10 February 2012 04:25 PM
Christians and politicians reacted with dismay as the High Court today outlawed the centuries-old tradition of formal prayers being said at the start of local council meetings up and down the country.
10 February 2012 11:13 AM
Liberal Democrats made two landslide gains from Tories in the latest council by-elections, suggesting their voting support has not been dented after the resignation from the Government of Chris Huhne.
10 February 2012 06:20 PM
Andrew Lansley tonight brushed off suggestions that he should sacrifice himself to ensure the survival of the coalition's controversial NHS reforms.
10 February 2012 08:35 AM
Being lonely in old age will propel you to the grave more quickly than smoking, a senior Downing Street adviser said as part of an effort to encourage people to retire later.
10 February 2012 12:00 AM
10 February 2012 12:00 AM
"Banker and bonus bashing" by leaders of all three main political parties is undermining British business and harming the nation's image abroad, senior Labour figures have warned.
10 February 2012 04:33 PM
Getting young people into work using a tax on bankers' bonuses is a major priority for the Labour Party, leader Ed Miliband said as he launched his local election campaign.
10 February 2012 03:04 PM
More than £600 million could be spent on NHS redundancies in one year as a result of the Government's controversial reforms, figures show.
10 February 2012 12:00 AM
Moves to reintroduce more setting and streaming in UK state schools are fuelling a “vicious cycle” of underperformance, particularly amongst disadvantaged youngsters, a top-level international study warned yesterday.
10 February 2012 12:00 AM
Seven members of the House of Lords and Green Party leader Caroline Lucas MP yesterday called on the FIA to cancel the Bahrain Grand Prix in April.
10 February 2012 12:00 AM
Three million criminal record checks were carried out in England and Wales last year, figures reveal.
09 February 2012 05:20 PM
Britain could end up with an “apartheid” pension system unless reforms are pushed through in the teeth of trade union opposition, David Cameron said.
09 February 2012 04:45 PM
Prime Minister David Cameron spoke with King Abdullah of Jordan today about Britain's efforts to deport Islamist radical Abu Qatada to stand trial in the country.
09 February 2012 04:27 PM
Britain's ambassador to Syria has hit out at the regime's “shocking” violence against its own people.
09 February 2012 04:22 PM
US tycoon Donald Trump has written to First Minister Alex Salmond, accusing him of seeming “hell-bent on destroying Scotland's coastline” with wind turbines.
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