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Employment law report accelerated

The publication of a controversial report on employment law reforms has been brought forward, after an earlier draft was leaked to the press.Read

Probe into Bank of England actions

Sir Mervyn King is to come under increased scrutiny after an independent review was announced into the Bank of England's actions at the height of the financial crisis.Read

Blair-Bush call 'must be released'

Extracts from a record of a phone call between Tony Blair and George W Bush on the eve of the Iraq War must be released, a tribunal has ruled.Read

Dissidents jailed for police murder

Two dissident republicans convicted for their part in the murder of a policeman in Northern Ireland must serve a minimum of 25 and 14 years in jail.Read

Shame 'drove couple to kill child'

A couple murdered their teenage daughter because they believed her conduct was bringing shame on the family, a court has heard.Read

Pair set for child cruelty sentence

A mother and stepfather who forced their 11-year-old son to live in a filthy converted coal-bunker have been put behind bars.Read

Bomber kills 90 at military drill

At least 90 soldiers were killed and dozens of others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a military parade drill in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.Read

Mandelson denies deal with Murdoch

Lord Mandelson has denied there was any deal between Labour and Rupert Murdoch's newspaper empire ahead of the 1997 general election.Read

MacAskill defends Megrahi release

Scotland's Justice Secretary has defended his decision to release the Lockerbie bomber almost three years ago as the only man convicted of the tragedy is buried in Libya today.Read

Bomber kills 60 at military drill

At least 60 soldiers were killed and dozens of others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a military parade drill in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.Read

Olympic flame goes out during relay

The Olympic torch went out for the first time during the London 2012 relay, organisers have confirmed.Read

Missing children website relaunched

An official website to help find missing and abducted children from the UK has been relaunched by the police's specialist child protection agency.Read

Watchdog launches Hunt inquiry

Westminster's sleaze watchdog has launched an inquiry into Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt following claims that he failed to register donations from media firms, it was revealed.Read

38 soldiers killed in Yemen attack

At least 38 soldiers were killed and dozens of others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a military parade drill in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.Read

Miliband attacks social inequality

Ed Miliband has accused the Government of taking backward steps on social mobility by allowing inequality to grow and denying bright youngsters from poor backgrounds the chance to succeed.Read

Blair 'said no deal with Murdoch'

Tessa Jowell sought an assurance from Tony Blair he had made no deal with Rupert Murdoch on media regulation when she was appointed culture secretary, the Leveson Inquiry has been told.Read

MoD set to sign Trident subs deal

The replacement of the Trident nuclear deterrent is expected to come a step closer when ministers announce the signing of multimillion-pound contracts to design new submarines.Read

20 soldiers killed in Yemen attack

Yemeni officials say 20 soldiers died when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a military parade drill in the capital Sanaa.Read

Blair leads tributes to Robin Gibb

Former prime minister Tony Blair led tributes to his "great friend" Robin Gibb following the death of the Bee Gees star on Sunday night, after a lengthy fight with cancer.Read

Miliband raps university 'snobbery'

Ed Miliband has attacked the "snobbery" which views university education as the only route to social mobility.Read

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