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May: Terrorism threat very serious
Home Secretary Theresa May has repeated Government warnings of a "very serious" threat from terrorism as the new National Security Strategy was set to be unveiled. Mrs May urged the public to remain...
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Church probing claims over priests
An investigation is to be carried out into allegations that two priests were allowed to continue working despite being accused of serious child abuse offences, the Church of England has confirmed....
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Peers suspended over expenses claim
Three peers have been given lengthy suspensions from the House of Lords after wrongly claiming thousands of pounds in expenses. Labour peers Baroness Uddin and Lord Paul, and crossbencher Lord Bhatia,...
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Banks warned over bonus payments
The head of Britain's biggest business group has urged banks to be "very very sensitive" in the coming months over the payment of bonuses, as the Government's public spending cuts start to hit the...
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Response plans during fire strike
London Fire Brigade has pledged to respond to 999 calls throughout an eight hour walk-out by firefighters in the capital in a row over new contracts. The Brigade said it had contingency plans in place...
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Recorded crime level falls by 8%
Crime recorded by the police fell by 8% in the last year, official figures revealed. Reported incidents of criminal damage were down 17%, offences against vehicles were down 16% and domestic burglary...
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Rape victim support centres 'vital'
The Government must roll out support centres for rape victims across the country or it will have failed in its duty to those who have been grievously harmed, a crossbench peer has said. Baroness...
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Cuts 'will hit poorest harder'
Coalition claims that the spending review was fair have been dealt a heavy blow as a leading economics think-tank insisted the cuts would hit the poorest harder than most of the better off. The...
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Award nomination for blinded Pc
The policeman blinded by killer Raoul Moat has been nominated to be honoured for his courage with a Pride of Britain award. Pc David Rathband lost the sight in both eyes when he was shot in the face...
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Montgomerie 'unscathed' after crash
Golfer Colin Montgomerie has said he was lucky to walk away from a car crash "relatively unscathed". Montgomerie, 47, who captained Europe to victory over the United States in the Ryder Cup earlier...
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OECD: Spending cuts 'courageous'
George Osborne's public spending cuts have been described as "tough, necessary and courageous" by a leading international economic organisation. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and...
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'Old charts may have grounded sub'
A nuclear-powered submarine may have run aground on a shingle bank because the charts it was using were out of date, sources have said. HMS Astute was on sea trials when the rudder of the vessel is...
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Pier reopens to visitor 'stampede'
One of Britain's best-loved piers has risen from the ashes and re-opened to a "stampede" of visitors. The Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare was destroyed by a devastating blaze in July 2008. Officials...
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Osborne 'exaggerated debt crisis'
George Osborne has been accused by Britain's new Nobel Prize winning economist of having "exaggerated" the risk of a Greek-style debt crisis. Professor Christopher Pissarides said that the prospects...
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'Assault victim' crash death probed
Police are investigating the death of a motorist who was hit by two cars shortly after getting out of his vehicle and being involved in an altercation with another driver. Detectives are hunting the...
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Emergency fire crews 'intimidated'
A walkout by thousands of London firefighters has ended with a war of words between union leaders and the brigade over allegations of intimidation and violence against crews standing in for the...
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Clegg battled conscience over cuts
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has described how he wrestled with his conscience over the coalition's spending cuts. The Liberal Democrat leader said that he found administering the biggest...
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Teenager shot dead in city attack
A teenage boy was shot dead after two balaclava-clad gunmen opened fire on a group of four young friends, police have said. The 16-year-old victim, named locally as Samuel Adelagun, was killed in the...
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Cameron insists cuts 'are fair'
David Cameron has insisted that the Government was administering its programme of spending cuts in a "fair" way, with the richest in society shouldering the greatest burden. In a podcast on the No 10...
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Iraq war leaks 'put lives at risk'
A whistleblowing group has insisted its decision to publish secret US military documents was to reveal the truth about the war in Iraq despite criticism it could put the lives of British armed forces...
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