Action against 'thieving' parents

Tougher action against the thousands of "thieving" parents who lie to get their children into popular schools has been demanded by the chief adjudicator.Read

Boris unveils new diagonal crossing

A £5 million scheme to ease congestion in the heart of London's West End has been unveiled by the capital's Mayor, Boris Johnson.Read

UK-Russia bid to find common ground

David Miliband has insisted that festering disputes between the UK and Russia over issues such as the Alexander Litvinenko murder would not prevent closer co-operation.Read

Assessment for 'right-to-life' baby

A fresh medical assessment is to be carried out on a baby boy at the centre of a "right-to-life" legal dispute to decide whether a simple surgical operation could improve his prospects, a High Court judge has heard.Read

Flooding misery as storms batter UK

Residents are counting the cost after torrential rain and strong winds battered the UK, forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes.Read

Cameron pledge to slash NHS costs

David Cameron has stepped up his bid to make the Tories the party of the NHS by promising reforms to cut costs and extend "patient power".Read

Clarke hits out in drug adviser row

Former Home Secretary Charles Clarke has waded into the escalating drugs classification row, accusing Gordon Brown of ignoring his own scientific advisers.Read

Pakistan blast 'kills at least 30'

A suicide bomber has killed 30 people outside a bank near Pakistan's capital.Read

RBS is set to sell more businesses

Royal Bank of Scotland has said that it will have to sell more of its businesses than originally planned to gain European approval for state support.Read

BA staff discuss 'unfair contracts'

British Airways cabin crew workers are due to hold a mass meeting to discuss opposition to new employment contracts they complain are "unfair and unworkable".Read

School admissions review report due

Admissions rules should be altered to ensure twins are allocated places at the same school, the Chief Schools Adjudicator is expected to say.Read

Storms spark rescues and travel woe

Much of the UK is on flood alert after torrential rain and strong winds prompted scores of rescues and travel misery.Read

Climate change 'can kill children'

A quarter of a million children could die next year due to the effects of climate change, Save the Children warned.Read

Plaque to mark M1 50th anniversary

The 50th anniversary of the opening of the M1 is being marked by the unveiling of a plaque at the motorway's most famous service station.Read

£24m overseas child benefit bill

Child benefit is being paid for more than 50,000 youngsters living outside the UK, according to Treasury figures.Read

PM's talks with expenses probe boss

Gordon Brown is due to tell the head of the inquiry into MPs' expenses that reform of the system must not make Parliament the preserve of the rich.Read

Jump in violent crime by strangers

The proportion of violent crime committed by strangers has risen significantly since Labour came to power, a report shows.Read

Briton killed in landslide at beach

The British woman killed by a landslide at a beach in Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, has been named by the Foreign Office as Marion O'Hara, 57.Read

UK unemployment 'to keep rising'

Unemployment in the UK is set to hit 2.75 million by November next year as the economic recovery fails to boost the jobs market, research has claimed.Read

Landline tax 'threat to broadband'

More than 100,000 homes will be forced to give up their broadband internet under plans to introduce a controversial tax, TalkTalk has said.Read

Sacking threatens drug panel future

Mass resignations have been predicted from the country's drugs advisory panel in protest at Alan Johnson's decision to axe its chairman for criticising the Government's policy.Read

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