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Doctors reject Chavez health fears
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is in excellent health after undergoing cancer treatment, doctors on his medical team said. The Venezuelan doctors spoke out to dispute a surgeon's remarks about Mr...
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Libya set to celebrate 'liberation'
Libya's new leaders will declare liberation later, officials said, in a move that will start the clock for elections after months of bloodshed that culminated in the death of long-time dictator...
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Moore's 'small Scotland' warning
Scottish Secretary Michael Moore has claimed that the Scottish Government's "small Scotland" approach risks relegating the nation to the sidelines in future international military interventions....
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Virgin tipped to buy Northern Rock
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Money looks to be in pole position to land Northern Rock as the auction of the nationalised lender nears its conclusion. Final bids for the Newcastle-based bank are due...
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Euro crisis 'chilling' UK: Cameron
David Cameron has spoken of the "chilling effect" of the eurozone crisis on Britain. He arrived at an EU summit in Brussels insisting the issue had to be tackled once and for all - and it involved all...
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Tories face whip on EU poll motion
A senior Cabinet minister has warned Tory MPs that they would be expected to vote against a Commons motion calling for a referendum on Britain's future in Europe. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said...
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Salmond confident on referendum win
Scotland will become an independent nation, the country's First Minister has said. Alex Salmond said he was "confident" his Scottish National Party would win the referendum on independence that is set...
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Tunisia votes in first free poll
Tunisians are voting in elections that are a culmination of a popular uprising that ended decades of authoritarian rule and set off similar rebellions across the Middle East. Tunisians will elect an...
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Devoted couple die in Spain flood
Retired holidaymakers who were swept to their deaths in a flash flood in Spain have been described as "the most devoted couple you would ever want to meet". Kenneth Hall, 72, and his wife, Mary, 70,...
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'Many dead' in Turkish earthquake
A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 has struck eastern Turkey, collapsing some buildings and causing a number of deaths according to officials. The quake struck eastern Van...
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Hammond urges Gaddafi killing probe
Britain has urged the new Libyan government to mount an investigation into the killing of former dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said the reputation of the new...
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Cathedral protesters vow to stay
Anti-capitalists protesters have warned they are in it for the long haul and are prepared to spend Christmas staked out at St Paul's Cathedral. The cathedral is closed to thousands of Sunday...
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Britain braced for 'severe rain'
The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for parts of England and Wales, as heavy rains are predicted to hit some areas. People are urged to "be aware" of the possibility of severe weather in...
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SNP launches independence campaign
Scottish National Party leaders are building a "war chest" to help fight their "biggest ever campaign" in the run up to an independence referendum. Party bosses formally launched that campaign today,...
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Call to champion medium-sized firms
The Government has been urged to do more to help the "forgotten army" of medium-sized businesses because they can no longer rely on bank lending. The CBI said firms with a turnover of between £10...
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Legal aid cuts 'bad for families'
The Government's planned cuts to legal aid present a "disturbing new landscape" which will be "bad for children, bad for women and bad for families", campaigners have said. Launching a manifesto for...
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Coalition row over eurozone crisis
David Cameron has been plunged into a row with his Liberal Democrat coalition partners after he raised the prospect of Britain exploiting the eurozone crisis to begin reclaiming powers from Brussels....
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1,000 feared dead in Turkish quake
At least 85 people have been killed with hundreds more feared dead after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, collapsing dozens of buildings and causing widespread panic. Tens of...
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Public sector staff vote on strikes
Thousands of public sector workers, including top civil servants, are due to vote on strikes ahead of a crucial week for the Government as it faces the growing prospect of massive industrial action...
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55% of tenants 'trapped renters'
More than a quarter of tenants who feel "trapped" in the rental system are aged over 40 and risk becoming "OAP mortgagees", a study has found. Rightmove's Consumer Rental Forecast found that "trapped...
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