Syrian troops have continued shelling residential neighbourhoods in the central city of Homs for a fifth straight day, killing scores of people, activists said.Read
Dozens of suspected gang members are to be targeted by police in a series of co-ordinated operations across London as Scotland Yard begins a renewed crackdown on gang crime.Read
The Republican Party chairman in Colorado has declared Rick Santorum the winner in the state's caucuses in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.Read
Argentina is to make a formal complaint to the United Nations Security Council after accusing Britain of "militarising" their long dispute over the Falkland Islands.Read
Union leaders have called for changes to the planned auto-enrolment of workers into pension schemes, warning that over 1.8 million women could be adversely affected.Read
Thousands of staff at mobile phone giant O2 are taking part in a flexible working initiative as part of the firm's contingency plans for dealing with disruption during the Olympic Games.Read
Argentina's president Cristina Fernandez said she will formally complain to the UN Security Council about Britain sending one of its most modern warships to the Falkland Islands.Read
Elderly patients are suffering a "diminished quality of life" because social care funding pressures mean services are being reduced, a powerful committee has warned.Read
Chancellor George Osborne has vowed to fight an "anti-business culture" in the UK, warning that the row over bonuses and pay threatens to undermine the jobs and prosperity provided by the free market economy.Read
Royal Bank of Scotland boss Stephen Hester has broken his silence after waiving a near-£1 million bonus, saying that recent media coverage about the bank had been personalised and discomforting.Read
The big freeze is showing no signs of letting up as sub-zero temperatures are set to continue up and down the country over the coming days, making conditions on the roads treacherous.Read
The Government has given a sceptical response to claims that Syrian president Bashar Assad is ready to end bloodshed and stage a referendum on a new constitution.Read
