Colonel Tim Collins, the former Army officer famed for his inspirational eve-of-battle speech to his troops in the Iraq War, is to stand as one of Bri...
Extensions to the right to buy council homes and the release of thousands of acres of brownfield to developers are designed to to "fire up the engine ...
An ultra-light plane has crashed into a Ferris wheel in Australia, but despite trapping two children on the ride and two adults in the aircraft for se...
It might be piano banging rather than piano playing, but this video shows the young princes William and Harry in perfect harmony. In the video clip...
In a world flooded by online videos, mashups, recut political speeches and have-a-go comedians, it takes something special to stand out. Whatever ...
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has questioned the accuracy of Home Secretary Theresa May's assertion that a convicted illegal immigrant successfully...
Apple has revealed the latest incarnation of its iPhone handset design, the iPhone 4S, featuring voice recognition software. Speaking to an audie...
A helicopter carrying four British passengers crashed in New York City's East River, killing at least one person. The pilot and three passengers we...
A helicopter carrying four British passengers crashed in New York City's East River, killing at least one woman. The pilot and three passengers wer...
In the 50 years since Richard Ingrams co-founded the satirical fortnightly news magazine Private Eye, the publication has had to deal with its fair sh...
Current and former England cricketers have led the tributes to 1981 Ashes hero Graham Dilley who has died after a battle with cancer. Dilley played...
A Syrian human rights activist awarded for her courageous journalism has urged the international community to place real pressure on the regime to sto...
Sir Mervyn King has insisted that the Bank of England's surprise move to pump £75 billion into the UK economy is the right thing to do as the country...
Unions have warned strike action is inevitable if the BBC presses ahead with plans to "radically" reshape the corporation. The BBC has unveiled a b...
Residents of Dale Farm, the UK's largest illegal travellers' site, will have to wait until next week to learn whether they have won or lost their High...
Afghanistan could again become a haven for terrorists like al Qaida after international forces have pulled out in three years' time, the head of the B...
The widow of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane is to have talks with Prime Minister David Cameron about the family's demand for a full independe...
Colonel Gaddafi has called on Libyans to "go out in new million-man marches" and resist the National Transitional Council in an audio message aired on...
The Moody's credit rating agency has downgraded the senior debt and deposit ratings of 12 UK banks and building societies. Moody's says that the do...
It has now been 10 years since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan was launched on 6 October 2001. "Operation Enduring Freedom" began in the afterma...
A man cleared of any wrongdoing after stabbing to death an intruder at his home said he has endured a "living nightmare" and still suffers flashbacks ...
Almost 3,000 people suspected of offences in London during the August riots have been arrested, according to new figures. One of the Metropolitan P...
A possible link between pollution found in diesel fumes and the global collapse of honey bee colonies is to be investigated. Researchers from the U...
A possible link between pollution found in diesel fumes and the global collapse of honey bee colonies is to be investigated. Researchers from the U...
Scotland's environment secretary has called for a full investigation after a radioactive leak was found at the former Dounreay power station. The l...
