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Expenses fiddle MP Illsley quits
Disgraced Eric Illsley has quit as an MP, weeks after being convicted of fiddling his expenses. Treasury sources confirmed that Illsley had been granted the ceremonial post of Crown Steward and...
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Brown aide pressed Nato commander
One of Gordon Brown's senior advisers asked the commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan to play down his concerns over the campaign to avoid damaging the Labour government, according to leaked...
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Cold snap damage bill tops £1bn
The coldest December on record caused more than £1 billion of damage to property and vehicles, as frozen water pipes burst and cars crashed on icy roads, insurers have revealed. The Arctic snap not...
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Cameron chided for defence 'U-turn'
David Cameron has been accused of backtracking on a promise to enshrine the military covenant into law. The Prime Minister was also criticised for "watering down" proposals to increase the support for...
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Rogue clampers pocket £55m a year
Cowboy clampers take up to £55 million from drivers every year, the Home Office has said. The figures, released as the Government takes steps to make wheel-clamping on private land a criminal offence...
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US renews reform call to Mubarak
The United States has called on the Egyptian government to immediately lift the country's emergency laws. The White House said vice-president Joe Biden made the plea during a telephone call with his...
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Middle East peace process 'at risk'
The Middle East peace process is in danger of falling victim to the revolutionary tide sweeping the Arab world, UK foreign secretary William Hague has warned. Speaking on an emergency tour of the...
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City funds half of Tory donations
More than half the donations raked in by David Cameron's Tories last year came from the City, research has suggested. Financial services firms and individuals donated £11.4m to the party in the first...
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Supreme Court independence warning
The independence of the highest court in the land cannot be properly guaranteed because of the way it is funded, its president has said. Lord Phillips also warned there is a tendency on the part of...
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Most troops 'would leave over cuts'
Nearly 80% of soldiers would consider leaving the services because of cuts, a leader of an Army support group has said. Julie McCarthy, chief executive of the Army Families Federation, spoke out as...
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Woman's buttock jab death probed
A British woman has died after travelling to America for a cosmetic buttock treatment. Claudia Adusei, 20, from London, suffered medical complications after the procedure. She travelled to...
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Poll shows slip in Cameron support
David Cameron's honeymoon period with the voters is over as new figures reveal that his support is on the wane. A "poll of polls" for January shows more people are now unhappy than happy with the...
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Stock exchange merger unveiled
The London Stock Exchange has unveiled a deal to merge with Canada's TMX in a move creating one of the world's biggest trading platforms. The proposed tie-up with TMX, which operates the Toronto Stock...
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Berlusconi 'must stand trial now'
Italian prosecutors have requested that prime minister Silvio Berlusconi stand trial over accusations he paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl and then used his influence to try to cover it up. The...
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Trade deficit widens to record high
The gap between goods exported and imported widened to a record high in December, official figures revealed, casting doubt over the impact trade will have on supporting economic recovery in the UK....
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Anger over Egyptian coup claims
Anti-government protesters in Egypt expressed anger after vice president Omar Suleiman warned the country could fall to a coup unless they joined talks. His remarks cast a shadow over efforts to put...
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Bank bonuses to be cut under deal
The UK's biggest banks have agreed to rein in bonuses and lend £190 billion to businesses this year after hammering out a long-awaited deal with the Government. Chancellor George Osborne unveiled...
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Inmates 'will be allowed to vote'
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has said the Government cannot "defy the law" and will have to allow at least some prisoners to vote in future. It comes as the Commons' Political and Constitutional...
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Two soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Two British soldiers have been shot and killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. The soldiers, from the 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment and 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment,...
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Man held over mother-to-be murder
A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering teenage mother-to-be Nikitta Grender, police have confirmed. The 19-year-old was discovered stabbed to death at her burnt out flat in...
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