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NUS demo planned ahead of fees vote
Students are preparing for a fresh wave of protests on the eve of a Commons vote on university tuition fees. The National Union of Students (NUS) called for protests on campuses across the country on...
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England launch final World Cup push
David Cameron has praised the work of England's World Cup bid team ahead of the crucial vote saying it only remains to "go in there and give it everything that we've got". Speaking as world football's...
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Snow transport chaos to be reviewed
An urgent review of how the UK's transport systems have performed during the big freeze is under way as thousands face yet more disruption. Two major airports - Edinburgh and London Gatwick - have...
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New Zealand remembers dead miners
New Zealand has held a national remembrance service for 29 coal miners killed in an explosion last month, with a line of 29 black-draped tables each bearing a fallen miner's helmet, lamp and name...
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Weather a huge blow to economy
The UK economy has suffered a huge blow when millions of people could not get to work because of travel chaos caused by the snow, losing firms valuable business in the crucial run-up to Christmas. An...
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MPs' expenses £3.1m after election
MPs were paid £3.1 million in expenses in the first three and a half months after the general election, details published by a watchdog have shown. A breakdown of 22,000 claims submitted between May 7...
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220,000 Government files destroyed
More than 220,000 files relating to payments from the Government's Social Fund, which administers loans and grants, were accidentally destroyed by jobcentre staff in the past year in a paper reduction...
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Travellers angry at snowy shutdown
Large areas of the country have come to a standstill, raising questions over Britain's capacity to cope in sub-zero conditions. Thousands of commuters were left high and dry after rail operators...
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Watchdog clears RBS bosses of fraud
The City watchdog has ruled out action against former bosses at Royal Bank of Scotland after finding no evidence of fraud or dishonest activity in the lead-up to the financial crisis. The Financial...
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Prince promises 'extraordinary' cup
Prince William has promised an extraordinary 2018 World Cup as he joined the final presentation of England's bid. And he slipped in a joke about his wedding next year as he told executives from...
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Most knife carriers 'avoid jail'
Four out of five people caught carrying a knife are avoiding prison, figures have shown. Despite efforts to impose tougher sentences for possessing knives, the proportion of offenders being jailed...
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PM urges firms to back communities
David Cameron re-stated the aims of his "Big Society" initiative as he challenged businesses to support their communities. The Prime Minister told senior executives from some of Britain's biggest...
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Drunk tank pilot scheme recommended
Drunk tanks and booze buses should be used to take some of the burden of hopelessly intoxicated people off the hands of police, a report has said. Local authorities were urged to take another look at...
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US grenade 'killed Linda Norgrove'
Members of the US special forces have been disciplined after an investigation into the death of British aid worker Linda Norgrove in Afghanistan revealed she was killed by a grenade thrown by her...
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England's World Cup dream over
The team behind England's failed bid to host the 2018 World Cup said they felt "let down" after the crushing nature of their defeat was revealed. Only two members of Fifa's 22-man executive committee...
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Icy blast for transport operators
Questions are being asked about Britain's ability to cope with sub-zero conditions after much of the transport network shuddered to a halt. Thousands of people were left high and dry after rail...
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Row as details of expenses revealed
Hostilities between MPs and the parliamentary expenses watchdog intensified as details of £3.1 million of claims under the new system were published for the first time. The head of the Independent...
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'Weird life' provides aliens clue
Life not as we know it has been discovered on Earth, raising the chances of alien biology evolving on other planets. The bugs, described as a form of "weird life" by scientists, are able to thrive on...
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Karzai 'criticised UK armed forces'
Britain's military operations in Afghanistan have been harshly criticised by the country's president Hamid Karzai, local officials and the American commander of Nato troops, according to leaked...
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Brown 'showed lack of charisma'
American diplomats in London had formed a damning judgment on Gordon Brown's premiership within a year of his arrival at 10 Downing Street, according to secret documents released by whistleblowing...
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