Two men appeared in court today charged with shooting dead a man.

An 18-year-old was jailed for seven years yesterday after being convicted of attacking a Malaysian accountancy student and other offences during the London riots.

Tottenham could play Saha against his former club Everton despite 'gentlemen's agreement'

Two men were jailed for life today for killing an unemployed plumber who was beaten to death after cashing in stolen scrap metal for £105.

The man who, 30 years ago, climbed a drainpipe and broke into Buckingham Palace, not once but twice, recalls the moment he came face to face with the Queen in her bedroom. Emily Dugan meets Michael Fagan

The headteacher of a school resisting academy status has resigned after it was placed in special measures.

Footballers do it. Wine tasters have to, as part of the job. But spitting in other people's presence is an unpleasant habit that may soon become illegal in part of north London.

The head teacher of a school resisting academy status has resigned after it was placed in special measures.

I have heard these arguments many times before. Young people are examined too much; let their teachers assess them at 16 instead of them sitting public exams; assess them with our gold-standard A levels. This, they say, will show that we trust teachers to assess effectively; it will save money as we won't be paying fees to exam boards; and we teachers will spend less time teaching to the test, freeing up time for wider study and other pursuits. Who could argue with such reasonable suggestions?

All cyclists have them – those junctions that even confident riders approach with racing hearts. There are hundreds in London and yesterday the Mayor's transport office named the first 14 intersections it plans to make safer.

The voice is calm, American and insistent: "Stop, this is a restricted area and your photograph is being taken. It will be sent for processing if you don't leave the area now."

Amy Winehouse's family is seeking legal advice after it emerged that the coroner who presided over her inquest was improperly appointed by her husband.

The family of Amy Winehouse is "taking advice" over revelations that the inquest into her death could be declared invalid.

A teenager has become the first person charged by Scotland Yard with the offence of rioting over last summer's disorder.