Zimbabweans seek refuge in US embassy

17.10 Thu Jul 03
Hundreds of victims of Zimbabwe's election violence are seeking refuge in the US embassy in Harare.

Government bans Hezbollah military wing

13.42 Wed Jul 02
The military wing of Lebanese political party Hezbollah has been placed on the Government's list of banned terrorist organisations.

Slow response to discrimination inquiry

23.35 Sun Jun 29
The Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, has been asked to intervene in a fresh police race row.

Brown announces green energy plans

22.36 Thu Jun 26
Up to 7,000 wind turbines are expected to be built in Britain over the next 12 years with a £100 billion energy budget.

Age and sex discrimination tackled

19.28 Thu Jun 26
Discrimination against older people in the provision of goods and services will be outlawed as part of a "radical shift" in policies.

Biggs 'considered for parole'

07.40 Thu Jun 26
The Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs could be released from prison next summer.

Britain was 'poorly prepared' for floods

19.19 Wed Jun 25
Nearly 100 recommendations have been made by an independent report that concluded Britain was poorly prepared for last summer's floods.

NHS approval for weight-loss drug

14.23 Wed Jun 25
A controversial weight-loss drug has been approved for use by the NHS despite concerns over psychological side effects.

Britain braced for bad weather

21.03 Sun Jun 22
People in parts of Britain have been warned to expect gales of up to 65mph.

Three illegal immigrants on the run

07.12 Fri Jun 20
Three immigration offenders are still on the run after breaking out of a detention centre.

Hunt for escaped illegal immigrants

18.14 Thu Jun 19
Police are continuing to hunt for immigration offenders who broke out of a detention centre.

Husband in court over wife's murder

13.15 Thu Jun 19
A businessman has appeared in court charged with murdering his wife nearly nine years ago.

Chancellor calls for pay restraint

08.53 Thu Jun 19
The Chancellor Alistair Darling has urged wage restraint in both the public and private sectors to avoid spiralling inflation.

Chancellor calls for pay restraint

06.33 Thu Jun 19
The Chancellor Alistair Darling has urged wage restraint in both the public and private sectors to avoid spiralling inflation.

Fuel strikers get pay deal

19.27 Tue Jun 17
A deal to resolve the fuel tanker drivers' pay dispute has been agreed, the Unite union announced.

Soldiers' bodies flown home

22.49 Mon Jun 16
The bodies of five British soldiers killed in Afghanistan have been flown back to the UK.

William created Royal Knight of the Garter

17.31 Mon Jun 16
Prince William has been appointed to the most senior British order of chivalry at a service in Windsor.

UK promises Afghans £600m in aid

14.32 Thu Jun 12
Britain will provide around £600 million in reconstruction aid to Afghanistan up to 2012/2013.

UK 'lacks gas storage facilities'

14.09 Wed Jun 04
MPs have been told that energy prices in Britain are rising faster than those in continental Europe

Immigration hits new high

10.46 Tue May 20
Government data has revealed the number of people granted British citizenship has reached record levels.

Snoop Dogg fights UK visa ban

11.11 Thu Apr 24
Snoop Dogg could be returning to the UK after winning the latest stage in a legal battle.

Blake illustrates Walliams debut

07.01 Wed Apr 16
Quentin Blake has been lined up to provide the illustrations for Little Britain star David Walliams's debut novel.

'Bullied' boy wows Talent judges

13.48 Mon Apr 14
Teenager Andrew Johnston wowed Britain's Got Talent judges in the first-round of the TV show with his cherubic voice.

Big butt problem

17.51 Tue Apr 08
To raise awareness of cigarette litter, Keep Britain Tidy have dumped a massive 30 foot fag end in Trafalgar Square

World Marble Championships

18.07 Mon Mar 24
The Germans lose their marbles to a British team

Bush defiant on Iraq

19.12 Wed Mar 19
US President George W Bush has spoken of the "undeniable" success of the invasion of Iraq on its fifth anniversary.

Laurie: 'I'm off the job market'

06.49 Tue Mar 11
Actor Hugh Laurie has said Britain has "slammed" the doors on him since he's found fame in the US.

More wild weather ahead

22.21 Sat Feb 02
Britain is gearing up for another windy night in the wake of snowstorms and gales that have been battering the country.

