Police have charged a man with the murder of an 84-year-old woman discovered dead in her home and the attempted murder of a nine year-old boy found stabbed in a skate park.

Recommended increase was expected to add up to £10,000 to backbenchers' salaries in 2015

In an extraordinary turnaround in political fortunes, Australia's former prime minister, Kevin Rudd, wrestled the top job back today from Julia Gillard, who ousted him nearly three years ago to the day.

Commons Speaker John Bercow today suspended the issuing of new Commons passes to staff working for all-party parliamentary groups amid concerns they are being used as a vehicle for political lobbying at Westminster.

Lawmakers in Nigeria have passed a bill banning gay marriage, setting prison terms of up to 14 years.

The tributes to Sir Alex were out of proportion, but not his pledge to a more moving retiree

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

Gold medalist's welfare policy criticism blamed for delay in Sport England appointment

Donald Macintyre on the day Parliament was recalled to give its final verdict on the Iron Lady

Out of America: The GOP is finally acknowledging that it has to detoxify if it's to have any hope of regaining the White House

Conservative MP Mary Macleod is to launch a bid to end discrimination against women in the aristocracy.

George Osborne suffered an embarrassing rebuff last night after peers threw out his plan for employees to sign away their legal rights in return for receiving shares in their companies worth as little as £2,000.

This year's Budget could prove to be the Coalition's biggest betrayal of older people yet. It's considering cutting universal pensioner benefits as a way to shrink the financial deficit.

The Queen's Speech will be on Wednesday May 8, Commons Leader Andrew Lansley said today.