Darwins' fraud cash being recovered 09:05, Jul 24 2008
Police have begun to sift through the financial assets of John and Anne Darwin to recover the money the couple defrauded in their £250,000 canoe death scam. more
Police discuss Menezes death report 07:35, Jul 24 2008
Police bosses are due to meet to discuss a report on the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes which found progress on improving surveillance since his death had been too slow. more
Madeleine detective's book launched 07:35, Jul 24 2008
A book by a former senior Portuguese detective involved in the search for Madeleine McCann is due to be published. more
Voters go to polls in by-election 05:05, Jul 24 2008
Voters in Glasgow East are going to the polls in a crunch by-election where defeat could spell disaster for Labour. more
Decision due in Mosley privacy case 05:05, Jul 24 2008
A High Court judge is due to announce his ruling in Formula One boss Max Mosley's groundbreaking privacy case. more
Providers back net piracy crackdown 04:35, Jul 24 2008
Britain's six biggest internet service providers (ISPs) have signed up to a government-backed drive to clamp down on illegal downloading of music and films. more
UK 'blocking' EU green energy plans 04:35, Jul 24 2008
Britain has been accused of trying to water down a European Union directive designed to give renewable energy sources such as wind, wave and solar power easier access to national electricity grids. more
Tories and UUP consider merger plan 04:05, Jul 24 2008
The Conservative Party is in talks with the Ulster Unionists about joining forces to create a new political movement in Northern Ireland. more
Olympic chiefs tasked 'over costs' 02:35, Jul 24 2008
Britain's Olympics chiefs must keep a "tight control over costs and time" in its preparations for the 2012 Games in the face of a rocky economic climate and changing security demands, according to MPs. more
Archbishop in call on aid promises 02:35, Jul 24 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams will call on governments to keep their promises on aid and development or face further starvation, disease and premature death amongst the world's poor. more
'180% rise' in destitute refugees 01:05, Jul 24 2008
The Government has been urged to take action after a report found that the number of destitute asylum seekers and refugees had increased by 180% in just 18 months. more
More people without bank accounts 21:05, Jul 23 2008
The number of people without a bank account has risen despite a Government drive to tackle the problem of financial exclusion, according to figures released by the Treasury. more
Soldier killed by roadside bomb 19:35, Jul 23 2008
A British soldier was killed by a suspected roadside bomb after his patrol came under fire in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said. more
Police brand pay offer 'insulting' 19:35, Jul 23 2008
The Government has been accused of betraying police with an "insulting" pay offer by leaders of rank-and-file officers. more
Father charged over quad bike death 18:35, Jul 23 2008
The father of a seven-year-old girl who died when the quad bike she was riding was in a head-on crash in a country lane has been charged with manslaughter by gross neglect, lawyers said. more
Parents call for scrapping of Sats 18:05, Jul 23 2008
Parents feel "totally let down" by this year's national curriculum tests fiasco and want to see them abolished, a parents' group has announced. more
Couple jailed for canoe death fraud 15:35, Jul 23 2008
John and Anne Darwin were each jailed for more than six years for carrying out a £250,000 con by faking his death in a canoeing accident. more
English plan for foreigners changed 14:35, Jul 23 2008
The Home Office has watered down plans to force foreign spouses to learn English before moving to the UK. more