Heathrow engines 'did not cut out'

06.37 Fri Jan 25
Both engines of the British Airways jet that crash-landed at Heathrow were still running when it came down.

BA engines 'did not cut out completely'

23.06 Thu Jan 24
Both engines of the British Airways jet that crash-landed at Heathrow were still running when it came down.

Heathrow plane removed from runway

19.39 Sun Jan 20
Engineers have lifted the British Airways plane that crash-landed at Heathrow and moved it off the runway.

Man shot with taser found dead

13.16 Sun Jan 20
A man shot with a taser gun by police in Bedfordshire has died after injuring himself.

Students remember Bhutto in Oxford debate

07.02 Fri Jan 18
The Oxford Union debating society has held a memorial debate in honour of Benazir Bhutto.

Straw Bears roam the streets

08.59 Tue Jan 15
Men dressed like scarecrows have been wrestling women to the ground in Cambridgeshire.

Diana lover wants speculation to end

07.23 Tue Jan 15
The Princess of Wales's former lover hopes the inquest into her death answers "all the questions that have been asked".

Four arrests over Hampshire murder

23.18 Mon Jan 14
Four men have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a pensioner.

Banned Kenya rally re-arranged

23.50 Thu Jan 03
Kenya's opposition has rearranged a banned mass rally of thousands of supporters in Nairobi, 24 hours after it was originally scheduled.

Claims of 'genocide' in Kenya

23.34 Wed Jan 02
Kenya's President has invited the new parliament to meet in an apparent attempt to calm political unrest amid genocide accusations.

Scottish Lib Dems want Trump probe

08.01 Mon Dec 17 2007
The Liberal Democrats want an independent inquiry into the handling of Donald Trump's £1 billion golf project in Aberdeenshire.

Police arrest 14 after fatal stabbing

07.44 Mon Dec 17 2007
Fourteen teenagers have been arrested after a 16-year-old boy was fatally stabbed in a mass brawl.

Post office closures delayed by elections

19.27 Wed Nov 21 2007
The Government has intervened to prevent post office closures in the run-up to local elections next year.

Bird flu suspected at sixth premises

18.14 Wed Nov 21 2007
Poultry on a sixth premises are being culled on suspicion of bird flu.

Campaigners criticise Saudi king's visit

21.49 Tue Oct 30 2007
Human rights groups have criticised King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia's trip to Britain.

Saudi King criticises UK on terror

20.54 Mon Oct 29 2007
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has claimed Britain failed to act on information which might have averted the 2005 London bombings.

Population set to hit 70m by 2031

13.26 Tue Oct 23 2007
Britain's population is set to exceed 70 million by 2031, according to the Office for National Statistics.

'UK heading for economic slowdown'

11.49 Fri Oct 05 2007
The UK could be heading for an economic slowdown after being buffeted by the global credit squeeze, according to reports.

£10 million egg goes under the hammer

07.37 Fri Oct 05 2007
A rare chance to buy a 19th century Faberge egg will come about next month.

The £10 million egg

21.51 Thu Oct 04 2007
A rare chance to buy a 19th century Faberge egg will come about next month.

Britain 'has 250,000 problem gamblers'

13.01 Wed Sep 19 2007
There are more than 250,000 problem gamblers in Britain, according to a report from the Gambling Commission.

Families seek kidnapped Britons release

12.11 Thu Sep 06 2007
The families of five British men taken hostage in Iraq more than 100 days ago have issued an emotional plea for their release.

Chinese army hackers 'target Whitehall'

09.25 Thu Sep 06 2007
The Government is remaining silent over claims that Chinese army computer hackers have broken into computer systems in Whitehall.

Britain's executives' pay tops £1 billion

10.19 Wed Aug 29 2007
Bonuses, salaries and benefits paid to executives of Britain's top companies has topped £1 billion pounds, a survey has found.

