Hacker 'in terror' over extradition

Computer hacker Gary McKinnon is "unable to control the terror that consumes his every waking moment" as he fights extradition to the US, his mother said.Read

Pay to freeze for MPs in 2012/13

MPs' pay is to be frozen at £65,738 for 2012/13, it has been announced.Read

Cameron call to Russia over Syria

Russia has to "look at its conscience" following its veto of a United Nations resolution calling on Syria's president to quit, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.Read

PM urges Britons to avoid Male isle

David Cameron has warned Britons to avoid an island in the Maldives amid political turmoil in the paradise destination.Read

PM denies NHS Bill 'disaster' claim

David Cameron has mounted a passionate defence of the coalition's controversial health reforms despite the legislation being branded a "disaster".Read

Bank set to add £50bn economy boost

The Bank of England is expected to unleash another multi-billion round of emergency support for the UK economy on Thursday despite signs that the UK's financial health may be starting to improve.Read

Qatada: Minister to visit Jordan

A Home Office minister is to fly to Jordan to try to gain assurances that would enable radical cleric Abu Qatada to stand trial in the country.Read

Gazza's phone-hacking 'distress'

Ex-footballer Paul Gascoigne suffered "mental harm and distress" after his phone messages were hacked by the News of the World, the High Court has been told.Read

Mills will give evidence to Leveson

Heather Mills is to give evidence at the Leveson Inquiry into press standards, it has emerged.Read

'Passionate' PM defends NHS reforms

David Cameron has launched a passionate defence of the Government's controversial NHS reforms in the face of Labour calls to drop the troubled legislation.Read

Met in gang crime crackdown boost

Scotland Yard is to nearly double its resources for fighting gang crime in a renewed crackdown on the problem.Read

Milly killer appeal bid rejected

Former bouncer Levi Bellfield has lost a bid to challenge his conviction for the kidnap and murder of teenager Milly Dowler.Read

Falkland military claims rejected

Downing Street has rejected Argentine claims that Britain is creating a risk to international security by "militarising" the long-running dispute over the Falkland Islands.Read

Harry Redknapp cleared of tax dodge

Football boss Harry Redknapp has been cleared of taking bungs in an offshore tax dodge.Read

Cracks found on superjumbo wings

Another wing crack problem has been found on the world's largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380 superjumbo, whose future airline customers include British Airways and Virgin Atlantic.Read

More phone-hack claims settled

Another nine claimants have settled their actions in the phone-hacking damages litigation, the High Court has heard.Read

Moves to combat scrap metal theft

Scrap metal dealers found to be linked to the theft of railway signalling cable or other stolen metal are to be barred from the industry, the Government has announced.Read

Resurgent Santorum takes two states

A resurgent Rick Santorum has won the Republican presidential caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado, a stunning sweep that raised fresh questions about front-runner Mitt Romney's ability to appeal to the conservative core of the party's political base.Read

Resurgent Santorum takes two state

A resurgent Rick Santorum has won the Republican presidential caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado, a stunning sweep that raised fresh questions about front-runner Mitt Romney's ability to appeal to the conservative core of the party's political base.Read

RBS boss 'underestimated' bonus row

Royal Bank of Scotland boss Stephen Hester has admitted he had "underestimated" the furore his £1 million bonus would cause.Read

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