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Folk song work scoops Turner Prize
Susan Philipsz has won the Turner Prize for her work Lowlands, a recording of her singing three separate versions of a traditional Scottish folk song. It is the first time a sound installation has...
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Pensioner discovered dead in snow
An elderly man has been found dead in snow at a caravan park. Humberside Police said the man, believed to have been in his 70s, was found by security guards patrolling the Thorpe Park site in...
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I'm no spy, says MP's assistant
An MP's assistant denied she was a Russian spy and said she was "absolutely" confident of winning an appeal against her deportation. In her first public remarks, Ekaterina Zatuliveter claimed she had...
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Call to scrap 'offenders' term
People who break the law should no longer be branded offenders, a leading criminal justice campaigner has said. Frances Crook, head of the Howard League for Penal Reform, said the "insulting" term...
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On-song Philipsz wins Turner Prize
Susan Philipsz has won the Turner Prize for her recording of a traditional folk song and said her "heart" was with the protesting students whose cries against the cuts could be heard over the award...
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Concerns raised over strip-searches
Teenagers are being routinely strip-searched in a young offenders' institution despite inspectors recommending that the practice should be stopped, a report has said. Nick Hardwick, the chief...
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Heavy snow sparks further chaos
Hundreds of drivers were stranded overnight and around 100 children forced to sleep at their school after fresh snow and ice brought more havoc to the UK. Scotland bore the brunt of the latest blast...
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Aspirin 'cuts cancer death risk'
A daily low dose aspirin pill taken with a glass of milk could be a simple way to avoid dying of cancer, research suggests. Taking aspirin for several years can cut the risk of death from a wide range...
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Reforms 'will open up universities'
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has claimed that the Government's higher education reforms would turn universities into "engines of social mobility" as he tried to stave off a damaging Liberal...
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Police to quiz WikiLeaks founder
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was preparing to meet police today over sexual assault claims. His lawyer Mark Stephens said Mr Assange was keen to discover what allegations he was facing so he could...
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Appeal for help over Iraq detention
The wife of a British man held without charge in Iraq for a year has urged the Government to step up its efforts to secure his release. Ramze Shihab Ahmed, a dual Iraqi-UK national, claims to have...
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PM hints at Afghanistan withdrawal
British troops could begin pulling out of Afghanistan from next year, David Cameron has indicated as he made a surprise visit to see progress being made in the fight against the Taliban. The Prime...
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Hundreds stranded in snow chaos
Hundreds of drivers were stranded overnight and around 100 children forced to sleep at their school after fresh snow and ice brought more havoc to the UK. Scotland bore the brunt of the latest blast...
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Thousands to avoid jail under plans
Thousands of offenders will avoid jail under an overhaul of sentencing powers that will focus on cutting reoffending. The sentencing Green Paper will aim to stop the revolving door of crime, divert...
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Cameron in talks with Afghan leader
Prime Minister David Cameron has arrived in Kabul for talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the end of a surprise two-day visit to the country. Serious criticisms by Mr Karzai of the British...
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WikiLeaks founder Assange arrested
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested by officers from Scotland Yard's extradition unit. The 39-year-old Australian was held when he attended a central London police station by...
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Karzai hails British 'sacrifices'
David Cameron and Hamid Karzai have played down the significance of the WikiLeaks revelations of criticisms of British military operations in Afghanistan, as the Afghan President voiced his "gratitude...
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No jail for concealed births mother
A woman who concealed the births of four stillborn babies and kept three of them in her wardrobe for two decades has avoided jail. Bernadette Quirk illegally buried one baby in a cemetery and wrapped...
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Suspect implicates victim's husband
A suspect in the murder of honeymoon bride Anni Dewani in Cape Town has reportedly implicated her British husband. South Africa's News 24 said one of the suspects arrested over Mrs Dewani's death...
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Friendly-fire paratrooper mourned
A British Army paratrooper killed in an apparent friendly-fire incident in Afghanistan was "never prepared to accept less than the best", his family said. New Zealander Private John "Jack" Howard died...
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