Theresa May and William Hague pushed into third and fourth slots

The annual release of secret papers from the National Archive reveals Mrs Thatcher’s scornful response to a plan to put the precocious young Tory in the Treasury

Britain is to supply rebels in Syria with defences against chemical attacks, including protective hoods, after repeated claims that regime forces have been using  sarin gas.

Cost of the non-lethal assistance would be met from the Government's conflict pool fund.

Dr Osborne did not say the economy was  ‘healing’ but ‘moving out of intensive care’

By taking a 6am dip in the chilly waters of Lough Erne, accompanied by a reluctant police protection officer, while the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, stayed in bed, David Cameron has joined the macho band of political leaders who have sought to reinforce their authority with displays of physical fitness.

The Commons chamber was visited with a  welcome onset of  grown-upness on Iran

They warn that 20,000 girls in Britain are at risk of being subjected to the highly painful procedure

Civil liberties groups say Government’s approach to secrecy is similar to that of China

Possibly to illustrate the point that “Britain’s role in the world” is very much a work in  progress these days, David Cameron made a speech about it on a building site.

Elderly survivors of brutal colonial torture express satisfaction with Hague’s statement of regret – and sorrow at its cause

Move is first official acknowledgement by Britain of the brutal behaviour during 1952-60 uprising

The Ecuadorian Foreign Minister is to visit London on the eve of the first anniversary of the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's dramatic arrival at the country's UK embassy, it was announced yesterday.

Foreign Secretary says it is time 'to make the EU more democratically responsive'