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Nato considers ending Libya strikes
The seven-month Nato Libyan air campaign could end within days after the death of ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi who was shot in the head. Nato chiefs will meet in Brussels later to consider halting...
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Irishman jailed over terror weapons
A brother of one of the men blamed for the Omagh bomb atrocity has been jailed for 12 years for trying to buy weapons and explosives in Lithuania. Irishman Michael Campbell was arrested in an...
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Blair 'ready to help Spanish peace'
Tony Blair stands ready to help cement the peace in Spain after Basque separatist group Eta announced it was laying down its arms, he said. Talks like those in Northern Ireland are needed to consider...
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St Paul's closes doors over protest
St Paul's Cathedral has been forced to close its doors to the public because of the anti-capitalist protest taking place outside. The Dean of St Paul's, the Rev Graeme Knowles, said the decision to...
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£100 fee for late paper tax returns
Taxpayers filing their self-assessment forms on paper face a £100 penalty if they fail to do so before the end of the month, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) warned. Changes were introduced this year to...
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Australia PM in hint over republic
Australia's prime minister appeared to suggest that her country may yet become a republic in the coming years as she praised the Queen for a lifetime of service. Julia Gillard told the monarch during...
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Tabak denies sex thrill in killing
Joanna Yeates's killer has been accused of strangling her for sexual thrills. Vincent Tabak denied claims he was aroused and gratified by throttling the 25-year-old. Tabak, 33, said he was attracted...
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Student loans office evacuated
A Student Loans Company office was evacuated after a member of staff opened an envelope and white powder came out, police said. Emergency services were called to the firm's offices in Darlington,...
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Osborne's austerity drive bolstered
Chancellor George Osborne's austerity campaign was boosted after new figures showed the Government remained in sight of its fiscal targets. A year after Mr Osborne detailed his far-reaching spending...
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£1m-plus home sales near 2007 level
Sales of homes worth at least £1 million have reached their highest level since the peak of the housing market in 2007, Lloyds TSB has said. Britain saw 3,375 sales of such properties in the first...
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Many too poor to bury their family
Financially pressed families cannot afford to bury loved ones, and often taxpayers have to foot the bill, a new report has found. Research by the Local Government Association (LGA) found that councils...
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Murdoch makes £1m Milly donation
Rupert Murdoch said he has donated £1 million to charities chosen by Milly Dowler's family to underscore his regret for the "abhorrent" hacking of the murdered schoolgirl's phone. News International...
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Jo 'strangled for sexual thrills'
Joanna Yeates's killer has faced allegations that he strangled her for sexual thrills. Vincent Tabak, who denies murder but admits manslaughter, denied claims he had been aroused as he was asked to...
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Referendum 'options' considered
Scots could get more than one option when they vote in a referendum on independence, First Minister Alex Salmond will say. Mr Salmond will put the focus on the constitution when he addresses the...
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Snap up Libya contracts, firms told
British firms have been urged by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond to head to Libya to secure contracts for its reconstruction. With the military campaign all but over after the death of Muammar...
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Funeral for Corrie star Driver
Hundreds of friends and colleagues of Coronation Street favourite Betty Driver will join her family at her funeral. Stars past and present from the ITV1 soap will pay their respects to the much-loved...
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Nato poised to end Libya operations
Nato is set to end its seven-month campaign in Libya at the end of the month, the alliance's secretary general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, has said. Following the death of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and the...
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MP quizzes Murdoch over 'hacking'
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has been challenged over alleged computer hacking at a News Corporation shareholders meeting. Labour MP Tom Watson fired questions at the 80-year-old company chairman during...
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Osborne: EU crisis talks 'critical'
A round of weekend negotiations in Brussels will be "critical" in settling the eurozone crisis, Chancellor George Osborne has said. Before leaving for Brussels for talks with fellow EU finance...
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Protest forces closure of cathedral
The doors of St Paul's Cathedral will remain shut to members of the public as an anti-capitalism protest outside continues. The Dean of St Paul's, the Rev Graeme Knowles, has asked the activists, who...
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