Plans will include rape and murder cases but senior judges fear repeat of US-style show trials

The five are among 19,000 who receive money from the scheme, which the Government plans to scrap in 2015

MI5 are concerned that Republican splinter groups are plotting an attack on Britain

Nearly 300 protesters sign-up to turn backs on former Prime Minister's coffin during procession

The start of the inquest into the death of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko has been postponed until 2 October.

A Christian group who believe gay men and women can be “cured” of their homosexual leanings is taking London Underground to court over an advert that was banned from the city’s buses and trains.

Sergeant Danny Nightingale's family spoke of being overwhelmed yesterday as the Court of Appeal took the “unprecedented” step of announcing a review of his case before lawyers had even requested permission.

Before Roger Gifford becomes the 685th incumbent next month, Matthew Bell tries his luck in the footsteps of Dick Whittington

An already very grim story just took a turn for the worse. But any civilised society needs to emphasise justice over revenge, so let the BBC and police do their work

Frightened and furious householders have the right to get rid of burglars in their homes, the most senior judge in England and Wales said today.

The Leveson Inquiry was "compromised" by having to avoid questions that went to the heart of criminal practices at News International and other papers, the barrister representing 50 phone-hacking victims said yesterday.

Locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson's existence of "pure torture" could continue for another 20 years or more if he does not win the right to end his life when he chooses, the High Court heard today.

The cuisine of Liège has a range of influences, says Harriet O'Brien

Our disillusionment with a government that embarked on a disastrous imperial war was only intensified by the aspirations we had in the first place