News Headlines - 07 December 2012

▽Kate hoax nurse found dead: Full transcript of the call - Yorkshire Post

THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were “deeply saddened” today after a nurse who was duped by hoaxers in a call to the hospital treating pregnant Kate apparently took her own life. Jacintha Saldanha was found an address near the King Edward VII’s Hospital in London this morning.

▽David Cameron faces Tory revolt over vote on same-sex weddings | guardian.co.uk

David Cameron is facing a backlash from traditional Conservatives after he confirmed plans to allow churches and religious organisations to host same-sex weddings. Opponents of gay marriage claim more than 120 Tory backbenchers will reject the plans in the free vote promised in the Commons. Details of the draft legislation will be unveiled next week.

▽UK faces ￡27bn black hole | Herald Scotland

MILLIONS of hard-pressed Britons face yet more tax rises and benefit cuts in the three years after the 2015 General Election to plug a ￡27 billion black hole in UK Government coffers, it has been claimed. The warning has come from the highly respected think-tank, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), which said it was "close to inconceivable" that such austerity measures could be avoided after forecasts in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement showed sluggish growth would leave the UK economy 3.6% smaller in 2016/17 than was expected just nine months ago.

▽Rolls-Royce could face prosecution in bribery probe | Reuters

Aerospace and defence group Rolls-Royce (RR.L) may face prosecution after Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ordered it to hand over details of possible bribery and corruption in China and elsewhere, the company said on Thursday.

▽U.S. and Russia Meet on Syrian Conflict - NYTimes.com

With the support of the United States, the United Nations special envoy on Syria is mounting a diplomatic push for a brokered agreement that would lead to the ouster of the country’s president, Bashar al-Assad, and the installation of a transitional government.