Gordon Brown has said "extreme" action is needed to restore public trust in politicians as one of his Cabinet ministers agreed to hand over more than £13,000.Read
Former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell hired an interior designer to refurbish his London home at taxpayers' expense, it has been reported.Read
A federal jury in Miami has convicted five men of plotting with al Qaida to topple Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices in hopes of igniting an anti-government insurrection.Read
The father of a teenage mother whose skeletal remains were found in woodland has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with her murder.Read
Open criticism of Commons Speaker Michael Martin has escalated as Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said his handling of the latest expenses crisis had been "very wrong".Read
Scotland Yard is considering inquiries into the expenses of at least six MPs - including the Chancellor of the Exchequer - as senior officers braced themselves for the final number to soar far higher.Read
Two brothers accused of attempting to murder two young boys have been told they must stay in secure local authority accommodation until their case is committed to the Crown Court.Read
Suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk has arrived in Germany where he faces a warrant accusing him of being accessory to the murder of 29,000 Jews and others at Sobibor.Read
Drug busts by the UK's organised crime fighting agency have helped to force dealers to hike their wholesale cocaine prices to record levels, its boss has claimed.Read
Hopes are growing that the worst of the recession could be over for Britain after several upbeat assessments from influential analysts and investors.Read
Thousands of extra officers will be needed to deal with rising property crime as the recession deepens, police rank-and-file representatives have claimed.Read
Gordon Brown will attempt to wrest the political agenda from the MPs' expenses scandal by heralding a new Government strategy in the fight against crime.Read
Thousands of extra officers will be needed to deal with rising property crime as the recession deepens, police rank-and-file representatives have claimed.Read
Senior Conservative MPs used their taxpayer-funded expenses to cover the maintenance of private swimming pools and gardening on their country estates, it has been revealed.Read
Gordon Brown will attempt to wrest the political agenda from the MPs' expenses scandal by heralding a new Government strategy in the fight against crime.Read
Thousands of extra officers will be needed to deal with rising property crime as the recession deepens, police rank-and-file representatives have claimed.Read