Britain's debt is higher than GDP

18.39 Thu Aug 23 2007
New research shows that consumer debt in Britain is now more than its gross domestic product.

Crystal meth 'arrives' in Britain

23.45 Wed Aug 22 2007
Evidence suggests crystal meth has arrived in Britain from America.

Fresh flooding fears

07.14 Wed Aug 22 2007
Areas affected by the summer floods could face more misery during the autumn.

Asylum-seeker deportations down

10.59 Tue Aug 21 2007
New figures have revealed that the number of failed asylum-seekers deported in the second quarter of this year has fallen.

Cameron ready for election

09.07 Tue Aug 21 2007
Conservative leader David Cameron insists he would be happy to contest an autumn General Election.

Man in court over teen's murder

16.13 Mon Aug 20 2007
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of teenager Andrew Holland.

Man charged over Manchester murder

21.32 Sun Aug 19 2007
A man has been charged with the murder of teenager Andrew Holland.

Britain braced for more downpours

11.40 Tue Aug 14 2007
The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for most of the UK, with heavy rain expected for the rest of today and Wednesday.

Government slammed over Lebanon response

10.52 Mon Aug 13 2007
Britain's failure to call for an immediate Lebanon ceasefire "significantly damaged" the UK's reputation around the world, MPs have said.

Brown arrives in US for Bush meeting

23.13 Sun Jul 29 2007
Gordon Brown has promised to build strong relations with America in his meeting with George Bush.

Man shot dead in Manchester

20.30 Sat Jul 28 2007
One man has been shot dead and two others have been injured after a night of gun violence in Manchester

Man charged with teenager's murder

13.49 Sat Jul 28 2007
A 20-year-old man has been charged with the murder of 16-year-old Abukar Mahamud in Stockwell, south London.

RAF help in flood rescue

10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
Helicopters have airlifted stranded people from flooded areas of western England.

Heavy rain causes havoc

10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
Householders are once again beginning the grim task of mopping up after torrential rain caused widespread flooding and travel chaos.

Floods continue to cause disruption

10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
Large parts of England are still under flood water and more rain is predicted.

Tory MPs 'unhappy' with Cameron

10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
Some Conservative MPs want a vote of no confidence in leader David Cameron, according to reports.

Scientists link rainfall to climate change

10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
Scientists have claimed there is a link between the extreme weather and climate change.

Policeman shot in Northern Ireland

10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
A police officer has been shot following loyalist violence in Northern Ireland.

Russian bombers fly over North Sea

10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
RAF fighter planes have been scrambled to monitor two Russian bombers that flew unusually long sorties.

Blast at British embassy in Chile

15.34 Mon Jul 16 2007
Explosions have occurred outside the British and Israeli embassies in Santiago, Chile, according to reports.

Family pay tribute to murder victims

10.05 Sun Jul 15 2007
Relatives of a mother and her two children found bludgeoned to death in their home have paid tribute to their murdered loved ones.

Family pay tribute to murder victims

20.30 Sat Jul 14 2007
Relatives of a mother and her two children found bludgeoned to death in their home have paid tribute to their murdered loved ones.

Brown to offer more school sport

20.28 Fri Jul 13 2007
The Prime Minister wants every child to have the opportunity to take part in five hours of sport at school every week.

Flooded areas braced for more rain

12.58 Sun Jul 01 2007
Troops and lifeboat crews are on standby in case heavy rain brings more misery to flood-hit areas.

Body found as more severe weather forecast

14.19 Thu Jun 28 2007
A body has been found in the search for a man reported missing in a flooded canal as Britain prepares for further severe weather.

Brown crowned Labour leader

22.28 Sun Jun 24 2007
Gordon Brown has been crowned the new leader of Labour calling his role "an awesome responsibility".

Vatican claims Blair will work for peace

09.01 Sun Jun 24 2007
The Vatican has said Tony Blair is planning to work for Middle East peace and inter-religious dialogue.

Lord Stevens 'turned down Cabinet post'

16.34 Sat Jun 23 2007
Reports claim Gordon Brown has offered a Cabinet position to the former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lord Stevens.

EU leaders reach treaty deal

09.22 Sat Jun 23 2007
Tony Blair claims all of Britain's key demands have been in a treaty that will replace the failed European Constitution.

