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Labour MP Harry Cohen is being investigated by the police over his expenses claims, the BBC...

Talks between BA and the Unite union aimed at averting strike action by cabin crew break down...

The Tories allege ministers plan to cut the number of uniformed officers despite a pledge to...

The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate...

Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the...

David Nugent's headed finish earns relegation-threatened Burnley their first point in five games in...

Real Madrid crash out of the Champions League to Lyon 2-1 on aggregate after being held 1-1 at the...

Wayne Rooney scores twice in another irresistible display as Manchester United beat Milan 4-0 on...

Police searching for a Dundee mother-of-three who went missing two weeks ago believe they have...

EU nations decide to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks...

Why the UK fears politics and force are out of synch

There is a renewed threat to the Tyrone Crystal factory in Dungannon, County Tyrone, according to...

Some 25,000 students are turning their classrooms into newsrooms and working towards a real...

Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky wins his libel case over claims he was behind the murder of...

Police say 49 people are to be charged with murder following communal violence that left scores of...

The US vice-president renews criticism of Israel over an East Jerusalem building project and urges...

A man stabbed to death his 17-year-old daughter with a hunting knife as she sat in the passenger...

Old Trafford favourite dons anti-Glazers scarf

Lost Boys actor Corey Haim dies at the age of 38, the Los Angeles coroner's office confirms.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double...

Indonesia's President Yudhoyono confirms security forces killed Bali bomb suspect Dulmatin in raids...

PM tries to be seen as modern-day Churchill

Church authority at risk as scandals spread in Europe

About 60% of prisoners serving short sentences reoffend within a year. Is prison the right answer?

Sony unveils new motion controller the PlayStation Move as a contender to market leader Nintendo...

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg calls for a £10bn "repayment" in the next financial year to help...

Ennobling people from outside Parliament to make them ministers should be "exceptional",...

Chilean tycoon Sebastian Pinera will be sworn in as president, with a major post-earthquake...

Plans for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham are to be published by the...

Mexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich...

'Open carry' activists do weekly shop with a gun

Police failures to tackle anti-social behaviour risk public confidence, says the chief inspector of...

The UK Fire Service College failed to comply with fire safety laws when part of its own premises...

Too many patients in England and Wales are not getting their medicines in hospital, a safety...

Wellderly, webinar and disbenefits are among new forms of jargon being used by the public sector, a...

The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) criticises a report grading the force...

Beijing's silent invasion of electric bicycles

Thousands of Greek workers are expected to bring the country to a halt with a second strike in a...

Insurers paid out £650m from 335,000 claims made as a result of damage caused by the wintry weather...

Schools in England are being issued with new guidance on how to spot signs that children are...