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Cuts 'may cost 40,000 police jobs'
Up to 40,000 frontline police jobs could be axed if Government funding cuts go ahead, the Police Federation has warned. Simon Reed, vice-chairman of the body which represents officers in England and...
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Muslims condemn US Koran protest
Thousands of Muslims have gathered at one of western Europe's largest mosques to condemn the pastor who plans to burn copies of the Koran. Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, world head of the Ahmadiyya...
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Terror control orders 'best option'
The Government should seriously consider retaining controversial control orders to keep tabs on suspected terrorists, a think-tank has said. The orders, while flawed and of only limited effectiveness,...
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Police cuts 'criminals' Christmas'
The Government must wake up to the reality of a "Christmas for criminals" as up to 40,000 police officers could be axed if 25% funding cuts go ahead, the Police Federation has said. The body, which...
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Koran-row pastor set to meet imam
The US pastor who planned an "International Burn-a-Koran Day" will instead fly to New York to try to meet the imam overseeing plans for a controversial Islamic centre near Ground Zero. Pastor Terry...
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Koran-row pastor hopes to meet imam
The pastor who planned an "International Burn-a-Koran Day" has publicly challenged the imam overseeing plans for a controversial Islamic centre in New York to start talks. Pastor Terry Jones was to...
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MPs' fear 'held back hacking probe'
MPs held back in an inquiry into phone-hacking allegations because of fears their own private lives could be probed by a newspaper, a former member of the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee...
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Brian wins Ultimate Big Brother
From trolley dolly to reality television king - Brian Dowling has been crowned the winner of Ultimate Big Brother. A shocked looking Dowling won the public vote, beating Nikki Grahame to the prize....
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Miliband warns of 'long opposition'
David Miliband has warned that Labour risks three or four terms out of office if it picks the wrong leader to succeed Gordon Brown. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, the front-runner in the...
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Call for shorter summer holidays
The school summer holiday should be shortened in a bid to improve the prospects of poorer pupils, the Government's poverty adviser said. Frank Field said disadvantaged children fall further behind...
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Tax chief: 'We didn't get it wrong'
The country's top tax official has said he had no need to apologise to 1.4 million people facing demands for extra money - insisting it was not an "extraordinary" situation and denying any errors by...
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Politics threatens 9/11 anniversary
Politics is threatening to overshadow the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Families of more than 2,700 people killed at the World Trade Centre will mourn their loved ones by reading...
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UK soldier dies from gunshot wounds
A British soldier has died in hospital in the UK after being shot in Afghanistan last month, the Ministry of Defence said. The soldier, from 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, part of...
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Proms season reaches its climax
British reserve will give way to pomp, patriotism and exuberant flag waving as the Proms season comes to its celebrated climax. The Last Night Of The Proms will see the old favourites trotted out for...
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Prostitutes accused in suicide bid
A man accused of murdering three prostitutes attempted suicide for a second time in prison, it has emerged. Stephen Griffiths, 40, was treated for "superficial wounds" at HMP Wakefield in West...
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Tower closed in Legionnaires' probe
Health chiefs have closed a water cooling tower in an area where Legionnaires' disease is suspected of claiming two lives. But the un-named company in Merthyr Tydfil, south Wales, was not confirmed as...
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Early Christmas for supermarkets
Christmas has already arrived in supermarkets, with some retailers kicking off the season's promotions just days after the August bank holiday. Packets of mince pies were on sale at selected...
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Blunt attack over troop equipment
Singer and former soldier James Blunt has criticised the "dire state" of equipment given to British soldiers. Speaking ahead of a Heroes Concert in London on Sunday, Blunt said it was "shocking" that...
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Cuts will damage society, warns TUC
The TUC has issued a dire warning to the coalition Government that its "reckless" policy of spending cuts would cause "irreparable damage" to Britain's society. In a hard hitting statement ahead of...
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'Koran threat' pastor backs down
A pastor finally bowed to huge international pressure as he backed down from a threat to burn copies of the Koran, saying: "God is telling us to stop." Terry Jones had announced the stunt in response...
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