residents were told to "close your doors, close windows" and avoid unnecessary travel.

Smaller babies for teens

TEENAGERS are more likely to give birth prematurely and have a smaller baby than women in their 20s, research suggested today.

Early birth risk is more pronounced if 14 to 17-year-olds have a second child, the study found. The research team is calling for better sex education and contraception.

Lower payouts plan for private-sector pensions

millions of people with private-sector pensions face lower payouts after the Government announced plans to change the rate at which they increase each year.

Pensions Minister Steve Webb has called for the schemes to rise each year in line with inflation as measured by the consumer prices index (CPI), rather than the retail prices index (RPI).

The move is likely to cost workers hundreds of pounds a year during retirement, as CPI is generally lower than RPI.

The perils of car passion

IN-car kissing and cuddling causes injury to almost one in five participants.

As many as 17 per cent of those who have got amorous in a vehicle have suffered some form of hurt, the poll by elephant.co.uk found.

Top of the injury list is a banged head, followed by a pulled muscle, bashed elbows and knees, a cricked neck and damage caused by the gear stick.

Earl coins in 21m at sale

THE estate of Earl Spencer, left, was more than 21 million better off today after a three-day auction of Old Masters paintings, carriages and other treasures owned by the family.

The items from Althorp, the ancestral home of Princess Diana, fetched 21,076,288 at Christie's.

London: Liverpool Street Station was closed and 2000 commuters evacuated after a fire broke out.

London Fire Brigade said 1000 passengers were led from the station and another 1000 from the Tube station after the blaze started last night in a Burger King restaurant in the main terminal at 10pm.

Southampton: A woman found stabbed to death in her home was named as police questioned a man over the killing.

Maria Lakatos, 37, was found unconscious with stab wounds by officers who were called to an address in Southampton on Wednesday.