Former Paralympian says many disabled children still 'sent to the library' during school PE lessons

The offices of Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans were searched by police yesterday in connection with an investigation into allegations of rape and sexual assault.

The use of dead children's identities by Scotland Yard undercover police officers was “common practice”, a chief constable investigating the matter has found.

Friend of Sri Lanka hopes to catch the eye of Tory leaders

MP who accused party of talking too much about Europe is leading backbench revolt to ensure in/out vote held by 2017

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.

Mr Johnson was responding to the findings of an influential House of Commons committee that said the idea should be ditched

Labour says apparent U-turn was 'yet another example of chaos and incompetence at the heart of government policymaking'

The party leader also confirmed he will stand in the 2015 general election

Andrew Tyrie has called European policymakers' attempts to regulate insurers "an object lesson in how not to make law".

Education Secretary and his department face possible legal action to force better accountability

War leader will replace penal reformer Elizabeth Fry, leaving the Queen the only woman on a British bank note

Companies may be prevented from suing their critics for libel unless they can show that the comments caused them substantial financial harm, after a U-turn by ministers.

Energy boss tells MPs that avoidance is  because of 'simple UK accounting rule'