National News from the Harrow Times

9:35pm Wednesday 8th February 2012

An 83-year-old man has died after being attacked by a pitbull-type dog that had escaped from a neighbour's garden, Scotland Yard said.

7:31pm Wednesday 8th February 2012

Fabio Capello has quit as England manager.

7:21pm Wednesday 8th February 2012

A Manchester United fan who hurled racist abuse at a black player was today fined £200 and banned from football matches for three years.

6:28pm Wednesday 8th February 2012

They have a reputation for sleeping and eating but the UK's only giant pandas have now been showing off their climbing skills after keepers gave them new toys to play with.

6:16pm Wednesday 8th February 2012

Steve Coogan and Paul Gascoigne headed a list of phone-hacking damages claims which have been settled close to trial.

5:54pm Wednesday 8th February 2012

Up to 3in (8cm) of snow could fall in parts of the UK as the big freeze continues.

5:52pm Wednesday 8th February 2012

Conservative MPs have demanded an apology from Labour's candidate for London mayor, Ken Livingstone, after an interview in which he said their party was "riddled" with homosexuals and claimed Baroness Thatcher was "clinically insane" while prime minister.

5:42pm Wednesday 8th February 2012

Measuring a tree the same height as eight double decker buses is no easy task but not one the National Trust has shied away from.

5:36pm Wednesday 8th February 2012

Harry Redknapp has welcomed the final whistle on his bung slur "nightmare" after his acquittal on tax fraud charges cleared the way for him to land football's top job.

3:28pm Wednesday 8th February 2012

Computer hacker Gary McKinnon is "unable to control the terror that consumes his every waking moment" as he fights extradition to the US, his mother said.