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
It is simply not acceptable that Britain cannot deport a radical Muslim cleric who "poses a serious risk to our national security", the Home Secretary has said.Read
Former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott said he had "finally got justice" after the Metropolitan Police force admitted it failed to warn victims and potential victims of phone hacking at the time of its original investigation into the scandal.Read
The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to Charles Dickens as "one of the greatest writers of the English language" on the 200th anniversary of his birth.Read
