http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/uk_national_news/ Bicester Advertiser /uk_national_news/ en-gb Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:44:32 +0000 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:44:32 +0000 http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/uk_national_news/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/resources/images/999279/?type=rsslogo http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/uk_national_news/ http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/uk_national_news/5067887.Freed_kidnap_boy__really_happy_/?ref=rss The five-year-old boy freed by kidnappers in Pakistan after his family paid a £110,000 ransom was "really happy" to be reunited with his father, a spokesman for the British High Commission said. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:43:55 +0000 19f066c4e560f10675e1fb1af218af1b http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/uk_national_news/5067878.Kidnap_boy_reunited_with_father/?ref=rss A five-year-old boy freed by kidnappers after his family paid a £110,000 ransom has been reunited with his father. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:38:19 +0000 78d5b576c4d99a1f8e0fcbf89c6ae937 http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/uk_national_news/5067877.Dragons__Den_stars_in_non_dom_spat/?ref=rss Duncan Bannatyne has had a dig at Dragons' Den colleague James Caan over his tax status. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:27:59 +0000 f6fb23efb5f0167582a700adc2824810 http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/uk_national_news/5067786.Eco_friendly_plans_boost_car_giants/?ref=rss The motor industry has been given a double boost with news of huge investments by two of the UK's biggest carmakers, safeguarding thousands of jobs. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:54:30 +0000 553115c827889ee0952535513bac0cbd http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/uk_national_news/5067783.23__of_MPs__would_escape_politics_/?ref=rss A quarter of MPs (23%) would not go into politics if they were starting their careers again, according to a poll which uncovered low morale at Westminster in the wake of the expenses scandal. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:09:37 +0000 777857778319609ecbd7e600ed5eca6a http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/uk_national_news/5067782.Used_car_dealers_shamed_in_report/?ref=rss As many as 20% of consumers who buy used cars from dealers end up having a problem with the vehicle, a report by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:24:38 +0000 bda2736f576cb1dbbd386e88f8919bf6 http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/uk_national_news/5067781.Survey_shows_used_car_problems/?ref=rss As many as 20% of consumers who buy used cars from dealers end up having a problem with the vehicle, a report by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:17:33 +0000 956381858c2a2c662ca578e6b41a7cbe http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/uk_national_news/5067780.Universities_will_see_funding_cut/?ref=rss The vast majority of England's universities will see their public funding slashed next year. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:17:33 +0000 fb3b7952467d1e8a3877fe084e5ae9a0 http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/uk_national_news/5067778.Ashcroft_peerage_subject_of_probes/?ref=rss Two parliamentary committees are beginning inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the award of a peerage to major Conservative donor Lord Ashcroft. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:59:46 +0000 a46c1939f1648ee8e34f8a5d7492ab35 http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/uk_national_news/5067777.Kidnap_boy_s_father_paid_ransom/?ref=rss The father of a five-year-old British boy kidnapped in Pakistan paid a £110,000 ransom for his release, according to dramatic details that have emerged about the abduction. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:59:44 +0000 44d192a94684d1681649f26de50dfa9e