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Having a haircut is not jobseeking
Slack rules that allow the unemployed to count haircuts as job hunting must be toughened, a leading think tank has said. Instead people should build up "points" for activities that genuinely help them...
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Dale Farm battle returns to court
The wrangling over the the UK's largest illegal travellers' site is to return to court with the fate of the encampment still unclear. It was claimed on Thursday that if the High Court allowed...
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Benefits row 'could cost UK £2bn'
Possible legal action by the European Commission over the issue of Britain limiting benefits claims for those overseas could leave taxpayers facing a £2bn bill, Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan...
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Early bedtime children 'slimmer'
Sending children to bed early may help to keep them slim, research suggests. Scientists recorded the bed times and waking times of 2,200 Australian youngsters aged nine to 16. They found that children...
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Having a haircut 'not jobseeking'
Slack rules that allow the unemployed to count haircuts as job hunting must be toughened, a leading think tank has said. Instead people should build up "points" for activities that genuinely help them...
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Prison population hits new high
The prison population in England and Wales rose by almost 300 in a week to reach an all-time high for the fourth week running, figures have shown. The total number of prisoners hit 87,501, only about...
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350 Navy redundancies compulsory
About 350 sailors are being forced out of the Royal Navy against their will as part of defence cuts. A total of around 1,020 Navy personnel will be told they are being made redundant in the first...
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Weekly bin funding plan attacked
Plans to pay councils to bring back weekly rubbish collections came under fire for wasting taxpayers' money and imposing Whitehall control on local communities. Communities and Local Government...
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Weather watchers check record books
As much of Britain continues to bask in scorching conditions, weather watchers are waiting to see if Saturday will bring the hottest October day on record. Meteorologists say it is unlikely the...
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OAP jailed for faking own death
A pensioner has been jailed for six years after he admitted faking his own death in Central America to try to pocket a £520,000 life insurance payout. A judge said Anthony McErlean, 66, committed...
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Thurlbeck to fight sacking claim
Former News of the World chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck has insisted that he took "no part" in the matter which led to his sacking. Mr Thurlbeck, who was arrested in April by Scotland Yard...
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Knifeman kills butcher in shop
A murder hunt is under way after a young butcher was stabbed to death in his shop. The victim, thought to be in his early 20s, died at the scene after the attack in north London on Thursday. Officers...
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Dizaei: I'm back as Yard commander
A former police chief facing trial for corruption has been reinstated as a commander at Scotland Yard following an appeal against his dismissal, he said. Ali Dizaei, who claimed a police appeal...
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Coal firm in court over pit death
The company which runs the pit where a miner died earlier this week has appeared in court in relation to the death of another worker at the same colliery. UK Coal appeared at Pontefract Magistrates'...
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Shot teenage girl had baby in arms
A teenage girl has been gunned down in the street with two friends while clutching her 11-month-old son in her arms. Jessica Chrichlow, 18, collapsed to the ground alongside two sisters - named...
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Yard forced to reinstate Dizaei
Scotland Yard has been forced to reinstate a sacked police chief facing a retrial for corruption. Ali Dizaei, who walked free from jail in May after his conviction was quashed, plans to resume his...
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BAE contract bid will not stop cuts
Defence giant BAE Systems is bidding for a lucrative contract to build aircraft for the United States Air Force (USAF), but it would not help close a manufacturing gap at one of the sites hit by this...
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'Nightmares' of man accused by Knox
The barman Amanda Knox falsely accused of murdering British student Meredith Kercher suffers nightmares as a result of her slander, his lawyer has said. American Knox, 24, is appealing against her...
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MP's wife guilty of stealing kitten
An MP's wife caught on CCTV stealing a kitten from the home of her husband's lover has been found guilty of burglary. Jurors at Birmingham Crown Court took just over five hours to convict Christine...
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Unions to recommend Tube pay deal
A four-year pay deal offering the prospect of no industrial action over wages until at least 2015 is to be recommended for acceptance by unions representing Tube and other transport workers in the...
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