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Cruel? I was doing my job: Gervais
Golden Globe Awards host Ricky Gervais has insisted he was just doing his job when he mocked celebrity targets and even the sponsor of the event. Gervais' victims at the awards ceremony included...
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Johnson quits over personal life
Alan Johnson has quit as shadow chancellor over a crisis in his personal life. Mr Johnson announced that he was standing down for "personal reasons" amid reports that his second marriage was in...
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Police questioning Joanna suspect
Detectives are questioning a 32-year-old man on suspicion of murdering landscape architect Joanna Yeates. The suspect was detained in the early hours of Thursday after police investigating the...
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Bush Snr: We got Iraq war right
Former US president George Bush senior and members of his government have recalled the Gulf War as a time in history when the world stood united against a tyrant as well as a "textbook example" of how...
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'Fight' before teenager was stabbed
An eyewitness described how three boys fought with a man before he allegedly launched a stabbing attack in which one was killed. A 33-year-old man was under arrest after a boy of 15 was stabbed to...
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Benefit errors department slammed
The Department for Work and Pensions is not doing enough to stem losses totalling £1.1 billion a year caused by benefit recipients making errors in their claims, according to a spending watchdog's...
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Blair 'up for' Iraq regime change
Tony Blair has said that he had always made clear to US president George Bush that he would be "up for" regime change in Iraq if it was the only way of dealing with Saddam Hussein. Making his second...
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Alan Johnson officer facing probe
Details of the "personal issues" that forced shadow chancellor Alan Johnson to quit were starting to emerge amid allegations that the politician's bodyguard had an affair with his wife. Mr Johnson's...
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Cameron's media chief Coulson quits
Andy Coulson has quit as Downing Street communications chief, saying the continuing row over phone-hacking when he was editor of the News of the World was distracting from his job. In a personal...
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'Bloodgate' rugby physio appeal win
Former Harlequins physiotherapist Steph Brennan has won a High Court battle over the decision to strike him off for his part in the "Bloodgate" rugby controversy. Lawyers for the top physio accused...
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National Grid job cut plan revealed
Union leaders are seeking urgent talks with power giant National Grid after an email sent by mistake raised fears of 400 job losses. The GMB said the message made it clear the company was drawing up...
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Police probe fatal knife fight
Murder squad detectives are investigating what sparked a knife fight that left one teenager dead and three with stab wounds. The 15-year-old schoolboy, named locally as Kasey Gordon, suffered fatal...
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Balls 'does not mean policy change'
Labour leader Ed Miliband has insisted there would be no change in his party's economic policy after he appointed Ed Balls to take over as shadow chancellor. Amid suggestions Mr Balls may drag Labour...
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Mortgage advances at 10-year low
Mortgage advances sunk to their lowest level for a decade during 2010 as the lending drought intensified. A total of just £136.3 billion was lent during the year, the lowest level since 2000, and 5%...
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Extra time to question Jo suspect
Detectives have been granted extra time to question a 32-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of the murder of landscape architect Joanna Yeates. The suspect was detained in the early hours of...
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BA cabin crew vote for more strikes
British Airways is facing the threat of a fresh wave of strikes by its cabin crew after they voted heavily in favour of more walkouts in their bitter dispute with the airline. Unite said its members...
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Retailers suffer grim December
The high street suffered its worst December on record last month as retailers battled with Arctic weather conditions and shoppers shunned higher prices. Retail sales volumes declined 0.8%...
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Blair barracked over Iraq regret
Tony Blair has been jeered and heckled as he said he "deeply and profoundly" regretted the loss of life in the Iraq War. Making his second appearance before the Iraq Inquiry, the former prime minister...
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Terror suspect extradition approved
The extradition of an alleged al Qaida operative accused of planning to bomb UK and US targets has been approved. Prosecutors claim Abid Naseer was part of an al Qaida cell operating in the UK in...
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Cameron's media chief Coulson quits
Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson has quit after admitting the News of the World phone-hacking row was making his job impossible. In a personal statement issued by Number 10, Mr Coulson...
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