Mum is the first 'living sculpture' 09:05, Jul 6 2009
A housewife with two young children will be the first "living sculpture" on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth. more
10 held over shopworker's killing 09:05, Jul 6 2009
Ten people are being questioned over the murder of a shopworker who was killed by a hail of bullets. more
Ailing Biggs shown in hospital bed 08:35, Jul 6 2009
A new photograph of Ronnie Biggs shows the ailing Great Train Robber lying bare-chested in his hospital bed. more
Coffee 'could be cure for dementia' 08:35, Jul 6 2009
A few cups of coffee a day may be all that is needed to reverse the effects of Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests. more
BA staff briefed over freeze talks 08:05, Jul 6 2009
A mass meeting of British Airways workers is due to be held ahead of crucial talks aimed at agreeing cost cutting at the airline. more
Cameron makes quangos cull promise 07:35, Jul 6 2009
A Conservative government would cut the number of unelected quangos in "a massive shift in power from bureaucracy to democracy", David Cameron is set to promise. more
Ticket news delights Jackson fans 05:35, Jul 6 2009
Michael Jackson fans who beat the odds have begun to celebrate winning coveted tickets to the pop star's memorial service at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. more
Obama seeking a new start in Moscow 05:35, Jul 6 2009
Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev are set to end a seven-year gap in US-Russian summits. more
Rethink on UK foreign aid spending 03:35, Jul 6 2009
Britain is to target foreign aid at improving security and justice in the world's most "fragile" states. more
Terror law adviser backs 'hacker' 03:35, Jul 6 2009
The Home Office's adviser on terror laws has said that extraditing an autistic Briton accused of hacking into US military networks would be "cruel" when he could be prosecuted in the UK. more
Police figures spark red tape row 03:35, Jul 6 2009
The Home Office has been accused of "manipulating" figures to hide a rise in the time police officers spend on paperwork. more
Union fury over public sector pay 03:05, Jul 6 2009
The Government is facing a serious clash with trade unions after Chancellor Alistair Darling failed to rule out a pay freeze for public sector workers. more
UK presses Iran on embassy worker 03:05, Jul 6 2009
Iran faces mounting pressure from the UK to free British embassy workers being held by the authorities. more
Afghan death three due to be named 03:05, Jul 6 2009
Three British soldiers killed in separate attacks in Afghanistan, while taking part in one of the UK military's biggest co-ordinated air operations of modern times, are due to be named. more
State-backed bank plans unveiled 02:35, Jul 6 2009
The campaign for a Post Bank has been stepped up with calls for the Government-owned Northern Rock to be used as the basis for a new state-backed bank in post office branches. more
Talks on cross-Channel immigration 02:35, Jul 6 2009
Plans for a crackdown on illegal cross-Channel immigration are being discussed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy at an Anglo-French summit. more
Government urged to stem job losses 02:35, Jul 6 2009
Business leaders have urged the Government to do more to help stem the tide of job losses, including a scheme aimed at providing an alternative to redundancy. more
Third soldier killed in Afghanistan 23:05, Jul 5 2009
A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan while taking part in one of the UK military's biggest co-ordinated air operations of modern times, the Ministry of Defence said. more
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