May 29 2009 | UK News
Conservative MP Bill Cash has declared he will not stand down over his expenses claims, but said he is prepared to hand back more than £15,000 of taxpayers' money paid to his daughter. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
A bankrupt farmer facing eviction from his multimillion-pound home died after inhaling a deadly pesticide. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
At least seven million people in Britain use illegal downloads, costing the economy billions of pounds and thousands of jobs, according to a report. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
Jack Tweed is due to leave prison after serving half of a 12-week sentence for assaulting a taxi driver. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
Police are questioning another man about the murder of Kevin McDaid, who was beaten to death by a loyalist mob in Northern Ireland. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
The families of five British men being held hostage in Iraq are set to mark the second anniversary of their abduction. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
Six convicted child rapists avoided jail in a single year, official figures have revealed. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
Senior Tory MP Bill Cash claimed more than £15,000 of public money to pay the rent on his daughter's London flat, it has been reported. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
Labour MP Nigel Griffiths has tried to defend a £3,600 claim for a television, DVD player and digital radio in his London home by saying he had to listen to "Scottish radio" and watch "Scottish TV", it is reported. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
Prince Harry is laying a wreath at the site of the World Trade Centre at the start of a two-day tour of New York. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
A former Cabinet minister has piled more pressure on Gordon Brown to make sweeping reforms of Parliament before the "window of opportunity" disappears. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
Blondes are more likely to have their romantic hopes crushed after a first date, a survey has found. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
Twice as many teenagers from England's richest neighbourhoods go to university than those from the poorest areas, the Tories have claimed. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has said he will be seeking swift confirmation from Magna, the likely saviour of GM Europe, that no Vauxhall jobs in the UK will be lost in a deal to keep the car company afloat. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
A woman has denied using a false address to try to get her son into a popular state school. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
A woman and two men have been convicted of murdering a teenager who was doused in petrol and then burned alive. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
House prices rose by 1.2% during May as buyers continued to return to the market, figures show. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
More than 35,000 new cars have been ordered through the UK's scrappage scheme since it started a month ago. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
The widower of reality television star Jade Goody has been released from prison. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has called for a swift conclusion to talks on the future of GM Europe - just as Fiat pulled out of the latest buy-out negotiations with the German government. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
A relatively unknown young actress has been unveiled as the new companion for the 11th Time Lord in Doctor Who. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
The widower of Big Brother television star Jade Goody has been released from prison. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
A British man has been killed and ten other people injured in a hot air balloon crash in Turkey. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
Tributes have been paid to two British servicemen who died within hours of each other after being wounded in separate incidents in Afghanistan. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
The police watchdog has asked prosecutors to consider whether to bring charges over the shooting of a barrister by police marksmen, it has announced. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
Vital new talks on rescuing Opel and Vauxhall were in doubt after Fiat pulled out of takeover negotiations with the German government. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
The careers of two more MPs are hanging in the balance after the latest wave of expenses revelations. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
A woman has been given a seven-year jail term for falsely imprisoning her three daughters-in-law who she treated as "slaves and dogs". Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
Former environment minister Elliot Morley is expected to become the 13th MP to step down in the wake of expenses revelations. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
Beavers have been released back into the wild in Britain for the first time in 400 years. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
More than 35,000 new cars have been ordered through the UK's scrappage scheme since it started a month ago. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
Scientists have identified a lethal new virus in Africa that causes bleeding like the dreaded Ebola. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
The 12 MPs who plan to stand down at the next election in the wake of revelations over their expenses will cost the taxpayer more than £1 million. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
A leading British scientist has been killed and 10 others injured in a hot air balloon crash in Turkey. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
Music producer Phil Spector has been jailed for life with a minimum of 19 years for murdering actress Lana Clarkson. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
Former minister Elliot Morley, who claimed £16,800 of taxpayer-funded allowances for a non-existent mortgage, has said he will not stand for re-election as an MP. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
BBC presenter Clare Balding is battling thyroid cancer. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
Relatives of a boy killed when his father jumped with him from a hotel balcony have reacted angrily after a court in Greece ruled he will be freed. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
MP Bill Cash has "some very serious questions to answer" in relation to his expenses claims, Conservative leader David Cameron said. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
US president Barack Obama has challenged Israel to stop building settlements in the West Bank. Read
May 29 2009 | UK News
Trade minister Gareth Thomas is due to attend emergency talks in Brussels following the failure of a German effort to settle the fate of GM Europe. Read