News Headlines - 20 March 2012

▽Diamond Jubilee: Queen to 'rededicate' herself - BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17438874
The Queen has promised to "rededicate myself to the service" of the UK and its people as she celebrates her Diamond Jubilee.
In a speech to both Houses of Parliament, she said the commemoration of her 60 years on the throne was a chance "to come together in a spirit of neighbourliness and celebration".

▽UK inflation continues to ease - Financial Times
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/e73c463e-7270-11e1-9c23-00144feab49a.html#axzz1pekAc9oz
UK inflation eased again in February, reflecting falling charges for electricity and gas and leaving the key gauge of inflation at its lowest level since February 2010.

▽Russia joins Red Cross call for daily truce in Syria - BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17438937
Russia has joined the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in calling for a daily two-hour humanitarian ceasefire in Syria.

▽Boris Johnson, Ken Livingstone Neck and Neck as London Mayoral Election Gets Official Kick Off - LondonNet
http://www.londonnet.co.uk/news/2012/mar/boris-johnson-ken-livingstone-neck-and-neck-london-mayoral-election-gets-official-kick
LONDON'S Mayoral election is now officially underway and a new poll suggests the 3 May vote will be a neck and neck affair between incumbent Boris Johnson and main challenger Ken Livingstone.

▽Maths teacher made Nazi taunts to German neighbours - BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-17434258
A maths teacher has been found guilty of harassing his German neighbours by playing wartime classics and performing a Nazi salute.