Cannabis-linked hospital admissions rise

15.31 Fri Jun 08 2007
Mental health hospital admissions due to cannabis have risen by 85 per cent over the last ten years.

Brown urged to withdraw from Iraq

14.37 Fri Jun 08 2007
The mother of a British soldier killed in Iraq has called for Gordon Brown to bring the troops home when he becomes Prime Minister.

Galloway in funds row

09.00 Fri Jun 08 2007
George Galloway may have known his campaign against Iraq sanctions was illicitly bankrolled with aid money diverted by Saddam Hussein.

Market link to bird flu farm

08.19 Fri Jun 08 2007
Bird flu has been discovered at a farm which bought birds from a market linked to an earlier outbreak, the Government has revealed.

Insurance executive's daughter dies

20.20 Tue Jun 05 2007
The two-year-old daughter of a senior insurance executive who was found at her family home with severe head injuries has died.

Prescott in high-dependency unit

20.13 Tue Jun 05 2007
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is suffering from pneumonia and has been moved to a high-dependency hospital unit.

Glowing report for Britain's beaches

12.25 Thu May 31 2007
Britain's holiday coastline has received a virtual clean bill of health, with 99.6 per cent of them given the all-clear.

Man shot in station robbery

17.55 Fri May 25 2007
A have-a-go-hero is in a serious condition after being shot by robbers as he tried to help a female security guard.

Castro slams Britain's spending

08.22 Tue May 22 2007
Cuban leader Fidel Castro has criticised Britain for spending money on nuclear submarines instead of healthcare.

Scotland warned against Olympic plan

13.17 Sun May 20 2007
First Minister Alex Salmond's aim to create a separate Scotland team at the Olympics seems doomed to failure.

Pay deals drop by 0.5%

07.24 Fri May 18 2007
Average pay deals have fallen back to 3 per cent since the beginning of the year.

Six in court on terror charges

06.58 Fri May 18 2007
Abu Izzadeen is one of six men appearing at the Old Bailey accused of terrorist funding.

Pregnant Irish teen wins abortion battle

15.20 Wed May 09 2007
An Irish teenager who has fought an ongoing battle to come to Britain for an abortion has been granted permission to travel.

Queen has last laugh in US

10.40 Wed May 09 2007
The Queen has got her own back on President George W Bush after he claimed she had been on the throne since 1776.

Falconer to back teacher Muslim stance

07.46 Sun May 06 2007
Lord Falconer is due to tell headteachers that they are perfectly justified in refusing unreasonable demands from Muslim pupils.

Sleep deprived Britain

07.12 Tue May 01 2007
A sleep deprivation "epidemic" is spreading through the British workforce, a new report has found.

Harry will not quit Army

12.01 Fri Apr 27 2007
Prince Harry would not quit the Army if he was prevented from serving in Iraq, sources have said.

A £25,000 windfall for reaching 100

20.21 Tue Apr 24 2007
A man who bet £100 that he would live to 100 has picked up his £25,000 winnings.

Six arrested in anti-terror raids

13.38 Tue Apr 24 2007
Radical Muslim Abu Izzadeen is reported to be one of six men arrested in police anti-terror raids.

Virgin search for green plane fuel

07.26 Tue Apr 24 2007
Sir Richard Branson believes his Virgin Atlantic jumbos could be using fuel made from Soya, vegetables or newspaper within two years.

DNA links suspect with Angelika

17.46 Mon Apr 23 2007
DNA matching a man accused of the rape and murder of a Polish student was found on tape used to gag her, a court has heard.

Cash-for-honours file handed to CPS

19.44 Fri Apr 20 2007
Police investigating cash-for-honours claims have handed a 216-page document to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Youth charged with murder

22.02 Thu Apr 19 2007
The 13-year-old youth is also accused of the attempted murder and grievous bodily harm of a 15-year-old boy.

Ultimate Fighting comes to Manchester

18.06 Thu Apr 19 2007
The sport of ultimate fighting is trying to clean up its act.

Life for Shrewsbury killer

15.53 Thu Apr 19 2007
A gambling addict who bludgeoned two women to death at a massage parlour has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 25 years.

