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Peter Hain contempt case shelved

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:22:53 +0100

A court case which saw the Northern Ireland judiciary pitted against Westminster MPs has been shelved with both sides claiming moral victory.

FO accused over royal lunch guests

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:22:45 +0100

The Foreign Office has been accused of putting the Queen in the position of having to dine with despots as the row over a royal lunch with foreign monarchs intensified.

Children suffocated, inquest told

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:22:36 +0100

Two babies allegedly murdered by their mother were suffocated, an inquest has heard.

I miss Ivan every day, says Cameron

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:22:31 +0100

David Cameron has spoken of his grief at the death of his son in a letter to the parents of a brain tumour victim.

Ahmadinejad 'blocked from Olympics'

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:22:24 +0100

Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims he has been blocked by the UK authorities from attending the Olympic Games in London.

Cameron 'told how to treat Murdoch'

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:22:17 +0100

News International executives briefed David Cameron on "what to say and how to say it" before he met Rupert Murdoch but he "refused to play ball", the Leveson Inquiry has been told.

Two held over attack on woman, 93

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:22:05 +0100

Police have arrested two people in connection with an attack on a 93-year-old woman who was severely beaten in her own home.

Queen visits zoo on Jubilee tour

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:12:54 +0100

The Queen has come face-to-face with a rhinoceros as her Diamond Jubilee tour continued.

Media wins video footage battle

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:08:41 +0100

Media organisations have won their High Court battle against orders forcing them to give police film footage of the high-profile evictions of residents from the Dale Farm travellers' site.

Hallam murder conviction quashed

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:42:38 +0100

A young man who spent more than seven years behind bars for a murder he insists he did not commit has had his conviction quashed by judges.

Support Greece or see euro fail: PM

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:18:14 +0100

David Cameron has issued a call for action from eurozone states and institutions to support weaker economies like Greece or see the single European currency break up.

Vauxhall wins £125m jobs boost

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:18:00 +0100

The UK economy has received a major boost with news of a £125 million investment in Vauxhall's car plant, creating thousands of new jobs.

Social care 'at breaking point'

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:17:49 +0100

The social care system is at breaking point, with 88% of social workers fearing that cuts are putting vulnerable children's lives at risk.

Double record for kidney donor

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:17:23 +0100

An 83-year-old man has achieved a double by becoming the oldest living kidney donor in the UK and the oldest person in the country to give a kidney to a stranger.

Young royals join Queen's pageant

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:37:47 +0100

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to join the Queen on her royal barge during the River Thames pageant celebrating the Diamond Jubilee.

Warning given over 'housing crisis'

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:17:38 +0100

More new homes must be built to tackle "the country's burgeoning housing crisis", a new report has said.

Figures show fall in railway crimes

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:25:15 +0100

Crime on Britain's railways has fallen for the eighth successive year, according to statistics.

Short apprenticeships 'no benefit'

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:05:34 +0100

Apprenticeships of less than six months provide "no real benefit" to trainees or their employers, a parliamentary report has warned.

Three held after far-right protest

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:32:12 +0100

Three people were arrested as far right-groups were accused by police of using diversionary tactics to promote their message.

Home-working side-effects revealed

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:27:56 +0100

Mothers face unexpected side-effects when they work from home, including higher energy bills and having more washing-up to do, according to a new study.