Aug 23 2010 | UK News
The Government needs to be more ambitious in the drugs war as it aims to make users free of addiction under new plans, a Home Office minister has said. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
The Government has been urged to drop Royal Mail privatisation plans after a new survey showed that most people wanted the postal service to remain publicly-owned. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
Donations from the British public to help flood victims in Pakistan have reached £29 million, the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) said. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
The average Briton consumed 56 sausages, 54 burgers and 36 ice creams over the summer, new research showed. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
Doo-wop it yourself - a group of decorators is painting the town red after landing a major record deal. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
The Government is being urged not to cut funding for services vital to the countryside. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
Most garages are missing dangerous faults putting lives at risk, a consumer watchdog said. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
The chairman of the axed Audit Commission has defended the organisation against accusations of profligacy. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
Labour leadership candidate Andy Burnham has called for higher taxes to help pay off Britain's record deficit. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
The siege of a Philippines tourist bus hijacked by an armed former police officer has ended in bloody chaos with six of the hostages and the gunman killed. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
Two bodies have been found after a house fire in Barnstaple, prompting police to launch a double murder inquiry. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
Former investment banker Robert Swannell will become chairman of retail giant Marks & Spencer in January, the company has announced. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
The X Factor show is embroiled in another production row after fans accused editors of using technology to make some contestants' voices sound better. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
Rheumatoid arthritis sufferers have a built-in protection against Alzheimer's that could soon become a promising new treatment for the brain disease. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
A new non-emergency phone number for people needing medical care is being trialled, NHS chiefs said. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
Parts of Britain were hit by torrential rain and gale force winds as summer looked to have come to a rude end. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
Rain and wind has marked the start of the week's weather, with more downpours on the way. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
The siege of a Philippines tourist bus hijacked by an armed former police officer has ended in bloody chaos with seven of the hostages and the gunman killed. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
Philippine police in helmets and flak jackets have surrounded a bus with 15 Chinese tourists held hostages inside after firing shots at the tires in a bid to end a day-long stand-off led by a dismissed policeman. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
Whitehall cost-cutting must not be allowed to damage the status of the Government's annual human rights report, Liberal Democrat MP Sir Menzies Campbell has said. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
Rain and wind has marked the start of the week's weather, with more downpours on the way. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
The commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan has insisted that the tide was turning against the Taliban. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg was set to emphasise the Government's commitment to England's 2018 World Cup bid when he meets with a six-man FIFA inspection team. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
Four Britons have been injured - one seriously - after a water pipe exploded at a Costa del Sol hotel, the Foreign Office said. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
The Home Secretary should lift the ban on marches in Bradford this weekend or risk making protesters more radical, according to a think-tank. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
Golfer Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren have announced their divorce in a statement on the world number one's official website. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
A day of mass action by climate protesters has led to 12 arrests and caused disruption in Edinburgh. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
Eight hostages died during a police attack after a gunman hijacked a bus full of Hong Kong tourists in the Philippine capital. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
Murderer Tracie Andrews has been allowed out of jail on a shopping trip to prepare for her release. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
A judge says that a preliminary hearing for the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death will begin on January 4. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has highlighted England's "passion" for football as he met the Fifa team inspecting the country's bid to host the 2018 World Cup. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
A British woman is in a serious condition in hospital in Spain after a water pipe exploded at a Costa del Sol hotel. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
BBC football host Gary Lineker has attacked an elite British private school for failing to get his son into university. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
Torrential downpours are expected to hit large areas of the country on Monday night as forecasters warn of flash flooding and lightning strikes. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
Donations to political parties reached their highest level on record around this year's general election, the Electoral Commission has disclosed. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
Police have ended their siege of a tourist bus taken hostage by a rogue former officer in Manila amid chaotic scenes. Read
Aug 23 2010 | UK News
Councils across the country are pushing ahead with plans to charge for parking at workplaces, it has emerged. Read