Detectives searching for a British businessman wanted in connection with the death of his millionairess girlfriend have arrested a 39-year-old man.Read
US car giant General Motors filed for bankruptcy in a move which will allow it to restructure as a "stronger and more competitive" company, President Barack Obama has said.Read
Support for Labour has plunged by 10 points in the past month and the party now trails the Tories by 22% and is running neck and neck with the Liberal Democrats, according to a new poll.Read
All 228 people on board a passenger airliner, including a baby and seven children, are feared dead after the plane went missing over the Atlantic Ocean.Read
A search was continuing for an airliner missing over the Atlantic with more than 200 people abroad as it was revealed the plane had an electrical problem.Read
The murder of a Catholic community worker beaten to death by a Protestant mob in Northern Ireland was primitive, premeditated evil, a priest has told mourners at his funeral.Read
Gordon Brown indicated he would fight on in the face of speculation about his leadership as he sought to highlight his "duty" to steer the country out of recession and clean up the political system in the wake of the expenses scandal.Read
Britain's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan said that singer Susan Boyle was emotionally drained and exhausted after being put under more pressure than any other contestant in the show.Read
Chancellor Alistair Darling is facing renewed pressure over his expenses after it was reported that he claimed second home allowances on two properties at the same time.Read
Gordon Brown faces mounting public demand to call a general election as he continues attempts to defuse the Westminster expenses scandal with promises of wide-ranging constitutional reforms.Read
Former Tory leader Michael Howard has reportedly claimed more than £17,000 for "gardening services" over four years for his designated second home in Kent.Read
Chancellor Alistair Darling is facing renewed pressure over his expenses after it was reported that he claimed second home allowances on two properties at the same time.Read
Police forces around the UK are embarking on a "relentless campaign" to crack down on drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs, it has been announced.Read
Thousands of employees at motor giant Vauxhall are returning to work after a week-long shutdown, with a huge question mark hanging over their future.Read
A flu pandemic is likely to strike the UK in September or October, with the virus gathering strength as it spreads, a leading expert has predicted.Read
Scottish singer Susan Boyle is taking time off on the advice of a doctor after losing out to dance group Diversity in the Britain's Got Talent final.Read
