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Labour will back David Cameron in prisoner vote fight, says Ed Balls

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:19:11 GMT

Labour will back David Cameron if he chooses to fight an ultimatum issued by human rights judges giving Britain six months to change the law on prisoners' voting rights, shadow chancellor Ed Balls has said.

Tory MPs 'seek to roll back state'

Wed, 23 May 2012 08:12:09 GMT

A group of Tory MPs from the 2010 intake today set out a programme of "principled conservatism" to roll back the state and hand more power to individuals and businesses.

Wills to be published online

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:46:40 GMT

The wills of millions of famous Britons including Florence Nightingale and Winston Churchill are being published online for the first time.

Telephone bank card scam on rise

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:22:45 GMT

A telephone scam in which victims are duped into allowing their bank cards to be sent by courier directly to conmen has seen a sharp rise.

Adrian Beecroft criticises 'socialist' Vince Cable

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:15:07 GMT

A controversial Downing Street adviser has accused Business Secretary Vince Cable of being a socialist who "appears to do very little to support business".

I won't let you derail law to allow gay marriage, Nick Clegg warns Tories

Wed, 23 May 2012 05:30:01 GMT

Nick Clegg has given a firm promise that the Government will bring in a law to allow gay marriage despite a growing campaign to derail it by Conservative MPs. In a warning to opponents, the Deputy Prime Minister said it is a matter of "how, not whether" same-sex marriage is legalised.

A million hospital patients a year contract infection that makes them more ill

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:12 GMT

Almost one million patients admitted to hospital last year contracted an infection as a result of their medical care that made them sicker rather than better.

Case study: Farley Staines

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:06 GMT

Seven-year-old Farley Staines became moderately deaf as a side effect of the chemotherapy he underwent to battle liver cancer, aged three and a half.

Diabetes timebomb: Only half of NHS patients receiving acceptable care

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:05 GMT

Sweeping variations in standards of care for diabetic patients is costing thousands of lives and wasting tens of millions of pounds every year, the government’s spending watchdog reveals.

Your chance to air tabloid grievances, Leveson tells MPs

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

MPs who have suffered at the hands of the tabloid press must come forward immediately if they want their accounts to be heard, Lord Justice Leveson said yesterday.

Police 'sold information to private detectives about James Ibori'

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

An investigation has been launched into claims that a private detective firm paid thousands of pounds to serving police officers to provide information about their pursuit of a convicted Nigerian fraudster.

Police 'sold information to private detectives'

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

UK gets ultimatum on giving vote to prisoners

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Prisoners should be given the right to vote, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled yesterday, in an ultimatum that will undoubtedly increase acrimony between the judges in Strasbourg and the Government.

'Crimbos' replace Asbos – but will they rush children into custody?

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

The Home Secretary has provoked tensions in the Coalition by including powers to lock up children as young as 14 in a new regime of fast-track punishments to tackle anti-social behaviour.

Parents 'killed daughter by forcing bag into her mouth'

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

A Muslim teenager was suffocated by her parents forcing a carrier bag into her mouth and smothering her before disposing of her body, a court heard yesterday.

Murdoch executives face sanctions over hacking 'lies'

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Three former executives of Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group face sanctions from Parliament for misleading MPs carrying out an inquiry into phone hacking.

Now's your chance to air tabloid grievances, Leveson tells MPs

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

MPs who have suffered at the hands of the tabloid press must come forward immediately if they want their accounts to be heard, Lord Justice Leveson said yesterday.

Tory MPs 'gagged' welfare-to-work whistleblowers

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Four whistleblowers were yesterday "gagged" by Tory MPs from giving public evidence about widespread fraud in the Government's controversial welfare-to-work programmes.

I won't let you derail law to allow gay marriage, Clegg warns Tories

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Auction site offers blood from Reagan assassination bid

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

The "craven" auction of a vial of Ronald Reagan's blood by a British auction house has sparked outrage in America, with the former US President's Foundation threatening legal action over its sale.

Borrowing rise a new blow to Osborne's debt-cutting plans

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

The Chancellor, George Osborne, faced another blow to deficit-busting efforts yesterday with more gloom on borrowing as the UK's slide back into recession hit the Treasury's coffers.

Former land girl was 'starved' in hospital after hip replacement

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

A former land girl succumbed to a fatal post-operative infection after a hospital forgot to properly install a feeding tube, an inquest heard yesterday.

Leveson: Mandy proves all publicity is good publicity

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

The recent appearances of Labour figures at the Leveson Inquiry hasn't just been a reunion for the Class of '97, it has also provided an opportunity for them to plug their books.

Society: The only way is Finland

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

America may once have been the Land of Opportunity, but thanks to its rising levels of inequality – not to mention the nightmarish visa restrictions – our political class now has another destination in mind. "If you want the American Dream," Ed Miliband says, "go to Finland." This week, the Labour leader told a conference on social mobility that "if you are born poor in a more equal society like Finland, Norway or Denmark, then you have a better chance of moving into a good job than if you are born poor in the United States".

Ukraine Olympic chief filmed offering to sell thousand pounds worth of Olympics tickets on black market

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:59:03 GMT

The General Secretary of Ukraine’s National Olympic Committee has been filmed offering to sell several thousand pounds worth of Olympics tickets to an undercover reporter posing as a ticket tout.