Nato has said it will continue to strike targets in Libya in order to protect civilians, but with rebels battling for control of Tripoli questions hav...

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Scotland Yard devised a policy of holding all people arrested in connection with the London riots in custody and recommended that...

The overall value of mortgage lending remained stagnant in July according to the British Bankers Association, but the number of mortgages approved did...

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- World travellers have voted London's taxis the best but also the most expensive. The traditional London black cab was streets ...

Packed beaches and traffic jams won't be the only thing to sting sun-seekers bolting to the countryside this bank holiday weekend, as experts predict ...

At least 10 per cent of suicides in England may be linked to serious physical illness, a report has claimed. Research published on Tuesday by Demos...

A female shoplifter has been captured on CCTV biting, punching and pulling the hair of three male shop assistants as she attempted to make her getaway...

A Scottish student has been found guilty of a racist breach of the peace after he "insulted" an Israeli flag and called a Jewish student a terrorist, ...

Speed cameras have a mixed record in driving down accidents on England’s roads, official figures suggest. Statistics released by the Department f...

Tottenham Hotspur football club have won the right to fight the decision to hand the Olympic Stadium to West Ham United after next summer's Games. ...

The Philadelphia Zoo introduces Lucha, the first jaguar cub born there in over 30 years....

Glump, snudg, wagger paggers and giglet: just four of the words included in the latest edition of The Chambers Dictionary. But what do they mean? T...

A video has been released that claims to show the ransacked home of Colonel Gaddafi. The amateur cameraman gives a tour of the apparently deserted ...

PRESS ASSOCIATION - The prison population in England and Wales reached a record high for the third week running today as the courts continued to jail ...

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Private detective Glenn Mulcaire has revealed the names of News of the World staff who instructed him to carry out phone hacking,...

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- A car bomb exploded at the main United Nations' building in Nigeria's capital Abuja today, killing at least 18 people in one of t...

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- he makers of Nurofen Plus have recalled the tablets and confirmed sabotage is suspected in packets of the painkillers. Five re...

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- British warplanes struck a large bunker in Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte, his largest remaining stronghold, as Nato focused...

Tripoli residents have been promised food, fuel and medical supplies as rebel forces fought their way towards Colonel Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte. ...

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Al Qaida's second in command, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, has been killed in Pakistan, delivering another big blow to a terrorist group...

PRESS ASSOCIATION --The hunt continued today for a potential saboteur after packs of Nurofen Plus were found to mistakenly contain anti-psychotic and ...

Hurricane Irene hit the United States on Saturday, battering the Eastern Seaboard with winds as strong as 115 mph. But while around two million peo...

The second day of London's Notting Hill Carnival is underway today. Here are some of the best pictures from the biggest celebration of its kind in Eur...

Monthly mortgage payments for first-time buyers are now more than £100 cheaper than renting the equivalent property, according to research. A repo...