Tory MPs walked out of a cross-party inquiry into the award of a peerage to the controversial Conservative Party donor Lord Ashcroft, it has been disclosed.
Teachers should not be banned from joining organisations which promote racism and intolerance, a report has suggested.
Chancellor Alistair Darling has warned there would be no pre-election giveaway in the Budget.
Former hostage Peter Moore has described the moment he thought he had been shot dead when his captors staged a mock execution.
A gang who kidnapped and tortured a 16-year-old boy have been jailed for 40 years.
The Government is set to investigate claims that Border Agency (UKBA) officials told a potential whistleblower they were "indifferent" to concerns on illegal immigrants.
Thousands of Network Rail maintenance workers have voted strongly in favour of strikes in a row over jobs, bringing the threat of industrial action over Easter closer.
Nearly one in six children in England failed to gain a place at their first choice secondary school this year, Government figures have revealed.
England footballer Peter Crouch has been named the funniest man in British sport, topping the poll of the best one liners and comedy football moments of all time.
Take That star Mark Owen has said he is "deeply sorry" after admitting a string of affairs behind his wife's back.
High street retailer Morrisons has hailed "another good year" as profits climbed 21% and sales hit record levels.
Rock star Pete Doherty has been given a 12-month driving ban and fined £500 after he admitted allowing his manager to use his Daimler without insurance.
Justice Secretary Jack Straw has met James Bulger's mother to discuss the return to prison of her son's killer Jon Venables, a Ministry of Justice spokesman confirmed.
A 64-year-old man with learning difficulties was "tormented to death" after being bullied by yobs for more than a decade, neighbours have claimed.
Plans for a new £30 billion high-speed rail (HSR) network, with 250mph trains, have been announced by the Government.
A British journalist jailed a month ago in Gaza by Hamas has been released.
Three Labour MPs and a Conservative peer will appear in court accused of theft by false accounting.
The search for a five-year-old British boy held captive in Pakistan has continued after his father returned to the UK.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has rejected as "wrong" the criticisms of former military chiefs who accused him of starving the armed forces of funds when he was Chancellor.
The mother and stepfather of a seven-year-old girl who starved to death will be sentenced.
British Airways is facing the prospect of crippling strikes by its cabin crew as union bosses meet to decide their next move after talks aimed at resolving a bitter row over cost-cutting broke down.
Hundreds of parents will face difficulties after it was decided that their children will not be entitled to free transport to school