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Confusion over Cable's fees stance
Confusion surrounds Vince Cable's intentions in the key parliamentary vote on university tuition fees, after he adopted apparently contradictory stances in two interviews. Mr Cable, who, as Business...
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Britons 'slash Christmas spending'
Britons are planning to slash their Christmas spending by a fifth this year by making presents and cutting back on luxuries, a survey suggests. Around 61% of people said they hope to cut the cost of...
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Obama gives upbeat Afghan message
In a rousing holiday-season visit, President Barack Obama told cheering US troops in Afghanistan they are succeeding in their vital mission fighting terrorism. But after he flew in secrecy for 14...
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Nearly 10% of police 'off sick'
Almost one in 10 police officers in England and Wales is on sick leave or performing limited duties, according to new figures. Almost 9,500 are on restricted duties due to ill-health, The Times...
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Tories 'promised a pro-US regime'
Senior Conservatives told US diplomats they would run a "pro-American regime" and buy more American arms if they won this year's general election, according to leaked documents. The US embassy cables,...
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Debate over cloned offspring meat
Meat and milk from the offspring of cloned animals could be put on sale in British shops without labels to distinguish it from traditionally-produced foods, after ministers judged it would be...
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'State of alarm' over Spain strikes
Spain has declared an unprecedented "state of alarm" to try to end an air traffic controllers' strike which has largely closed the country's airspace and stranded hundreds of thousands of travellers,...
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Campaigners protest tax avoidance
Activists protesting against tax avoidance by big businesses and individuals took over one of the UK's busiest stores and forced it to close its doors to customers. Retailer Topshop's flagship branch...
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Ivory Coast crisis after election
Britain has urged all parties in the disputed elections in Ivory Coast to respect the results announced by independent observers, who gave victory to opposition leader Alassane Ouattara. The west...
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MP denies his assistant is a spy
An MP denied his Russian assistant was a spy, amid reports that she is facing deportation from the UK after security services arrested her on suspicion of espionage. The Sunday Times reported that...
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Ex-tycoon Nadir freed after arrest
Former Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir has been released from custody and vowed to issue a writ for wrongful arrest. The 69-year-old, who is on bail and faces a multimillion-pound theft trial next year,...
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Spanish airspace open after strike
Spain has placed striking air traffic controllers under military authority and threatened them with jail terms in an unprecedented emergency order to get planes back in the skies and clear chaotic...
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WikiLeaks donations account cut off
Pressure is mounting on WikiLeaks after the online payment agency PayPal cut off the account it uses to gather donations from supporters. The move, which will hit the whistleblowing website's ability...
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Solomon crowned Queen of the Jungle
Former X Factor star Stacey Solomon has been crowned Queen of the Jungle winning ITV1's I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here. The 21-year-old Dagenham girl defeated Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder...
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Climate campaigners march in London
Green campaigners have marched on Parliament demanding greenhouse gas emissions are slashed to help prevent "climate catastrophe". With UN delegates meeting in Cancun, Mexico, to hammer out a deal to...
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Tax protesters force shops to close
High street stores around Britain were forced to close their doors to customers on one of the busiest shopping days of the year after activists protesting against tax avoidance by big businesses...
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Some MPs 'better off' under rules
A loophole in new parliamentary expenses rules has left some MPs thousands of pounds better off than they were before the crackdown which followed last year's scandals, it was has been claimed. Under...
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Death toll from big freeze rises
The death toll from Britain's big freeze is continuing to rise, taking the number of lives lost to seven. Two men were killed in a motorway crash on the M62 in Humberside and two teenage girls died...
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Hint that liquids ban will be eased
Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has hinted that the ban on carrying liquids in hand luggage is to be eased, it has been reported. Mr Hammond told The Sunday Times that the restrictions affecting...
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Residents to get more influence
New planning rules will give neighbourhoods more influence over the kind of developments they want in their areas, it was revealed today. The change would hand some of the planning responsibilities...
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