Armed forces' IT system over budget 02:05, Jul 4 2008
A £7.1 billion programme to equip the armed forces with a new computer system is running 18 months behind schedule and £182 million over budget, the Whitehall spending watchdog has warned. more

Kinsella stab death: three in court 02:05, Jul 4 2008
Three teenagers are due to appear in court charged with the murder of 16-year-old Ben Kinsella. more

Costs warning over road tax plans 01:05, Jul 4 2008
Treasury plans to raise around £2 billion in road taxes before 2011 will cost motorists four times more than would be saved by the dropping of the proposed October 2p fuel duty increase, the RAC Foundation has said. more

Noise complaints up since smoke ban 01:05, Jul 4 2008
Noise complaints have soared in some areas as residents protest about smokers congregating in beer gardens and outside pubs. more

Stab victim fights for life 22:05, Jul 3 2008
A man in his early 20s is fighting for life after being stabbed. more

Three charged over Kinsella murder 22:05, Jul 3 2008
Three people have been charged with the murder of 16-year-old Ben Kinsella. more

Sharia law 'could have role in UK' 20:05, Jul 3 2008
Sharia law could play a role in some parts of the legal system, the most senior judge in England and Wales has said. more

Mayor's deputy to face 'smear' probe 19:35, Jul 3 2008
The Mayor of London's deputy is to be investigated over allegations of inappropriate behaviour and financial irregularities. more

Brown may ditch fuel duty increase 18:35, Jul 3 2008
Gordon Brown has given the strongest signal yet that he will abandon the Government's planned 2p-a-litre increase in fuel duty as oil prices hit yet another new record high. more

Geldof backs Davis liberty campaign 17:35, Jul 3 2008
Bob Geldof is to endorse former Tory frontbencher David Davis' protest against the Government's erosion of civil liberties. more

Man hunted over student murders 17:35, Jul 3 2008
Detectives investigating a brutal double murder have said that those responsible will be caught "sooner rather than later". more

Johnson's deputy dismisses claims 16:35, Jul 3 2008
Boris Johnson's deputy has dismissed allegations of sexual misconduct as "complete rubbish" and "an attempt to smear me". more

MPs accept below-inflation pay rise 16:35, Jul 3 2008
MPs have bowed to Government demands for restraint and awarded themselves a 2.25% pay rise for this year. more

UK grandmother killed in Tunisia 16:05, Jul 3 2008
A British grandmother has been killed while on holiday in a Tunisian resort town. more

GPs 'undermining choice in NHS' 15:05, Jul 3 2008
GPs are undermining choice in the NHS by operating "gentleman's agreements" not to take on each other's patients, a health minister has said. more

Tories in trust pledge over taxes 14:05, Jul 3 2008
Shadow chancellor George Osborne has promised to "restore trust" in the tax system as he backed a radical shake-up of the way changes are introduced. more

Jordan handed parenting slur payout 14:05, Jul 3 2008
Model Katie Price and husband Peter Andre accepted substantial damages and a public apology over a claim that they were shocking and uncaring parents. more

Terror suspect is released 14:05, Jul 3 2008
A terror suspect said to have "direct links" with Osama bin Laden has been freed on bail after spending more than seven years in jail awaiting deportation. more

PM urges boardroom pay restraint 14:05, Jul 3 2008
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for pay restraint in Britain's boardrooms to head off the danger of an inflationary spiral. more