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Miliband defends Labour over debt
Ed Miliband insisted his party was not solely to blame for the country's current debt burden following Labour's time in government. In a staunch defence of his party's economic stance, the Labour...
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Adebayor art used by drug smugglers
Devious drug smugglers tried to conceal cannabis worth almost £3,000 in a painting of footballer Emmanuel Adebayor. The wooden framed picture was seized by border officials as it passed through the...
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Flu vaccines shortage in some areas
The Government has admitted some parts of England are short of flu vaccines and is considering bringing in more stocks from Europe. Suppliers have been asked to contact their factories in Europe for a...
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Energy committee backs drilling
A committee of MPs has opposed any moratorium on deep water drilling for oil in the UK's seas, warning such a move would undermine the country's energy security. But the Energy and Climate Change...
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Jersey care home couple sentenced
A married couple are due to be sentenced for a string of physical assaults against vulnerable children at a care home in the 1970s and 1980s. Morag and Anthony Jordan, both 62, from Kirriemuir, Angus,...
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Sock 'could be Jo murder weapon'
Police are investigating whether murder victim Joanna Yeates could have been strangled with her own ski sock - which her killer might then have kept as a trophy. The landscape architect's snow-covered...
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Anger as jailed thugs given vote
Nearly 6,000 inmates serving prison terms for violence will be given the right to vote under government plans, it was claimed. Shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan described the changes, which will see...
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Ministers launch water crisis probe
Northern Ireland government ministers are due to meet to draw up plans for an inquiry into the water crisis that hit the region. The chief executive of Northern Ireland Water (NIW) Laurence MacKenzie...
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Roddick in new biography dictionary
The founder of the Body Shop, the face of Mastermind and the impresario behind Joy Division are included in the latest edition of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. The trio - Anita Roddick,...
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Foreign Office in £1m spend storm
The head of the government department responsible for promoting British business abroad asked officials to think of ways to spend up to £1 million to avoid a budget underspend, it was reported. Sir...
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Sex predators jailed for rapes
Two "sexual predators" who subjected a series of vulnerable girls to rapes and sexual assaults described by a judge as a "reign of terror" have been given indefinite prison sentences. Abid Mohammed...
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Contaminated egg products removed
Supermarkets have removed products from their shelves after it was confirmed that eggs contaminated with dioxins had been used in their cakes and quiches. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said...
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Online anti-cuts campaign set up
Hundreds of bloggers, tweeters and online activists are meeting as part of a campaign to fight the Government's cuts in public spending. Campaigners from unions, community organisations and tax...
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Protest at Royal Mail privatisation
Hundreds of trade unionists, students and residents will take part in a demonstration in David Cameron's constituency on Sunday to protest against plans to privatise the Royal Mail as well as the...
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Eat carrots and be more attractive
Consumers could have a new incentive to eat fruit after a study found that eating heavily pigmented produce such as carrots and plums makes people more attractive. Researchers at St Andrews and...
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Police demand phone hack evidence
Scotland Yard has asked the News of the World to hand over any new material relating to phone hacking allegations. It follows the suspension of Ian Edmondson, a senior executive at the Sunday...
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Police retrace Joanna's last steps
Detectives investigating the murder of Joanna Yeates have retraced the steps she took three weeks after she was last seen alive in a bid to catch her killer. Plainclothed and uniformed officers...
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Rape charge nursery worker remanded
A 20-year-old nursery worker has been remanded in custody charged with raping a child. Paul Wilson, of Newbold Croft, Nechells, Birmingham, was not required to enter a plea when he appeared at the...
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Andre rated hardest working singer
Peter Andre has been crowned Britain's hardest-working singer for notching up more major concerts last year than any other artist. Andre performed as the headline act to almost 100,000 fans during his...
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Chaytor jailed over false expenses
The first ex-MP to be jailed over the Westminster expenses scandal woke up behind bars after being sentenced to 18 months for falsely claiming more than £22,000 of taxpayers' money. David Chaytor, who...
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