Double-killer mother loses appeal 16:05, May 22 2012
A mother who murdered her two young children and placed their bodies in holdalls in the boot of her car has lost her appeal against her sentence. more
Anti-social measures 'not enough' 16:05, May 22 2012
Government plans to enable residents to force police to take action over anti-social behaviour after three separate incidents or five complaints are not good enough, a victims' group has said. more
UK given prisoner votes deadline 16:05, May 22 2012
Human rights judges have given David Cameron six months to honour the coalition Government's pledge to give prisoners the vote. more
Father's call over friendly fire 14:05, May 22 2012
The father of a young soldier who was accidentally shot dead by a comrade while on active service in Afghanistan has called for "lessons to be learned" from the tragedy. more
Talks avert Jubilee strike at BBC 13:05, May 22 2012
The threat of a strike by BBC journalists and technicians over the Diamond Jubilee weekend has been removed after talks over pay. more
Clegg hits out at class divides 13:05, May 22 2012
The UK is still a "long distance" from becoming a classless society, Nick Clegg has warned. more
IMF calls for Plan B on economy 13:05, May 22 2012
The Government should prepare a Plan B, featuring temporary tax cuts and increased spending on infrastructure, to support the UK economy in the case of a collapse in the eurozone or the failure of recovery to take off, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. more
£350m contracts for new submarines 12:05, May 22 2012
The Government has awarded contracts worth £350 million to UK companies to design the next generation of nuclear submarines. more
Private rocket heads for spaceport 12:05, May 22 2012
A commercial rocket has blasted off with a load of supplies for the International Space Station. more
Clegg hits at 'easier sacking' plan 11:05, May 22 2012
Nick Clegg has condemned proposals to make it easier for businesses to fire workers, saying he has never supported the scheme. more
New plans for anti-social behaviour 11:05, May 22 2012
A new community trigger to force police to investigate repeated complaints will make it quicker and easier to stop anti-social behaviour blighting the lives of communities, the Home Secretary has said. more
IMF in eurozone 'shock' warning 11:05, May 22 2012
An escalation of the eurozone crisis would deliver a "substantial contractionary shock" to the UK economy, setting back progress made towards recovery, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned. more
Inflation falls to 26-month low 10:05, May 22 2012
Inflation fell to its lowest level in more than two years last month, official figures showed, as high street discounting took the pressure off household budgets. more
M&S targets cut amid profits fall 08:05, May 22 2012
Marks & Spencer boss Marc Bolland slashed his sales targets for the high street retailer as he unveiled its first fall in profits in three years. more
Watchdog: Give women over 40 IVF 06:05, May 22 2012
Women struggling to have babies should be offered IVF treatment into their 40s, the health watchdog has said. more
Ofsted: Maths teaching must improve 04:05, May 22 2012
More must be done to help both weaker and stronger pupils in maths, according to a major survey. more
Inflation set to hit 20-month low 04:05, May 22 2012
Cost of living figures are to provide further evidence that the consumer spending squeeze is loosening its grip as the rate of inflation falls to a 20-month low. more
Allies on path to end Afghan war 04:05, May 22 2012
World leaders have set the seal on their exit path from the war in Afghanistan, saying they would close the largely-stalemated conflict at the end of 2014 but keep their troops fighting there for two more years. more
