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Egypt's president vows to step down
The Egyptian president has announced he will step down later this year and promised to work towards a peaceful transition. Amid intense domestic and international pressure to relinquish power, Hosni...
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Ex-soap star launches knife report
Actress Brooke Kinsella is to launch her report on tackling knife crime on Wednesday, two and a half years after her brother Ben was stabbed to death. The former EastEnders star - whose 16-year-old...
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Angry response to president's vow
Protesters in Egypt have reacted angrily to President Hosni Mubarak's plan to transfer power after he announced he would not stand down until later this year. Demonstrators maintained their presence...
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MPs defeat EU membership poll bid
A bid by eurosceptic MPs to give the British people the right to have an in/out referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union has been overwhelmingly defeated in the Commons. The call by...
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NHS purchasing system 'is wasteful'
Hospitals are wasting around £500 million a year due to wide variations in how they buy basic items, research has suggested. Some trusts are paying 50% more than others for the same medical equipment...
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Plea over WikiLeaks jail 'Briton'
The Government has been urged to intervene in the case of a soldier held in a US jail on suspicion of passing state secrets to WikiLeaks - on the grounds that he is part-British. Bradley Manning, a...
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Ex-MP Jim Devine on expenses trial
Former Labour MP Jim Devine is set to go on trial on Wednesday accused of fiddling his parliamentary expenses. The former MP for Livingston is accused of falsely claiming costs for parliamentary...
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Asda reprimanded over price pledge
Asda has been reprimanded for its original price guarantee ads following complaints from rivals Morrisons and Tesco, a watchdog said. The TV and national press ads promised to refund customers the...
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Couple thank new technique for baby
A couple who tried to conceive for a decade have been blessed with a "miracle" baby thanks to advanced genetic screening. Andrew and Louise Riley, from Lancashire, welcomed baby Elliott into the world...
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25% consumers have 'no spare cash'
More than a quarter of people claim they have "no spare cash" as pressures on personal budgets mount, a consumer survey has found. The proportion of people saying they have nothing to spare is up six...
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Britain keeps pressure on Mubarak
Britain is continuing to push for a change in how Egypt is governed after protesters in the country reacted angrily to president Hosni Mubarak's plan to transfer power after he announced he would not...
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£400m for mental health services
The Government is to plough an extra £400 million into mental health provision in a bid to put it on an equal footing with physical health, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said. Under its newly...
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Monster cyclone nears Australia
Police have ordered remaining residents to get off the streets as one of Australia's biggest-ever storms bore down on the north-east. Officials issued dire warnings of potential devastation for cities...
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£18m funding to tackle knife crime
More than £18 million will be spent on tackling crimes involving knives, guns and gangs over the next two years, Home Secretary Theresa May has said. The funding announcement comes after former...
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Knife criminals 'must expect jail'
Anyone caught in possession of a knife should expect to be sent to jail, Home Secretary Theresa May has said. Mrs May said the Government is "absolutely clear" that anybody convicted of possessing a...
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Ex-MP Devine 'used false invoicing'
A former Scottish Labour MP accused of fiddling his parliamentary expenses used false invoices to claim for cleaning work that was not done, a court has heard. Jim Devine, 57, who held a Commons seat...
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Moat 'boasted before gun rampage'
Shotgun killer Raoul Moat boasted "I'll be back inside by Friday" shortly before his murder rampage, a court has been told. The former doorman, who had been released from Durham Prison just hours...
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Baby Alex neglect 'preventable'
The neglect of a 13-month-old boy whose charred body was found strapped in a buggy was both "predictable and preventable", an inquiry has found. Tracey Sutherland, 39, was jailed for 27 months last...
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7/7 bombers 'instructed by phone'
The July 7 extremists received bomb-making instruction from a mystery figure in Pakistan, an inquest has been told. Members of the group, who perpetrated the worst single terrorist atrocity on British...
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PM calls for rapid Egypt transition
Prime Minister David Cameron has called on Egypt's beleaguered President Hosni Mubarak to begin a "rapid and credible" process of transition. He told the Commons the process "needs to start now" as he...
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