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Abu Qatada given bail hearing date

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:33:09 +0100

Jordanian terror suspect Abu Qatada could be freed on bail by the end of the month.

Book reveals 'chillaxing' Cameron

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:33:02 +0100

David Cameron has the ability to "switch off" from the pressures of high politics in a way that almost no other MP can, according to a new biography of the Prime Minister.

Suu Kyi to address Parliament in UK

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:32:59 +0100

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to make a historic address to both Houses of Parliament as she ventures out of her country for the first time in more than two decades.

Wealthy tenants face crackdown

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:32:56 +0100

Ministers are looking to clamp down on wealthy families who benefit from tens of millions of pounds of subsidies for social housing.

Body found in search for fishermen

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:32:52 +0100

Hopes are fading for two missing fisherman whose boat vanished at sea after a body believed to be that of their third crew member was recovered by coastguard search teams.

G8 leaders to discuss eurozone woes

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:32:45 +0100

David Cameron is due to join other world leaders in talks set to be dominated by the deepening crisis over the eurozone.

Armed forces mark Diamond Jubilee

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:32:41 +0100

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will watch as thousands of troops parade through Windsor in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee.

Barlow pledges Jubilee spectacular

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:25:07 +0100

The Queen's Jubilee concert is to echo celebrations of a decade ago with another performance from the roof of Buckingham Palace, organiser Gary Barlow has revealed.

Controversy over royal event guests

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:11:20 +0100

The Royal Family have hosted heads of state from around the world amidst controversy over their choice of guests.

Hunt adviser to appear at inquiry

Fri, 18 May 2012 06:12:22 +0100

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt's former special adviser Adam Smith will give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry next week.

Warsi condemns sex scandal Muslims

Fri, 18 May 2012 06:12:11 +0100

Muslim cabinet minister Baroness Warsi has hit out at the "small minority" of Pakistani men who see white girls as "fair game".

8,450 students suspected of copying

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:23:04 +0100

Almost 8,500 students were suspected of copying in their university applications last year.

Two bailed over attack on pensioner

Thu, 17 May 2012 21:09:37 +0100

Two people arrested in connection with an attack on a 93-year-old pensioner who was severely beaten in her own home have been released on bail.

Becks' Olympic Flame 'goose bumps'

Thu, 17 May 2012 19:21:30 +0100

David Beckham has spoken of getting "goose bumps" over being part of the official handover of the Olympic Flame to London.

Billion bucks for Facebook founder

Thu, 17 May 2012 19:10:49 +0100

Facebook co-creator Mark Zuckerberg pocketed more than one billion dollars (£630 million) after one of the biggest US stock-market flotations.

PM: Hacking clues must be followed

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:03:23 +0100

Police investigating the phone-hacking scandal must act on the evidence "wherever it leads", David Cameron has insisted in the wake of charges against former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks.

PM defends free parenting classes

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:27:44 +0100

Free parenting classes are not a "nanny state" policy, David Cameron insisted as he unveiled a number of initiatives aimed at helping families.

Cannabis-smoking juror fined £450

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:39:45 +0100

A juror on a rape trial who smoked a cannabis joint in his lunch hour has been fined £450 after admitting contempt of court.

No X Factor for Dannii Minogue

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:30:58 +0100

Dannii Minogue will not be returning to The X Factor as a judge.

Six charged over trafficking woman

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:16:11 +0100

Six people, including a butcher and an optician, have been charged in connection with trafficking an Indian woman, Scotland Yard said.