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Killed special forces marine named
A Royal Marine who was killed in southern Afghanistan in July and is understood to have been a member of the special forces has been named. Corporal Seth Stephens is believed to have been a member of...
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Royal Mail sell-off to go ahead
The Government will press ahead with controversial plans to privatise the Royal Mail, risking a political row and an industrial dispute with postal workers. Business Secretary Vince Cable will publish...
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'Heroism' shown in 7/7 aftermath
Tube travellers displayed "remarkable heroism" in risking their lives to help injured and dying victims of the 7/7 attacks, an inquest has heard. An off-duty doctor ignored orders to leave the Aldgate...
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Policeman 'raped vulnerable women'
A blackmailing police officer preyed on vulnerable women he met on duty, gave them drugs and raped them, a court has heard. Pc Stephen Mitchell, 42, made advances towards heroin addicts, a disabled...
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Police smash child trafficking ring
A suspected child trafficking ring forcing Romanian children to commit crime on British streets has been smashed by police. Officers said they had secured the safety of 28 children thanks to a series...
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Dead farmer had called police twice
A man who was murdered after disturbing a burglary had called police on two previous occasions about crime at his farm. Julian Gardner, 53, was found just after 8am on Monday by his business partner...
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Smoking ban exemptions bid defeated
A bid by a Tory MP to exempt pubs and private members' clubs from the smoking ban has been defeated. David Nuttall attempted to introduce a Bill in the Commons that would give pub landlords the right...
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Childhood injury 'saved shot Pc'
The policeman shot in the face by gunman Raoul Moat has revealed that a childhood cricket injury saved his life. Pc David Rathband, 42, was blasted at close range as he sat in his patrol car, causing...
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Bank jobs go as unemployment falls
Another huge jobs cull by banking giant Lloyds has cast a cloud over a fall in the UK's unemployment total, dealing a "devastating blow" to finance workers. The part-nationalised bank was criticised...
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CCTV footage shows 'calm' bombers
New CCTV of the July 7 bombers calmly planning and embarking on their suicide mission has been played at the inquests into their victims' deaths. The grainy and jerky footage shows the four men buying...
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Families celebrate as miners emerge
One by one, the miners trapped for 69 days in a dungeon that could have been their tomb far beneath the Chilean desert climbed into a rescue capsule and made a smooth ascent to the surface. The effort...
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Liverpool decision 'moves closer'
The sale of Liverpool FC could be decided soon after a High Court ruling went against its American owners. Tom Hicks and George Gillett had challenged an application by creditor Royal Bank of Scotland...
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PM to consider new trespass offence
David Cameron has vowed to consider calls to create a new offence designed to make it easier to remove travellers camped illegally on private land. The Prime Minister told MPs there should be "one law...
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Job fears over Royal Mail sell-off
Postal unions have warned of job losses after the Government unveiled its controversial plans to privatise the Royal Mail, revealing there would be no upper limit on how much of the business will be...
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MP arrested over sex assault claim
Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock has been arrested on suspicion of indecent assault following allegations of improper behaviour towards a female constituent. In a statement on his website, the...
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Clegg appeal over tuition fees spat
Nick Clegg has appealed to Liberal Democrat MPs to consider tearing up their pre-election pledge to oppose any increase in university tuition fees. In a letter to his increasingly restive...
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Pension tax relief cut to save cash
The amount of pension savings on which people receive a tax break is to be slashed to less than a fifth of its current level to save £4 billion a year, it has been announced. The tax-free amount is...
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More households in fuel poverty
The number of UK households living in fuel poverty has risen again in the face of rising energy prices, to stand at 4.5 million in 2008, latest figures show. An extra half a million households had to...
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Queen cancels staff Christmas party
The Queen has cancelled this year's Christmas party for her staff because of the "difficult financial circumstances" facing the country. The 600 members of the Royal Household had been expecting to...
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Osborne urged to be 'more radical'
Bosses have called on Chancellor George Osborne to take a "more radical" approach to next week's comprehensive spending review, in which he aims to slice £83 billion from public spending. The...
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