President Barack Obama has announced new standards for vehicle greenhouse gas emissions and tougher goals for fuel efficiency to help wean America from dependence on imported oil.Read
Douglas Hogg, the Tory MP whose claim for clearing the moat at his country estate came to symbolise the excesses of the MPs' expenses system, is to stand down at the next general election.Read
Michael Martin has told the Commons he will relinquish the office of Speaker on Sunday June 21 in a move expected to pave the way for a radical reform of parliament.Read
Commons Speaker Michael Martin has been cheered by Labour MPs as he unveiled a "robust" set of emergency reforms to the discredited expenses system.Read
Police officers do not receive enough training to deal with events such as the G20 demonstration, the man in charge of policing the protest has said.Read
Gordon Brown has said that no MP who has defied the rules on their Commons expenses will be allowed to stand for election as a Labour Party candidate.Read
Douglas Hogg, the Tory MP whose claim for clearing the moat at his country estate came to symbolise the excesses of the MPs' expenses system, is to stand down at the next general election.Read
Gordon Brown has said that no MP who has defied the rules on their Commons expenses will be allowed to stand for election as a Labour Party candidate.Read
Michael Martin has told the Commons he will relinquish the office of Speaker on Sunday June 21 in a move expected to pave the way for a radical reform of parliament.Read
Gordon Brown has said that no MP who has defied the rules on their Commons expenses will be allowed to stand for election as a Labour Party candidate.Read
Douglas Hogg, the Tory MP whose claim for clearing the moat at his country estate came to symbolise the excesses of the MPs' expenses system, is to stand down at the next general election.Read
Michael Martin is to announce his intention to stand down as House of Commons Speaker as the controversy over MPs' expenses claimed its biggest victim.Read
The future of beleaguered House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin is in doubt with one news report claiming he is about to announce he will stand down.Read
A Government whip claimed thousands of pounds on renovating her second home in north London even though her main home is just 15 miles away in east London, it has been reported.Read
A 15-year-old boy is due to appear in court charged with the manslaughter of a man who was hit by a car after an apparent confrontation with teenagers.Read
Ten pro-Tamil demonstrators have been arrested in clashes outside the Houses of Parliament that left at least 21 police officers and 11 protesters injured, a Scotland Yard spokesman has said.Read
Five pro-Tamil demonstrators have been arrested in clashes outside the Houses of Parliament that left at least five police officers and 11 protesters injured, police and ambulance sources said.Read
The father of missing chef Claudia Lawrence spoke of the anguish he felt at not knowing what had happened to his daughter since she disappeared two months ago.Read
