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Britain 'can afford Irish bailout'
The UK can afford a multi-billion bailout of the Irish economy, Chancellor George Osborne insisted as he sought to ease Tory backbench concerns over the move. Mr Osborne has signalled that the British...
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Venables child porn review released
Only 24-hour surveillance could have stopped James Bulger's killer descending into lawlessness and amassing an extensive collection of child pornography, a review is expected to find. Probation...
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Hundreds dead in Cambodia stampede
The death toll from a stampede at a Cambodian festival has risen to 378 with hundreds more injured. Rescuers are trawling a muddy river for more bodies after Monday's disaster, when a panic-stricken...
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UN: Emissions pledges not enough
Pledges made by countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Copenhagen Accord will deliver less than two thirds of the cuts needed to stop global temperatures rising by more than 2C, new...
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April 29 date for Royal wedding
Prince William will marry Kate Middleton on Friday, April 29 next year at Westminster Abbey, St James's Palace has announced. And the wedding - including the costs of the church service, music,...
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Police on 'tightrope' at protests
Police are working harder than ever to identify violent activists aiming to disrupt legitimate political protest, the head of a controversial police intelligence unit has said. Detective Chief...
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Fresh attack heard on Korean island
Artillery fire has been heard on the Yellow Sea island attacked earlier this week by North Korea, South Korea has said. Military chiefs said the artillery was heard twice on the Yeonpyeong island, as...
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Cloned cattle meat 'safe to eat'
Meat and milk from cloned cattle and their offspring is no different to conventional produce and is safe to consume, government advisers have said. The conclusion could bring food safety authorities a...
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Passengers evacuated from plane
Nearly 200 passengers have been evacuated from a plane after it left the runway at Newcastle Airport. Tyne and Wear Fire Service said the aircraft, a Thomson flight from Lanzarote, "had gone very...
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Rising energy profits to be probed
The accounts of UK energy suppliers are to be investigated after the industry watchdog discovered profit margins soared 38% in the wake of consumer price hikes. Ofgem said the average margin on a...
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Passive smoking death toll revealed
Passive smoking claims more than 600,000 lives each year around the world - an estimated 1% of all deaths, a major study has found. Children are the group most heavily exposed to second-hand tobacco...
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Call for National Insurance rethink
Government plans for a universal state pension remove the last justification for the National Insurance system, a think-tank has claimed. The Centre for Policy Studies said the current system was...
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Snow spreads as cold tightens grip
Snow has been spreading across Britain as a prolonged blast of wintry weather tightened its grip on the country. Parts of south-west England were expecting their own snow showers after much of the...
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Labour would help 'squeezed middle'
Labour leader Ed Miliband has promised to stand up for the "squeezed middle" as he prepared to embark on a thorough review of the party's policy platform. Apparently signalling a move away from the...
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Labour MPs back 'no AV' campaign
A group of senior Labour politicians will help spearhead the campaign for a "no" vote in next year's referendum on changing the voting system. Former cabinet ministers John Prescott, David Blunkett,...
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Extra mail deliveries for Christmas
Royal Mail has announced extra Christmas deliveries to cope with an estimated online shopping sales boom. The service said it expects to deliver a record 165 million items ordered online in time for...
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Miliband 'tempted' to join protests
Labour leader Ed Miliband has said he was "tempted" to join student protesters on the streets this week but was "doing something else". Mr Miliband said that although he did not condone violence, the...
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Muggers attack F1 boss Ecclestone
Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone suffered a head injury after muggers attacked him and escaped with jewellery worth 200,000. The 80-year-old F1 supremo was robbed outside the headquarters of his...
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Fresh strike action to hit Tube
A 24-hour strike by thousands of London Underground workers is to go ahead from Sunday evening after hopes of a peace deal over job losses collapsed. The Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) and...
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Pub killer jailed for 37 years
A gunman has been jailed for a minimum of 37 years and given three life sentences for shooting two brothers in the head in front of their publican father. One son died while the other made a...
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