A coroner has told an inquest into the death of a decorated soldier that he was anxious that the British Armed Forces were "making do" with limited protection in Afghanistan.Read
Gordon Brown hailed the election of Barack Obama as a source of "hope and inspiration" as he urged the United States to join with Europe to build a new global order.Read
A football club has fined a player who celebrated a goal with a handcuffs gesture to show support for a friend jailed following the deaths of two children.Read
A footballer who appeared to celebrate a goal with a handcuffs gesture to show support for a friend jailed following the deaths of two children has been urged to "make a face-to-face apology" to the youngsters' family.Read
A High Court judge accused by newspaper chiefs of bringing in a privacy law by the back door has been defended by Lord Falconer, the former constitutional affairs secretary.Read
The fight to push forward an alternative to the Lloyds TSB takeover of HBOS has been stepped up by a former bank chief who insists the current offer is "no longer the best deal".Read
Tax cuts could be used to push the UK out of recession, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said, amid mounting speculation they will be included in the upcoming Pre-Budget Report.Read
The mother of two young boys killed by a drunken footballer in a motorway crash has spoken of her disgust at a goal celebration in which an Ipswich player apparently gestured at his jailed friend.Read
Prime Minister Gordon Brown will call on fellow world leaders to seize the opportunity created by the current worldwide economic crisis to create a "truly global society".Read
Union leaders have called for action to protect the safety of firefighters after new research showed a "sharp" increase in deaths in the service in the past five years.Read
One of the largest trials of a cholesterol-lowering drug ever conducted has been halted early after dramatic reductions in illness and death were seen in treated patients.Read
Pioneering trials using "good bacteria" to combat potentially fatal hospital bugs could turn the UK into a world leader in the field, it has been claimed.Read
Delays in awarding a contract to handle millions of pension and benefit payments through a card account are "destabilising" the Post Office, MPs warned.Read
