Marcus Agius, the former chairman of Barclays bank who resigned on Monday, has been dramatically appointed to the role of full-time executive chairman...

News of the dramatic "unresignation" of Marcus Agius, the former Barclays chairman who returned to the role of executive chairman after just one day, ...

Pressure was exerted on Bob Diamond to quit his role as CEO of Barclays bank by the governor of the Bank of England, it has been reported. Accordin...

Controversial police chief Ali Dizaei has been given the go-ahead to challenge his conviction for misconduct and perverting the course of justice. ...

Hospitals in Leicester, Leeds and the Royal Brompton in London are to stop performing heart surgery on children, it was announced on Wednesday. In ...

A murder inquiry has been launched after the torso of a man was found wrapped in a black bin liner on a beach. The body, without head, arms and leg...

Britney Marshall has just turned 14 - yet her mum is already pressing her to get a boob job. But perhaps that is no surprise as Britney is the you...

The BBC’s Question Time has witnessed a few forceful characters and some colourful exchanges over the years, from Christopher Hitchens admonishing S...

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond today paid tribute to three Tornado jet crew lost in a crash in the Moray Firth this week. Hammond said Flight Lie...

The final report into the Air France plane crash, which led to the deaths of 228 people in 2009, has blamed the tragedy on human error and a technical...

A British Muslim convert who appeared in a BBC documentary was reportedly one of six people arrested over a suspected terror plot - including three li...

The Church of England is preparing to vote on Monday on whether to allow women to be ordained as Bishops. Should the vote find in favour of female...

Three people were arrested in Amsterdam and London today after a Europe-wide probe into blackmail linked to animal rights extremism. A 50-year-old ...

Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad has suffered the first defection of a close ally since the regime’s brutal crackdown of the rebels began more than 16 m...

Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Peter Wall has spoken of the "shock" he felt at the moment he learned that the army was to be reduced in size....

In February this year the British Council ran a series of empowerment workshops for women in Tripoli. Included in the workshops were discussions about...

“Everyone knew the paper was in a bit of trouble, but I never thought it was under threat,” says 24-year-old Talal Musa, formerly a sub editor at ...

Episcopal bishops approved an official prayer service for blessing same-sex couples Monday at a national convention that also cleared the way for tran...

Detectives have stressed a "live murder inquiry" will continue after a man wanted for murdering a police officer was found dead in a churchyard. Es...

Police have confirmed that Eva Rausing, one of the richest women in Britain, has been found dead. A man reported to be her husband Hans, the heir t...

Police investigating the mysterious death of one of Britain's richest women have arrested a man reported to be her widower. It is thought that Hans...