http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/uk_national_news/ Blackpool Citizen /uk_national_news/ en-gb Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:30:57 +0000 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:30:57 +0000 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/uk_national_news/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/resources/images/1001251/?type=rsslogo http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/uk_national_news/ http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/uk_national_news/5073643.Air_passengers_face_BA_strike_chaos/?ref=rss Thousands of air passengers face travel misery after moves to prevent a three day strike by British Airways cabin crew collapsed. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:23:38 +0000 e76428fbf101d645303b052e32860cae http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/uk_national_news/5073623.Corrie_star_charged_over_crash/?ref=rss Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas has been charged with failing to stop after crashing his car. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:13:31 +0000 eda1c8c222fa732c83abdda50566fb60 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/uk_national_news/5073622.Rail_strike_talks_planned/?ref=rss Talks aimed at averting strikes by railway signal workers are to be held next week, raising hopes that action can be averted. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:13:30 +0000 3b1b2b757fbf7be945af8307189031bb http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/uk_national_news/5073556.Paedophile_babysitter_raped_girl__5/?ref=rss A paedophile was able to rape a five-year-old girl he was babysitting because agencies failed to tell her mother he was a convicted sex offender. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:37:37 +0000 ba2c1bd1b67c3db763bc7dbb6b398fbd http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/uk_national_news/5073348.Ex_soldier_s_parents_plea_for_help/?ref=rss The parents of a former soldier facing the death penalty in Iraq over the killing of two colleagues pleaded with the British Government to help save his life. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:30:12 +0000 0207a1ca289a5dffaec1433d12459f53 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/uk_national_news/5072995.Man_jailed_for__weapon_dog__murder/?ref=rss The first killer to be convicted using pioneering dog DNA technology has been given a life sentence for the "vicious" murder of a teenage boy. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:43:06 +0000 499ecd68cfa0c806293e8f9cf36ac1a7 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/uk_national_news/5072926.Last_ditch_strike_talks_collapse/?ref=rss Talks aimed at averting strikes by British Airways cabin crew have collapsed and the action will go ahead from midnight. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:23:56 +0000 01577967bffb0a05c93598fa7aec9ee9 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/uk_national_news/5072776.Rail_signal_workers_vote_to_strike/?ref=rss Railway signal workers have voted to go on strike in a bitter row over jobs, threatening disruption to rail travel in the coming weeks, including Easter. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:54:09 +0000 c40d6025dc32cd8e1815cf6c9c7deb33 http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/uk_national_news/5072727.Scarlett_s_mother_s_benefit_fraud/?ref=rss The mother of murdered Scarlett Keeling has admitted benefit fraud, on the day two men went on trial over her daughter's death in Goa. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:35:14 +0000 2d2a68011374ddb66bda4df9dc9cfd4a http://www.blackpoolcitizen.co.uk/uk_national_news/5072702.No_action_against_son_over_suicide/?ref=rss The son of conductor Sir Edward Downes will not be charged with assisting his suicide, the Director of Public Prosecutions has said. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:26:33 +0000 e2256eb4f0768373f4527c46405bebc6