Activists attack PM on gay marriage

Tory activists have attacked David Cameron's support for gay marriage, claiming it had made winning the next general election "virtually impossible".Read

One in 10 'fell asleep at wheel'

More than three million British drivers have fallen asleep behind the wheel in the last year, according to new research.Read

Miliband pledges tax crackdown

Labour leader Ed Miliband will write new rules to tackle corporate tax dodgers if he wins the next election, even if there is no international consensus for action.Read

Faith leaders back assisted dying

A group of Christian and Jewish ministers have defied their hierarchies to back a Bill legalising assisted suicide.Read

Ukip hits new high in opinion poll

The UK Independence Party surge has continued with two opinion polls giving the party record levels of support.Read

Tories bid to smooth 'loons' furore

The Conservative leadership has moved to head off a damaging rift with grassroots activists after an ally of David Cameron reportedly described them as "mad, swivel-eyed loons".Read

Governor warning on housing package

The outgoing governor of the Bank of England has warned that George Osborne's plan to boost the housing market is "too close for comfort" to a general state guarantee for mortgages.Read

Cameron 'losing control' of party

Former foreign secretary Lord Geoffrey Howe has claimed David Cameron is losing control of his party as the Conservatives' "long, nervous breakdown" over Europe continues.Read

I won't step down, insists Assad

Bashar Assad said he will not step down as president of Syria before elections are held in the war-ravaged country.Read

Several blasts rock Libyan cities

Explosions have gone off in the Libyan capital Tripoli and the restive eastern city of Benghazi.Read

Boys held over teenage 'drug' death

Three boys have been arrested in connection with the death of a 16-year-old girl who is thought to have taken an illegal drug.Read

Ukip hits opinion poll high of 19%

Support for the UK Independence Party has reached a record 19%, according to a poll which saw both Labour and the Tories losing ground.Read

Building society raiders sought

The men shown in these CCTV stills are being sought by police in connection with the robbery of a building society.Read

Police name drug death teenager

Police have named a 16-year-old girl who died after it is feared she used an illegal drug.Read

Headteachers cross swords with Gove

Michael Gove has faced the wrath of headteachers over the state of the education system, just hours after they passed a landmark vote of no confidence in the Government's school reforms.Read

Pool tragedy response criticised

Relatives of a five-year-old British girl who drowned in a hotel pool in Egypt have said they are angry and hurt that more was not done to save her.Read

Young women killed in car crash

A teenage driver and her female passenger have died and three men are in hospital after their car careered off the road into undergrowth.Read

Olympics star Ennis ties the knot

Olympic champion Jessica Ennis wore a winning smile as she married her long-term partner at a church in Derbyshire's Peak District.Read

Rowling's Harry Potter book on sale

It marked the spellbinding start to the Harry Potter series of best-selling books which took the world by storm.Read

Tory peer denies jibe at activists

David Cameron has given his backing to Tory co-chairman Lord Feldman after he denied being responsible for alleged comments describing grassroots party activists as "swivel-eyed loons".Read

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