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MPs support zero drink-drive limit
The legal drink-drive limit should be lowered to an "effectively zero" level but such a reduction is "too great a step at this stage", a report by MPs has said. The current level is 80mg of alcohol...
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Oliver recruits celebrity teachers
Jamie Oliver has recruited a team of inspirational teachers including Lord Winston, David Starkey and Alastair Campbell to turn around the lives of teens who struggled with school. Other figures such...
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MP expenses published by watchdog
Details of the first tranche of MPs' expenses of the current parliament are to be published by the new expenses watchdog. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) - will release the...
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England bidding for World Cup glory
England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup looks set to go "up to the wire" as world football's governing body makes its decision in Zurich. The England bid team believes there is still everything to...
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Young jobless numbers quadruple
The number of 16 to 24-year-olds claiming unemployment benefit has increased fourfold since before the recession, costing the UK economy up to £155 million a week, according to a new report. Young...
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New Zealand remembers dead miners
New Zealand has held a national remembrance service for 29 coal miners killed in an explosion last month, with a line of 29 black-draped tables each bearing a fallen miner's helmet, lamp and name...
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MPs' expenses £3.1m after election
MPs were paid £3.1 million in expenses in the first three and a half months after the general election, details published by a watchdog have shown. A breakdown of 22,000 claims submitted between May 7...
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Snow transport chaos to be reviewed
An urgent review of how the UK's transport systems have performed during the big freeze is under way as thousands face yet more disruption. Two major airports - Edinburgh and London Gatwick - have...
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NUS demo planned ahead of fees vote
Students are preparing for a fresh wave of protests on the eve of a Commons vote on university tuition fees. The National Union of Students (NUS) called for protests on campuses across the country on...
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Most knife carriers 'avoid jail'
Four out of five people caught carrying a knife are avoiding prison, figures have shown. Despite efforts to impose tougher sentences for possessing knives, the proportion of offenders being jailed...
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Rolls-Royce facing Qantas lawsuit
Qantas has launched preliminary legal action against Rolls-Royce, the manufacturer of the engine that exploded on one of its A380 superjumbos in mid-air last month. The airline said it has filed a...
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Weather a huge blow to economy
The UK economy has suffered a huge blow when millions of people could not get to work because of travel chaos caused by the snow, losing firms valuable business in the crucial run-up to Christmas. An...
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Watchdog clears RBS bosses of fraud
The City watchdog has ruled out action against former bosses at Royal Bank of Scotland after finding no evidence of fraud or dishonest activity in the lead-up to the financial crisis. The Financial...
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Prince promises 'extraordinary' cup
Prince William has promised an extraordinary 2018 World Cup as he joined the final presentation of England's bid. And he slipped in a joke about his wedding next year as he told executives from...
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220,000 Government files destroyed
More than 220,000 files relating to payments from the Government's Social Fund, which administers loans and grants, were accidentally destroyed by jobcentre staff in the past year in a paper reduction...
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US grenade 'killed Linda Norgrove'
Members of the US special forces have been disciplined after an investigation into the death of British aid worker Linda Norgrove in Afghanistan revealed she was killed by a grenade thrown by her...
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Travellers angry at snowy shutdown
Large areas of the country have come to a standstill, raising questions over Britain's capacity to cope in sub-zero conditions. Thousands of commuters were left high and dry after rail operators...
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England's World Cup dream over
England's dream of hosting the 2018 World Cup has ended in disappointment. Russia won the right to stage the tournament after a ballot by the Fifa executive committee in Zurich. President Sepp Blatter...
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Row as details of expenses revealed
Hostilities between MPs and the parliamentary expenses watchdog intensified as details of £3.1 million of claims under the new system were published for the first time. The head of the Independent...
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'Weird life' provides aliens clue
Life not as we know it has been discovered on Earth, raising the chances of alien biology evolving on other planets. The bugs, described as a form of "weird life" by scientists, are able to thrive on...
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