French President Nicolas Sarkozy has had a stormy confrontation with socialist rival Francois Hollande in their only televised head-to-head debate, as...
After David Cameron got a rough ride over the so-called "cash-for-access" scandal, you'd expect Nick Clegg would want to stay clear of the whole matte...
Voters will have to brave wet weather across much of Britain as they arrive at polling stations for today's local elections. Rain is often blamed f...
Polls close at 10pm today in the council elections, and within as little as two hours a handful of quick-counting authorities will give an early taste...
The abusive messages sent to Tory MP Louise Mensch on Twitter could be illegal, a senior police officer has said. On Wednesday Mensch has hit back...
Conservative MP Louise Mensch has hit back at the "misogynistic and bullying" messages she has received on Twitter. Corby MP Mensch exposed abusive...
Supporters of the United Kingdom Independence Party (Ukip) have been pictured burning a picture of LibDem mayoral candidate Brian Paddick, who is gay,...
Water bills should be allowed to rise to encourage people to save water in the face of scarcer resources, a Lords committee suggested today. The Lo...
David Cameron has appealed for voters in tomorrow's crunch elections not to punish the Tories for Britain's economic woes. The prime minister urged...
The police's investigation into phone hacking is "too large" and should be "pretty low on the agenda", according to Jenny Jones. Green Mayoral can...
The media regulator Ofcom should speech up its investigation into whether Rupert Murdoch is "fit" to hold a broadcasting licence in the UK, according ...
The decision by the Commons culture media and sport committee to brand Rupert Murdoch "not fit" to run a international company has let the media mogul...
As ashen Conservatives were coming to terms with the chaotic results of the last general election, Rachel Johnson, sister of the Mayor of London, twee...
Peter Cruddas, the former Tory treasurer, has been cleared of breaching donation laws by the Electoral Commission. The Commission said they found "...
The bill for maintaining indoor fig trees at Parliament has been slashed, it has been revealed. The 12 trees and external shrubs at Portcullis Hous...
As the local elections draw near, the parties have been upping the efforts on the campaign trail. A major part of campaigning has always been the ...
Employment minister Chris Grayling today warned British jobs will be lost to other countries unless business red tape is slashed. The Conservative ...
The UK’s leading national Trail writing and delivery company has revealed the results of their London Mayoral Trails, with Boris Johnson taking firs...
George Galloway has increased security in his London home after an intruder broke in and left a gay porn video and bottle of gin in the house. Gal...
Passengers at Heathrow Airport are being made to wait for too long to get into the UK and the Border Force needs to change the way it operates, the Im...
Foreign Secretary William Hague was taken by surprise as Argentina's ambassador urged him at a public meeting to "give peace a chance" by opening talk...
This morning the Culture, Media and Sport committee finally released their report into News International and phone-hacking. It already made waves...
Scottish independence would damage the United Kingdom's influence in international security decisions, William Hague warned today. The Foreign Secr...
A senior Green Party councillor is facing calls to resign after making a "highly offensive" remark about "raping and looting" as he argued for legalis...
Boris Johnson increased his lead over Labour challenger Ken Livingstone to four points in an opinion poll as the campaign for London mayor entered its...
