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Shoesmith can appeal sacking ruling
Sharon Shoesmith has been granted leave to appeal against a High Court ruling that upheld her sacking after the Baby P tragedy. In April she lost the first round of a legal battle to overturn her...
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Pakistan cricketers head for talks
Three Pakistani cricketers embroiled in match-fixing allegations have set off for crucial talks with officials from their country. Test captain Salman Butt and seam bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad...
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Hague speaks out as adviser quits
Foreign Secretary William Hague's special adviser has resigned as a result of pressures placed on his family by "untrue and malicious allegations". In a personal statement released to the Press...
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Girl savaged in new dog attack
A 10-year-old girl is being treated in hospital after she was bitten by a dog in the second attack of its kind this week. A Japanese akita dog bit the face of Toni Clannachan while she was playing in...
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Women's prison 'difficult to run'
The UK's largest and most high profile women's prison is "extremely difficult to run safely and effectively", with almost six out of 10 inmates feeling unsafe at some point, inspectors have said....
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Community service 'a holiday camp'
Community service has been criticised as a "holiday camp for offenders" by the Government's victims' commissioner after undercover footage showed criminals sitting around drinking tea and smoking...
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Public service ombudsmen 'shake up'
Plans to reform "outdated and inconsistent" public service ombudsmen will make it easier to complain about poor services, the Law Commission has said. The shake-up aims to bring consistency to the way...
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Grieve requests Kelly death files
Attorney General Dominic Grieve has requested files relating to the death of weapons inspector David Kelly, it was reported. Mr Grieve, the Government's senior law officer, was reported to have asked...
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Pakistan cricketers face officials
Three Pakistani cricketers at the centre of match-fixing claims are due to have crucial talks with officials from their country. Test captain Salman Butt and seam bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad...
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Survey reveals police complaints
More than 2,000 police officers have had at least three complaints made against them by members of the public over the past year, according to new figures. A BBC survey of UK forces showed 2,073...
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Adults 'punished' by alcohol checks
Thousands of innocent adults are being punished by constant ID checks that fail to tackle the problems of under-age drinking, a civil liberties group has said. Adults should be "free to stock up on...
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BBC 'had massive bias to the left'
The BBC was guilty of a "massive bias to the left" in the past, director general Mark Thompson has said. He said staff were "quite mystified" by the rise of Margaret Thatcher but now there was "less...
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Hague back to business after denial
Foreign Secretary William Hague will attempt to get back to business as usual after issuing an extraordinarily personal statement denying speculation about an improper relationship with a male aide....
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Property prices 'continue to fall'
Property values fell by 0.9% during August, following a drop of 0.5% in July, the first time house prices have fallen for two consecutive months since February 2009, according to Nationwide. Annual...
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US TV channel hostage taker killed
A man who railed against the Discovery Channel's environmental programming for years burst into the company's headquarters with at least one explosive device strapped to his body and took three people...
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Miliband 'would move party forward'
David Miliband has told Labour members he would move the party on from the Blair-Brown era if his leadership bid was successful. In an email to party members the shadow foreign secretary insisted he...
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Alcohol minimum price '45p a unit'
The Scottish Government has said it wants the minimum price for a unit of alcohol to be set at 45p. This means a two-litre bottle of supermarket-brand cider would treble in price from about £1.32 to...
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Another 3,500 jobs to go at RBS
Royal Bank of Scotland is axing another 3,500 jobs under plans to more than halve the bank's administration centres across the UK. Part-nationalised RBS said the job losses would go across back office...
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'Honour killing parents' held again
The parents of suspected honour killing victim Shafilea Ahmed have been re-arrested in connection with her murder. The 17-year-old disappeared from her home in Warrington, Cheshire, in October 2003,...
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Pakistan cricketers to miss matches
Three Pakistani cricketers at the centre of match-fixing claims will miss the remaining games in the tour of England, their team manager has said. Test captain Salman Butt and fast bowlers Mohammad...
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