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Pub pushes boat out for Jubilee

Tue, 22 May 2012 01:10:12 +0100

It's all aboard at a pub which has been turned into a ship to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee.

Beecroft hits at 'socialist' Cable

Tue, 22 May 2012 01:10:02 +0100

A controversial Downing Street adviser has accused Business Secretary Vince Cable of being a socialist who "appears to do very little to support business".

Commons to probe hacking 'lies'

Tue, 22 May 2012 01:09:57 +0100

The Commons standards watchdog has been asked to examine claims that three former News International executives lied to MPs examining the phone-hacking scandal.

Better bosses 'make NHS healthier'

Tue, 22 May 2012 01:09:53 +0100

A new style of leadership in the NHS could lead to reduced infection and mortality rates and bring financial savings, according to a new report.

Union leader predicts more strikes

Tue, 22 May 2012 01:09:47 +0100

A union leader has predicted that more strikes will be held against the Government's controversial public sector pension reforms amid reports that doctors look set for a "historic" vote in favour of industrial action.

Yard detectives 'took payoffs'

Tue, 22 May 2012 01:09:43 +0100

Three police detectives face accusations of taking illegal payments from private investigators for information in an alleged case of "apparent corruption right at the heart of Scotland Yard".

UK given prisoner votes deadline

Tue, 22 May 2012 01:09:33 +0100

The row over prisoners' voting rights has erupted again as human rights judges gave David Cameron six months to change the law in Britain.

Boy, seven, dies after house fire

Tue, 22 May 2012 01:00:22 +0100

A seven-year-old boy has died after being rescued from a house fire.

Government defends energy reforms

Tue, 22 May 2012 01:00:08 +0100

Reforms to the electricity market will reduce the impact of rising energy bills for consumers, the Government has claimed.

Double-killer mother loses appeal

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:42:40 +0100

A mother who murdered her two young children and placed their bodies in holdalls in the boot of her car has lost her appeal against her sentence.

Palace guests bask in sunshine

Mon, 21 May 2012 20:55:09 +0100

Guests at the first Buckingham Palace garden party of the summer have basked in baking sunshine as temperatures at the royal residence soared to 24C.

Killer told he may never be freed

Mon, 21 May 2012 20:49:50 +0100

An anti-paedophile vigilante who murdered a gay man he wrongly believed to be a child molester has been told he may never be released from prison.

Father's call over friendly fire

Mon, 21 May 2012 20:12:03 +0100

The father of a young soldier who was accidentally shot dead by a comrade while on active service in Afghanistan has called for "lessons to be learned" from the tragedy.

Girl's killer jailed for 16 years

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:51:13 +0100

A judge told a young man who strangled his aspiring model girlfriend in a jealous rage to put away thoughts of "champagne, Bentleys and girls" as she sentenced him to at least 16 years in jail.

Skeleton star 'proud' of torch role

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:05:54 +0100

Winter Olympics gold medallist Amy Williams said carrying the Olympic torch was an "amazing feeling".

Talks avert Jubilee strike at BBC

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:58:52 +0100

The threat of a strike by BBC journalists and technicians over the Diamond Jubilee weekend has been removed after talks over pay.

Pc denies racial abuse after riots

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:53:22 +0100

A Scotland Yard officer has denied racially abusing a suspect after the summer riots.

Inflation falls to 26-month low

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:43:30 +0100

Inflation fell to its lowest level in more than two years last month, official figures showed, as high street discounting took the pressure off household budgets.

IMF calls for Plan B on economy

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:07:44 +0100

The Government should prepare a Plan B, featuring temporary tax cuts and increased spending on infrastructure, to support the UK economy in the case of a collapse in the eurozone or the failure of recovery to take off, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.

William 'tore up wedding guestlist'

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:52:40 +0100

The Duke of Cambridge has revealed how he tore up the official guestlist for his wedding on the Queen's advice.