Plans to create 'super union'

13.54 Thu Apr 19 2007
Millions of workers across the Atlantic could join in a planned merger between two of the largest trade unions in the US and Britain.

Inquiry into nuclear body parts claims

13.10 Wed Apr 18 2007
An investigation is to be held into the unauthorised removal of body parts from 65 nuclear power plant workers who died from cancer.

Angelika's death was quick

12.55 Wed Apr 18 2007
Polish student Angelika Kluk would have died within minutes of being attacked, a murder trial has heard.

Pensioners 'better off' in prison

12.02 Wed Apr 18 2007
Convicted killer Michael Sams believes he is better off in prison than he would be as a free pensioner.

Dawn raids: 17 arrested in London

11.33 Wed Apr 18 2007
The Metropolitan Police has arrested 15 men and two women after a series of raids in the London borough of Brent.

Suffolk murders: timewaster jailed

13.19 Fri Apr 13 2007
A man has been jailed for wasting police time in the investigation into the murders of five prostitutes in Ipswich.

Man spared jail despite admitting rape

13.14 Fri Apr 13 2007
A 20-year-old man has escaped a jail sentence despite admitting he raped a ten-year-old schoolgirl.

Man arrested over Krystal shooting

15.36 Sun Apr 08 2007
A 40-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of pregnant 22-year-old Krystal Hart in London.

Brown's poll ratings slip

09.20 Sun Apr 08 2007
Two surveys have shown Gordon Brown's popularity has slipped following media discussion of his effect on pensions.

Firm fined for exporting rubbish

17.02 Thu Apr 05 2007
A waste disposal company has been fined a total of £55,000 after admitting illegally exporting household rubbish destined for Asia.

Kidnap sentencing delayed

17.01 Thu Apr 05 2007
A gang of six who admitted abducting a businessman in a £2.5 million ransom plot will have to wait to learn their fate.

Are speed cameras working?

14.58 Thu Apr 05 2007
The success of speed cameras has been called into question as figures have shown an increase in speeding on 40mph roads.

Man dies after hospital fall

13.47 Thu Apr 05 2007
A 47-year-old patient has died after falling from a hospital window in Gloucester.

The Falklands 25 years on

23.10 Tue Apr 03 2007
A quarter of a century ago the Government was grappling with a political bombshell.

Wife's story becomes major film

23.08 Tue Apr 03 2007
Kiranjit Ahluwalia suffered a decade of brutality at the hands of her husband.

Cocaine gang boss jailed for 30 years

11.53 Tue Apr 03 2007
A drugs baron known as The Milkman has been jailed for 30 years for running an international cocaine-smuggling operation.

'The Milkman' guilty of running coke operation

22.17 Mon Apr 02 2007
A gambling-mad drugs baron has been convicted of running a major international cocaine-smuggling operation.

IVF changes considered

22.16 Sun Apr 01 2007
The number of embryos given to women undergoing IVF treatment could soon be reduced.

Hain asked to leave Stormont offices

22.10 Sun Apr 01 2007
The Reverend Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness have asked Secretary of State Peter Hain to move out of his offices early.

Allister to quit DUP

11.51 Tue Mar 27 2007
The Democratic Unionists' only MEP Jim Allister is expected to announce he is quitting the party.

Liver problem detection

21.47 Fri Mar 16 2007
Ultrasound is being used to detect the damage done to drinker's livers.

Fortnightly refuse collection hint

21.14 Fri Mar 16 2007
Government research has suggested there would be no hygiene problems if rubbish was only collected once a fortnight.

Ann considers life in 11-child house

22.56 Thu Mar 15 2007
MP Ann Widdecombe has been asked to live with unemployed father-of-17 Mick Philpott for an ITV series.

Lords and Commons at loggerheads

18.47 Wed Mar 14 2007
Peers have voted for a fully-appointed House of Lords, opposing a vote among MPs last week for a fully-elected second chamber.

Iraq international talks 'positive'

23.59 Sat Mar 10 2007
High level talks over the future of Iraq have been described as 'positive'.

UK hands Basra over to Iraqis

19.02 Tue Feb 20 2007
Britain has handed over command of the main Iraqi army unit in Basra to homegrown forces.