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Suspect 'planned spectacular show'
A teenager plotted "a spectacular show" of terrorism for months, saying he did not mind that children would die if he bombed a crowded Christmas tree lighting ceremony, court documents reveal....
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Police bid to raid Rio gang haven
Hundreds of police and soldiers have surrounded one of Rio de Janeiro's most dangerous slums after the end of a sunset deadline to drug gang members trapped inside. But a police battalion commander...
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Osborne joins EU meeting on Ireland
European Union finance ministers are meeting to discuss an 85 billion euro (£72.1 billion) bailout for the Irish economy amid signs a deal could be in place by the time markets reopen on Monday....
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Artillery fire from North Korea
The sound of new artillery fire from North Korea just hours after the US and South Korea launched a round of war games in Korean waters has sent residents and journalists on a front-line island...
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Big freeze keeps icy grip on UK
There will be no let up in the big freeze yet as forecasters warned the conditions could last well into next week. Parts of the country have seen well over a foot of snow, with bitter winds and...
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Leaks may endanger lives, US warns
The US government has warned online whistleblower WikiLeaks that its expected imminent release of secret documents would put "countless" lives at risk, threaten anti-terror operations and jeopardise...
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Tube workers set for 24-hour strike
Thousands of London Underground workers are set to start a 24-hour strike, threatening travel disruption for commuters and other passengers. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union and the...
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Alarm over 'high NHS death rates'
Death rates at 19 NHS hospital trusts in England were alarmingly high last year, according to an influential report. Two of these trusts - Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust and University...
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Met defeated over Olympics policing
Scotland Yard bosses have admitted a goal to recruit 10,000 special constables to help police the 2012 Olympics is unattainable. Senior officers were under pressure to treble the ranks of volunteers...
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Queen's Gulf tour comes to a close
The Queen has said goodbye to Oman and immediately received an invitation to return from the country's Sultan. The two heads of state are old friends and as they parted company at the end of the...
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UK right to help out, says Johnson
The UK is right to be bailing out Ireland but the likes of Spain and Portugal should turn to fellow eurozone countries if they need financial help, shadow chancellor Alan Johnson said. As European...
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Car occupants flee after baby death
Police have urged the occupants of a car involved in a crash which left a two-month-old baby dead to come forward. West Midlands Police said at least four people who were travelling in a Mitsubishi...
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'Record lows' as freeze continues
Britain shivered in some record low temperatures - including a "ridiculously low" minus 17C in Wales - as the big freeze maintained its grip on the country, forecasters said. The mercury at Llysdinam...
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China in call over Korean tensions
China has tried to defuse tension over a recent North Korean attack on South Korea by proposing an emergency meeting in Beijing, hours after the US and South Korea launched naval war games in a united...
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Cheap alcohol ban in health plans
The coalition Government is planning "radical" action to curb teenage smoking, ban cheap alcohol and to encourage mothers to breastfeed at work, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has said. Mr Lansley,...
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Cameron 'faces leaks embarrassment'
The US administration's unflattering assessment of David Cameron is set to be made public with the release of thousands of leaked State Department files by the WikiLeaks whistleblowers website. Simon...
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Public sector cuts 'could be lower'
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) could lower projections for public sector job cuts by nearly a fifth in revised forecasts for the economy, analysts have said. The OBR - formed in May to...
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Cable 'committed' over tuition fees
Liberal Democrat Business Secretary Vince Cable is "personally committed" to plans to raise university tuition fees, a coalition minister has said. David Willetts, the Conservative Universities...
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Bank bosses 'set to accept bonuses'
Britain's bank bosses are planning to accept their bonuses for the first time in two years, taking home a combined payout of up to £15 million, it has been reported. The chief executives of Barclays,...
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Afghan operation 'very successful'
British soldiers who flew into a Taliban stronghold hailed a "very successful operation" after insurgents fled with little resistance. The soldiers, from from D Company of The Argyll and Sutherland...
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