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Jets swoop over Egypt protesters
Fighter jets swooped low over Cairo in what appeared to be an attempt by the military to show its control of a city beset by looting, armed robbery and anti-government protests. Minutes before the...
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750,000 'to pay higher rate of tax'
Three-quarters of a million people are set to become higher rate taxpayers as a result of Government reforms to the system, a report has indicated. Around 750,000 people will start paying income tax...
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Call for 'new debate' on NHS reform
The head of the NHS Confederation has called for a "constructive dialogue" about the effect of greater competition in healthcare. Nigel Edwards, chief executive of the independent membership body,...
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Elderly condemn care home 'neglect'
Neglect levels in Britain's care homes have been described as "scandalous" after it emerged that more than 650 elderly residents have died of dehydration in the past five years. Figures also revealed...
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Miliband: No marriage for politics
Ed Miliband has said he will not get married for political expediency, joking he had a choice about taking paternity leave because he has yet to tie the knot with his partner Justine Thornton. In an...
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World leaders urge Egypt democracy
David Cameron and US President Barack Obama have called for an "orderly transition" to a democratic government in Egypt. As the crisis engulfing President Hosni Mubarak escalated, the two leaders held...
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More Britons go under the knife
There has been a rise in the number of Britons going under the knife to improve their appearance, figures suggest. Data from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) shows 38,274...
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Another award for Firth's king role
Colin Firth has won the best-actor trophy for the The King's Speech, and monarchy saga took another honour for overall cast at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. The two prizes capped a week-long surge...
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Trainee teacher bursaries to be cut
Bursaries for trainee teachers are to be scrapped in most subjects as part of the coalition's money-saving drive. The annual £6,000 payments will be dropped for those planning to teach topics...
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Device helps pregnant diabetics
A wearable "artificial pancreas" could dramatically reduce the risks pregnancy poses to women with insulin-dependent diabetes, research has shown. In tests, the device was shown to help keep blood...
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Charity backs gay parent adoptions
Children in the care system are losing out because of a disturbing and prevalent attitude among Britons that gay parents are second best, a children's charity has warned. Barnardo's chief executive...
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Health staff lobby over NHS reform
Protesters opposed to the Government's radical NHS reforms are to demonstrate outside Parliament as ministers begin a second debate on the controversial Health and Social Care Bill. Health workers...
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Union leader in phone hacking fears
Police have been asked to investigate suspicions that the phone of rail union leader Bob Crow has been hacked into by journalists. Lawyers acting for the general secretary of the Rail Maritime and...
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Cameron: We must see cuts through
Prime Minister David Cameron has vowed he will not change course on the economy, insisting that the Government's decision to make sharp cuts in spending to pay down the deficit was right and "we have...
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PM warning on NHS amid reform plans
David Cameron has warned that the NHS will become "increasingly unaffordable" if radical plans by the Government to reform the health service are not implemented. The Prime Minister defended an...
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Cameron warns Mubarak over protests
David Cameron has called for a "proper orderly transition" to democratic government in Egypt. The Prime Minister said he had warned President Hosni Mubarak in a phone conversation that a repressive...
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Sportsman wins gagging order appeal
A well-known sportsman who obtained an order stopping the media publishing information about his private life has won an appeal against a ruling which would reveal his identity. The man, referred to...
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Joanna's body released to family
The family of Joanna Yeates can begin to plan her funeral after her body was released, it has emerged. A post-mortem examination was carried out last week on behalf of murder accused Vincent Tabak by...
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PM's relative questioned NHS reform
David Cameron has admitted that even his brother-in-law, who is a doctor, has cast doubt on the Government's plans to reform the NHS. The medic, who works in a hospital, has expressed concerns that...
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Union warns over council job cuts
Union leaders are studying proposals for huge job cuts at a Conservative-controlled council which takes the total number of threatened redundancies across the country to nearer 150,000. Surrey County...
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