Former head of counter-terrorism says case of 1987 killing is 'one of the most shameful in Scotland Yard's history'

The radical cleric Abu Qatada has written to the Archbishop of Canterbury asking for a private meeting at Belmarsh prison. Abu Qatada is understood to have written to the Most Rev Justin Welby at Lambeth Palace recently, to ask him for a personal visit, even providing him with a prison visiting order.

Victims’ lawyer hits out at 'pathetic' document that clears police of shielding TV idol

Police “struggling to cope” with a flood of allegations resulting from the Jimmy Savile scandal have set aside £240,000 to hire former policeman as private detectives, it has been revealed.

Lawyers expecting more claims as calls grow for disgraced presenter to lose OBE

The comedian talks, for the first time, about why he's mining his life for laughs

The comedian talks, for the first time, about why he's mining his life for laughs

Local historians say it's the site of the curtain-raiser to Hastings in 1066. The council wants to build hundreds of houses on it

Former Credit Suisse employee convicted for mortgage fraud

Hundreds of anxious parents and their young children queued for hours at hospitals in South Wales yesterday for free MMR vaccinations aimed at curbing a measles epidemic. Officials say the outbreak has affected 588 people in parts of south, mid and west Wales. They said more than 800 MMR (mumps, measles and rubella) vaccinations were administered yesterday.