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Ex-Cameron aide denies wrongdoing

David Cameron's former "family champion" Emma Harrison has denied any wrongdoing over reports she received £1.7 million from leasing out properties - including her family stately home - to her...

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NHS reform: Miliband proposes alliance with Lib Dem Lords

Liberal Democrat peers should team-up with Labour to defeat the government's NHS reforms this week, Ed Miliband has said.

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Forged in controversy: Sun on Sunday is born

The first new Sunday newspaper to hit Britain for two decades rolled off the presses today, amid claims it would soon be hit by new revelations from the Leveson inquiry.

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Liam Fox: I'll be back… probably

Liam Fox still holds hopes of eventually making a return to frontline politics, he admitted today.

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MPs urge RBS to stand by troubled card insurer CPP

LONDON (Reuters) - MPs have urged Royal Bank of Scotland and other lenders not to withdraw financial support from troubled credit card insurer CPP fearing the loss of more than 1,300 jobs. CPP, which...

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Duncan Smith asked to clarify role

Ministers are facing fresh questions as to how welfare-to-work entrepreneur Emma Harrison came to be appointed David Cameron's "family champion" just a month after officials were notified of...

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Last stand: NHS reform reaches the Lords

Opponents of NHS reform launch a last-ditch attempt to significantly amend the legislation this week, as the controversial bill reaches the Lords.

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Inquiry criticisms 'troubling', Leveson warns

The judge leading the inquiry into the conduct of Britain's journalists has repeated his warning against critics of his probe.

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Gays have more rights than Christians, report finds

Gay people have more rights than religious believers due to equality legislation, a parliamentary group found today.

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'Corrupted officials received illegal payments', Met admits

Journalists at the Sun newspaper used illegal payments to public officials to win exclusive stories, the chief police officer probing phone-hacking has said.

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Charlotte Church secures £600k phone-hacking settlement

Charlotte Church and her parents have won a £600,000 settlement over stories secured through phone-hacking claims by News Group Newspapers.

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Israel seen slow to dig in as Iran war talk simmers

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's civil defences are not ready to protect the population in a missile war, an opposition lawmaker said on Monday, fuelling debate about the feasibility of an attack on...

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U.S. cites "heightened threat"; 9 killed in Afghan airport bomb

KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber killed nine people in an attack on a military airport in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said, the latest bloodshed since copies of the Koran were burned...

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Clegg Warns Against US-Style Health Service

Nick Clegg has written to Liberal Democrat peers and MPs calling for further changes to be made to the NHS reforms.

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Man quizzed over MP train 'assault'

A man is being questioned by police investigating an alleged assault on an MP.

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MP urges widened access for 'Jam Jar' accounts

Damian Hinds MP calls on the government to raise awareness and encourage potential providers, such as high street banks or the Post Office to explore offering 'Jam Jar' accounts.

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Occupy: Watch out for us this summer

Occupy protesters promised to return with "ambitious" plans this morning, after being evicted from their St Paul's site in the dead of night by police.

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£500m tax avoidance sting for 'abusive' Barclays

High street bank Barclays is being forced to pay £500 million to the taxman after an unusual move from ministers.

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It's official: Brits are three-quarters happy

The first experimental figures measuring Britain's happiness are suggesting that the country's pursuit of happiness is three-quarters complete.

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Boris accused of 'political interference' in phone-hacking

Boris Johnson has been accused of "political interference" in the police's phone-hacking investigation after saying officers should "move on".

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