Cold weather leaves thousands without power

Roads blocked, flights cancelled, trains disrupted, schools shut – and little sign of improvement in weather before Thursday. Severe weather warnings covering most of England, Northern Ireland and...

Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky found dead in his bathroom

Boris Berezovsky, the high-profile Russian oligarch who became a vociferous critic of the Kremlin from his new base in Britain, died today.  Boris Berezovsky was found lying dead on the bathroom floor of his...

West Ham seals the Olympic Stadium deal

West Ham United were today confirmed as the future tenants of the Olympic stadium in a deal which takes the public  cost of the venue to at least £600 million. Months of wrangling over who will pay to make...

addressbook spamming

Currently a victim receives a mail from a "friend". Upon clicking the link, the victims address book is uploaded and all the addresses in the victims address book now in turn receive an email as if from the...

More than half of patients are waiting two days to be seen

Patients are having to wait more than 48 hours to see a GP and often take time off work when they do because appointments are hard to get and at inconvenient times, a new report warns. Research by the Patients...

Bolshoi ballet was a 'giant brothel' claims former dancer

A former Bolshoi ballet dancer has called the acclaimed company a “giant brothel”. Adding to the theatre’s recent bad press, Anastasia Volochkova claimed that female dancers were forced to sleep with wealthy...

Gillard: 'Leadership settled' as Rudd shuns vote

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard declared the Labor party leadership conclusively settled, after Kevin Rudd shunned a party vote. Ms Gillard called the ballot after a senior MP said the debate over who...

Girls Aloud confirm split after last night of UK tour

Girls Aloud have announced they are splitting up following the last night of their 10-year celebration tour. A tweet from the band's official account on Wednesday night said: "We have now come to the end of our...

George Osborne's : 2013 Budget

The chancellor extended the 1% public sector pay cap by one year to 2015/16 but Service personnel to be exempt from public sector 1% pay rise cap. He used his Budget to cut corporation tax by 1% to 20%, and...

Police Commissioner Simmonds £65K appointments cause uproar

Northamptonshire Police Commissioner Adam Simmonds has announced his three temporary assistant commissioners have all been given £65,000-a-year permanent jobs. The appointment of Ms Buckle, who acted as Mr...

Teachers to go on strike from June over pay, pensions & workload

Hundreds of thousands of teachers will hold a series of strikes in a continuing row over pay, pensions and workload. Schools across England and Wales are likely to be affected by the walkouts which will begin in...

Politicians agree deal but newspapers refuse regulation sign up

Britain’s largest newspaper groups are on a collision course with the Government over press regulation, after last night signalling their anger at the imposition of “several deeply contentious” issues in a...

Cyprus Delays Vote on Bailout Plan

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Leaders in Cyprus and Brussels scrambled Monday to contain the fallout from an unprecedented effort to force ordinary bank depositors in this crisis-hit nation to pay for part of an...

George Osborne's boring, steady as she goes budget

On Wednesday, the chancellor must take the opportunity to respond to the squeeze on living standards facing families, not only because it may help his declining popularity but because it is vital to the...